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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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As part of farmers’ integrated pest program, they often spray fungicide applications 12 times per year in order to yield fruits and vegetables. His firm has an impact fund focused on the future of food and began investing in alternative proteins in 2016 before expanding that to delivery systems in agriculture technology, he said.

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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society

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Considering the broader impact — across business, people, and the planet — of how we run our business isn’t new for Dell Technologies. Achieved 59% renewable electricity across Dell Technologies global facilities, in support of our goal to deliver 100% by 2040. In FY23, we: Used 155.5 million kilograms (343.3

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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

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Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. “Participating LPs [Korean conglomerates] are passionate about climate technology and want to take part to address the climate and environment issue as they agree that the climate crisis is one of the urgent problems.”

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

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These priorities are concretely influencing IT buying decisions: According to a global survey by Enterprise Strategy Group, 98% of IT decision-makers report that IT suppliers’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs influence their IT purchasing decisions, and 85% have eliminated a potential technology supplier due to ESG concerns. [1]

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AES enlists AI to boost its sustainable energy business

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American utility and power company AES launched a renewable energy program in mid-2022 that is not only reducing its carbon footprint but adding wealth to its coffer. The project, dubbed Farseer AI Generation Forecasting and Market Automation Program, was developed by a handful of AES data scientists in partnership with Google.

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Driving buy-in: How CIOs get hesitant workforces to adopt AI

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AI technologies have advanced at a dizzying pace over the past two years, but workforces at many enterprises remain hesitant to adopt them. To this end, Jaksic has structured a formal program at KEO for AI education in bite-size segments. World Vision International’s Nita has also implemented a formal program, called AI Academy.

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The gray revolution: Fundraising within the older adult space

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The technology industry is often thought of as being the domain of the young and the new. But one of the things I’ve learned on my journey in co-founding my latest startup is that technology should be enabling and accessible to all, and nowhere is this more critical than for empowering our older adults. billion in 2050.

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