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How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

CIO

Sustainability is a major priority in business boardrooms already, and pressures from regulators, shareholders, board members and employees are likely to further drive this trend. Due to the complexity and scale of the challenge, not all businesses have the resources to move toward net-zero at the necessary pace, and many are lagging.

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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

TechCrunch

Due to its safer formula, Howler can be used as the last spray in the program, and its differentiator is a shorter re-entry period — farmers can spray in the morning and be able to go back out in the field in the afternoon. The company saw 10x sales growth in 2020, Uknes told TechCrunch.

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DS Smith sets a single-cloud agenda for sustainability

CIO

British multinational packaging giant DS Smith has committed itself to ambitious sustainability goals, and its IT strategy to standardize on a single cloud will be a key enabler. From a sustainability perspective, utilizing a cloud platform unlocks the company’s data and its value chain’s data end-to-end,” Burion says.

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Beyond the hype: Key components of an effective AI policy

CIO

An AI policy serves as a framework to ensure that AI systems align with ethical standards, legal requirements and business objectives. Algorithmic transparency and explainability AI systems often operate as ‘black boxes,’ making decisions that are difficult to interpret. Providing such clarity builds confidence in AI decision-making.

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From improving cancer treatments to saving the bees, these are the companies in IndieBio’s latest class

TechCrunch

“Our program is our diligence,” Bronson tells me. Stembionix : With personal stem cell banking in mind, Stembionix is developing a “mailable bioreactor system” that would allow for the transporting of stem cells without the freezing/thawing that complicates things and can negatively impact viability.

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Embracing aluminum containers, Uni wants to completely remove plastic packaging from your home

TechCrunch

In other words; probably better for both you and the planet than that bar of soap made from industrial chemicals and a slowly deteriorating will to live. As a startup, we can build the system the way that we want to from the get-go. Uni’s product line — shampoo, conditioner, hand wash, body serum and body wash.

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Auditing IT resources can enhance your ESG programs

Capgemini

Transitioning toward a sustainable economy Global regulations regarding ESG targets have become stricter, requiring companies to be more accountable for how they address the adverse impacts of their operations. Assessing the impacts of e-waste When considering your company’s IT systems, you need to start with human resources.