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The drive to decarbonize the U.S. steel industry, while necessary, risks leaving behind an important part of the manufacturing workforce: unions. The steelmaking industry is responsible for 11 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, with the United States ranking as the fourth-highest producer worldwide. The U.S. steel production alone emits about 110 million metric tons of…

Today, I’m thinking about last week — and about the future. Last week, for the uninitiated, was the 15th annual GreenBiz conference, a decade-and-a-half milestone in what has been a very satisfying journey to build and support an impactful community of sustainable business leaders. And what a community! Not quite 2,000 passionate souls showed up…

The results of the world’s biggest ever four-day working week pilot which took place in the UK have been revealed with almost every company that took part deciding to continue with a four-day week, with no loss of pay for workers. In a report published today (21 February) by the think tank Autonomy and leading…

The problem: Among the sea of various EV charging business models, ensuring a great customer experience is a challenge. A solution: Flash is hedging its bets on offering a reservable EV charging experience, leveraging its years of backend software expertise in parking operations to ensure a reliable and easy-to-use consumer charging session. My take: At…

There has been a fundamental shift in the way business schools talk about climate change. Where once the topic used to come up only among small groups of passionate MBA students, this year has brought a groundswell of support from high places — including the public commitment to climate research and education by the deans…

Lighting control insights Demand for life sciences space is booming, in large part because of the ongoing need for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. According to the real estate services and investment firm CBRE, lab vacancy in top markets is 5.2% or less in the first quarter of 2022 and a record 31.3 million square feet…