Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how we solve problems, make decisions, and address some of the world’s most complex challenges. Advancing AI responsibly requires more than technology alone.
An empty mile is distance traveled by a vehicle with no cargo on board. In 2015, UPS acquired a Chicago based logistics company, Coyote Logistics, that specializes in filling empty miles.
We know many of our customers want to ship more, with less impact. From analyzing, packing, shipping, receiving, and returns, we have sustainable solutions for every step of the shipping journey.
MFA Design for Social Innovation (DSI) at the School of Visual Arts in New York will host Measured Summit, a two-day gathering in January 2017, to mark its fifth anniversary as the only master of fine arts degree in Social Innovation Design.
The Ray and its partners have dedicated two newly installed state-of-the-art technologies that are both "firsts" in the U.S.; solar paved roads for cleaner energy and tire pressure and tread depth measurement for safety awareness.
Ray’s environmental epiphany and all his efforts over the last 17 years of his life are best described by the word “love.” Love for his company and its employees. Love for the Earth. Love for his family.
In 2016, new BCtA member companies have made significant commitments to all 17 SDGs. By 2030, these combined commitments will result in increased access to financial services for 22 million people, improved access to energy for 8 million people, improved health outcomes for over 500 million people and a 438-million-ton reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, along with many other positive outcomes.
With the average American now spending more than 90 percent of each day indoors, environmental factors such as lighting, noise, air quality and temperature in our homes, offices, gyms, stores and healthcare facilities play a vital role in our overall wellness. But which of these factors are most critical, and exactly what effects do they have on our health and behavior?
Setting up an effective wastewater treatment system makes for a complex and intricate project. Antea Group designed, managed the construction and oversaw the start-up and compliance testing of a wastewater treatment system for a food production company, executing the project in an organized and seamless fashion.
A food and beverage industry company faces increasing water and sewer bills due to the use of water in its production line and the sewer fees for wastewater discharges. Antea Group’s water conservation assessment finds that re-using pump cooling water and drink concentrate reject would go a long way in reducing the water and sewer bills. A reuse treatment system is put in place.
Two decades ago, technology firm Cisco moved voice calling from conventional phone lines to data lines, enabling capabilities like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication. Some five years after that, the company moved closed-circuit cameras onto the same lines, allowing commercial property owners, for instance, to combine data, voice and camera functions into a single network.
The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
