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Ginger Krieg Dosier: Biotech Innovation Traces Path from Marine Structures to Carbon-Neutral Concrete
Portland cement production accounts for eight percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, and uses 10 percent of drinking water. Concrete, of which cement is the vital component, is the second-most consumed substance in the world after water. Every second, 1,000
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Arthur Huang: ‘We Take a lot of Risks — That’s How we Grow’
The company Arthur Huang co-founded with Jarvis Liu in 2005, Miniwiz, has been praised by The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and the World Economic Forum for its pioneering efforts to incorporate post-consumer recycling applications into a closed-loop building
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Clarisse Merlet: Building a Better Future, One FabBRICK at a Time
The fashion industry is known for glitz and glamour — but it’s one of the biggest polluters on the planet. According to a report from the UN Environment Programme, it’s responsible for an estimated eight percent of global carbon emissions,
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Balsam Al-Ayoub: Cut and Thrust for Multi-talented Philanthropist
Balsam Al-Ayoub has been fighting for Kuwait — and gender equality — since she was a child. Al-Ayoub’s parents encouraged her and her sister, Lulwa, to get involved in sports at an early age. The sisters gravitated towards fencing, even
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Anna Radulovski: ‘Mompreneur’ Shares Struggles and Wins: is This the Next Unicorn in the Making…?
Anna Radulovski doesn’t just want to make money — she wants to make impacts. Born and raised in the Ukraine, Radulovski now calls California home. In a podcast interview focused on empowerment and leadership, Radulovski spoke of her struggles —
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Dr Chitwan Malhotra: Healthcare Hands Meet Across the Waters in Push for Rebuild
The global pandemic has exposed the flaws and inequalities of the world’s healthcare systems. But doctor Chitwan Malhotra, the executive director of the UNSDG Health Partnership in Geneva, believes it also represents an opportunity to build back better. “I believe
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Dame Helena Morrissey: Women Rising to the Top and Helping Business to Flourish
Dame Helena Morrissey understands how isolating and intimidating it can be for women in the male-dominated financial sector. She’s a seasoned expert with over three decades of experience in the financial services sector. During her 15-year tenure as CEO of
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Rosabeth Moss Kanter: A Glowing Academic Career that Defies Attempts at Abbreviation
The problem of profiling Rosabeth Moss Kanter, holder of the Ernest L Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, is trying to fit her accolades into the allotted space. Kanter advises CEOs and senior executives via her consulting group, and was
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SASB CEO Janine Guillot: Following Personal Passions Into the World of Sustainability
Janine Guillot, CEO of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), has an enduring love of the great outdoors that has stoked and strengthened her passion for sustainability. Guillot graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and began her career as
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Anita McBain: Spreading the Gospel of ESG to the Investment World in Clear, Honest and Understandable Terms
Anita McBain is part of a new breed of professionals that believe the industry must focus on the ecological risks of an inter-connected world — and find solutions, fast. As the Covid-19 pandemic began to spread across the globe, McBain
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