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Accenture plc ACN has announced sustainability commitments and the appointment of Peter Lacy as chief responsibility officer and Global Sustainability Services lead. The company today unveiled net-zero emission, waste and water goals as part of its efforts to reduce its environmental impact and establish responsible business practices.

Accenture proclaimed its aims to achieve net-zero emission by 2025 through complete use of renewable energy in offices, engaging suppliers to lessen emissions and making climate-smart travel arrangements for its employees. The company has planned for investments in nature-based carbon-removal solutions like large-scale tree planting,

Further, Accenture targets complete reuse or recycling of e-waste by 2025 and elimination of single-use plastic post the pandemic. It aims to reduce water usage and impacts of flood, drought and water scarcity in high-risk areas by 2025.

The company has appointed Peter Lacy to the newly formed position of chief responsibility officer and Global Sustainability Services lead,

ABC TV Unveils Diversity Goals

October 1, 2020

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According to Variety, ABC Entertainment today unveiled new inclusion standards for its primetime shows to increase the numbers of underrepresented minorities both on-screen and behind the scenes.

The initiative was spelled out in a letter sent to creatives and colleagues from Simran Sethi, ABC’s executive vice president of development and content strategy, who said it as designed to “ensure multidimensional representation across the entire creative and production process,” the trade publication said.

“These new guidelines are intended to make our content and our sets as inclusive as possible, and will serve as a further catalyst for real and sustained change,” Variety quotes Sethi as saying, “We want to take this moment to evaluate systems and habits in an effort to remove barriers to access and opportunity. It’s important for us to look around the room, see who’s

‘Two-headed Beast’: China’s Coal Addiction Erodes Climate Goals

September 27, 2020

China burns about half the coal used globally each year

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China’s surprise pledge to slash its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with cautious applause, but fresh spending on coal to rev up a virus-hit economy threatens to nullify its audacious bid to lead the world into a low carbon future.

The fossil fuel has powered China’s economic surge over the last thirty years, and the nation burns about half the coal used globally each year.

Between 2000 and 2018, its annual carbon emissions nearly tripled, and it now accounts for nearly a third of the world’s total greenhouse gases linked to global warming.

Despite pledges to wean the economy off coal with the world’s most ambitious investment in renewables, China’s coal consumption climbed back in June this year to near the peak levels seen in 2013.

That was in part due to a

MSCI Launches Tool to Help Investors Assess Alignment to UN Sustainable Development Goals

September 27, 2020

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has today launched a tool to help investors assess their exposure and alignment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

The MSCI SDG Alignment Tool is designed to provide investors with a complete view of a company’s net contribution – both positive and negative – towards addressing each of the 17 UN SDGs. The launch follows MSCI‘s collaboration in 2018 with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on a joint discussion paper, “Institutional Investing for the SDGs,” which was intended to spark discussion among stakeholders and market participants. The tool brings together MSCI’s framework covering over 8,600 equity and fixed income issuers, with analysis of the full range of a company’s operations, products, services, policies and practices, to evaluate its

China’s Coal Addiction Erodes Climate Goals

September 27, 2020

China’s surprise pledge to slash its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with cautious applause, but fresh spending on coal to rev up a virus-hit economy threatens to nullify its audacious bid to lead the world into a low carbon future.

The fossil fuel has powered China’s economic surge over the last thirty years, and the nation burns about half the coal used globally each year.

Between 2000 and 2018, its annual carbon emissions nearly tripled, and it now accounts for nearly a third of the world’s total greenhouse gases linked to global warming.

Despite pledges to wean the economy off coal with the world’s most ambitious investment in renewables, China’s coal consumption climbed back in June this year to near the peak levels seen in 2013.

That was in part due to a pivot back to coal after geopolitical uncertainty in the Saudi peninsula, China’s main oil

The 3 Personal Development Goals Successful People Pursue Habitually

May 4, 2020

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If you Google “daily habits of successful people” you’ll find almost every business-focused media outlet represented in the results. But if you’re looking for a guaranteed roadmap to success, don’t get excited just yet. If you read all of those articles, or even a few of them, you’ll soon realize that successful people have a wide range of daily habits.

Some say you have to rise early, some sleep until noon then work from their bed for another hour. Some say to get the toughest thing out of the way first, some start their day in an easy flow of reading over coffee and don’t “eat the frog” until later. Some plan out their day the night before, some start their day by devising a plan. Some hit the jogging trail first thing, some barely take

Personal Goal Setting – How to Set SMART Goals

May 4, 2020

Many people feel as if they’re adrift in the world. They work hard, but they don’t seem to get anywhere worthwhile.

A key reason that they feel this way is that they haven’t spent enough time thinking about what they want from life, and haven’t set themselves formal goals. After all, would you set out on a major journey with no real idea of your destination? Probably not!

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How to Set a Goal

First consider what you want to achieve, and then commit to it. Set SMART (specific, measureable, attainable, relevant and time-bound) goals that motivate you and write them down to make them feel tangible. Then plan the steps you must take to realize your goal, and cross off each one as you work through them.

Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for

How to Set Personal Life Goals for Growth

May 4, 2020

Change is said to be the only constant in life. Who you were five years ago is not the person you are today. However, you might be feeling like you are just drifting through like aimlessly without any target for where you want to be.

If that feels like you, then you probably have not set any life goals for yourself. Life goals are important because they give guide you, give you focus and a yardstick to know when you are headed in the right direction.

What are life goals?

When most people think of personal development, finances come to mind. However, personal development entails continuous expansion of various facets of your life including spiritual, social, mental and physical.

If any one of these facets of your life isn’t in order, then all the others might crumble. Self-development, therefore, is multi-faceted and a continuous process that seeks to achieve self-actualization. … Read More

Finding A Reliable Personal Trainer To Help You Achieve Your Goals

May 3, 2020