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Accelerating digital transformation with sustainable solutions

CIO Business Intelligence

Dell is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain by 20502. Equinix has +22,760 volunteered community service hours to over 1,700 nonprofits in 2022. Equinix is one of 299 companies out of nearly 15,000 to be listed on the Climate Change A-List.

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Amazon aims for a zero carbon grocery store with newest Amazon Fresh opening in Seattle

GeekWire

Sustainable store upgrades and features are meant to contribute to Amazon’s effort to meet The Climate Pledge , which is the company’s commitment to be a net-zero carbon business by 2040. ILFI will review 12 consecutive months of performance data to ensure the new store meets the standard. “As

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Salesforce chief Marc Benioff and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke invest in reforestation startup DroneSeed

GeekWire

Seattle-based DroneSeed will also use its cash to expand and meet the growing demand for its services. timber companies, nonprofits, government agencies and family-owned forests. DroneSeed previously raised $7.4 million over multiple rounds, according to PitchBook. A landscape burned by wildfire. DroneSeed Photo).

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Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

GeekWire

(Xembly Photo) — Ziad Ismail is now chief operating officer of Xembly , a Seattle startup that offers an artificial intelligence “chief of staff” designed to automate tedious tasks such as meeting notes, scheduling, to-do lists and more. billion campus development plan and its effort to achieve net-zero emissions.

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Two efforts fill surprising tech gap between restaurants, donors and those who are hungry

GeekWire

But as Hoang was managing employee furloughs, she also wanted to meet the calls for help from local food banks. COVID-19 has ravaged the economy and unraveled social safety nets that provide meals for people who are hungry. FoodPair will be run as a nonprofit. Serving up smarter logistics. ”

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Amazon workers demand company quit polluting near communities of color

The Verge

Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting is scheduled for May 26th. Paola Dela Cruz-Perez, a youth organizer for the nonprofit East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice said during a shareholder briefing held today. Amazon says the proposal was similar to a resolution that was voted down by shareholders last year.

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Seattle’s Silverback Therapeutics files for IPO, led by newly formed and gender-diverse exec team

GeekWire

Like many early stage biotech companies, Silverback has yet to generate meaningful revenue, posting a net loss of $17.6 An ovarian cancer survivor, Shawver is also the founder of the nonprofit Clearity Foundation , supporting other women with the disease. Venture Partners. Source: Silverback Therapeutics Form S-1, Nov.

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