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Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15% in 2019, highlighting the challenge of net zero emissions

GeekWire

Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations “net carbon zero” by 2040, but its newly released 2019 sustainability report shows that greenhouse gas emissions rose over the previous year by 15%. (Jordan Stead / Amazon Photo).

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Citizens Challenge 2019: Driving Innovation In Banking

Forrester IT

They can help ensure the firm’s survival by adding net-new value to consumers. Innovation events like these can help address changing consumer needs and behaviors, as well as competitors’ responses to them. The Citizens Challenge, held by Citizens Bank […].

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Amazon invests in startup producing ‘net-zero carbon fuels’ for transportation

GeekWire

based startup that is developing what it describes as “net-zero carbon fuels” that can be used in transportation. Last year Amazon released its first sustainability report, which showed that the company’s 2019 greenhouse gas emissions rose over the previous year by 15%. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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Prudential to shut down Assurance, the insurance tech startup it acquired for $2.35B in 2019

GeekWire

.” “Assurance accelerates the strategy and growth potential of Prudential’s financial wellness businesses, bringing us closer to more people across the entire socio-economic spectrum to better serve the full picture of their needs,” Prudential CEO Charles Lowrey said in 2019. ” Prudential reported first quarter net income of $1.1

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Feds move to block California’s net neutrality law

The Verge

On Wednesday, the US Justice Department asked a federal judge to block California’s pivotal net neutrality law, according to Reuters. After the FCC reversed its net neutrality rules in 2017, the agency’s decision was challenged in court by a coalition of organizations including Mozilla.

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Alaska Airlines launches investment arm to support goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

GeekWire

Alaska Airlines on Monday announced the launch of Alaska Star Ventures to invest in new aviation technologies as part of the airline’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Our filter is how do we get our operation to net zero and what are technologies that can help us along that path,” said Rakow. Santa Monica, Calif.-based

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The CMO’s Guide To CES 2019: Customer+Brand+Tech

Forrester IT

Each thing you see at CES may be wondrous, but after you’ve seen five variations of the same hundred things, the net effect is clutter and confusion. Let me help sort things out.

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