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Divcon Controls VP of Sustainability Molly Ward [Photo: Divcon]
Divcon Controls Appoints Ex‑Apple Exec as VP of Sustainability
by Lance Murray | Nov 15, 2024
Molly Ward spent seven years developing clean energy and sustainability programs and projects at Apple before coming to Dallas-based Divcon.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
The league announced a prestigious approval from the International Cricket Council (ICC), the appointment of cricket icon Haroon Lorgat as commissioner, and the backing of SEE Holdings, a Dubai-based leader in sustainability.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2024
Dallas-based global real estate firm Lincoln Property Co. has appointed two leaders it said will guide the company’s new, customizable sustainability framework centered around people, places, and performance....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 8, 2023
The deal marks ISN's first acquisition since its founding in 2001. “Combining Transparency-One’s expertise and supply chain network with our own is a natural extension of the work we’re doing to build safer worksites and more transparent supply chains," ISN Chairman and CEO Joe Eastin says.
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[Photos: Kazoo Snacks]
Dallas’ Kazoo Snacks Tortilla Chips Win Good Housekeeping’s Sustainable Innovation Award
by Lance Murray | Mar 30, 2023
A member of the Upcycled Food Association, Kazoo Snacks says every bag of its tortilla chips saves at least 20 gallons of water by using upcycled corn germ and a short list of other clean ingredients such as salt and corn (or sunflower) oil. Upcycling simply means figuring out a way to use an ingredient that otherwise would have been discarded or unused.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 24, 2023
Former Microsoft executive Robert Bernard has joined Dallas-based real estate services giant CBRE Group as chief sustainability officer and senior vice president of client sustainability solutions, bringing with him more than two decades of environmental sustainability experience....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 24, 2022
Lou Balmer-Millar will take on the role of chief sustainability officer at Caterpillar, succeeding Julie Lagacy who is retiring after 35 years with the company. In addition to her new position, Balmer-Millar will remain the senior vice president of the Large Power Systems Division within the Energy and Transportation segment.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 19, 2022
In a partnership with the City-Business Climate Alliance, the newly formed group met last month to begin pursuing initiatives aimed at climate targets in line with the Paris Agreement.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says the alliance will "help establish Dallas and its businesses as national leaders in implementing data-driven climate solutions to promote a vibrant, healthy, and resilient city.”
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Sam Scoten, co-founder and CEO of CheckSammy. [Photo: CheckSammy]
Waste Removal and Bespoke Sustainability Company CheckSammy Gets $15M Investment
by Lance Murray | Nov 30, 2022
Founded in 2018, CheckSammy's story has its beginnings in Co-Founder and CEO Sam Scoten's realization that there was an increased shortage of landfill space. He also wanted to tackle one of the last unregulated utilities —the waste services sector. "It's an industry that's long overdue for disruption," said FirePower Capital's Trevor Simpson.
CheckSammy says it brings greater transparency to bulk waste removal and sustainability services by leveraging data to empower fiscally and environmentally responsible decision-making.
CheckSammy says it brings greater transparency to bulk waste removal and sustainability services by leveraging data to empower fiscally and environmentally responsible decision-making.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 9, 2022
Bill McFarland, a Dallas-based partner and North Texas ESG leader at Deloitte, has written an article on LinkedIn about takeaways from his company's June Consumer Industry Conference in Columbus, Ohio—and how they apply to the consumer industry.
In the article, he speaks with Ralston about ESG issues discussed at the conference, with sustainability seen as becoming a major source of both risk and opportunity. Some insights:
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 1, 2022
September 5 is the deadline to apply for the 2022 Tech Titans Innovation Collider Grand Challenge. The challenge is seeking innovation tech solutions, systems, or applications that will advance sustainability and drive tech innovation for one or more of the U.N.'s 17 sustainable development goals.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 23, 2022
Stacey Doré will join Vistra as its first chief strategy and sustainability officer and executive vice president of public affairs, the company announced.
As of August 23, she’ll be responsible for corporate strategy, sustainability, regulatory and government affairs, communications, and community engagement at the Irving-based Fortune 500 power company....
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Salient Energy's zinc-ion battery and storage solution.
Dallas Sustainable Homebuilder Teams With Battery Maker to Bring Safer, Affordable Energy Storage to Homes
by Kevin Cummings | May 4, 2022
Horton World Services is partnering with Canada's Salient Energy to install its zinc-ion batteries for solar energy storage in Horton's modular-panel homes.
Founder Terry Horton is a former president at Arlington-based D.R. Horton, a homebuilding giant founded by his brother, Donald Horton.
Founder Terry Horton is a former president at Arlington-based D.R. Horton, a homebuilding giant founded by his brother, Donald Horton.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 13, 2022
Granite's senior director of development and construction weighs in on trends and CRE activity in North Texas.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 8, 2022
Two former SMU golf teammates hated paper straws—and got to work. In 2020, the duo launched PlantSwitch, a B2B business offering plastic alternative products with just three clients. Since then, the company has grown fast, adding D2C business and hundreds of clients that include distributors such as Sysco and Ben E. Keith.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 18, 2021
The battery plant is part of a $3.4B investment Toyota announced today toward developing and localizing automotive battery production in the U.S.—including lithium-ion batteries for EVs.
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