Category: Tech4Good
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Promoting a more sustainable future through Amazon Air
Amazon Blog – 7.8.20 Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge means that we are focused—first and foremost—on decarbonizing our operations and sending strong signals that we are in need of new solutions and technologies to help accelerate our path to net zero carbon by 2040. Air cargo is an important part of Amazon operations, but also a…
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Unboxing: SolarFlex30 Solar Charger
GoSun YouTube Channel – 6.25.20 (6.24.20) Our SolarPanel 30+ is perfect for charging devices using nothing but sunshine. It’s simple, just connect any device and place in the sun. Under full sun, this will charge about at fast as a typical wall outlet charger. Source: Unboxing: SolarFlex30 Solar Charger
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A Refurbished Tech Buying Guide for the Environment
Dell YouTube Channel – 4.29.20 (4.27.20) Get advice from sustainability pros on how to find sustainable, environmentally friendly tech in this computer buying guide. Source: A Refurbished Tech Buying Guide for the Environment
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Recyclable packaging + Recycling Headphones
JLab Audio Blog – 4.24.20 In 2019, we recycled one ton of electronic material. We offer an industry-leading Recycling Program where we accept any old headphones (any brand, any model) and to reward you for recycling your electronics, we offer 30% off your JLab purchase. Learn more here. Full Post: Recyclable packaging + Recycling Headphones
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50 Years Later, Sustainability is the New “Green” for Global Companies
Western Digital Blog – 4.16.20 (4.15.20) As we commemorate Earth Day’s 50th anniversary this year — alongside the same milestone for our company — we recommit ourselves to being responsible stewards and global citizens. Although global companies like Western Digital have many opportunities for sustainable impact, protecting our environment must be one of our top priorities.…
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The future we choose
Amazon Blog – 4.16.20 (4.15.20) The current global health crisis offers lessons that can be applied in how we emerge from and approach the other crisis—the climate crisis. In 2015, Christiana Figueres, then-UN Executive Secretary for Climate Change, led a historic multilateral effort to unify 195 countries in the Paris Climate Agreement—the world’s most far…
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Celebrating Earth Day: Prototyping Tools to Make a Cleaner Tomorrow
3Doodler Blog – 4.15.20 Helping students develop ideas and create things is such an important process. Oftentimes I find my students will not take the risks involved in inventing new things because they have never learned about prototyping. They’ve often never been encouraged or allowed to truly explore the process involved in bringing great work…
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11 startups addressing global problems—here’s how we’re helping
Google Blog – 4.7.20 (4.6.20) When we announced our Google for Startups Accelerator on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in November, we did not foresee how dramatically day-to-day life would soon change. The COVID-19 pandemic and its widespread health, social and economic consequences have made the goal of the program—to help founders build technology to solve serious…
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How Amazon is helping customers get groceries
Amazon Blog – 3.27.20 (3.25.20) We are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19, and working quickly to get groceries and essential items to customers as fast as possible. Our Whole Foods Market stores and Amazon Go Grocery store will remain open, providing vital goods for customers. We’ve also seen a large increase in people shopping online for groceries through Amazon…
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Helping Seniors Reconnect with Smart Technology
Nanoleaf Blog – 3.20.20 (3.19.20) As we grow older, it’s possible to start feeling out of touch with the world around us. The team at The Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing (FPCIW) are on a mission to fight this by helping seniors reconnect with smart technology. This small innovation team within a larger…