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Water Conservation
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Technology Business Research (TBR)
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Water is often thought of as an abundant resource, given the vastness of the world’s oceans. However, as we increasingly divert, pollute and otherwise change the Earth’s natural water system, we take a large toll on the world’s water supply. Rising ocean levels, environmental accidents such as the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill, increased urban demand and agricultural practices and our ability ...
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High-tech companies worldwide are notorious groundwater polluters. A patchwork of government regulations, combined with supply chains that ripple through nearly every region of the world, has created truly intolerable conditions in some countries. In the United States, high-tech companies are generally not big polluters of water. Semiconductor firms are a case in point. and while their ...
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Thirty years ago, the semiconductor industry was the poster child for manufacturing pollution, and was held responsible for astronomical rates of miscarriages and cancer. Since then, semiconductor firms have actively tried to create environmentally friendly facilities, and have successfully managed to radically reduce groundwater pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Of the semiconductor ...
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TBR believes companies should view sustainability as a business asset that carries substantial financial value. While many firms simply do not view it that way, even in the information technology industry, IBM is a true industry leader when it comes to the quantification of the financial impact of sustainability. Over the past five years, the company has spent $157 million in capital and $508 ...
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Environmental sustainability is an imperative for 21st-century business – encompassing conservation, pollution prevention and more, but also enabling entirely new value propositions and benefits. Visionaries are seeking ways to lower costs while building more efficient and sustainable operations. They are strengthening their brands and reputations, while meeting government regulations and other ...
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