Summary
Lenovo is partnering with Prudence Foundation in the second edition of the SAFE STEPS D-Tech Awards, to find and fund technology solutions that save lives before, during or after natural disaster events. Lenovo wants to harness and empower the technology and creative know-how of entrepreneurs and charities to achieve better natural disaster preparedness, recovery, and resilience.
Monday, May 3, 2021 - 12:50pm
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Disaster response in Asia Pacific has become critically important. Climate change is set to increase the incidence and impact of natural disasters, or shift them to areas that have not experienced them in the past. In Asia Pacific, this demands forecasts and preparation to ensure communities are prepared to withstand the challenges of natural disasters and climate change.
CONTENT: Press Release
EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 3, 2021 /3BL Media/ - SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party sustainability and climate certification, congratulates the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (FICCA) for publication last week of its groundbreaking report outlining the processes that contribute to low carbon sources of cotton and polyester. SCS served as the neutral technical lead for the FICCA Raw Material Working Group, which authored the report. The Working Group engaged industry experts and textile and apparel organizations to complete the comprehensive study.
Polyester and cotton are the two primary fibers used in the textile industry, constituting 52% and 23% respectively of the total fiber volume produced globally. This report highlights the production changes that would be needed to align with the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and move towards net-zero emissions by 2050.
Nineteen percent of those in the lowest earnings tercile were no longer working in 2020 compared to one year earlier, the data reveals. In comparison, in 2009 during the Great Recession, 17% of people in that category were no longer working.
Meanwhile, 9% of the highest earnings tercile were no longer working in 2020, compared to 11% in 2009. The big thing that stands out about any recession, including the Covid recession, is just the extent to which it hurts lower income people more, said Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, research fellow at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Despite the negative consequences for people in this age cohort, there was not a noticeable increase in how many consider themselves to be retired. Part of that may be due to the fact that they are not yet 62, and thus unable to claim Social Security retirement benefits.
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