Ultimately, a university does not serve to make judgements and reasonings about what values we ought to uphold and what speech and thought is acceptable, ...
The duty of a university is to present the world unfiltered, allowing students to determine for themselves what is wrong and right and to engage with the discomfort of difference. Universities are a crucial bulwark against the division and polarization of our country — the sands of opinion are subject to the sieve of reason here more than anywhere. The University is the place to have hard conversations, the place to engage with the other side — if not here, then where? Hosting Pence is a chance to engage with the sentiments of our nation that we often turn away from — it is a chance to confront our political reality at its face value. The University should host Pence as — irrespective of his presence or absence at the University — his views reflect a significant portion of our country. However, I am writing in support of him speaking at the University and to dispute the claim that allowing Mike Pence to speak is antithetical to the University’s mission.
The manufacturing industry fuels consumption and production around the globe, is dependent on complex global supply chains.
By forming partnerships with the likes of SSE, manufacturers will see a host of benefits expanding beyond a more sustainable planet. This has seen the provider form partnerships with the likes of Microsoft to rapidly scale of its renewable portfolio and ensure that as it expands, it minimises impacts on local communities and wildlife. This requirement was made clear in the government’s Dasgupta review, a foundational assessment of the economic impact of changing biodiversity and how contemporary climate strategies can account for this. Taking Microsoft and the technology industry as an example, there are a host of industry-specific solutions being developed to support manufacturers turn their climate ambitions into action. As with other elements of this blueprint, the development of sustainable infrastructure is critical in manufacturing’s journey to net zero, perhaps more so than other industries. This can come from integrating sustainability skills training to onboarding programmes, equipping new recruits with the means to analyse emissions data, set targets and forecast costs, financial and otherwise, of new projects. This blueprint identifies a series of short- and long-term steps that organisations can take to both improve their own sustainability performance and play their part in building a greener economy. Only with this degree of conviction, rigour and support can a sustainability strategy succeed. Critical to this is emissions measurement, without the understanding this provides, organisations cannot set grounded targets, nor can they understand their progress. When looking at carbon consumption from cloud technology, Microsoft and other providers offer tools to help customers understand the carbon cost of their computing and how this can be reduced. The result is an industry that committed to timelines and targets on radical sustainability action, yet for the most part has had its ability to act restricted. For many industries, the requirements of reaching the government’s 2050 net zero target will involve switching to a renewable energy provider and reshaping their relationships with suppliers.
Instagram is opening its product tagging feature to all users in the US. Previously, the platform only let creators and business accounts tag products in ...
Instagram already has an impressive number of users tagging products in their posts, with 1.6 million people tagging at least one product per week. After choosing your filter and making any adjustments, proceed to the next page and tag the brand of the products in your post using the “Tag people” option. Starting today, the feature will start rolling out to everyone “over the next few months.” Instagram has transformed into an app where just about everything can be shoppable, and now you can purchase the same look that your friend is wearing in their posts.
Consumers are farther away from how their food is produced than ever before with farm and ranch families comprising less than 2% of the U.S. population.