Tag: Ecosystem

BusinessSupplychain

Supply Chain Leadership Summit Positions Function as Core Business Driver

The recent SAPICS Executive Summit has positioned supply chain management as a strategic nerve center for business competitiveness. Industry leaders demonstrated how organizations are turning disruption into advantage through strategic optionality and digital transformation.

Supply Chain Evolution: From Support Function to Strategic Powerhouse

The recent executive summit hosted by SAPICS has reinforced the evolving role of supply chain management as a critical business driver, according to reports from the event. Under the theme “Supply Chain as the Strategic Nerve Centre,” industry leaders challenged traditional perceptions and emphasized the function’s growing importance in boardroom decision-making.

by Tyler Brooks P.E
StandardsSustainability

Global Standard Puts Corporate Biodiversity Accounting on Par With Climate Reporting

Companies worldwide now have their first international standard for measuring and managing biodiversity impacts. The ISO 17298 framework could revolutionize corporate sustainability reporting by treating nature as capital rather than compliance obligation.

New Global Standard Transforms Corporate Nature Accounting

In what analysts suggest could become a watershed moment for corporate sustainability, the International Organization for Standardization has launched the first global framework for biodiversity accounting. According to reports, ISO 17298 establishes comprehensive guidelines for how organizations measure, manage and report their relationship with nature, potentially creating the same transformative effect for biodiversity that the Paris Agreement achieved for climate accountability.

by Megan Carter
Earth SciencesEnvironment

Global Study Reveals Devastating Impact of Prolonged Extreme Drought on Grassland Ecosystems

A comprehensive global study led by Colorado State University demonstrates that extreme, prolonged drought conditions in grassland ecosystems cause productivity losses more than twice as severe as moderate droughts. The research, involving over 170 scientists worldwide, suggests climate change may increase frequency of Dust Bowl-type drought events with profound ecological consequences.

Unprecedented Productivity Decline in Grasslands

According to reports from a massive international research initiative, extreme multi-year drought conditions are causing unprecedented declines in plant productivity across global grassland and shrubland ecosystems. The study, led by researchers from Colorado State University and published in Science, reveals that prolonged extreme drought leads to productivity losses more than double those observed during moderate drought conditions.

by Tyler Brooks P.E