United States – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:40:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 USMCA Might Miss ESG Goals as Mexico Rebuffs Renewable Energy /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/ /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16978 USMCA is supposed to improve on NAFTA when it comes to ESG criteria, but actions by the Mexican government are likely to curb renewable power and bolster pollution.  The government’s moves are likely to halt investment in Mexico’s renewable sector and leave projects that are already underway in limbo.  While the new pact might eventually […]

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]]> /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 COVID-19 Isn’t Only Reason U.S. Glass Recycling Trails Europe /covid-19-isnt-only-reason-u-s-glass-recycling-trails-europe/ /covid-19-isnt-only-reason-u-s-glass-recycling-trails-europe/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16849 Glass recycling in the U.S. is down due to COVID-19 and weak laws. Reused and recycled glass is cheaper to produce than making new glass from raw materials. European countries outstrip the U.S. in recycling glass due to supportive policies, decreasing landfill space and rising landfill rates.                                                            Glass is an ideal product to recycle and […]

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]]> /covid-19-isnt-only-reason-u-s-glass-recycling-trails-europe/feed/ 0 Did U.S. Workers Get Raises in April? Not Exactly /did-u-s-workers-get-raises-in-april-not-exactly/ /did-u-s-workers-get-raises-in-april-not-exactly/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16046 U.S. workers received a 5.6% bump in earnings from March to April, driven by low-wage job losses. The increase in earnings is due to the economy shedding mostly low- income jobs, which shifted the average earnings higher and created the semblance of a pay rise. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated U.S. income inequality. U.S. workers […]

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]]> /did-u-s-workers-get-raises-in-april-not-exactly/feed/ 0 Seniors May Be Overpaying for Medicine, Study Looking at Medicare’s Use of Generics Suggests /seniors-may-be-overpaying-for-medicine-study-looking-at-medicares-use-of-generics-suggests/ /seniors-may-be-overpaying-for-medicine-study-looking-at-medicares-use-of-generics-suggests/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:35:46 +0000 /?p=13852 Medicare may not be getting the best prescription drug deals it can, meaning senior citizens using the plan are overpaying, a new study suggests. Private insurance companies adopt cheaper generic drugs at a faster pace than government-run Medicare, a study by lobbying group Access for Affordable Medicines concludes. Generics are intended to be a lower-cost […]

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]]> /seniors-may-be-overpaying-for-medicine-study-looking-at-medicares-use-of-generics-suggests/feed/ 0 Fixing U.S. Recycling Industrial Complex: Where Do We Begin? /fixing-u-s-recycling-industrial-complex-where-do-we-begin/ /fixing-u-s-recycling-industrial-complex-where-do-we-begin/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:00:59 +0000 /?p=13621 Key Takeaway: Industry leaders and governments should stop hiding behind the Jane Fondas and Greta Thunbergs of the world. Tackling climate change in a meaningful way also means addressing waste management on a structural level in every city and state. Big, rich economies that like to tout their contributions to the environment at global forums […]

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