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This Firms Claim They’ve Mastered The Four-day Work Week

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Edinburgh-based food and drink marketing agency Lux decided to test a four-day working week back in January 2020. . s annual carbon footprint by 127 metric tons. . Since the agency first started the trial, Lux’s profits rose 30%, while productivity was up 24%.

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The Future Of Our Offices — And Our Planet — Hinges On The Real Estate Industry’s Priorities

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In 2020, the real estate industry accounted for 36% of global final energy consumption and 37% of energy related CO2 emissions, according to the U.N.’s s 2021 Global Status Report For Buildings and Construction. . But what will it take to achieve net zero in an industry that has one of the highest carbon footprints? .

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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According to WWD , the company raised $40 million in Series A funding in 2021. The company raised $150 million in private equity funding in 2020. It’s working, as antenna usage grew 9% between 2021-2022, according to Horowitz Research’s 2022 State of Media, Entertainment & Tech report.

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MillerKnoll issues 2023 Better World Report, detailing strides to design a better world

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In 2021, following Herman Miller’s acquisition of Knoll, Herman Miller was renamed MillerKnoll, and the brands’ shared legacies of sustainable and inclusive design were brought together. .”

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

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My book about the move towards four-day workweek, Shorter , was published in the US in early March 2020. “Instantly, you see happier people,” says Paul McNulty, whose online publishing company adopted this schedule in mid-2020. At first, I worried that it was exactly the wrong time to publish a book on the four-day week. .