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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

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Instead of advertising its own products, Amazon is using the naming rights it secured for the stadium to honor a pledge it made in 2019 to reach net-zero carbon emissions as a company by 2040. Earn one clock hour of certification by visiting the Convene CMP Series page to answer questions about this story and the stories listed below.

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Earth Day is a Call to Action

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credit: Shutterstock The central goal is for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 to lead to the larger goal of a plastic-free future. Traditional synthetic plastic cannot decompose, but these AirCarbon straws, produced by Newlight Technologies, Inc. Beach pollution at Kuta beach, Bali. February 2017.