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How Policy is Accelerating Industrial Digitalization in Southeast Asia

Policy matters. An effective tool, smart policy incentivizes individuals and businesses to make choices favorable to society, whether […]

Posted on April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 DigitalizationSustainability

From Sinkhole to Sustainability: The Data-Driven Future of Decommissioning

The North Sea has been referred to as a cradle of offshore energy innovation, but as its once-vital […]

Posted on March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 climate changeDigitalizationoffshore oil and gasSustainability

The Brownfield Digital Opportunity: Overcoming data poverty towards a more efficient future

The need to enhance workflow efficiency, reduce downtime and increase profitability of offshore energy assets is unassailable. These […]

Posted on November 11, 2024March 7, 2025 ConstructionDigitalizationoffshore oil and gasSustainability

Green cities: the private finance opportunity to combat climate change

Cities occupy less than 3 percent of the earth’s land but are responsible for 75 percent of global […]

Posted on July 11, 2024November 11, 2024 climate changegreen citiesgreen financeSustainability

Green is the new black for trendsetting climate-smart cities around the world

Despite congestion, dwindling resources and a high cost of living, people flock to cities on the order of 73 […]

Posted on August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 Constructiongreen citiesSustainability

Turning Steel into Gold: The alchemy of engineering

Decommissioning of old North Sea O&G assets includes the removal of subsea steel structures that could be transformed into artificial reefs. Why isn’t this happening?

Posted on February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 biological systems engineeringenvironmental engineeringoffshore oil and gasSustainability

How the Sustainable Development Goals can help Oil & Gas reform

Few heavy industries are as maligned as Oil & Gas. Yet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework by which even the most vilified industries can embrace the trifecta of environmental, economic and social sustainability principles. Any progress is better than no progress.

Posted on December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 climate changeDigitalizationSustainable Development Goals

The Paradox of World Cup Diplomacy: Green stadiums versus labor rights

Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup highlights a polarizing tension between sporting diplomacy, sustainable infrastructure and labor rights.

Posted on November 25, 2022November 27, 2022 ConstructionGreen buildsinfrastructureLaborLEEDSustainability

Climate Change and Construction

Infrastructure contributes nearly 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Digital construction execution can help mitigate the construction sector’s contribution to climate change.

Posted on November 21, 2022November 27, 2022 ConstructionDigitalizationSustainable Development Goals
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