GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

Mon, 05/18/2020 - 02:16. They’ll be measured and reported on, just like another other sustainability metric and the company’s leadership will be held accountable for them, said Todd Brady, senior director of global public affairs and sustainability at Intel. Sustainable. Heather Clancy. He really pushed us to think big.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

Sustainability leaders must celebrate the work of female mayors on racial equity. Mon, 08/17/2020 - 01:00. Sustainability leaders are architects, designers, city planners, engineers, scientists, energy experts, lawyers, nonprofit leaders and business owners. Sustainability also relies on local government. Kimberly Lewis.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 09:58. The company had approximately 48,000 employees at the end of its 2020 fiscal year, which ended on March 28, according to its most recent annual report , and revenue during that year was $10.5 VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag. Deonna Anderson. You set those about a year ago now.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Luxury in the new normal: Leadership and innovation in 2020 and beyond. Fri, 10/16/2020 - 01:00. 2020 brings with it the end of a positive growth cycle, as analysts expect global luxury sales to contract 25-45 percent in 2020 , with a recovery that could take up to three years. Elisa Niemtzow.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 01:00. In March, Samsonite announced "Our Responsible Journey," a new global sustainability strategy that outlines its commitments across four priority areas: Product Innovation; Carbon Action; Thriving Supply Chain; and Our People, including engagement, development, diversity and inclusion. Christine Rile….

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

7 roles to create sustainable success. Fri, 10/02/2020 - 00:30. As someone who works at the intersection of human resources and sustainability, I’m fascinated by the question of who is leading this change, and how they can do so effectively. Ellen Weinreb. As they say, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Fri, 10/02/2020 - 01:00. One of those companies is San Francisco-based clothing startup unspun , which produces sustainable jeans via a unique digital process: customers design their ideal pair of jeans, use their smartphones to takes a 3D scan of their bodies, then receive the custom-built denim in the mail. . "We Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead. Irwin looks back on 2020 with "somewhat rose-tinted glasses" because it has proven the need to take the relationship between nature and society seriously. Reframe as vulnerability.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

At the beginning of 2020, the San Francisco Bay Area uniquely had over 1,000 private buses — the vast majority using diesel fuel — moving employees to the corporate campuses of companies including Google and Facebook. (In Want more great analysis of electric and sustainable transport? Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 05/05/2021 - 02:00.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

In April, Bloomberg reported that "a third of endemic species on land and half in the sea will become extinct if greenhouse gas emissions are not reined in," and WWF's 2020 Living Planet Index , which measures the population sizes of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, found a 68 percent decline in animal biodiversity since 1970.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2020

A tightrope walk ahead for corporate sustainability managers. Wed, 06/03/2020 - 00:00. Amidst numerous uncertainties surrounding post-COVID corporate climate, one thing is certain: Sustainability managers will face multifaceted challenges. . I believe that this is a time for sustainability managers to act with foresight.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. As our society looks to build back better by emerging from the crisis with a more resilient and sustainable system, many industries are planning to integrate circularity into their recovery plans. How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment. Annelise Thim.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Mon, 06/29/2020 - 02:00. When I see a landfill I see a goldmine," Aquafil Chairman and CEO Giulio Bonazzi told a banker in 2008, pitching his circular vision for using waste materials instead of oil to produce nylon yarn. Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil. Elsa Wenzel.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Mon, 09/14/2020 - 02:11. financial system and to its ability to sustain the American economy,” it stated, adding: Climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, residential and commercial property, as well as human health and labor productivity.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 1, 2024

This strategic partnership, announced in 2020, combines Honda’s innovative prowess in fuel cell technology and Isuzu’s expertise in heavy-duty truck manufacturing. Most recently, Honda revealed the 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV – America’s first production plug-in hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 20, 2022

It contributes £22 billion to the UK economy and is set to grow as it recovers from the events of 2020. Government must now bring forward a price mechanism for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Image credit: Tea N Bickie Photography / Shutterstock.com. Aviation is currently responsible for around 2.5%

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Tue, 09/29/2020 - 01:00. Consequently the need to develop a robust leadership position on climate action is more urgent than ever and central to any company’s strategic vision. . Maria Mendiluce. As the world grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality and more, the impacts of climate change cannot be ignored.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Tue, 10/06/2020 - 01:00. In Sweco’s most recent Urban Insight report, "Building resilience: being young and getting old in a hotter Europe," more solutions for how we can create sustainable, livable cities are proposed: . Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves. Roland Hunziker.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The rollout of the Rometrix 2G smart meters was launched in October 2020, with the goal to replace the approximately 1.7 million meters in Rome and neighbouring municipality Formello by the end of 2025. Since the end of January, as of the day of writing a further almost 21,000 smart meters have been deployed.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

Tue, 08/18/2020 - 02:00. It seems those concerns finally have reached a critical mass, inspiring a sustainability makeover at three of the biggest beauty brands in the business — Sephora, Natura & Co, and Ulta Beauty. Ulta Beauty also recently announced a new overarching sustainability initiative, Conscious Beauty. Jesse Klein.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

Fri, 06/19/2020 - 02:45. The investment is part of a larger sustainability strategy at Timberland that is focused on three pillars — better products, stronger communities and a greener world. . Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 01:45. Some of the world’s biggest asset managers have been talking a lot lately about sustainable capital markets, stakeholder capitalism and how improved environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure can contribute to more resilient markets. Sara Murphy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2021

Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series about the Ceres Roadmap 2030, a vision for sustainable business leadership in this crucial decade. The roadmap provides a 10-year action plan to help companies navigate and thrive in the accelerated transition to a more just, equitable and sustainable economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The timing of the congress was auspicious, coinciding with the mid-point of the 15-year period envisaged to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September 2015. The Sustainable Development Goals Report published earlier this year, presented a candid assessment of progress. The answers are complex and multifaceted.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

The project’s 11-strong European consortium secured €6,984,813 funding from Circular bio-based Europe JU (formerly Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

The aim was to seek views to inform the future direction of the Water Innovation Strategy, which was published in 2020 by all UK water and wastewater companies and contains seven key themes. Spring, the water innovation centre of excellence, launched the sector-wide survey in July 2023.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 18, 2021

In June 2020, it won the world's largest solar tender, an 8 GW auction in India. Total's new stake in AGEL follows its move in February 2020 to create a 50-50 joint venture with AGEL for solar development via a vehicle made up of 2.1 AGEL has 3 gigawatts of operating renewable capacity, another 3 GW under construction and 8.6

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Fairsnape

JANUARY 3, 2020

At the start of each year there is a searching for new, we feel we need something new, a new tool, a new message, a new tagline to recharge our sustainability approaches. In 2020, we could all do with some of that” @GeorgeMonbiot. “Recharging nature recharges the human spirit.

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 02:15. If your sustainability team has regular debates about how to label or describe its various initiatives, it’s not alone. So how does this idea apply to the world of sustainability? The analysts and journalists of GreenBiz feel your pain. degrees Celsius. Some organizations never may reach the last stage.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Fri, 12/04/2020 - 01:30. In that moment, Thomas founded Intersectional Environmentalist (IE), a mission-driven organization committed to dismantling systems of oppression by amplifying historically silenced voices in the environmental movement, along with co-founders Diandra Marizet, Philip Aiken and Sabs Katz. .

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

Mon, 08/10/2020 - 02:11. As part of the exhibition, Art Works for Change commissioned Terreform ONE (for Open Network Ecology) to create Cricket Shelter Farm , an innovative living space that addresses both sustainable food systems and modular compact architecture. Joel Makower. And now for some serious fun.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

AB InBev VP: Our quest for 'agile' sustainable development continues. Tue, 05/19/2020 - 02:37. Barcenas, the executive responsible for managing that plan and part of the GreenBiz 2020 Badass Women in Sustainability list , joined the company seven years ago. And not just sustainability, right? Heather Clancy.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 02:02. That's the vision being advanced by ChemFORWARD, a mission-driven nonprofit backed by leading corporations with serious ambitions to accelerate safer chemistry. Why Google, BASF and Sephora are coming together on safer chemistry. Elsa Wenzel. What if they had a handy menu that graded each chemical?

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Mon, 06/22/2020 - 01:00. Biodiversity, conservation and a shift towards regenerative agriculture is just one piece of a holistic vision for a better food system. Chefs could be the missing ingredient to circular food systems. Lauren Phipps. It’s often said that the way to a person’s heart is through the stomach. in São Paulo.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The vision It’s a five-minute bike ride to the train station. Akielly Hu, Grist’s news and politics fellow, discussed the growing popularity of degrowth with Kohei Saito — a Marxist author whose 2020 degrowth manifesto quickly turned into a bestseller in Japan and beyond. The rest of the week is ours to enjoy.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2021

Ellen Weinreb reflects on a decade in which chief sustainability officers have marched into the corporate mainstream. 2020 marked the most disruptive year in generations. Who are these CSOs, what are they responsible for and which issues do they think will take hold as we look to the future of sustainable business?

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Planet Pulse

JULY 21, 2021

Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, Africa Program Director of NASA Harvest and 2020 Africa Food Prize Laureate , is using satellite imagery to improve the lives of smallholder farmers across Africa by facilitating data-driven agricultural decision-making. . Introducing the first three members of our keynote speaker lineup! planet.com. .

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