DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 30, 2024

Hosted by the Conservation Foundation, a philanthropic organization, this small but vitally important symposium would help to bring a practically unknown area of scientific inquiry to national awareness. “Man is altering the balance of a relatively stable system by his pollution of the atmosphere with smoke, fumes and particles from.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Industry Voice: Mondi explains why businesses should take into an account both nature and climate when drawing up their sustainability strategies. Nature-based solutions can play an essential role in tackling climate change, but at the same time, the climate crisis is having a severe impact on the natural world. "In

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Selecting the right sustainability certification for your business can be a tedious process requiring thorough research and understanding which program will best suit your needs and budget. Certifications can be issued by government agencies, non-profits or private companies. CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING CERTIFICATIONS.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The last of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is SDG17 'Partnership for the Goals' - an acknowledgement that the Global Goals can only be met if we all work together. Who should you collaborate with, for how long and what does it involve? Who should you collaborate with, for how long and what does it involve?

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

This includes announcements from corporate giants Facebook , Uber and Amazon. businesses, states and cities accelerated their action on climate in 2020. For example, investor BlackRock is asking that by the end of 2020, companies issue reports aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But there are very real concerns about how these companies are going to meet their goals, with many relying on purchasing carbon credits generated by others’ efforts not to pollute, rather than reducing their own emissions as much or as fast as they can. Some companies say they’ll decarbonise by 2040 , others as early as 2022.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2022

That makes it difficult for companies to fully evaluate and account for the business risk of supplies drying up as a result of climate change. That makes it difficult for companies to fully evaluate and account for the business risk of supplies drying up as a result of climate change.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 23, 2021

When you think climate change, you need to think about water Melody Waintal Fri, 04/23/2021 – 00:05 With nearly a half its land lying below sea level, the Netherlands knows a lot about water and how to make sure a city’s infrastructure is resilient to it, particularly flood risks and freshwater supply.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BusinessGreen takes a tour around Riverford Organic Farms to explore how the veg box firm is contending with worsening climate impacts. For those who spend their lives in the countryside, city visits can feel chaotic, confusing, and loud in comparison. In truth, neither perception paints an entirely realistic picture.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2020

5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. Outcomes and learnings can be channeled back into the community to support further improvements.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

What big bets by Bezos Earth Fund say about climate action in 2021. A group of 16 nonprofits dedicated to inspiring climate action has much to give thanks for this week. The big green NGOs — EDF, NRDC, The Nature Conservancy, WWF and WRI — made out really big, each snagging $100 million. Heather Clancy.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2021

More shopping is done online, which can make green shopping habits easier (by enabling us to find and buy products not sold in our local shopping haunts) and harder (by creating barriers to inspecting products and scouring labels). Fewer than 1 percent said climate change is not a serious problem. Economists, for example.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 21, 2020

Apple embeds racial justice into new supply-chain carbon neutrality pledge Heather Clancy Tue, 07/21/2020 – 04:13 Apple already has ventured far beyond most other companies when it comes to pushing for climate action within its supply chain. The 2030 timing is as important as the scale of this move.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. LinkedIn | Company profile.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Elsa Wenzel takes a deep dive into the latest literature on how to develop new zero building projects. Designed and executed with care, net-zero carbon goals can offer more than sustainability window dressing for commercial buildings in the decades to come. Risk and adaptation. operations at the U.K.-based

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

Hacking solutions to 'time-sensitive' climate problems. For more essays and articles by Shana Rapport, sign up for VERGE Weekly , one of our free newsletters. I caught up recently with her to talk about technology innovation, climate solutions and environmental justice. Can you speak briefly to those? . Shana Rappaport.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni Heather Clancy Mon, 06/29/2020 – 02:30 June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. What’s up in the worlds of the 120 alumni from past lists?

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In this article, you’ll learn what ESG reporting is and the challenges it faces. You’ll learn what is being done to create a standardized approach to ESG, and how financial institutions can help create a more sustainable world. The resulting 2005 study, titled Who Cares Wins , marked the first use of the term ESG.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14000: Sustainable business design using environmental management systems (EMS) ISO 14000 gives the framework, requirements, and standards for the implementation of an effective company-wide environmental management system (EMS). Click on the links below to navigate through this article: What is ISO 14000? What is ISO?

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

The field of sustainability in business offers many career paths, including roles in corporate, consulting, government and entrepreneurship. So how do you pursue a career in sustainability? How do you grow your skill set and advance? How do you switch careers into sustainability? Consulting. Government and Non-profit.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

decoupling our climate pollution burden from economic growth. Companies can avoid paying the methane emissions charge by complying with EPA’s recent methane standards and reducing their emissions in line with industry’s own targets. Take Action: Submit comments by March 26 in support of EPA’s proposal. This means U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

The field of sustainability in business offers many career paths, including roles in corporate, consulting, government and entrepreneurship. So how do you pursue a career in sustainability? How do you grow your skill set and advance? How do you switch careers into sustainability? Consulting. Government and Non-profit.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 6, 2021

More shopping is done online, which can make green shopping habits easier (by enabling us to find and buy products not sold in our local shopping haunts) and harder (by creating barriers to inspecting products and scouring labels). Fewer than 1 percent said climate change is not a serious problem. Economists, for example.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Industry Voice: Schneider Electric's Amy Haddon ponders whether the UN Climate Change Summit delivered on businesses' hopes. In November, I had the privilege to represent Schneider Electric at the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change in Glasgow. So, what happened? Did COP26 deliver what it hoped to achieve?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

We should not compete on the future of humanity' - here's how the former Unilever CEO views progress toward a net positive, regenerative future. The world has reached a tipping point in terms of climate action, according to former Unilever CEO Paul Polman. Why is this the most dangerous point? What would close this gap?

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

Meanwhile, the average abundance of native species in most major land-based habitats has fallen by at least a fifth, mostly since 1900. The essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed," is how one leading IPBES scientist, Professor Josef Settele, put it in 2019.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 – 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Many leaders in this cohort happen to have climbed the ranks at one company for decades.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 11, 2021

Hacking solutions to ‘time-sensitive’ climate problems Shana Rappaport Thu, 03/11/2021 – 01:03 For more essays and articles by Shana Rapport, sign up for VERGE Weekly , one of our free newsletters. I caught up recently with her to talk about technology innovation, climate solutions and environmental justice.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

What big bets by Bezos Earth Fund say about climate action in 2021 Heather Clancy Thu, 11/19/2020 – 01:00 A group of 16 nonprofits dedicated to inspiring climate action has much to give thanks for this week. This is the first batch of grants bestowed by the organization.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice. This story originally appeared in InsideClimate News and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Kristoffer Tigue. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 01:00. she said. "I

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2021

Businesses and investors have followed suit, with over 2,100 of the world's largest corporates having set net zero goals under the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign while asset managers and owners worth trillions of dollars having pledged to deliver net zero emission portfolios by mid-century at the latest.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

From China’s stand to Walmart’s wish list: A Climate Week news cheat sheet. As with virtually all gatherings of the climate community during the COVID age, this year’s Climate Week was convened as an online event — one hosted from more than 20 countries across myriad time zones rather than its usual host city of New York. .

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The dust has barely settled on the Conservative Party leadership race and the new UK government has already begun confirming many climate campaigners’ worst fears about the direction Liz Truss intends to take the country in. What action that actually leads to, only time will tell. But what about her new cabinet? The Obstructors.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

But local conservation groups and residents remained skeptical from the start, warning that the plant could leak toxic waste into water and air, harming human health and ecosystems in a largely forested region where tight-knit communities live close to the land. The developers’ hopes were initially high.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

During the same year that Last Generation was blocking roads in Germany, farmers used the exact same tactic , blocking roads with their tractors to protest a renewable energy policy that they don’t feel provides enough incentives for biogas. It all seemed like a gross overreaction to a pretty tame form of protest.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2021

The gathering campaign against the 'cost of net zero' is defined by straw men arguments, culture war tactics, and a fantastical refusal to engage with climate realities - but it still poses a serious threat to the UK's economic future. Seasoned observers knew this détente in the climate wars could not last.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 6, 2020

How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice Kristoffer Tigue Mon, 07/06/2020 – 01:00 This story originally appeared in InsideClimate News and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration to strengthen coverage of the climate story. ” she said.

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