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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

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The tech sector’s fascination with tree restoration as a climate solution apparently isn’t unique to U.S. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5 The big problem in this market is that there aren’t enough projects," said Diego Saez-Gil, co-founder and CEO of Pachama. . Heather Clancy. companies. .

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Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19

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Before doing research for this interview, I did not realize how big Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is. and your wholesale business. Twenty years ago, I joined the Boots business when it was just a U.K. Deonna Anderson: I want to start with a level-setting question. You have retailers in the U.K.

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Advice for thriving amid crisis, from 14 sustainability vets

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As unprecedented as these times are, and as uncertain as the near future may be, some past events offer small but important parallels that could yield tools and ideas for how to proceed. Both are vital for dealing with the immediate crisis, and for ongoing and future crises. . Take the long view and put people first.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

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Tackling these multiple challenges and threats requires coordinated action from the public sector, private sector, NGOs, civil society, innovators and actors throughout the food value chain. People, corporations and governments are seemingly taking action. We don’t need small tweaks and improvements: We need a revolution. .

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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

Business Green

The tech sector's fascination with tree restoration as a climate solution apparently isn't unique to US companies. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5 The big problem in this market is that there aren't enough projects," said Diego Saez-Gil, co-founder and CEO of Pachama. million active users and 649.2

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Salesforce to make 'sustainability' a core value

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By making the concept of sustainability part of its core values, Salesforce hopes to further operationalise its climate action, both internally and externally. This is a big, big deal. Salesforce already has a business interest in making the outside world more familiar with the concept sustainability.

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Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about

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So I would say on the small number, maybe close to 100 people, at least, that I've actually taken around to see this firsthand over the years, because I've been doing this since 2002. And whatever systems are put in place have to be monitored — because of climate change, a lot of them simply are not working. The problem is not solved.

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