The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

While it may be difficult to open a purely sustainable or green business due to costs and industry type, small businesses can still take part in the enlightenment of the public when it comes to environmental awareness and responsibility. What Makes A Business Sustainable. However, that’s really not the case. Use sustainable packaging.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In addition to periodically evaluating our operations to increase efficiency and reduce waste, we must not also forget that in our effort to get to the ultimate goal of going zero waste, some of waste streams can, when structured properly, develop into new revenue streams.

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Fairsnape

OCTOBER 7, 2020

BUILT ENVIRONMENT Scale Jumping chapter together for the RESTORE WG5 publication yesterday , and then hosted a wonderful #ZoomRegenerative session last night that explored the regenerative mindful human-nature connection, this article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 26, 2021

For those who missed Part Three of the WCS Talks Series, let me take you on a little journey through the inspiring speakers and the stories I had the pleasure of listening to. . “We Check out their products here ! . Through the looking glass – new perspectives on plastics, beauty and solar site development.

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Grist

APRIL 20, 2022

Nicholas Hasson, it turned out, was studying thawing permafrost — research that could shed light on the streams and sinkholes that recently materialized around Lenniger’s property and all around town. Sometimes, only a thin layer of soil covers yawning craters where the ice has vanished, what Hasson calls “ghost ice wedges.”

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Green Tech Challenge

MAY 23, 2019

For years we’ve listened to environmentalists and conservationists talk about the need to reduce plastic waste. Not only do new plastic waste deposits still make it into the ecosystem, but because plastic is not biodegradable, it will take decades to rehabilitate the ocean. More specifically, microplastic.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Here’s what I uncovered. The mixture is filled into custom shaped packaging molds, designed in collaboration with their clients, and the mycelium is allowed to take form. The end products are (technically) edible tableware replacements that naturally break down within six to 10 days in home composting, and even faster in the ocean. .

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Oh, what a tangled web they weave when businesses set out either to deceive consumers or aspirationally advertise green credentials they haven't earned. They're not legally binding, but the agency can take enforcement action against the businesses violating them. Steer clear of this lingo (and use other terms with care).

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2021

G20 agrees to submit enhanced Paris Agreement plans ahead of COP26, but fails to agree coal power and fossil fuel subsidy phase outs. The group called for action on habitat loss, land degradation, marine plastic litter, sustainable water management and ocean health. are much lower than at 2C," states.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20. recycling system had been a mess for far longer — seeing as the country never fully developed the infrastructure to recycle anywhere near the amount of plastic waste it produces. Plastics Pact. Holly Secon. Of course, the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 8, 2021

Nature takes root on the balance sheet Richard Mattison Mon, 03/08/2021 – 00:15 ESG issues continue to gain prominence, with climate change getting the most attention today. Its framework excludes areas such as plastics in the oceanic food chain and the loss of soil fertility.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

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

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 25, 2021

Ambitious partnerships on climate action are taking root and bearing fruit Dominic Waughray Mon, 01/25/2021 – 00:30 Buried beneath the dour daily headlines on COVID-19 infections, lockdowns and travel bans, the latest science about our planet released during 2020 makes for tough reading. This is getting uncomfortably close to the 1.5

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2020

But I propose a different way of assessing ambition for sustainability - a new lens through which to ask what type of change a company seeks, how much change, and how does it see its role in shaping the decade ahead? Recently I carefully read articles by an award-winning wealth manager. Let's take each in turn.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

What made you hopeful or inspired during GreenBiz 21? Too often, we explain our work in environmental sustainability "for the sake of our young people" or "for the next generation" or say "we have to get everyone on board to make it work" but then fail to engage with the young people and the "everyone" we claim we are working for. .

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

There's no surefire answer for now, but some of the people thinking the hardest about what all of this means are those who work in product design. Six out of 10 garments are incinerated within a year of production, according to McKinsey research. Even window shopping has been confined to a web browser.

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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

JUNE 8, 2021

Plus, the tens of thousands of edible creatures in the oceans offer a broader palette of flavors and textures to imitate compared with land mammals or fowl. If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We need such reminders to get us through these challenging times. What would you add to the list? It also launched a Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark to help the fashion and textile industry take action on biodiversity. 2020 was the year that…. Joel Makower. Mon, 12/28/2020 - 02:11. It was a very long year. Neither do I.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 29, 2021

How e-commerce retailer Grove Collaborative will go 'plastic-free' by 2025. Plastic-free by 2025. It is our intention to hold everyone to the zero-plastic commitment," Stuart Landesberg, Grove founder and CEO, told GreenBiz during a recent conversation. "If Can you explain what that means exactly for the company?

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Concerns about the environment are taking a backseat to worries about basic needs — our health and our economy (at both the macro and personal level). So what are we doing with that worry? But that doesn’t mean we’re not at all worried about the environment. But that doesn’t mean we’re not at all worried about the environment.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 18, 2022

With this in mind, here are ways you can educate yourself on climate change: Reading articles, books, and watching documentaries. Alternatively, articles and climate change books would be an excellent choice if you prefer reading. Taking classes. Failure to act will continue to pose a great threat to the environment. (1).

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 4, 2020

” I spoke with Katz (pictured left) about what the organization has been building since it was founded in June, its new partnership with TAZO and the Intersectional Environmentalist team’s hopes for 2021. Deonna Anderson: What has Intersectional Environmentalist been up to since you founded the organization a few months ago?

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

After waging several decades of intensifying guerrilla warfare against the scientific method, peer review and the authority of those professionally trained to offer expert judgments on what ails us, the alt-fact Visigoths have experienced some significant defeats. Innovation marches forward. Economists are rethinking core assumptions.

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Are you struggling to reduce plastic use in your home? In this first instalment from Ethical.net, we learn why we should be aiming to reduce our plastic use, why recycling isn’t enough and how to get stated reducing food-related plastic waste. Plastic is absolutely everywhere.

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

These tiny bits of plastic end up clogging oceans. A lot of attention has focused on phasing out single-use plastics , which create visible plastic pollution and release microplastics when they break down. The bits of plastic shed from synthetic textiles have their own term: microfibers.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For this article we’ve analyzed the business landscape to identify such trends. What is retail sustainability? Costs are cut by manufacturers along the supply chain, building goods in developing countries where organizations can “ get away ” with inadequate – and sometimes dangerous – working conditions and poor pay.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

At the same time that sustainability advocates may be running on fumes, the scale of the threats to the planet exceeds the pace of solutions proliferating to address them, and this gap is only getting wider, Polman told GreenBiz co-founder and chairman Joel Makower (who also interviewed Polman in October ). What would close this gap?

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Here’s what I uncovered. The mixture is filled into custom shaped packaging molds, designed in collaboration with their clients, and the mycelium is allowed to take form. The end products are (technically) edible tableware replacements that naturally break down within six to 10 days in home composting, and even faster in the ocean.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20 Holly Secon Wed, 09/02/2020 – 00:45 The U.S. recycling system had been a mess for far longer — seeing as the country never fully developed the infrastructure to recycle anywhere near the amount of plastic waste it produces.

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Business Green

MAY 29, 2020

There's no surefire answer for now, but some of the people thinking the hardest about what all of this means are those who work in product design. Six out of 10 garments are incinerated within a year of production, according to McKinsey research. Even window shopping has been confined to a web browser.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Jack 'Tato' Bigio reveals how UBQ Materials is taking household waste and turning it into an alternative to plastic. Enter UBQ Materials , a Tel Aviv-based startup that converts household garbage into an alternative plastic material - with no sorting required. You start by sorting out the metals and glass, correct?

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

And despite its many shortcomings, plastic continues to take market share from leather. These new digital distribution channels are permissionless and they allow indie brands to take their message directly to customers long underserved by large food companies focused on the mass market. The world is about to change very quickly.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We need such reminders to get us through these challenging times. What would you add to the list? It also launched a Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark to help the fashion and textile industry take action on biodiversity. 2020 was the year that… Joel Makower Mon, 12/28/2020 – 02:11 It was a very long year.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This island and the surrounding ocean are one of the world’s largest marine reserves and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And across the pacific ocean, to the north, we have the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a region where our waste problem is visibly indisputable. of total MSW generated.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

There’s no surefire answer for now, but some of the people thinking the hardest about what all of this means are those who work in product design. Six out of 10 garments are incinerated within a year of production, according to McKinsey research. Even window shopping has been confined to a web browser.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

There’s no surefire answer for now, but some of the people thinking the hardest about what all of this means are those who work in product design. Six out of 10 garments are incinerated within a year of production, according to McKinsey research. Even window shopping has been confined to a web browser.

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