Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage. Our research consolidates seaweed farming as an underpinning of a sustainable future,” said lead author Professor Carlos Duarte. “It

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

Simply stated, they are: Revolutionize health and safety with technology. Achieve carbon-neutral computing to address climate change. Sustainable. Here is a summary of what falls under each of them, all integrally linked with Intel’s high-level strategic agenda: Revolutionize health and safety with technology.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The benefit to communities is that it provides jobs, economic opportunities and a more environmentally sustainable way to produce electricity. Reduced Carbon Footprint Community solar allows homeowners and renters to save on electricity bills while supporting renewable energy generation.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

Sustainable Fishing. This can leave a lasting impact on the health of our oceans as well as communities who rely on fishing for stability. Commercial fishing businesses must transition to more sustainable fishing practices. Commercial fishing businesses must transition to more sustainable fishing practices. Bottom trawl).

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Huue is a biotechnology startup working to clean up the apparel industry’s manufacturing footprint by creating sustainable dyes for textiles, food and cosmetics. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECLAIMED LUMBER. RECYCLED PLASTIC.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

ESG and Sustainability. The terms ESG and sustainability are often used interchangeably, yet it is incorrect to do so. In this article, you’ll learn how ESG and corporate sustainability are similar, but also how they can be distinguished. What’s the difference between ESG and Corporate sustainability?

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Sustainable Construction: Builders Need to Go Green. Sustainable building practices are becoming increasingly common throughout the construction industry. This new emphasis on sustainable construction has created a robust green building and production network which is now one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

Soletair Power (Finland) has developed a seemingly unique solution for extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from building ventilation systems to help achieve carbon net zero and even carbon negative building projects. Our system also delivers cost-reduction, employee well-being, and sustainability benefits.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 22, 2020

Amidst the growing awareness about our planet’s climate crisis , there is now a burgeoning need for more sustainable food resources. In recent years, seaweed has been quite a catch for health-conscious consumers, in turn, making kelp, a brown macroalgae, one of the more in-demand types of seaweed offerings.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Establishing employee engagement in retail sustainability. We know you’ve been working hard to create a sustainable retail business. You’ve drawn out your sustainability program, hired a Chief Sustainability Officer , and you’ve made a significant time and financial commitment to your green cause.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

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. . Do you think the COVID-19 crisis marks a turning point for the sustainability movement? . Sustainability must be a must have and not a nice to have.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

dairy brand that committed to going carbon-negative by 2025 ? When experts at CDP, a nonprofit that tracks sustainability commitments, surveyed 479 food and ag companies , only 75 reported having emissions commitments in line with the Paris Agreement. The twist: No one disputes that these efforts will be good for soil health.

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Terra Infirma

DECEMBER 6, 2023

More and more I’ve been hearing Sustainability people talk about their eco-anxiety. As Sustainability Professionals we need to keep abreast of the science, but not get sucked into the doom loop, so choose your sources carefully ( CarbonBrief is a go to for me), ration the bad news and block out the virtue signalling commentators.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

A huge chunk of COVID-related government spending has necessarily focused on welfare payments and the health response, but the report concludes that even when the focus is narrowed to look only at measures designed to deliver a longer-term economic recovery, only 18 percent of spending has "positive green characteristics.". Meanwhile, $86.1

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The inclusion of biodiversity is part of Textile Exchange's Climate+ strategy, which focuses on urgent climate action and recognizes that soil health, water and biodiversity will play a key role in this transition. A sustainability strategy is no longer an option, it is now table stakes. Science Based Targets Network, 2020.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

That’s the message from several recent reports focusing on the role of service-sector companies in addressing — positively or negatively — climate change. health insurers are all invested in the fossil fuel industry" and will call on insurers to divest from these companies, calling them "the greatest threat to human health.".

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

However, it is crucial that as we move from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, we do not not risk disturbing our planet’s largest carbon sinks by giving the destructive deep-sea mining industry the green light and opening up a new frontier of industrial extraction, writes campaign organisation the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 23, 2022

Sustainable Commercial Landscaping and Lawn Care. Lawncare and landscaping businesses that are eco-friendly and practice sustainability are realizing real benefits including cost savings, new customers, and sales growth. Customers Are Demanding Sustainability. How Do Landscapers Negatively Impact the Environment.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

Energy Transmissions Commission provides guidance on availability and use of biomass, warning sustainable sources are limited in volume worldwide. Truly sustainable biomass is limited in volume; so its use must be restricted to priority sectors where alternative decarbonisation options don't exist," said Turner.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The World Needs More Sustainable Schools. According to the United Nations , young people are key actors in raising awareness, running educational programmes, promoting sustainable lifestyles, conserving nature, supporting renewable energy, adopting environmentally-friendly practices and implementing adaptation and mitigation projects.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. Arbitrary Targets Are Not The Solution’.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Pointing to the need for an Earthscape approach to decision making, the paper identifies key ways in which the ocean both mitigates climate change by absorbing excess heat and carbon from the atmosphere and aggravates it, failure in ocean systems exacerbating extreme weather, shifting ocean currents and reducing its ability to absorb carbon.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

What we were looking at was how do we look at carbon in this circular economy? How do we look at carbon itself as an element, which is both an energy source and a material? Makower: So, what was the path from there to sustainable design? Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead. Joel Makower. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 02:11.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

Many economic sectors had slowed down or shuttered entirely due to lowered demand and health measures. Over the coming months and years, it will be crucial to recover in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable. Positive and Negative Impacts of the Pandemic on the Environment. Effects on Ecological Factors.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As concerns continue to grow about the sustainability of some business practices, some groups prioritize the environment’s well-being vis-à-vis profit when investing. Do you prefer diversity, safety, and health to always be at the forefront of any workplace? There are times when climate change can take a negative trend.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

At new and expanding facilities, from northern Europe to Pennsylvania and Louisiana , Shell is suggesting that more chemical and plastics manufacturing can help usher in environmental solutions , sustainability , and even diversity. For more than 100 years, the company has had a significant economic and social impact on the region.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Birmingham and University of Oxford have secured £207,000 funding from the Natural Environment Research Council to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 related public health measures upon air and noise quality in Oxford. PM10); all are known to be a risk to human health.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 19, 2020

The numbers are complicated but also worrisome when it comes to encouraging car-dominant housing in a state that has seen the relentless rise (until very recently) of transportation-related carbon emissions. . Other high-priced cities, such as New York, are facing similar trends. I, too, have longed for greener pastures.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

These early-stage startups are working on innovations from vertical-axis wind turbines to carbon-negative concrete. is harnessing biology to clean water for planetary and human health. Carbon Negative Solutions (Rock Hill, N.Y.) is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Since then, leading industry associations and agrochemical companies have used their lobbying might to push back against core European measures aiming to lead the transition to a more sustainable way of farming. ” — Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at HEAL. Europe’s Green Deal.

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Fairsnape

JULY 9, 2020

There were a number of Key Actions discussed, but the most important, in my opinion, was that of Education in respect of peat free compost, but perhaps more importantly awareness on peatlands negative and positive contribution to the carbon emergency we face. We rarely think about improving the carbon capture of peatlands.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

IndiNature says investment will help scale up production of its 'carbon negative' building material. Carbon negative insulation for homes and commercial properties is to be produced in Scotland for the first time following a £3m investment in a pioneering green materials firm from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Fewer than six out of 400 companies surveyed in 2020 legal filings said there was a potential pandemic problem, Rodney Irwin, managing director of redefining value at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, said during GreenBiz 21. Let's stop predicting the future because we've proven we're incapable of doing it," Irwin said.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors. The kinetic nature of the building enables a more verdant and calming environment.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Agricultural practices routinely involve large-scale monocrop operations that negatively impact soil health and utilize unsustainable chemical practices, producing harmful waste streams. Clearly, there’s a tremendous opportunity to rethink and improve our entire food system to address both its negative climate and social impacts.

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