GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

The numbers tell the story of this shift, and we’re thrilled that for many in the textile industry, The Textile Exchange’s Material Change Index (MCI) has been a big part of tracking changes and revealing their impacts. It shows how companies performed and where they are focusing their efforts in sustainability.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

5 ways businesses can take action to reduce environmental racism. Businesses continue to lead on climate in the absence of U.S. The business role in climate justice . Business has an important role to play in helping to bring climate justice and racial equity front and center while shifting the finance for the energy transition.

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Climate change Sea level rise Fossil fuels Education 508

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2020

Many may find their companies’ post COVID-19 business strategies are no longer aligned with ongoing or planned sustainability programs. After the 2008 economic recession, I led a study to show that companies generally scaled down sustainability programs during periods of lowered financial performance, but they did so rather selectively.

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Sustainability Innovation Cooling Climate change 352

GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

On Wednesday morning, the logistics and retail giant announced that it plans to buy 6 million gallons of bio jet fuel via a division of Shell and produced by World Energy, a big biodiesel producer. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030.

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Aviation Carbon-neutral Retail Carbon 537

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Their findings show that NO2 concentrations can be higher in car cabins (even electric car cabins) than alongside the road where people are walking and cycling. Hannah May, who runs the city council’s business engagement programme in the active travel team, helped to set up the research.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

But we’ve been focusing our efforts on a couple of different pillars that are really central to IE as a business. We’ve also been developing an accountability program for businesses to incorporate intersectional environmentalism into their workplace. It’s good business practice as well. One of them is community building.

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Organic Plastics Sustainability Politics 532

GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

Their pitch is that businesses need a digital platform of this nature in order to truly embed ESG metrics and considerations into business decisions. It’s a push to produce "investor-grade" climate data. And, with the leap forward in digitization over the past year, they’re amplifying their push. Pull Quote.

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Carbon Real Estate Sustainability Waste 429

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

4 ways businesses can connect with their communities to create a clean economy. Last week at GreenBiz Group’s virtual conference and expo on stimulating the clean economy, VERGE 20 , community leaders and businesses from across the country came together to network, share insights and explore solutions to these challenges. Marian Jones.

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Organic Resilience Climate change Politics 394

GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

Paul Polman: 'Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail'. As people across the United States and the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for racial justice, the business community has an integral role to play in both the dialogue and the solutions to these social issues. Deonna Anderson. Wed, 07/22/2020 - 01:30.

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Organic Government Climate change Sustainability 479

The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

In response, we’ve seen big promises from governments, lifestyle changes from individuals all over the globe, and fresh approaches from companies great and small. Excessive packaging is a big contributor to environmental issues such as pollution, landfills, and carbon footprints, and a lot of it really is unnecessary.

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Packaging Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 195

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Cheap and easy waste disposal is big business. Unregistered waste handlers In 2022, a study I worked on for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) examined how the general public and businesses dispose of unwanted waste in England. Several methods were identified.

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Waste Waste Transportation Government 204

Renew Economy

JANUARY 31, 2022

Bloomberg New Energy Finance data shows a record amount of renewable energy was contracted by big businesses around the world in 2021, but not Down Under. The post Corporate renewable PPAs hit record high in 2021, but not in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Energy 62

Impact Alpha

MARCH 20, 2020

On ImpactAlpha’s newest podcast, host Brian Walsh talks with Amy Cortese about emergency small business bridge loans and David Bank reveals this week’s Agent of Impact. Check out this week’s show – and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. The Week’s Big 6 1.

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Investment 113

Smart Energy International

MARCH 17, 2024

British business water services provider Wave has called for closer attention to issues surrounding ageing water meters. In the project, supply point IDs with three or more meter reads showing no consumption were investigated, taken from a random sample of 2,000 supply point IDs. Have you read?

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Retail 59

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

MCS Charitable Foundation, whose work focusses on decarbonising homes, heat, and energy to deliver a net zero future says that this report adds weight to the fast-growing body of evidence showing hydrogen is economically and environmentally unviable as a source of home heating.

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Hydrogen Natural gas Fossil fuels Policy 243

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Green Business is Good Business. Being a sustainable business and marketing yourself as such can give your company a competitive edge by allowing you to attract eco-conscious customers and employees. Simply put, there has never been a better time to advertise your company as a sustainable business.

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Sustainability Ethics Waste Waste 158

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

Announced on 24 June, the Circular Textiles Fund will go directly to businesses across the textiles industry in Scotland, from fashion to upholstery, according to the Scottish Government-funded advisory group. The Circular Textiles Fund is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to be part of the solution.”.

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Sustainability Waste Waste Fashion 130

Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 17, 2024

s power generation is a big step in the right direction. The 50% increase over BC Hydro’s previous capital plan shows the province increasingly understands the scale of the challenge—and the opportunity. “As As British Columbians and businesses alike ditch fossil fuels in favour of clean electricity, it’s no secret that B.C.

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Fossil fuels Hydrogen Electricity Demand 76

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

3D printing at record scale, AI to make steelmaking more productive and using big data to make century-old baking machinery more efficient are among the projects awarded a combined £13.7 million in Government funding to help improve energy efficiency, productivity and sustainability of manufacturing processes.

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Technology Energy Energy Innovation 130

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is to instal 140,000 smart water meters for residential and business customers. “As we reach this milestone, we are proud to show tangible progress to our customers. The current water meters are an average 14 years old and are known to often under record the water use. Have you read?

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Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 106

Andrew Winston

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I’m also working on my annual year-end wrap up ( last year’s was “How Did Business’s Role in Society Change in 2020”). But there’s really too much going on in corporate sustainability or the broader role of business in society to capture it all — that’s good news, as the movement gains steam.

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Policy Climate change Government Fossil fuels 145

Green Business Bureau

JULY 20, 2021

Some of their big name donors include Netflix, Twitter, Amazon, Walmart, Aramark, Miyoko’s Creamery and Beyond Meat. For businesses who want to contribute, the donation process is easy! Businesses simply sign up with Replate and choose from four donation plans depending on how frequently they want to donate.

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Waste Waste Climate change Organic 148

ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 15, 2023

These shows will be part of the “The Big Heart of the Earth” project, a collaboration between the Assocazione Amici del Quartetto and Enel Green Power (EGP). The opening show was held on the 14th of December in Castelnuovo Val di Cecina in Pisa with “The Five Elements.”

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Geothermal power Agriculture Sustainability Transportation 59

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

? Business groups, local authorities and community organisations have come together to help businesses with simple energy saving tips and the installation of energy efficiency equipment. ? Care homes, supermarkets and breweries among those that have benefited from the support.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 14, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has forced broad swaths of the economy to shut down, as state after state forced non-essential businesses to close. Emergency lighting and elevators must remain on, as must the servers running the business tasks being done by employees at home. pecent this year.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 225

Charged

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The legacy automakers have a long history of making big publicity splashes for their EVs, then taking years to deliver. These five represent just a taste of the total order of 500 vehicles, but it’s not a bad showing for GM’s new electric delivery and logistic unit, which was only launched a year ago.

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Electricity Retail Electric vehicle Logistics 119

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You can also contact your energy provider about green energy options for your business , research local and state funding for renewable energy or pursue a LEED certification to improve your building’s efficiency. On October 11th, you can show your solidarity by: Reading Indigenous literature. Be a business mentor on sustainability.

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Education Organic North America Sustainability 155

Green Business Bureau

MAY 25, 2021

Green Business Bureau (GBB) has partnered with the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) to bring the GBB sustainability program, framework and certification to the South Carolina small business community. – Frank Knapp Jr , President and CEO of South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce.

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Sea level rise Sustainability Climate change Ethics 148

Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 19, 2024

The province is home to an impressive seven of the world’s 100 most-promising clean-tech companies, and modelling from Clean Energy Canada and Navius Research shows that B.C.’s residents and businesses. There should be nothing less partisan than protecting our neighbours, our local businesses and the pastimes we love.

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Policy Politics Climate change Fossil fuels 68

Grist

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s been six years since cities in California started the trend of taking Big Oil to court for deceiving the public about the consequences of burning fossil fuels. Oil companies were trying to move them from the state courts in which they were filed to federal courts, a more business-friendly setting.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Ocean acidification Law 144

Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Plans for the coming years show that the energy ambitions of Eastern Europe are still untapped. Big projects and big steps – these will be the domain of Eastern European energy in the next decade. In Poland and Ukraine, key facilities on the energy map of the world were put into operation. And this is only the beginning.

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Investment Europe Fossil fuels Ethics 127

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

From repeated calls for a fossil fuel “phase out” to campaigns to regulate the oil and gas industry, pressure against Big Oil is stronger than ever and isn’t only coming from outside. Emphasizing financial performance as the guiding business strategy. Claiming that shareholders’ requests for disclosure is unnecessary.

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Fossil fuels Law Climate change Global warming 83

altenergymag

APRIL 2, 2020

New findings in the 2020 Minnesota Energy Factsheet, commissioned by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and released today, also show state imports of electricity last year fell to their lowest level in over two decades as new local wind and solar projects filled the gap.

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Sustainability Electricity Energy Energy 65

Charged

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Recently, truck manufacturers including Volvo and Daimler (big EV fans both) asked the EPA for a three-year delay of the agency’s next round of greenhouse gas standards , which would apply to heavy-duty vehicles beginning in 2027. Source: International Council on Clean Transportation

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Electricity Transportation 116

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

To help you get started, here are two quick marketing tips on how to raise awareness about these products and practices you use in your business. Showing customers green practices during a build can generate interest about practical ways to reduce carbon emissions. Pro Tip #1: Get “Sustainability Snippets” On-Site. About the Author.

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Construction Sustainability Demand Carbon 148

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 7, 2021

Running a business also means having to maintain the cleanliness and integrity of the building and all its inner workings. Because drain and plumbing maintenance is an inescapable chore for all businesses and households, Aqua Pro saw the need for a cleaner that was both effective and safe for the planet. What Goes Down Sticks Around.

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Organic Health Sustainability Packaging 147

Terra Infirma

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Someone shared contemporaneous press clippings showing these arose from a parents’ road safety campaign. Interestingly there are many streets near me which were blocked to through traffic in the late 1970s/early 1980s, and which are accepted as part of the furniture.

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