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Media brief: What are carbon offsets and how can they be used?

Clean Energy Canada

Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. How offsets are created and the extent to which they are used dictates their effectiveness at reducing pollution. WHAT ARE OFFSETS?

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Best of GBB in 2020: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

Smog Armor is an exciting, new eco-friendly paint brand that has created a solution to tackle and eliminate indoor air pollution by adding a mineral that actively purifies the air wherever the paint is used. Founded in 2001, Martinrea International is one of the leading Tier One automotive suppliers of vehicle parts, assemblies and modules.

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What Is ESG and Why Is It Important for Your Business? (+ ESG Image Infographic)

Green Business Bureau

This includes measures that work to reduce an entity’s carbon footprint , effectively manage waste , prevent pollution and conserve resources. The company’s stock price plummeted from $90 a share in mid-2000 to less than $12 a share by the beginning of November 2001.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. In 2001, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detected 12,635 cases of certification forgery. Posing an investment risk.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. In 2001, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detected 12,635 cases of certification forgery. Posing an investment risk.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

From a Bootstrapped startup in 1993, the organization grew with modest revenues of $70 million by year five, and more than $285 million in revenue by 2001, and was the second for basketball footwear in the market. You can use this protocol alongside carbon footprint calculating software such as Green Business Bureau’s partner, Aclymate.