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

Green Business Bureau

Meeting the demands of ESG criteria means disclosing the impact your business has on the environment. Supporting these findings, 76% of consumers stated they were willing to pay more to be sure a product has been ethically sourced or produced. Hence, consumers are asking questions about ethics more than ever.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. With this environmental awareness came a new type of consumer – the green consumer.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. With this environmental awareness came a new type of consumer – the green consumer.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

As such, it has an ethical imperative to adopt practices that lead to carbon neutrality. While this is a lot of carbon, it is much lower than it was in 2001 – when we started monitoring our emissions. This demand helps to create significant opportunity all along the value chain. This is a tough challenge. Raw materials.

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

Green Business Bureau

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. Yet, decent pay is more than just a question of ethics, it makes good business sense too. Why is meeting this initiative important?

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

In addition to continued efforts to reduce its carbon footprint (59 percent reduction since 2001, to date) UNH is one of a handful of campuses tackling its nitrogen footprint, in order to protect water and air quality as well as to mitigate climate change.

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