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Chemicals used in plastic food packaging linked to 10% of preterm births in 2018

Grist

A class of chemicals commonly used in plastic food containers and cosmetic products may have caused about 10 percent of the United States’ preterm births in 2018, according to a study from environmental health experts at New York University. They’re also used in scented cleaning and beauty products, as they make fragrances last longer.

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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

GreenBiz

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 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. Global Compact member since 2008. Liesl Truscott.

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A Poisoned Chalice: Curious case of glamour and deterioration of Punjab post Green Revolution

The Environmental Blog

With a planned and targeted strategy we achieved that and beyond, and state of Punjab was poster boy of this widely hailed success story but it came at the harrowing cost of human lives and health. It came, and came at the harrowing cost of human lives and health, scarring families for generations. kms of area holding approx 26.12-million-acre

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COVID-19 Recovery, Climate Impacts, And Co-Benefits: Stimulus Policies That Can Multi-Solve

Energy Innovation

And yet, opportunities exist through climate-friendly recovery packages to not only stimulate economies, but also reduce emissions while promoting social and environmental co-benefits. Figure 2 Mean survey results of recovery policy archetypes (2008-2020) aggregated using relativity-adjusted scores. From Hepburn et al. Hepburn et al.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. Most of Mattel’s paper-based packaging is Forest Stewardship Council-certified. Rosalind 'Roz' Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks. Company profile.

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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

AGreenLiving

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. Sappi is a leading global provider of dissolving pulp and of everyday biobased materials created from renewable resources, from packaging paper to biomaterials such as nanocellulose.

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

The only effective dips to emissions have been due to economic slowdowns,” in 2008 and in 2020 as a result of the Covid lockdowns. There is also much more processing and packaging involved. Policymaking about the region should take account of its ocean geography and identity.

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