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How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste

GreenBiz

But meat companies that raise animals such as poultry, pigs, cattle and other livestock for protein also must take into account something else few widget, gadget or electronics makers need to worry about — how to manage water and materials contaminated by organic, biological waste. Media Source. Courtesy of. Media Authorship. Perdue Farms.

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Hospitals Are Investing Billions of Dollars in Fossil Fuels, Report Reveals

DeSmogBlog

It calls for the health sector to divest from the industry most responsible for driving the climate crisis, which the medical community has recognized as a public health emergency. It is the first analysis of its kind looking at health sector investments in fossil fuels. private hospital systems. Credit: Ted Eytan (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Best Cleaners – New York’s Capital Region Experts

Green Business Bureau

Best Cleaners is a proud affiliate of America’s Best Cleaners , a third-party organization that searches out the top cleaners across the United States. Some of those high standards include a focus on sustainability which has typically been a challenging area for most dry cleaners. Magazine in August 2011, 2012 and 2013.

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Peat use must be banned to hit zero-carbon targets, says Veolia

Envirotec Magazine

In 2011 the Government called for retailers to reduce peat use by 2020, but industry has shown lack of commitment to embrace these ambitions. If we are serious about our planet’s health and childrens’ futures we need a root and branch removal of such a ruinous practice, especially when there is an alternative readily on hand to replace it.”.

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Bayer Joins Greentown Labs’ Corporate Partner Network

Greentown Labs

Bayer , headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, is a multinational life science company with core competencies in the areas of health care and agriculture. Sustainable development and inclusive growth are core elements of Bayer’s corporate strategy and vision: “health for all, hunger for none.” billion in funding.

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EU Scientists and Politicians Clash Over Gas and Nuclear as ‘Sustainable’ Investments

DeSmogBlog

The latest development in this years-long fight came on Monday, when the European Commission’s scientific expert group, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), pushed back against including gas and nuclear in the EU taxonomy, an official guide on sustainable investments. The Push for Gas and Nuclear.

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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Greentown Labs Announce the KAITEKI Challenge Startup Participants

Greentown Labs

The KAITEKI Challenge, the latest iteration of the Greentown Launch corporate partnerships accelerator, is focused on solutions that will enable sustainable consumption in daily life and aims to foster collaboration between MCHC and the participating startups. Somerville, Mass., With its headquarters in Somerville, Mass. billion in funding.