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Tracing EthicalEvidence in Moral Obligation to Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

Approximately twenty years after the publication of UNESCO’s Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations, the need to protect the earth for the future generations has finally received a significant consideration in the field of ethics. 3. Application of Ethics.

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Carbon-capturing glasshouses grow greener tomatoes, says firm

Envirotec Magazine

An opportunity to invest in the project has just been launched by Abundance Investment, a UK-based ethical investment crowdfunding platform. Sterling Suffolk was formed in 2014 to operate an advanced glasshouse supplying tomatoes for the UK market through a wholesaler to large retailers.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

For instance, four waves of surveys, from 2014 to 2019 by Glocalities , compiled the answers from 189,996 respondents. In 2014, 71% of respondents were worried about the damage humans had caused to our planet. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics.

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'Turning a blind eye': Are global brands 'ignoring' deforestation?

Business Green

An area of tropical rainforest greater than the size of the Netherlands was lost every year on average between 2014 and 2018, according to a progress report last year on the New York Declaration of Forests - an initiative through which 200 organisations last year pledged to end deforestation by 2030.

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How Sustainability Increases Brand Value

Green Business Bureau

In Architect Magazine’s 2014 rankings, each of the top five firms also ranks in the top 10 for sustainability. Once more, on signing up for GBB, you’ll receive your very own Green Seal of approval, which is a vital brand differentiator that helps you communicate that your business stands to be ethical and sustainable.

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Using Recycled Paper Is Not Just About Saving Trees

Unsustainable

National Geographic says yes by Medilyn Manibo, 21 July 2014 ii Paper comes from Trees… by TheWorldCounts, 13 May 2014 iii Paper comes from Trees… by TheWorldCounts, 13 May 2014 iv What is the environmental impact of deforestation for paper production? And how can we rebalance our friendship with trees?)

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Preservan Wood Rot Repair: A Sustainable Leader In Home Window, Door, and Siding Projects

Green Business Bureau

Yet it wasn’t until McBride began a restoration job for a home in Oklahoma City’s Mesta Park in 2014 that everything changed. Preservan is a unique wood rot repair service that saves the ethical consumer money. It was here that the fruits of the Preservan brand came to seed. before launching his own Wood Window Rescue business in 2016.