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Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain

GreenBiz

People buy it just like they buy cocoa from West Africa: It has that special profile that they're looking for. A Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in 2016 found children "dying in crumbling, illegal mica mines … but their deaths were covered up." It's one of the highest quality, if not the highest quality, in the world.".

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Sport Industry Sustainability: 5 Simple Steps to Kick-Start Your Sustainability Program

Green Business Bureau

To give you some perspective on the importance of sustainability in the sports industry we consider the carbon footprint of the 2010 South Africa World Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and the 2016 Rio Olympics together. Team games should be better organized and scheduled to reduce travel. million tonnes of CO 2e.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. We also considered the role of young leaders from the private and public sectors in this essential transformation.

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The State of Green Business report 2021

Sustainability Consulting

However, a handful of forward-looking corporations, conservation organizations and startups recently have accelerated efforts to store carbon in marine systems. It ranges from 10 percent of GDP in advanced economies to more than 30 percent in South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain

AGreenLiving

“People buy it just like they buy cocoa from West Africa: It has that special profile that they’re looking for. A Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in 2016 found children “dying in crumbling, illegal mica mines … but their deaths were covered up.” None of them attend school.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

AGreenLiving

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. We also considered the role of young leaders from the private and public sectors in this essential transformation.

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

These books are organized in the following six categories: 1. Cohen, forward by Bill McKibben, 2016 Coming of Age at the End of Nature explores a new kind of environmental writing. Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. Climate impacts 2. Sustainability and business 3. Climate action 4.