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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." And somewhere down that list: cosmetics. None of them attend school.

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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. Look to eliminate plastic. million tonnes of CO 2e.

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Why Google products are getting an eco-focused upgrade

Business Green

With consumer recycling queries on Google Search increasing by over 150 per cent since 2016, we recognise that people want to recycle but can struggle to find the right places to do so - let alone what can be recycled where. Matt Brittin is president of Google for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.

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Dozens of Ad & PR Industry Directors Have Ties to Heavily Polluting Industries

DeSmogBlog

Of the 64 total board members at Omnicom Group , WPP , Interpublic Group (IPG), Publicis Groupe , Dentsu and Havas , 32 have significant experience in carbon-heavy sectors such as fossil fuels, fossil fuel financing, plastics, utilities, and aviation. Twenty-two are still serving in roles at such companies.

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The State of Green Business report 2021

Sustainability Consulting

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. In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N. ESG is also focusing on human rights. Driving this shift includes internationally recognized standards, such as the U.N.’s

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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.” And somewhere down that list: cosmetics.

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