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New campaign looks to build on booming organic market

Business Green

Soil Association reveals that lockdown sparked a sales surge for organic certified products. New data shows that sales of organic food in supermarkets have seen the biggest jump since December 2016, with year-on-year growth hitting more than six per cent.

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Li-ion battery risks reduced by VOC sensors

Envirotec Magazine

Famously, in 2016, around 2.5 As a result of the magnitude of this problem, and the global publicity which ensues, demand is growing for sensing technology that can detect faulty Li-ion batteries, during both production and operation. Batteries 2016 , 2 , 5. words: ION Science) References: Nedjalkov, A.et

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Green IT: Top Sustainable Information Technology Initiatives for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Every business uses Information Technology (IT) to run their operations, manage their data, collaborate, communicate and make decisions. This technology, whether it’s hardware or software, can be used in a more sustainable way or be applied to enable more sustainable ways of doing things. In 2016, the United Nations reported over 44.7

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America is hungrier than ever for sustainable food systems. Can we build them?  

GreenBiz

If a farmer wants to transition a farm from conventional practices to organic or regenerative ones, costs are associated with that transition. These factors are different for organic and regenerative farmers, so the numbers often don’t work, resulting in loans being denied or unaffordable. These farms accounted for 5.5

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A corporate water strategy manifesto: We can and will do better

GreenBiz

The recent interest and commitment to water pledges has diverted scarce resources and funds from actions such as watershed conservation and protection, reuse, technology innovation and adoption, public policy innovation, etc. How much time do you spend on positioning your organization as a water stewardship leader? and globally.

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2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun

GreenBiz

We’ve spent decades promoting clean energy technologies. For years, seven of the top 10 companies on the Dow Jones Index were oil companies until 2016 when most fell out of the top 10, leaving only Exxon. 2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun. Hunter Lovins. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 00:15. In 2008, Exxon made a record $40.6

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N. The sooner that the costs of carbon control are included in the costs of doing business, the sooner new technologies will be developed. United Airlines began buying SAF in 2013, and in 2016 became the first airline to use SAF on a continuous basis.

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