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Italy holds a leading position on international organic markets

Green Living Guy

Let’s talk organic agriculture. Because Organic eating and farming is up! That’s according to figures presented by Swiss institute FIBL and IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements). In addition, 2017 was another record year for the organic agriculture and the entire sector worldwide.

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Pianca redesigns Calatea Green chair for the circular economy

Inhabitat - Innovation

The piece is a redesign of the company’s Calatea chair, originally developed in 2017, with new, eco-friendly materials and organic aesthetics for a greener version of the classic chair.

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Organically Grown Co.: This is what stakeholder capitalism looks like

Impact Alpha

“We love this, and it’s so aligned with our mission,” Kate Danaher of RSF Social Finance remembers telling the leadership of Organically Grown Co. when they first approached her in 2017. Two years after the idea of transferring ownership into a Purpose Trust sounded crazy, The post Organically Grown Co.:

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WCS Talks 2017: Hear from Levi’s, Google, OPower, and more!

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

The full-day event is on Saturday November 4, 2017, at Google’s beautiful new Sunnyvale Campus. WCS Talks is a TED Talks-style event organized by Women in Cleantech and Sustainability (WCS), a non-profit organization with the goal of furthering the roles of women in the green economy. WCS Talks 2017 speakers, from left: ?Natalie

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MRF opens in Indonesia, marking milestone in circular economy initiative

Envirotec Magazine

Project STOP Banyuwangi was co-founded in 2017 by waste technology firms Borealis and Systemiq, with support from National and Regional Governments, international institutions, academia and others in the private sector. The state-of-the-art MRF is equipped to handle both organic and inorganic waste.

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Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

But digging into innovations being advanced by that organization — AGCO, based in Duluth, Georgia — reveals much about the potential future of technology for cultivating regenerative and precision agriculture. My focus is really to harness the energy of the entire organization. With new CEO Eric Hansotia poised to step up Jan.

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BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea

GreenBiz

In 2018 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) — the UN-affiliated body which oversees the global shipping sector — agreed on a draft target to cut global emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 compared to 2008, alongside targets to cut the average carbon intensity by at least 40 percent by 2030. percent by 2025. Pull Quote.

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