GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 01:00. The 2020 Sustainability Leaders , a GlobeScan- SustainAbility survey of experts worldwide, reveals which companies are perceived to be leaders on sustainability during this challenging time by sustainability professionals representing business, government, NGOs and academia. Tove Malmqvist.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 11, 2020

Like all of us, Planet has experienced significant change in 2020. We’re working from home, we’re schooling our children, business travel has stopped, health and safety is a top concern, and we’re facing the most severe recession in 100 years. Planet is focused on finishing 2020 strong, making this our best year yet.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

In 2020, the western U.S. That’s why American Forests and partners like Salesforce are pioneering climate-informed strategies to create resilient forests that will provide health, economic and climate benefits for years to come. . Building Back Better After Wildfire. Date/Time: March 9, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead. Irwin looks back on 2020 with "somewhat rose-tinted glasses" because it has proven the need to take the relationship between nature and society seriously. Reframe as vulnerability.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

People around the world are increasingly aware of and impacted by climate change, which is connected unsurprisingly with a parallel uptick in associated mental health stress. But providing supportive services requires a better understanding of climate change’s effects on the mental health of all people.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Mon, 07/06/2020 - 01:25. This is an opportunity for all of us — companies, investors, government, civil society — to think critically about what our role might be in creating a more resilient future. . Transparency leads to accountability, accountability drives innovation and innovation is key to resilience. Janine Guillot.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The Planet Sustainability Summit will be convening on October 15th as part of the Explore 2020 conference. The Sustainability Summit will be part of the Planet Explore 2020 conference, our largest event of the year, which will draw thousands of online participants from a broad array of fields, geographies and disciplines.

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Mosaic

MARCH 21, 2024

Resiliency Integrated electric homes can help customers future-proof their homes against severe weather events. Electric upgrades can work together to make houses more efficient and resilient, but it's up to contractors to explain the lesser-known benefit to their customers.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is to present advice to the government on supporting a resilient, low carbon economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis as part of its annual assessment of the UK's progress towards its 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal this summer.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

JULY 13, 2020

CaPI Webinar: Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State. July 9, 2020. In this webinar, we discussed the newly released report, Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State. Slides: Download. Build-Back-Better-Washington-Slide-Deck-7_9.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

JULY 13, 2020

LCPI Webinar: Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State. July 9, 2020. In this webinar, we discussed the newly released report, Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State. Slides: Download. Build-Back-Better-Washington-Slide-Deck-7_9.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

Mon, 08/17/2020 - 01:00. In 2019, Lance Bottoms and Lyles testified before Congress on Atlanta’s and Charlotte’s steps to create a more climate resilient city. It starts with equality, and it leads to the health and resilience of people and the planet. on June 5, 2020. Kimberly Lewis. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 01:30. In the spring of 2020, many small farms across the U.S. They also looked more agile and resilient. And how do we transform this moment of crisis into a more resilient, sustainable, healthy and just food system? America is hungrier than ever for sustainable food systems. Can we build them? .

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

And then 2020 happened. Indeed, for many of the world’s largest companies, sustainability is seen as key to minimizing risk, increasing resilience, enhancing competitiveness and unlocking new opportunities. What we saw were companies continuing to make commitments, form alliances and reach new levels of achievement in sustainability.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. As our society looks to build back better by emerging from the crisis with a more resilient and sustainable system, many industries are planning to integrate circularity into their recovery plans. How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment. Annelise Thim. Sponsored Article.

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 11, 2020

The Collective Resilience Summit will take place May 12 - 17, 2020. This free, online and highly interactive summit will explore how to develop and sustain the individual and collective resilience we need to meet our increasingly complex global challenges with wisdom, skill and compassion.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2020

As resilience takes more prominence post-coronavirus, restoring nature will be of utmost importance, argues CISL's Dr Gemma Cranston. Now 2020 can only ever be the year when Covid-19 changed everything - threatening and taking lives, making us live and love differently, and jolting our economic stability.

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

With that in mind, he urged the world to "move towards a greener, cleaner, and more resilient future" and to invest in rebuilding economies "so we bounce back stronger than before". — Boris Johnson #StayAlert (@BorisJohnson) June 5, 2020. We're reminded on #WorldEnvironmentDay that nobody can do this alone.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 8, 2020

April 8, 2020. Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, As the Government of Canada develops and deploys its response to the unprecedented impact COVID-19 is having on our health and economy, we offer your government our support, assistance and advice to ensure that stimulus and recovery efforts help build a better, more resilient Canada.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2021

Calls for world leaders to collaborate to boost poorer countries' resilience to climate change have grown louder in the wake of new findings that underline the devastating impact storms, floods, heat waves, and other climate-related extreme weather events are having on nations across the world.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

During GreenBiz 21 last week, Ojiambo spoke about the need for companies to have a mission-driven response to social issues in order to contribute to an equitable and resilient recovery from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Front And Centered

APRIL 14, 2020

The recently concluded 2020 Washington Legislative Session resulted in some victories, some losses, but all around continued our progress in shifting state government to directly address environmental inequities and centering impact communities in decision-making. Make Transportation Investments Equitable (HB 2688/SB 6399).

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, half of the 2020 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge submissions addressed “Sustainable Cities and Communities”, and over one-quarter addressed either “Good Health and Well-being”, “Climate Action”, “Life Below Water” and “Clean Water and Sanitation.” Tubes, Blades, Mesh, Oh My!

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

Global Energy Review notes that renewables will be the only energy source to expand in 2020 despite a dramatic nosedive in energy demand worldwide caused by Covid-19's shutdown of economic and public life. million barrels a day in 2020, "erasing almost a decade of growth". This is a historic shock to the entire energy world," he said.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 02:33. Last week, three respected real estate companies — Cushman & Wakefield, Hines and Delos — announced an initiative intended to help companies begin the process of reconfiguring their offices to protect employees’ health as they return to work. The State of Green Business 2020. Heather Clancy. EDT May 18.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 20, 2020

Global deployment of renewable energy in 2020 will fall short of last year's tally, the first interruption of year-on-year growth in nearly two decades, according to the International Energy Agency. Resilient renewables in an era of energy volatility.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Generations-old conversations about injustice have been borne out by death rates amongst BAME communities; and the urgent need to build resilience to shocks like climate change has been illustrated by the impacts of this health crisis on economies and societies.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The chief heat officer’s responsibilities include education, disaster response training and infrastructure that considers extreme heat alongside other public health safety considerations. For several years she developed and implemented the city's resilience strategy. The big gating factor is money. "25

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Every effort must be expended on reducing risks and unknowns, whether from changes in weather, crop disease, and livestock health, or fluctuating commodity and market prices, not to mention consumer tastes and regulatory requirements. Cultivating more resilient crops. We should have spent the money, and so should our water companies.".

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Tue, 09/29/2020 - 00:21. And we’re not starting from scratch: For years, Seattle’s transportation department and others in city leadership have been working to reduce the health-harming pollution from cars, trucks and other sources. This is the moment to reimagine public transportation. Amanda Eaken. One surprising example? Pull Quote.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The warmest eight years have all been since 2015, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 constituting the top three. In 2020, in the United States alone, state and local governments spent $204 billion on highways and roads. Levels of investment in road infrastructure are also significant.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The virtual symposium, ‘Ecological extremes in Antarctica, mechanisms of resilience and recovery’, will be held on Wednesday 2 December, following Antarctica Day on 1 December. These, in addition to other out-of-the-ordinary stratospheric conditions at the end of 2019, caused heatwaves across Antarctica in January and February 2020.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 1, 2022

We are proud to celebrate Pride Month here at Planet, and we invite you to join us in learning about the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community and the rich history of the fight for equality. MindHK: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Workshop. Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020). Virtual Events: Thursday, June 2, 2022. Johnson (2017).

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 24, 2020

We use some thought exercises as a way to break up the gloom, and do a mental health check-in with each other. CPower is offering a market-by-market analysis of the issues, trends, and regulations that organizations should understand in 2020 to make better decisions about energy. Listeners submitted over 120 questions.

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Elemental Excelerator

MAY 20, 2020

“There are vast applications that we can move into, from understanding microbial contamination within drinking water, to doing wastewater surveillance to inform public health concerns amongst communities. The post Builders, Helpers, and Closers: Insights from Interactive 2020 appeared first on Elemental Excelerator.

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Better Ventures

JUNE 29, 2020

billion in 2020 on upskilling initiatives. While the gig economy offers flexibility, workers have limited access to unemployment benefits, health insurance or sick leave. From financial management and planning, to insurance, to mental health and caregiving. About 30% of the workforce lacks employer-paid health insurance.

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