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Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill

Envirotec Magazine

The Bill establishes a new “independent watchdog”, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to fulfil this role, and it will seemingly hold the government to account on long-term, legally-binding targets in relation to biodiversity, air quality, water and waste management as well as its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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In focus: How to push climate resilience up the corporate agenda

Business Green

Swenja Surminski, a member of the UK Committee on Climate Change's (CCC) adaptation committee, points to the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy in October 2022, which described the lack of government action in response to the CCC's recommendations on climate adaptation as an "abject failure". "If And the costs are adding up.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. From its cosmetics direct-sales origins in 1969, Natura &Co has matured to swallow up Avon, the Body Shop and Aesop.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. Its mission: to offer products that “promote the harmonious relationship of the individual with oneself, with others and with nature.”

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

Members serving in the 2021-2022 term are: Trevor Anderson. (He/Him/His) Prior to his current role he worked as scientist in a public health lab, and as post-doctoral fellow at the University of Southern California. Dan also is serving his second term as a Commissioner on his city’s Sustainability Commission.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

How to Scale Regenerative Agriculture and Draw Down Carbon (Part 1) (Panel Discussion): Regenerative agriculture has the potential to draw down billions of tons of carbon dioxide while simultaneously restoring soil health.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

She’s an advocate of " Absolute Sustainability, " a Quantis philosophy that challenges businesses to take planetary boundaries into account not just for carbon emissions but also for biodiversity, land use, freshwater consumption, the phosphorus cycle and the nitrogen cycle. . Health, wellness and nutrition are Camp’s key interests. .