GreenBiz

JUNE 6, 2020

soy, wheat, and corn farmers use cover crops, and only 25 percent have adopted crop rotation and conservation tillage practices, even though the country is losing more than 10 billion tons of soil each year as well as more than $50 billion in social and environmental benefits.

Agriculture 339

Agriculture Investment Soil Ethics 339

Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The world's largest coffee brand, which is owned by Swiss consumer goods giant Nestlé, today published its Nescafé Plan 2030, through which it is aiming to source 20 per cent of its coffee from regenerative agricultural methods by 2025, rising to 50 per cent by the end of the decade.

Agriculture 73

Agriculture Soil Climate change Biodiversity 73

Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Four out of five cities faced 'significant' climate hazards this year, while a quarter expect to face 'high-risk' climate hazards that are more intense and frequent by 2025. New CDP report reveals widespread concern over escalating urban climate impacts.

Climate change 97

Climate change Health Resilience Soil 97

Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

Four more certification bodies added to online retailer's Climate Pledge Friendly scheme covering chemicals, organic items, animal welfare and human health.

Europe 90

Europe Retail Health Organic 90

Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Such initiatives, which include a new pilot growing program from General Mills in Kansas and two financing programs from Danone, will be necessary to help farmers weather the lengthy, three-year time period it takes to transition their operations to new cover crops and tilling practices that promote healthier soil. What's the right recipe?

Agriculture 70

Agriculture Soil North America Biodiversity 70

Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

Regenerative agriculture puts a greater focus on soil health and quality, promoting biodiversity and more plant cover on fields throughout the year, according to McCain, which said it plans to use potatoes grown to these standards in its Superfries, Bistro fries, Potato Patties, Smiles, Tasti Taters and Homefries brands.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Soil Biodiversity Climate change 98

Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2020

Spearheaded by the Forestry Commission's research agency, Forest Research, the project aims to help build understanding of the health of forests, as well as their potential to store carbon dioxide, it said.

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IoT Climate change Soil Government 100

Greentown Labs

MAY 26, 2021

Bayer , headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, is a multinational life science company with core competencies in the areas of health care and agriculture. Sustainable development and inclusive growth are core elements of Bayer’s corporate strategy and vision: “health for all, hunger for none.” Learn more about them here. ###.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The strategy foregrounds the importance of "regenerative agriculture" practices, which prioritise improving soil health and maintaining and restoring diverse ecosystems, aiming to counter the habitat destruction caused by deforestation and other damaging practices frequently linked to global agricultural supply chains.

Agriculture 97

Agriculture Carbon-neutral Climate change Soil 97

Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

This is a concern not only for the oceans and the creatures that live there, but increasingly for human health as we consume plastic in the foods we eat. The Lonely Whale and Point Break Foundation claim that by 2025, there will be one metric tonne of plastic for every 3 tonnes of fish in the ocean.

Climate change 98

Climate change Retail Packaging Plastics 98

Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

But the city and the state environmental agency hadn’t thought much of it, since the contamination, at a combined 200 parts per trillion, or ppt, was not thought to be at a level that was harmful to human health. The company recently announced that it will cease production of forever chemicals entirely by 2025.

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Health Medicine Government Patents 114

Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

You might well think the UK's green and pleasant land is a perfect ally in tackling climate change, able to soak carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it as carbon in the leaves, trunks and roots of our much-loved flora and in the soils beneath. Getting bogs back to good health.

Soil 40

Soil Government Agriculture Climate change 40

Business Green

JULY 9, 2020

Dubbed EA2025 , the new strategy sets out how the agency plans to promote health, equity and environmental enhancement, while delivering on its core goals to create more climate resilient places, improve air, soil, and water quality, and deliver on its target of net zero emissions by 2030.

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Resilience Climate change Soil Carbon 69

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 11, 2020

dairy brand that committed to going carbon-negative by 2025 ? The twist: No one disputes that these efforts will be good for soil health. ” If so, should we be building an offsets market around soil credits? The ensuing controversy could do huge damage to efforts to pay farmers to store carbon in soils.

Soil 28

Soil Carbon-negative Carbon Agriculture 28

Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

This enhanced rock weathering process forms a critical part of Earth's natural carbon cycle that, among other things, helps to make the planet habitable by keeping soils fertile and oceans alkaline. Moreover, there is evidence the approach can deliver wider benefits in terms of soil and ocean health.

Carbon 44

Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative Soil 44

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

Certification schemes aim to provide some assurance that products like compost and digestate are safe for human, animal and plant health. Rivers, for example, though we would expect this to be a catchment-specific issue, said David Tompkins, a soil scientist with Aqua Enviro, during the November event. 5% seems to be where L.A.

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Microplastics Plastics Soil Waste 222

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. Now, in its eventual internal-combustion phaseout, GM can’t seem to make EVs fast enough, and 30 new models are lined up for the market for 2025. million in Neighborhood Grants.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

The global tea industry is estimated to be worth around $200bn , a value expected to increase further in the coming years due to growing middle class populations seeking out its purported taste and health benefits, which is expected to see the market grow to over $318bn worldwide by 2025.

Climate change 66

Climate change Resilience Soil Government 66

AGreenLiving

JUNE 6, 2020

soy, wheat, and corn farmers use cover crops, and only 25 percent have adopted crop rotation and conservation tillage practices, even though the country is losing more than 10 billion tons of soil each year as well as more than $50 billion in social and environmental benefits.

Agriculture 28

Agriculture Investment Soil Ethics 28

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. In North America, Sappi is a founding member of a new risk assessment platform, Forest in Focus, aimed at assessing the health of wood baskets using trusted public data to drive action.

Fashion 28

Fashion Biodiversity Soil Health 28

Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

It includes calls for an improved focus on green jobs training, tighter home energy efficiency standards, support for natural climate solutions such as tree planting and better soil health, accelerated clean technology development, and schemes to incentivise cycling and low carbon transport.

Policy 87

Policy Fossil fuels Carbon Packaging 87

Grist

MARCH 22, 2024

Scientists know, for example, that at least 3,200 plastic chemicals pose risks to human health or the environment. more than $900 billion in health expenses annually. Because so many plastics and petrochemical products are traded internationally, some endocrinologists and public health authorities believe a global approach is needed.

Plastics 135

Plastics Health Microplastics Pollution 135

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Media Source Courtesy of Media Authorship GreenBiz Close Authorship Almost one-third of the money that Nestlé intends to invest will be dedicated to cultivating regenerative agricultural practices that improve soil health and reduce dependence on synthetic fertilizer across 500,000-plus farms from which Nestlé sources ingredients.

Agriculture 28

Agriculture Carbon-neutral Investment Recycling 28

Grist

JANUARY 28, 2020

The problem is too complex for straightforward answers: Its outcome relies on rainfall, ocean temperature, soil health, and crop growth rates. Dredged soil from much of that construction was piled on the edges of waterways, forming piles known as spoil banks, or spoil levees, which impede the natural flow of water.

Seafood 137

Seafood Agriculture Pollution Soil 137

EDF + Business

APRIL 18, 2023

48E: The clean electricity ITC becomes available in 2025 and features a high threshold for phase-out, likely extending its availability beyond 2032 Credit Overview Provision Description: Provides a technology-neutral tax credit for investment in facilities that generate clean electricity. Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 52

Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2022

Following a public consultation which concluded earlier this year, the government said it would start to remove peat-based compost from sale in shops within two years in order to support its climate and biodiversity goals, including its target to restore 35,000 hectares of peatlands by 2025.

Carbon-negative 36

Carbon-negative Retail Government Carbon 36

Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

The most recent accelerator cohort collaborated over the past year to form Regen1 , a new coalition of over 150 stakeholders working to transition 1 million acres of farmland in Northern California to regenerative practices by 2025. The framework is also designed to be adapted and scaled by many other regions around the world.

Agriculture 76

Agriculture Organic Retail Packaging 76

Business Green

MARCH 22, 2021

Drax is committed to ensuring best practice in health and safety, operational efficiency and sustainability across the Group and intends to invest accordingly to deliver this outcome.". Overall, SSE plans to invest £7.5bn over the five years to 2025, with 90 per cent of the investment focused on power networks and wind farms.

Policy 82

Policy Carbon-negative Carbon Government 82

Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Decarbonising in line with global climate goals could also help reduce air pollution by up to a third and deliver $280bn health-related economic benefits in C40 cities, driven in large part by a reduction in fossil fuel use. Onshore wind and solar are some of the cheapest forms of energy - and Italy can generate it right on their soil.

Transportation 36

Transportation Government Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels 36

Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

As part of the new agreement, DTE will add 650MW of new solar energy capacity in Michigan for Ford by 2025. The new fund aims to help boost soil health and farm resilience as Canadian potato farmers face the escalating impacts of climate change on yield and crop quality.

Europe 36

Europe Fossil fuels Climate change Soil 36

Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

When it comes to ocean health, the work of convincing farmers to ditch their synthetic fertilizers can't happen fast enough. One conservative estimate put it at $16.7bn in 2020, with growth to $30.2bn projected by 2025. We're bringing them in as formal employees and providing health insurance.". It takes a lot of education.".

Pollution 46

Pollution Agriculture Startups Biodiversity 46

Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

According to the report, the figure falls drastically short of the levels required to halt biodiversity loss, limit global warming to 1.5C, and achieve land degradation neutrality, with estimates suggesting $384bn is required annually by 2025 and $484bn is needed by 2030.

Biodiversity 36

Biodiversity Government Investment Carbon-negative 36

Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2020

They will help us to meet our targets; to plant 30,000 hectares of new woodland each year by 2025, to create and restore some of our peatlands, to protect 30 per cent of land by 2030, to reach net zero by 2050. We will make more funding available within the legacy Countryside Stewardship Scheme.

Sustainability 61

Sustainability Agriculture Policy Investment 61

GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

As such, the company is working with farmers worldwide to adopt a regenerative approach to farming that encourages healthier soil and ecosystems, better water stewardship and a broader diversity of cultivated seeds and crops. You showed evidence that finance can change the world.

Biodiversity 369

Biodiversity Agriculture Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring 369

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

The large volume of gloves used in the industrial market means that often gloves are thrown into the garbage after they are soiled or worn out. It is also through this reconnection with nature that mental and physical health is improved. Premium haircare company, MASAMI, sets the bar when it comes to clean haircare products.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral 158

GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Farmers rotate livestock from place to place, allowing soil to hold onto more carbon. Why was it, they wondered, that American agriculture basically ignored trees?

Agriculture 545

Agriculture Investment Soil Carbon 545

Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. For example, as of January 2021, premium listed companies on the London Stock Exchange are required to report climate risk, moving towards economy-wide regulation in the UK by 2025. Insight Engines.

Building Energy Monitoring 59

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 59