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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

GreenBiz

This not only benefits members but also allows major global companies such as SC Johnson and Henkel access ethically sourced, recycled "social plastic" for use in packaging. One example of an ecosystem helping to achieve this global goal is RAIN (Replenish Africa Initiative), The Coca-Cola Foundation’s flagship African community program.

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The secret life of soy

GreenBiz

Losses came in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado savanna in Brazil, the grasslands of the Northern Great Plains in the United States and, more recently, similar ecoregions in Central Asia and Africa. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Food & Agriculture.

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Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change?

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New golf course developments in Asia, the Middle East and Africa are incorporating sustainability into the design and implementation phases of their projects. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Particularly, Laguna L?ng Contributors. Andrew Szunyog.

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Mutual credit in Africa: interview with Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics

Low Impact

And some schemes in South Africa too? There was a sensational newspaper article, saying that we were part of Al-Shabab, and we were secessionists. That article got picked up by the central bank – they sent in riot squads to kick doors down and put us in jail. Is that right? I think we’re up to 48,000 households registered.

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Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain

GreenBiz

People buy it just like they buy cocoa from West Africa: It has that special profile that they're looking for. All of its mica suppliers were able to produce third-party certification attesting to ethical labor practices, but it was unclear what, if anything, was behind those certificates. Child labor and malnutrition are endemic.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. percent. . Map your sourcing. You can’t do anything if you don’t know where to do it.".

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Sport Industry Sustainability: 5 Simple Steps to Kick-Start Your Sustainability Program

Green Business Bureau

To give you some perspective on the importance of sustainability in the sports industry we consider the carbon footprint of the 2010 South Africa World Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and the 2016 Rio Olympics together. In this article, we highlight 5 main ways the sports industry can implement a more sustainable design.