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Tree planting 101: What corporations should know about tree planting

Business Green

But as wildfires destroy more forests , fossil fuels continue to pump carbon emissions in the air and many companies announce net zero carbon emissions commitments, tree-planting projects are moving away from serving as PR fodder to becoming an integral part of corporate sustainability strategy. There's a real tension.

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Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'

Business Green

The Prime Minister is scheduled to address the opening session of the Climate Leaders Summit, which is being hosted by the Biden administration to coincide with Earth Day and step up pressure on governments around the world to strengthen their national climate action plans ahead of the crucial COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this autumn.

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A virtuous cycle: How circularity can help organisations connect with customers

Business Green

Partner Insight: First held in 1970, Earth Day has been around for over fifty years. And for good reason too given that, if 79 per cent of Brits switched to a refurbished device in 2024, 63,750,000kg carbon could be saved. All while supporting wildlife and community projects in Africa.

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Global Briefing: Triptych of alarming reports offer stark update on scale of climate and biodiversity crisis

Business Green

Stark warnings issued over record greenhouse gas emissions and escalating biodiversity threats. A triptych of sobering new reports have this week highlighted the scale of the climate and biodiversity crises engulfing the world. South Africa announces strengthened 2030 emissions goal.

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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Grist

This common belief, once an inspiration for Earth Day T-shirts, now forms the basis of a booming global industry. As countries try to meet their climate change goals and businesses look to cancel out their carbon dioxide emissions, almost 2 billion trees are being planted every year.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

based insurer to achieve carbon neutrality in 2016. . During her five years with Quantis, Bande has advised some of the world’s largest companies in the food, cosmetics and apparels sectors, helping them define science-based targets, insetting initiatives and carbon pricing approaches. Jesse Klein. Jennifer Ballen, 28 .