Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Plastic pollution is a global environmental challenge that poses threats to biodiversity, the climate, human rights and the economy. The agreement must work both for countries that have sophisticated waste management infrastructure, but also for countries where even basic waste management is lacking or has significant gaps.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2023

In Africa, every increase of 100,000 animals in the Serengeti raises the amount of carbon sequestered by 15 percent. Whales feed in deep waters and release nutrients in their waste at shallower depths, stimulating the production of phytoplankton, which are essential to fixing carbon in the ocean.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2024

All with the aim of meeting the three key tenets of a circular economy: eliminating waste; improving the lifecycle of devices; and supporting nature and the communities we operate in. All while supporting wildlife and community projects in Africa. Alongside this sits our network equipment waste, 99.8

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. Au contraire, it is the reverse.

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The City Fix

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From leading the shift to zero-emission transportation networks to advancing solutions to curb plastic waste at. If you’re a regular reader of TheCityFix, you’re no stranger to the vital role that cities play in shaping the future of our planet.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. has orchestrated collaborative initiatives targeting everything from plastics to food waste and bringing together large companies, NGOs and policymakers.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Producers claim their animal feed comes from responsible sources and their livestock use land unsuitable for other uses, all the while supporting biodiversity and capturing carbon from the atmosphere through holistic or other types of “regenerative” grazing.

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Fairsnape

OCTOBER 7, 2020

This is the shocking picture set out by an independent intergovernmental body, the Inter-governmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES ). These range from carbon emissions leading to climate change through to plastic waste devastating ocean life.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2023

In Africa, every increase of 100,000 animals in the Serengeti raises the amount of carbon sequestered by 15 percent. Whales feed in deep waters and release nutrients in their waste at shallower depths, stimulating the production of phytoplankton, which are essential to fixing carbon in the ocean.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 21, 2020

Three avenues are currently available for plastic waste disposal: recycling , incinerating or discarding. Only an estimated 20% of global plastic waste is recycled, 25% incinerated and a whopping 55% is discarded, according to OWID. The more shocking statistic is that only 9% of 5.8 and North America at 0.9%.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2022

Demand for biofuels has seen significant tracts of land, much of it the Global South, repurposed for energy crop production, a trend that campaigners have blamed for driving deforestation and biodiversity destruction while exacerbating food insecurity. Regulatory and industry momentum.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2022

Climate change, biodiversity, customer relations, supply chains, board management practices, data, and security…these all fall under the ESG heading. Examples of ESG-related risks include: Environmental : Climate change, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), deforestation, biodiversity, waster, waste, and pollution.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 22, 2020

Food loss and waste, the carbon-intensive production and distribution of food, hunger and food deserts: These are just a few inefficient and unequal outcomes of today’s global food system. “When you taste biodiversity, there’s a new meaning and new value.” The same principle could apply to fixing the broken food system.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

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. . Senior Associate, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition; London.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 25, 2021

It is no surprise then that the World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2021 identifies climate action failure, extreme weather and biodiversity loss, alongside infectious diseases, as the top global risks for the next decade in terms of impact and likelihood. As with COVID-19, perhaps so with climate?

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 29, 2018

Just a quarter of land-based protein companies referenced the management of animal waste at all in their materials, which was surprising considering the increasing scrutiny of manure management and potential for fines in various countries globally, she added. RCL Foods Ltd/South Africa. South Africa. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 29, 2018

Just a quarter of land-based protein companies referenced the management of animal waste at all in their materials, which was surprising considering the increasing scrutiny of manure management and potential for fines in various countries globally, she added. RCL Foods Ltd/South Africa. South Africa. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

We investigated allegations of workers exposed to radioactive oilfield waste , reported from the frontlines of climate-fueled extreme weather and climate migration , expanded our coverage of the climate impact of agriculture , followed the ongoing buildout of LNG , and sent a team to COP27 , among other things. Global Oilfields.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 9, 2021

” Currently, five golf organizations have joined: the United States Golf Association (USGA); Waste Management Phoenix Open; The International Golf Federation; World Minigolf Federation; and Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Golf is making strides both on social and environmental impact. Particularly, Laguna L?ng In the U.S.,

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

George Monbiot's latest book, Regenesis , is the latest in a string of studies to warn how essentially extractive agricultural practices are damaging soils and biodiversity to such an extent that food security is being threatened. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. After introducing the plantation and milling processes, the book focuses on the wastes generated solely from plantation and milling activities, as reducing waste from these two sectors will enhance the overall sustainability of the entire palm oil industry eco-system.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In three years, the Initiative has already achieved 80 per cent of its target by providing €1.6bn in long-term financing for public and private sector projects that reduce discharge of plastics, micro-plastics, and other litter into the oceans through improved management of solid waste, wastewater, and storm water flows. "I

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The City Fix

JANUARY 24, 2024

Last year shattered global heat records. The world witnessed the effects of rising temperatures in the form of devastating wildfires, severe flooding, extreme heatwaves and more. Poor countries and communities who have contributed the least to causing the climate crisis.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

for onshore wind in Africa relative to 3.3% Perceived high tech or geopolitical risk outweigh projected financial returns—especially for investors unfamiliar with these uncharted territories—and result in a critical funding gap. in Europe).

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Taken together, such stories.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. Au contraire, it is the reverse.

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Health Organic Sustainability Agriculture 28

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Loss of biodiversity. In rainforests in Brazil and Indonesia, many places in Africa, all around the world, people eat many kinds of insects. They require little water and attention to grow and can survive perfectly fine on waste. Imagine tomatoes that can survive in the barren wastes of the Sahara. Sustainability.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Treasury commissioned the Dasgupta review to look at the economics of biodiversity. As the Climate Change Committee has advised, there is scope for much stronger policy on insulating homes, supporting sustainable transport, promoting climate-friendly food and farming, moving to a low-waste economy, and managing aviation emissions.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On top of that, she will also take control of the UK's net zero and biodiversity agendas as Europe struggles with an energy crisis largely spurred by the Russia's invasion of Ukraine and countries around the world gear up for the crucial COP27 and COP15 UN summits this autumn.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

While understanding various drivers for sustainability, his aim is to reduce the under-utilization of resources and avoid wasted potential. Areas of interest: Personalized medicine, Bioinformatics, Public health policy, Environmental sustainability, Sanitation, Water, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Science education and communication.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 11, 2019

Finally, Capetown, South Africa, is essentially out of water due in part to drought — the city nearly shut off all the taps this year, but has held off “Day Zero” through ongoing restrictions and aggressive citizen action. find a use for everything and eliminate waste), it was a wake-up call about how much waste we still produce.

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