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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

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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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Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change?

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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. Nonprofit organizations such as the National Links Trust , recent bid winners to take over operations of Washington, D.C.’s

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The secret life of soy

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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. Unfortunately, no one comes out ahead here," said Jason Clay, WWF’s senior vice president of markets.

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Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain

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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

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More than 1 million acres of forests have been lost since 1990, leaving the global stock at near 10 million acres, according to a July report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). CDP’s recent " Zeroing In on Deforestation Report " urged consumer products and food companies to devote more energy to this issue.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

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All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. We also considered the role of young leaders from the private and public sectors in this essential transformation.

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

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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. Team games should be better organized and scheduled to reduce travel. million tonnes of CO 2e.