GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

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.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Highlands Rewilding's plan is to turn the two estates into biodiverse carbon sinks through "ethically profitable land management", with the close involvement of the local communities, with hopes of then expanding the model to further lands across the region. So that's my aspiration."

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In particular, our exchange explored how food systems can be made healthier and more sustainable as we look to a future in which we’ll need to find a way to produce enough food to nourish as many as 10 billion people while staying within planetary boundaries. Jennifer Ballen, head of global market operations, Indigo Ag. Learn, share, act.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

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. . So far, 60 percent of the beef it sources is "deforestation-free," according to Aramark.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 6, 2021

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability Golnar Pooya Tue, 07/06/2021 – 02:00 Crowds, clouds, collaborators and competitors: Digital ecosystems are uniting disparate participants to target bigger and better outcomes. Case in point: sustainability.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The firm, which operates mines in Canada, Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia, has also committed to halving its water footprint and achieving a "net positive impact" on biodiversity by the end of the decade, in addition to disclosing the origin and impact of every diamond it discovers and sells in the same time frame.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 15, 2021

On the edge of the beautiful South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, social enterprise Tribal Textiles has made significant strides in uplifting a small rural community with eco-friendly and ethically crafted textiles. All products use locally sourced and sustainable materials with waste repurposed wherever possible.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If you’re a fan of Inhabitat, chances are your partner supports sustainable living as well! Related: Where to find eco-friendly engagement and wedding rings Comfy, sustainable underwear Perhaps the best part of buying sustainable underwear? Bedding Snuggle up to your sweetie in bedding made of soft, sustainable material.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

At this summit Mayor Kennedy Stewart and a host of local, regional and global experts will come together to build the bridge to socially just and ecologically sustainable cities. This year’s primary theme is “socially just and ecologically sustainable cities.” Dedicated to sustainable urban development, ethics, and innovations, Canada.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

.” “I believe that when you have the power of making the world a better place by your action, let’s do it”, Yannick Bolloré told Thomas Kolster, an activist advocating for ethical advertising, in a June 2023 video interview about the advertising industry’s role in solving climate change. million) settlement.

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Business Green

APRIL 3, 2022

Across the world, people are voting with their feet for sustainable choices. At Google, we've seen searches for online sustainable goods increase by five times in the last five years. At Google, we've seen searches for online sustainable goods increase by five times in the last five years.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2021

Demand for such products continues to grow rapidly around the world and is widely blamed for fuelling mass deforestation - both legal and illegal - in Asia, Africa, and South America, where forests are frequently cleared to make way for commodity cultivation and production.

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Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

GreenBiz has released its highly anticipated State of Green Business Report 2021 which details the top 10 sustainable business trends for the year ahead. and global companies have made towards meeting sustainability goals. Overall, 2020 was a good year for the sustainability field. s Sustainable Development Goals.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 21, 2021

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. Want more great analysis on sustainable food systems? . The answers reveal a distressing lack of action.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. sustainable infra fund.  fund that invests in sustainable infrastructure.   P.S. We’re hiring for an Account Exec at Sightline Climate, apply here.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

During humanitarian crises in Haiti and areas of Africa, LuminAID lanterns were used by nongovernmental organizations and displaced people. This is true from some perspectives, but LuminAID has demonstrated that the entrepreneurial efforts of ethical women can rebuild humanity’s relationship with energy needs and the world that we live in.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 9, 2021

The golf industry, for one, is increasing its efforts to promote environmental sustainability and marketing to the general public its desire to embrace a more diverse demographic. Over the last few years, the golf industry has made strides towards being more “sustainable,” but is it enough? So, what’s next?

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

The food giant reveals how a simplification of a once sprawling palm oil supply chain has helped the company to ensure it can deliver on its sustainable sourcing pledges. For years, companies have been under pressure to tackle deforestation in their supply chains, with palm oil a particularly high profile and seemingly intractable problem.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

This may be helping them recruit a new generation of talent, as young creatives say they are more likely to join a company that has good sustainability credentials, and less interested when the company has fossil fuel industry clients. Five out of Dentsu’s nine directors have ties to polluting companies or sectors.

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Business Green

JULY 23, 2021

Joel Makower investigates the intensifying competition for sustainability talent. And therein lies a challenge to the growth of sustainability and climate solutions. In the United States, the term remains largely distinct from sustainability, referring primarily to finance-related activities, although that is starting to change.)

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

That was entirely against the review, which took family planning, in Africa, for example, to be an extremely important expenditure. Like Professor Dasgupta, he is a patron of Population Matters, a UK- based charity that focuses on achieving a "sustainable human population".

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

Meanwhile, the permafrost that Kivalina sits on and that forms the banks of the river that sustains their community is melting and eroding into the water, threatening their drinking water treatment system and creating potential health problems. Luke had high moral and ethical standards and he fit right into our community,” Swan said.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Sustainability and business 3. Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. This book aims to provide an overview of the relevant discourses, but also—and above all—a stimulus for fresh thinking, with new suggestions for the defence and further development of the concept of sustainable development.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“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.

Ethics 28

Ethics Africa Health Government 28

Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Now there are more smartphones than toilets in Africa. I have even not scratched the surface on ethics. This argument to me comes across like the dawn of the mobile phone, where a lot of people claimed they would never use such a device because “they like fixed phones better”. Disclaimer there.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2022

On top of this, another report by the Global Investment Sustainable Alliance stated that sustainable investments have risen by 15% from 2018 to 2020 (reaching $35 trillion). How ESG reporting differs from sustainability reporting. Countries included are Australia, China, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In particular, our exchange explored how food systems can be made healthier and more sustainable as we look to a future in which we’ll need to find a way to produce enough food to nourish as many as 10 billion people while staying within planetary boundaries. Au contraire, it is the reverse. Long-lived, profitable habits are hard to change.

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Health Organic Sustainability Agriculture 28

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

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. So far, 60 percent of the beef it sources is “deforestation-free,” according to Aramark.

Policy 28

Policy Organic Sustainability Agriculture 28

Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Lenton is hoping to put together a specific "recipe" for businesses to help trigger these positive green tipping points in the near future, but in the meantime there are still some key takeaways from the latest research, which has today been published in the journal Global Sustainability. Tipping points are not just needed in technology.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Sustainable food advocates say Vilsack’s move from industry to government is indicative of a wider revolving door culture at the USDA, described as “extraordinary” by IPES-Food’s Molly Anderson. Africa has workable, sustainable alternatives right here at home.”. based nonprofit that tracks data on campaign finance and lobbying.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Lab-Grown Meat, Fake Meat & 3D Printed Pizzas Book Summary - There are currently several technologies in development that have the potential to provide the sustainable food of the future. Added to this are notes and additions from Mr. Sustainability. Introduction Climate Change. Deforestation. Loss of biodiversity. Water scarcity.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Speaking of giving credit where credit is due, nominations are open for the seventh annual Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards, to be conferred by the Women in Sustainability Alumnae Group at a virtual ceremony May 19. Celine Herweijer, Partner, Global Innovation and Sustainability Leader, PwC. LinkedIn | Twitter.

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