Low Impact

MAY 5, 2021

One option for a sustainable burial is simply to opt for a traditional wooden coffin – but one made from a more ethical choice of wood, from sustainably managed woodlands and forests. Some bamboo products will be better than others when it comes to both their human and environmental ethics. Sustainable wood coffins.

Sustainability 71

Sustainability Ethics Biodegradable Upcycling 71

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

We’re confident that we take impactful action to fight climate change,” said Arnaud Cohen Stuart, head of business ethics at ING. “We Over the last few years, these lawsuits have begun targeting corporate defendants beyond the oil and gas industry, including sectors like transport, food and agriculture, plastics, and finance.

Fossil fuels 123

Fossil fuels Pollution Climate change Carbon-neutral 123

Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

For example, when a forest—which naturally absorbs and stores carbon dioxide as trees grow—is logged and converted to grazing or agricultural land, GHGs are released as trees decompose. Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. Source: Qin and Horvath 2022. and Miller, S.A.,

Waste 59

Waste Waste Packaging Transportation 59

Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

voters by Real Clear Opinion Research, 77 percent of respondents agreed: “The purpose of a corporation is to maximize financial returns for its shareholders, but also to deliver value to customers, invest in employees, deal ethically with suppliers, and support the communities where they work.” Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Aviation 59

Aviation Carbon-neutral Climate change Sea level rise 59

Grist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. To EBCI Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Joey Owle, restoring the American chestnut is another way for the tribe to exercise its sovereign rights, more than a century after the tree’s disappearance.

Biotechnology 145

Biotechnology Agriculture Government Technology 145

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 31, 2020

On the supply side, we only partner with ethical and sustainable brands who manufacture natural toxin-free clothing using organic agricultural practices, which regenerate natural systems,” Butler said. “We Salubata Salubata is a Nigerian startup that creates modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.

Startups 36

Startups Recycling Recycling Waste 36

Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Hence, most of it comes from natural gas industries and agriculture. Agriculture is also the source of nitrous oxide due to burning its residues. The change of climate will influence agriculture and the growth of crops. Methane and nitrous oxide do not persist in the atmosphere as long as CO 2. This is what should keep us going.

Climate change 52

Climate change Methane Agriculture Pollution 52

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Source from sustainable and ethical food providers. Businesses have an obligation to source both ethically and sustainably. To learn more about sustainable sourcing, read our article Sustainable Business Practices for the Food and Agricultural Industries. Use less plastic, in all forms. Sustainable Food Choices.

Packaging 148

Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 148

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Source from sustainable and ethical food providers. Businesses have an obligation to source both ethically and sustainably. To learn more about sustainable sourcing, read our article Sustainable Business Practices for the Food and Agricultural Industries. Use less plastic, in all forms. Sustainable Food Choices.

Packaging 133

Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 133

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Below we’ve listed the 7 different types of waste a business can generate, as detailed by the Environmental Protection Agency : Municipal solid waste, Hazardous waste, Industrial non-hazardous waste, Agricultural waste, Medical waste, Oil and gas production waste, Fossil fuel combustion waste.

Waste 148

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Named “Brazen TM Beef”, it was the first ever product of its kind to receive the “Climate-Friendly” stamp from the US Department of Agriculture. percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. At the last count, livestock production contributes 14.5 They’re all getting bigger.

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Carbon-neutral Methane Agriculture Fossil fuels 98

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 25, 2020

When they say it’s All Good, this ethical body care company means it’s good for you and the planet. In addition to the company’s notable organic products previously highlighted in a variety of publications, All Good has now taken the extra step to remove all plastic from the products and shipping packaging in its newest two releases.

Organic 28

Organic Plastics Packaging Recycling 28

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

This lifecycle starts with the sourcing of natural resources via agriculture, to the distribution of ingredients to manufacture food items, and then the transportation of these food items across the globe for their consumption and disposal. Food loss refers to unused products from the agricultural sector, such as unharvested crops.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Waste Waste 148

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The company also today promised to work more closely with suppliers through its existing Sustainable Cotton Programme to boost biodiversity by training farmers to use more regenerative agriculture practices by 2030. We've been working to become a more sustainable and ethical business for over 10 years.

Fashion 82

Fashion Sustainability Carbon Recycling 82

Greentown Labs

APRIL 14, 2021

Applied Gaia is committed to preserving the agriculture industry through the production of high-quality biochar—an odorless, clean material generally made from waste biomass that would otherwise be burned or landfilled. These are the entrepreneurs and technologies that will usher in a new era for the energy capital of the world.

Startups 98

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 98

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Reducing plastic use in the name of sustainability does not equate to being sustainable. By sticking “natural” on food packaging, the agricultural industry could hide these sinister practices. In short, beware of companies flaunting their recyclable plastic when they haven’t addressed the problem of excess packaging in the first place.

Sustainability 158

Sustainability Fashion Packaging Organic 158

AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

And despite its many shortcomings, plastic continues to take market share from leather. Factor in a more conscious consumer concerned about the impact of animal agriculture on our environment and sustainability and that switch may happen even faster. Food may be next. Here there be Dragons. billion consumers by 2050.

Technology 52

Technology Agriculture Health Startups 52

AGreenLiving

JULY 22, 2021

For these crimes, they are electrocuted, ground up alive, gassed, or even asphyxiated with plastic bags. France is the first country in the world, along with Germany, to end the crushing and gassing of male chicks,” said Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie on the daily news website Le Parisien, according to Reuters.

Agriculture 28

Agriculture Ethics Plastics Packaging 28

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Reducing plastic use in the name of sustainability does not equate to being sustainable. By sticking “natural” on food packaging, the agricultural industry could hide these sinister practices. In short, beware of companies flaunting their recyclable plastic when they haven’t addressed the problem of excess packaging in the first place.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Fashion Packaging Organic 78

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer. Luckily, the ethical consumer claims a market majority , meaning the two go hand-in-hand. The 6 types of retail packaging waste.

Packaging 78

Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Unsustainable

AUGUST 12, 2019

(This article is reposted from The Earthbound Report, a blog which deftly addresses equity amongst all the world’s peoples, protection of all non-human life, and ethical responses to the challenges that face our planet.) Over the decades agriculture and demand for building materials and fuelwood slowly claimed more and more trees.

Energy Monitor 40

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Ethics 40

Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 14, 2021

One such criterion is the applicant’s “ability to increase climate resiliency and minimize or eliminate adverse environmental impacts, including but not limited to water usage, energy usage, carbon emissions, waste, pollutants, harmful chemicals and single use plastics.”

Building Energy Monitoring 87

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 87

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

On top of that, 80% of all land available for agriculture is dedicated to meat consumption. Solarfree agriculture in the city Vertical farming in the context of this book is meant as agriculture in urbanized areas, without the need of sunlight. The beauty of this type of agriculture, is that it does not require soil.

Solar Energy Monitor 78

Solar Energy Monitor Organic Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 78

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

This year, the group implemented a reverse osmosis system in a Thai community; it cleans drinking water and eliminates locals’ need for plastic bottles. Thirteen years ago, this ahead-of-its-time cool school eliminated plastic water bottles (though it's had to temporarily suspend the policy due to COVID-19).

Cooling 52

Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Waste 52

Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 14, 2021

One such criterion is the applicant’s “ability to increase climate resiliency and minimize or eliminate adverse environmental impacts, including but not limited to water usage, energy usage, carbon emissions, waste, pollutants, harmful chemicals and single use plastics.”

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 52

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 million pounds of plastic, or 60 million bottles.

Sustainability 546

Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546