Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2022

New York sustainability: Urban sustainability that supports the green business. For the purpose-driven business operating within the New York district, this Green Business Bureau article looks at the New York sustainability agenda to detail the developments this city is championing to achieve urban sustainability.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business Erin Billman Thu, 09/24/2020 – 01:15 It has been encouraging to see company and government commitments to cutting greenhouse gas emissions coming thick and fast in recent months, even despite the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this all mean for nature?

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an "enterprise à mission," a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. Eric Soubeiran, the company's vice president of nature and water cycle, explained that weaning the company off intensive farming is at the core of its new sustainability mission.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2022

Could growing water stress prompt more companies to embrace water pricing policies? The price of water - essential for human life, nature, communities and businesses - is often subsidised , reflecting a commonly held belief that everyone should have abundant access to clean water.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Selecting the right sustainability certification for your business can be a tedious process requiring thorough research and understanding which program will best suit your needs and budget. Certifications can be issued by government agencies, non-profits or private companies. OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

Welcome to a new era of ESG and sustainable finance. Investors have awakened to the notion that how companies manage environmental and social issues is nearly as key to their risk profile and profitability as are financial fundamentals. Oh, and it’s the dawn of a new U.S. Oh, and it’s the dawn of a new U.S. Joel Makower.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

One immediate way progressive food company leaders are doing this is by applying true cost accounting to their operations: assessing and measuring the negative impacts and positive benefits of their business practices and taking stock of their dependence on ecological and human resources. Lauren Baker. Thu, 05/27/2021 - 01:00.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Why data and measurement are key to a circular economy transition James Woolven Fri, 02/12/2021 – 01:00 This article originally appeared on Circulate News. Alternatively, an economic system based on the recirculation of resources and the regeneration of natural systems offers a way forward that can work in the long term.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But the result, critics say, has been a proliferation of intensive farming practices that damage soils, nature, and the climate by ironing out as much unpredictability as possible from the natural world through pesticides, hulking machinery, and crop homogeneity. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

ICVCM said the new Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) have been developed using input from hundreds of organisations throughout the voluntary carbon market and will set out fundamental principles for high-quality credits which deliver real, verifiable emissions reductions based on the latest science and best practices.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

During 2021, the share of large companies with net zero commitments jumped from one in five to one in three. In a new perspective paper we set out how to get net zero right. The net zero strategies of many companies and governments rely heavily on carbon offsets. This discrepancy is increasingly the subject of legal challenges.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The idea is that it can help companies make informed decisions about their supply chains, help governments develop more effective policies and help consumers make better buying decisions. Against this backdrop, some industry officials think that true-cost accounting for food offers a better way forward. But the costs are there.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 18, 2019

The main body of the article entails of two aspects : concepts justifying the lack of moral obligation to the future generation and their counter-arguments. If they do then on what grounds can we derive and justify what obligations those in the present have to the future generations.

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Business Green

MAY 2, 2022

How do you create the rules for a brand new market? The former UN climate chief and esteemed academic is the co-chair of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), a group aiming to establish a framework for how companies can credibly tap carbon removal credits so as to reduce their climate impact.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Introducing … GreenFin 21 Joel Makower Mon, 11/30/2020 – 02:11 The world of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and investing has ramped up significantly over the past couple years, even more so during 2020, when social risks and reporting became front and center for many companies and investors.

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Grist

JANUARY 28, 2020

He testified in Congress and appeared on national news shows to lobby for his industry. Increasingly, Blanchard and other Gulf Coast fishermen find themselves reckoning with a different type of pollution, a threat to ocean biodiversity and Louisiana’s $2 billion seafood industry that’s unrelated to oil and much harder to fix.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. This is discussed in more detail at the end of this article. Use the links below to navigate through this guide: What is B Corp?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Schroders: We attach financial values to many assets - so why don’t we do the same with finite natural resources which our economic activity and wellbeing depend on? But climate change is not the only ecological threat - it is widely agreed that damage to the natural environment and loss of biodiversity pose a comparable risk.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14000: Sustainable business design using environmental management systems (EMS) ISO 14000 gives the framework, requirements, and standards for the implementation of an effective company-wide environmental management system (EMS). Click on the links below to navigate through this article: What is ISO 14000?

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

Danone’s Eric Soubeiran: ‘The food system is broken’ Cecilia Keating Mon, 07/20/2020 – 00:30 Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an “enterprise à mission,” a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2021

One immediate way progressive food company leaders are doing this is by applying true cost accounting to their operations: assessing and measuring the negative impacts and positive benefits of their business practices and taking stock of their dependence on ecological and human resources.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

The Environment Agency Pension Fund's Marion Maloney discusses the process of setting its net zero target - and the challenge of delivering it. Just half a decade ago, maybe even more recently, there was a concentrated effort on behalf of the industry to raise awareness of the ESG risks associated with issues such as climate change.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 21, 2021

Welcome to a new era of ESG and sustainable finance Joel Makower Thu, 01/21/2021 – 01:30 Adapted from the premiere issue of GreenFin Weekly, a free e-newsletter focusing on trends in ESG and sustainable finance. Oh, and it’s the dawn of a new U.S. Oh, and it’s the dawn of a new U.S. Accountability is the new watchword.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

Just a couple of decades ago, the notion of a major company investing in nature might have seemed absurd – today it is mission critical to the future of the economy. One of its leading proponents is Steven Pinker, whose 2018 book Enlightenment Now was once described by Bill Gates as "my new favourite book or all time".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

With good reason: The climate and biodiversity crises, combined with the social and economic equity crises, are providing momentum and incentives for staying the course. And there were new climate laws in the United States and Europe, which breathed new life to climate action in those countries.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

We are proud to introduce our fifth annual cohort of twentysomethings who are sustainability leaders within — and without — their companies, nonprofits and communities. Senior Sustainability Lead, MetLife; New York. To turn her love of nature from a hobby into a career, Adams joined MetLife as a sustainability intern in 2014.

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