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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix

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Amid myriad social, health and political crises, business sustainability is alive and well and living the Paris Agreement. Chantelle Ludski is serving as the North America and Asia Pacific COO for the Anthesis Group sustainability consultancy. Thought for Food announced Melissa Ong as its Southeast Asia CEO. Who's news.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. The North American Meat Institute will host a side event at the US COP pavilion on December 11, the summit’s Agriculture Day, for example. Past marketing drives run by the AHDB include the £3.5-million The files also detail collaborations planned for the event itself.

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Reheating the shale gas debate will not solve the gas crunch

Business Green

The gas crunch gripping Europe is directly caused by volatile international gas markets that expose the UK to demand surges in Asia and political manipulation by Putin. The IPCC recently confirmed the gas to be a major climate threat , and the US and EU have pledged in the run-up to COP to curb emissions of methane by 30 per cent by 2030.

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COP26: Fears grow over UN climate summit amid coronavirus fallout

Business Green

With travel bans in place across Europe, the US and Asia, airlines forced to cancel flights, and citizens in major economies including France, the US, and China either advised or forced to keep social contact to a minimum, huge swathes of the global economy are now heading into a state of lockdown.

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We want to deliver a green recovery in partnership with business and finance

Business Green

Countries across the globe have taken the extraordinary measures to shut down large swathes of their economies in order to combat the coronavirus public health emergency. And ahead of COP, we want to see investors take crucial actions, such as setting a target for net zero and publishing a clear transition plan on how to achieve this.

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COP15: Why business is in the spotlight as debates around nature funding intensify

Business Green

And for its part, the UK announced the launch of a new programme designed to tackle the destruction of nature and biodiversity across sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and South Asia. As such, it is impossible to underestimate the importance of money to the Montreal talks.

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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald’s, Netflix

AGreenLiving

Amid myriad social, health and political crises, business sustainability is alive and well and living the Paris Agreement. Chantelle Ludski is serving as the North America and Asia Pacific COO for the Anthesis Group sustainability consultancy. Thought for Food announced Melissa Ong as its Southeast Asia CEO. The former U.K.