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Poll: British public 'overwhelmingly' backs robust supply chain deforestation laws

Business Green

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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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic

Business Green

Meanwhile, uncertainty and disruption wrought by the pandemic and Brexit have brought food and farming systems into sharper focus for consumers in 2020, and countless studies have highlighted an uptick in veganism , flexitarianism, and overall demand for sustainable and ethical food.

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Mutual credit in Africa: interview with Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics

Low Impact

Do you think these ideas will spread more rapidly in Africa, Asia and Latin America? Here are ways we can support the environment, regenerate the soil etc, but we don’t have the money. Most land in Kenya was fertile soil 200 years ago. I interviewed Mercedes from Quipu Markets in Colombia. Like Banco Palmas (Brazil).

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

As businesses and society continue to transition towards further sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, the key challenge faced is in rethinking the philosophy of management and business ethics to achieve this change in deep and lasting ways.

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Need eco-friendly gifts for friends? We’ve got you covered.

AGreenLiving

As a company, it’s been awarded as one of the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies, earned an ‘A’ Climate 2020 score, and been recognized by Energy Star. The soil, the plants and the resulting wines are propagated with attention to culture, history and a connection to the land. It’s zero-waste, biodegradable and handcrafted.

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

AFN Sustainable Protein

Environmental : Plant-based products are also going to have trouble escaping problems and criticism faced by conventional agriculture, which include monocropping, chemical and fertilizer use, and top-soil depletion. In fact, what amazes us most about the cell-ag industry is just how fast it is moving. .