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Wash, rinse and repeat? How policy clarity can help tackle the tide of greenwash

Business Green

policy and carbon accounting are at risk of turning genuine ambition into business risk. Net zero legislation, the carbon budgets and renewable power deployment are real areas of leadership. Companies, increasingly aware of the implications of net zero, resist high carbon investments due to the inherent risks.

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Top 8 Sustainable Fishing Practices: Small Business Sustainability Guide

Green Business Bureau

This article discusses measures the seafood industry can take in order to limit their negative impact on our world’s oceans. From litter and pollution to overfishing and habitat destruction, today’s unsustainable commercial fishing has a significant negative impact on the oceans’ ecosystems. Adhere to the “Good Fish Guide”.

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The great greenwash crackdown? UK competition watchdog trains sights on supermarket shelves

Business Green

What is the correct way to dispose of 'biodegradable' plastic bags? And what even is 'carbon negative' beer? The CMA said it would analyse the environmental claims made on the labels of such products, both online and in store, to consider whether companies behind these items are complying with UK consumer law.

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How To Avoid Greenwashing: A Businesses Guide for Sustainable Marketing

Green Business Bureau

These are difficult for consumers to interpret and may also suggest an item or service has no negative environmental impacts. Carbon Offsets. The time frame for carbon-offset emission reductions should be included in the claim. That is, carbon offsetting gives emission reductions years beyond when the offsets were made.

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How To Avoid Greenwashing: A Businesses Guide for Sustainable Marketing

Green Business Bureau

These are difficult for consumers to interpret and may also suggest an item or service has no negative environmental impacts. Carbon Offsets. The time frame for carbon-offset emission reductions should be included in the claim. That is, carbon offsetting gives emission reductions years beyond when the offsets were made.

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How oysters and seagrass could help the California coast adapt to rising seas

Grist

According to Molly Melius, program manager at Stanford University’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, seawalls can reduce beach width, decrease sand replenishment of beaches, and also accelerate erosion at the ends of seawalls. That portion could increase to one-third by 2100 if current rates continue.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

"I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun," he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole.