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Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill

Envirotec Magazine

The Bill establishes a new “independent watchdog”, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to fulfil this role, and it will seemingly hold the government to account on long-term, legally-binding targets in relation to biodiversity, air quality, water and waste management as well as its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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Unilever unveils climate and nature fund worth more than $1 billion

GreenBiz

The consumer goods giant unveiled its new Climate and Nature Fund on Monday as it set out a raft of fresh sustainability goals, which include plans to end deforestation in its supply chain and communicate the carbon footprint of every product it sells. Carbon Removal. Corporate Strategy. Supply Chain. Natural Climate Solutions.

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SDG15: The fight for life on land

Business Green

When well managed the land helps regulate water and air quality, sequester and store carbon, and minimise flood and soil erosion risks. Soil erosion, wildfires, floods, monocultures, and pollution can all pose a serious threat to life and the viability of the economies and communities that are dependent on the land.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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Unilever unveils €1bn climate and nature fund

Business Green

The consumer goods giant unveiled its new Climate and Nature Fund today as it set out a raft of fresh sustainability goals, which include plans to end deforestation in its supply chain and communicate the carbon footprint of every product it sells.

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In focus: How to push climate resilience up the corporate agenda

Business Green

As Gideon Henderson, chief scientific officer at Defra, explains the 2008 Climate Change Act represented a "big step change" in the government's approach to climate change, introducing long term emissions goals, the system of five yearly Carbon Budgets that require governments to develop credible decarbonisation plans, and the CCC.

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Unilever unveils climate and nature fund worth more than $1 billion

AGreenLiving

The consumer goods giant unveiled its new Climate and Nature Fund on Monday as it set out a raft of fresh sustainability goals, which include plans to end deforestation in its supply chain and communicate the carbon footprint of every product it sells.