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Natural England chair urges government to stay the course on green farming subsidy plans

Business Green

Juniper will argue that the future of agriculture is heavily reliant on a healthy environment, and that it is possible for farmers to secure a good income from food production while also protecting and restoring nature and biodiversity, as the government's proposed farming subsidy reforms schemes aim to achieve.

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Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom

GreenBiz

Roman Krznaric’s book " The Good Ancestor " is an important antidote to redirect our thinking away from apathy and fear. On the plus side, the demands upon nature can be reduced for water resources, energy, crop and meat production, forests and soils, and critical materials. Innovation marches forward.

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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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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Lab-Grown Meat, Fake Meat & 3D Printed Pizzas Book Summary - There are currently several technologies in development that have the potential to provide the sustainable food of the future. This is a summary of the book ‘Kweekvlees, Fake Vlees & Pizza’s uit de Printer’ from Sebastiaan van de Water. Loss of biodiversity.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

Resolutions to global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, resource depletion, racism, and exploitation need the backing of our economic system. Does your company have an open-book management process that allows employees to access all financial and operational data?

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Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom

AGreenLiving

Roman Krznaric’s book ” The Good Ancestor ” is an important antidote to redirect our thinking away from apathy and fear. On the plus side, the demands upon nature can be reduced for water resources, energy, crop and meat production, forests and soils, and critical materials.

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Net Zero Nature: Can business and nature join forces in the climate fight?

Business Green

A constant stream of negative news risks giving rise to hopelessness and nihilism, it is argued , which benefits nobody and undermines efforts to tackle the very real problems the world still faces. All of these corporate efforts, on paper at least, promise to both conserve nature and capture millions of tonnes of CO2.