Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Selecting the right sustainability certification for your business can be a tedious process requiring thorough research and understanding which program will best suit your needs and budget. General business sustainability certifications. GENERAL BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS. OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

In this defining year, many businesses have already made new commitments to go further and faster to cut emissions or end deforestation. Nature's cost of doing business needs to be quantified. All businesses depend on nature and the resources it provides. Nowhere is this clearer than in our food systems.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2023

ISO 14001 certification to run an effective environmental management system ISO 14001 certification is designed to help businesses run an effective environmental management system (EMS), to reduce an entity’s impact on our natural world via operating more sustainably.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Intended to fill the policy vacuum emerging from the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January, the Environment Bill has been eagerly anticipated, and seemingly gives government the power to set legally binding targets on all aspects of the environment in future. Soil and biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Here are some of the latest commitments, along with perspective on progress so far: Procure most electricity from renewable sources by 2025 and decrease energy usage by 15 percent. Decrease water usage by 20 percent at high-risk sites and 15 percent overall by 2025 (per metric ton of product made).

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

"DEEP has allowed us to demonstrate the many benefits of restoration of long-lost reefs, and carbon storage is yet another exciting outcome of the research for the project," said Professor Bill Sanderson, from the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot-Watt University. "We

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

UKRI offers funding to four major scientific projects across UK exploring net zero cities, agricultural resilience, and biodiversity loss. Currently, the UK is one of the world's most nature-depleted countries, with 40 per cent of monitored species having declined in abundance in recent decades," he said. "We

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

Your business needs a lot of stuff in order to run – paper, ink, computers, coffee, toilet paper, lightbulbs and the list goes on. But all of this stuff is made from resources of some kind, uses up energy and eventually winds up as waste. Here are some eco-friendly office products that you just can’t do without.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

As understanding of the climate crisis increases and the harm to ourselves, the environment, business, industry, and the economy that will follow, so a desire to not only reduce carbon but to be seen reducing carbon increases. Other offsetting projects enhance biodiversity, improve soil quality, food production or rainwater absorption.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED STEEL. RECYCLED PLASTIC. Arqlite , a member of the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. Redwood Materials received a $2bn loan from the US Department of Energy in Feb 2023. Ascend Elements received a $480m grant from the US Department of Energy in Oct 2022. 2 spot behind Energy Storage, which rose from no.2 2 to to no.1.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

The absence of locks, weirs, and dams makes the river a lifeline for more than a thousand species, a busy passageway for migrating birds and fish, and a place of refuge for numerous endangered animals, including the European eel. Where and how do they find projects? How do they find partners? But the picture is much more complicated.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . South, where companies find ample forests, lax business regulations, and ports along the Atlantic coast. South to burn them overseas in its power plants.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Meanwhile, building decarbonisation and energy efficiency should already be on the agenda of the 900 corporate occupiers with a net zero science-based climate target. This ensures a 'north star' to the mission and expansion of JLL's Energy & Sustainability Services business, broadening and deepening our expertise.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The OEP aims to be fully operational in the New Year, when it expects Parliament formally enable the OEP's powers and functions in law. Last week, Greener UK warned the body's independence was at risk as the government retains the power to issue 'guidance' over the OEP.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

As energy demands increase for heavier and longer-distance transport, the energy efficiency equation for fossil based-fuels becomes harder to displace. So far, electrification and hydrogen-based options have struggled to achieve sufficient energy densities. These lower-carbon fuels are only as good as their ingredients.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Far from delivering reported savings of £1.5bn, for example, the 2010-2015 Coalition Government's 'red-tape cutting' initiatives have increased regulatory burdens on business by at least £3.1bn, the report estimates. It also gives numerous examples of the damaging side-effects of the push to deregulate planning.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Biodiversity. COP is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the UNFCCC. Energy transition. This refers to the global energy sector's shift from energy consumption and production based on fossil fuels to low carbon sources. Black carbon. Conference of the Parties (COP).

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Critics, meanwhile, have been quick to point out that the plan is thin on details around how the government intends to scale up energy efficiency improvements, boost green skills, decarbonise heavy industry, and encourage people to embrace lower carbon diets. work with business to deliver cost reductions for clean technologies.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

They lead by example and demonstrate how business can be used as a platform for good. All of our members are regular companies with businesses to run, and they all do their part in becoming greener, more socially responsible and thoughtful. Operating in most major U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The buildup of dust can weaken HVAC system efficiency, causing it to work harder and use more energy to heat or cool your home. According to the Department of Energy, replacing a clogged air filter with a clean one can lower your HVAC system’s energy consumption by 5% – 15%. Check for HVAC Leaks. Repair Plumbing Leaks.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

Scope 2 is what someone else produces for you like the gas that is burned in a power plant and shipped to you as electricity. For those that do count it, they may simply look at just their tenants' electricity consumption. But rather in energy units. Or around £70,000 worth of electricity. Stay with me.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

While commercial mining of the deep seafloor is not yet happening, momentum is building and the world is now seriously entertaining the possibility. And what constitutes benefits to humankind is also unclear as the deep seafloor is filled with untold biodiversity, much of it vitally important to the survival of our planet.”.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 20, 2022

This report demonstrated that ESG investments make good business sense. Customers and employees are also demanding business with a purpose. As such, we’re seeing an ideological shift in the business realm where responsibility goes beyond the profit line. If a business is not profitable, it cannot operate.

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Grist

MAY 25, 2021

The last trial will measure the carbon removal potential of energy crops such as willow and miscanthus grass for the first time at commercial scale. These crops would be burned for energy, with the CO2 emissions trapped and stored underground. The charcoal-like material is produced from wood or organic waste.

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Small-scale growers, selling via farmer-focussed supply chains, are better able to deliver public goods due better calibrated supply and demand and to customer understanding of issues such as seasonality, waste and packaging avoidance and trade-offs between crop damage and agrochemical use.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

From reducing carbon footprints to minimizing waste, there are numerous steps one can take to establish a more sustainable and environmentally conscious lifestyle. Energy-Efficient Homes One of the most impactful steps towards eco-friendly living in Canada is ensuring that your home is energy-efficient.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual. A growing number of businesses, governments and civil society organizations are coming together to drive the change through the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE). We would need 1.5

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Aldersgate Group's Signe Norberg reflects on how business and government can make the most of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 has already been a busy year for nature. As such, it is important the EIP provides a stable framework in which businesses can operate and unlock private investment.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

This is because water quality is heavily affected by the state of the tide, which presents a significant monitoring challenge in the lower reaches of many rivers. With a tidal range of up to 7m, the River Thames presents a number of monitoring challenges.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The analysis, published late last week, reveals net inflows into ESG ETFs in 2020 powered past the the $31bn of inflows recorded in 2019, reaching a level 10 times bigger than the $9bn seen in 2018. Yet as clean-energy flows take a larger share of the pie, they increase the volatility of overall ESG investing.".

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Varuna

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Water utilities, therefore, need to prepare themselves to cope with fluctuations in annual and seasonal flow regimes, groundwater-surface water cycles and raw water availability, which can have a resultant effect on water quality and biodiversity.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

In the UK, supermarket shelves have been stripped bare, foodbanks have faced unprecedented demand and producers are now calling for a 'land army' to prevent fields of crops from going to waste. It has also led to significant declines in biodiversity and soil health. This can lead to huge amounts of food waste.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

We now have child labor monitoring in all our managed sustainability programs and 100% deforestation monitoring in our direct supply chain across nine countries, underpinned by traceability to the individual farm or community. What is the biggest net zero challenge facing your business going forward?

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Danone, founded more than a century ago and famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. If you really want to do sustainability well in a company, you need to know your business well," Soubeiran said.

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