EDF + Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By Leanna Tang and Andrew Howell, CFA High-integrity carbon credits can play an important part in enhancing climate action, but their role in corporate sustainability strategies has come under scrutiny over the last year.

Carbon 52

Carbon Carbon-neutral Biodiversity Packaging 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A host of global fashion brands and consumer goods retailers, including H&M, Ben & Jerry's and Stella McCartney, have today collectively committed to purchasing 550,000 tonnes of low carbon alternative fibres for textiles and packaging, in a move aimed at curbing supply chain deforestation. Every year, more than 3.2

Carbon 74

Carbon Fashion Packaging Retail 74

Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Those are the stark findings of two separate report published today, which - less than 100 days ahead of the crucial COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow - together provide a stark assessment of the potentially carbon intensive nature of the global economic recovery. Only around 10.6 per cent this year and by 2.5 per cent in 2022.

Packaging 94

Packaging Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Biodiversity 94

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. In both cases, carbon offsetting removes CO 2 from the environment.

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Carbon-neutral Policy Carbon Carbon-negative 111

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

” “In the last three years of reporting, the UK Plastics Pact has doubled the recycled content in packaging, and driven the significant elimination of unnecessary (84%) and hard to recycle (90%) components in packaging. In practice, not all plastic packaging will be recycled through local authority collections by 2025.

Plastics 262

Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 262

Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With negotiations continuing through the weekend, Saturday has been designated 'Nature and Land-Use Day' and a raft of announcements are expected on how governments and businesses can ramp up efforts to expand natural carbon sinks, encourage greener farming practices, and bolster climate resilience across the agricultural supply chains.

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Government Carbon Agriculture Biodiversity 94

Business Green

JULY 19, 2021

Covid-19 recovery packages unveiled by nations around the world are failing to deliver the levels of sustainable investment needed to cap global temperature increases at safe levels, IEA warns.

Packaging 74

Packaging Policy Government Health 74

Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Drinks giant Diageo has unveiled a suite of environmental goals as part of its new 10-year sustainability plan today, including targets to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its business and cut its water use by almost a third over the next decade.

Carbon 69

Carbon Carbon-neutral Packaging Recycling 69

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Company behind Hardy's and Echo Falls says its core range has been certified as carbon neutral. The company behind bestselling wine brands Kumala, Hardys, and Echo Falls has announced that its core range has now been certified carbon neutral.

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Carbon-neutral Carbon Europe Africa 65

GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

For the vast majority of countries, recovery spending has been relatively low and not particularly green, according to the report, with any benefits from the greener elements contained in stimulus packages often undermined by concurrent fossil fuel and consumer-focused spending program. billion has been spent on low-carbon transport, $28.9

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Packaging Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Government 364

Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Peacock will sell all of the electricity it generates under a long-term power purchase agreement to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV), a joint venture between ExxonMobil and SABIC , which produces materials used to manufacture clothes, food containers, packaging, agricultural film and construction materials.

Construction 119

Construction Energy Energy Agriculture 119

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

Fashion 28

Fashion Biodiversity Soil Health 28

Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

The outer shell of the bottle, produced by the packaging manufacturer The Paper Bottle Company (Paboco), consists of sustainably-sourced wood fibre and is also bio-based. The plant-based PEF polymer lining, which has been developed by Carlsberg's partner Avantium helps to keep the products both fresh and fizzy.

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Packaging Sustainability Plastics Soil 36

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2024

Plastic was cheaper to produce than the more expensive paper, glass and metal materials used in throwaway items – such as consumer packaging – and was also stronger, lighter, safer and more durable, and it shifted the way that we use materials forever. We will also be investigating the fate of the plastics.

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Biodegradable Plastics Health Carbon 130

GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2021

The industry’s environmental problems — waste, greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss — are real. Multiple studies have shown that new farming techniques, low-carbon foods and other advances can create a radically more sustainable food system. One of the most exciting things about food and ag right now is the potential for change.

Agriculture 485

Agriculture Policy Biodiversity Sustainability 485

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

While nature doesn’t come with a clearly labeled price tag, sustainability innovation understands that there is great economic value in preserving ecosystems, natural resources, biodiversity, and cultures and communities around the world. Even Smog Armor’s packaging is designed to be as sustainable as possible. Smog Armor. EcoEnclose.

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Innovation Sustainability Stormwater Carbon-negative 148

Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While voluntary carbon markets and policy regulations are rapidly evolving, we need corporations to develop sound, tactical strategies for managing their emissions abatement and removal. Here, I will discuss how to fund active carbon sequestration today as well as R&D for these more durable solutions in the future.

Carbon 52

Carbon Soil Organic Logistics 52

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. It is also now targeting becoming a net carbon neutral business. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings. Its primary project, PRISMA, provides a 20.5%

Business Energy Monitoring 130

Business Energy Monitoring Innovation Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

Unveiling its updated environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy yesterday, Carlsberg set out plans to achieve a of flurry of new green targets over the next two decades, including a target to achieve a zero carbon footprint across its business worldwide - including all of its breweries - by 2030.

Packaging 78

Packaging Recycling Recycling Agriculture 78

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

More than 20 projects across England aimed at restoring nature, reducing flood risk, cutting carbon, and boosting biodiversity win support through Landscape Recovery Scheme fund. This is such good news A major boost for biodiversity, carbon storage, drought mitigation, reduced flooding, improved water quality… & jobs.

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Biodiversity Agriculture Resilience Government 68

Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The government will today use the official Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 in Glasgow to announce wide-ranging plans to enhance teaching of the climate crisis, boost biodiversity in schools, and help tackle the looming net zero skills crunch.

Education 96

Education Climate change Government Biodiversity 96

Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The winning startup wi ll receive a generous Planet data package worth 125k EUR, technical and business coaching, as well as an opportunity to travel to San Francisco to pitch their idea during Planet’s annual Explore Conference. . Winning the Planet Challenge is a real game-changer!

Business Energy Monitoring 102

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Carbon-neutral Startups 102

Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

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Packaging Biodiversity Government Climate change 78

Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

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Packaging Biodiversity Government Climate change 74

Business Green

JUNE 30, 2020

Legal & General has committed to making all the homes it builds operationally zero carbon by the end of the decade, a plan it says will slash customer energy bills and help the UK meet its 2050 net zero target. Yet on the basis of current Building Regulations and planning standards, none of these outcomes would be guaranteed.".

Carbon 63

Carbon Construction Government Biodiversity 63

Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The 12 organisations which make up the Partners for Inclusive Green Economy have identified 10 core principles they argue should inform national and international recovery efforts, with a strong focus on tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, sustainable development, and inequalities.

Demand 89

Demand Packaging Resilience Biodiversity 89

Business Green

JUNE 15, 2022

As part of the plan, farmers are provided with training and support as they adopt regenerative farming methods that reduce pesticide use, carbon emissions, and soil erosion, while simultaneously improving organic soil matter and biodiversity.

Soil 69

Soil Biodiversity Agriculture Resilience 69

Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A new global policy and reporting framework is urgently required to help mobilise the billions of dollars of investment in nature-related projects needed to deliver on global climate and biodiversity goals. But there is a continuing lack of clarity over how best to manage and expand the still nascent nature-based finance sector.

Biodiversity 67

Biodiversity Government Policy Europe 67

Business Green

APRIL 13, 2020

International summits to progress a global oceans treaty and mid-year UNFCCC talks have been postponed, while even more crucially COP26 and the much anticipated 'Biodiversity COP' are now set to take place next year. There is, after all, a limit to what you can achieve on Zoom. Time to step up.

Carbon 71

Carbon Climate change COP Fossil fuels 71

Fairsnape

JULY 9, 2020

There were a number of Key Actions discussed, but the most important, in my opinion, was that of Education in respect of peat free compost, but perhaps more importantly awareness on peatlands negative and positive contribution to the carbon emergency we face. We rarely think about improving the carbon capture of peatlands.

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Carbon-negative Carbon Biodiversity Fossil fuels 78

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 18, 2020

They’re also using zero-waste commitments and new packaging technology to aggressively tackle the delivery sector’s waste problems. We can’t create the food system we need — one that’s low-carbon and biodiversity-enhancing — if only one tier of that system delivers those benefits. . It’s also a problem for sustainability.

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Retail Waste Waste Seafood 450

Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

The proposed stimulus package calls for a "renovation wave" of buildings and infrastructure in support of the Green Deal, as well as investments in circular economy efforts, renewable energy projects, clean hydrogen infrastructure, green transport networks, and an enhanced Just Transition Fund for workers.

Investment 99

Investment Packaging Carbon-neutral Europe 99

Business Green

APRIL 15, 2020

Think tank urges world leaders to build a low-carbon, circular economy in the wake of the health crisis. The Club of Rome has urged G20 leaders and other heads of state to work together to implement green recovery packages and fiscal stimulus plans during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

Packaging 85

Packaging Resilience Health Carbon 85

Business Green

JUNE 21, 2022

Wetland International calls for protection of crucial ecosystems ahead of the delayed COP15 Biodiversity Summit. On average 200 new species are discovered in freshwater wetlands each year and these precious habitats store almost a third of global soil carbon.

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Biodiversity Carbon-negative Packaging Soil 36

Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Alongside climate change, we are also facing a biodiversity crisis. Companies will need all the help that they can find if they are to reduce their carbon footprints, while still serving their customers. Tools such as carbon calculators give businesses the information they need to make changes with significant impact.

Business Energy Monitoring 79

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Climate change 79

Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2020

million hectares of land within the next five years by using algorithms and remote sensor technologies to identify high-quality nature-based solutions that it will then package into investment products for financial institutions. A fintech start-up is aiming to help finance the restoration of at least 3.5

Investment 98

Investment Biodiversity Agriculture Packaging 98

Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It concluded that Sweden, France, and now Spain are leading the race for a green recovery with their recovery plans dedicating at least 40 per cent of total funding towards low carbon infrastructure, applying environmental conditions to carbon-heavy industry bailouts, and creating green jobs programmes for the long-term unemployed.

Fossil fuels 101

Fossil fuels Packaging Investment Pollution 101