GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

The Path to Sustainable Forestry. The forest industry is embracing more sustainable practices that protect people, biodiversity and our climate – and many companies have set goals to source from more sustainable forests. Speakers: Ron Jarvis, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Home Depot. The challenge? Ron Jarvis.

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Sustainability Biodiversity Education Demand 239

Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Scores of financial firms, banks, and institutional investors representing more than $24tr in assets worldwide have today called on world leaders to adopt an ambitious global nature treaty that establishes clear guidelines for the financial sector to ensure biodiversity loss is reversed.

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Biodiversity Demand Climate change Investment 87

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Developers must be supported if they are to protect biodiversity, according to surface water and drainage systems supplier ACO Water Management, following growing calls for construction projects to prioritise the protection of mainland species in the UK. The webinar entitled Super Amphibian Highways will take place on Wednesday 10th March.

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Biodiversity Construction Transportation Demand 147

The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

With a growing global population and increasing demand for protein, this practice has become a vital part of the world’s food production. Today’s poultry farming has begun to shift from traditional, potentially damaging practices to more sustainable ones. But parallel to this growth is the pressing issue of environmental conservation.

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Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 195

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Aligning Action with Ambition: How Leadership Companies Approach Audacious Sustainability Goals. The pressure is on when it comes to sustainability in the private sector. Get C-suite buy-in on setting next-generation sustainability goals (and fund this work). No longer is it sufficient to announce new ambitions. taylor flores.

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Sustainability Biodiversity Climate change Carbon 390

Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

Public concern over the decline in nature has seen a "dramatic rise" around the world over the past five years, triggering rapidly growing consumer demand for more sustainable products, particularly in high income countries, according to research commissioned by WWF. Meanwhile, Briton's have also contributed 11.5

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Demand Sustainability Biodiversity Biodegradable 99

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Kraft Heinz sustainability chief reflects on 'interdependence'. Food company Kraft Heinz has been relatively quiet about its corporate sustainability strategy in the five years since it was formed through the merger of food giants Kraft and Heinz — stepping out in early 2018 to provide an update. Heather Clancy.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Agriculture Building Energy Monitoring 439

Grist

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Stripping coal from a mountain demands a wholesale rearrangement of its summit and the transformation of the surrounding forest into a moonscape. This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The surprising biodiversity of abandoned coal mines on Oct 5, 2023. It all becomes waste, dumped into a valley below the site.

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Biodiversity Real Estate Construction Law 126

Planet Pulse

JANUARY 23, 2024

Authors: Seamus Lombardo and Amy Rosenthal As a Public Benefit Corporation, we think a lot about sustainability and the solutions our customers, partners, and the world need. Planet data and imagery can aid in all stages of sustainability reporting. Figure 1: Planet data can help with all stages of sustainability reporting.

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Biodiversity Sustainability Carbon-neutral Lithium 123

Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

An increase in seafood sustainability matched with greater supply chain disclosure could improve the health of world's oceans while boosting the profitability of major retailers, an investigation by Planet Tracker has found. Our report found significant financial benefits to be gained from sustainable sourcing and enhanced disclosure.".

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Seafood Retail Biodiversity Sustainability 42

Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

Grant from Global Environmental Facility will support programme of work designed to reduce fashion sector’s contribution to biodiversity loss. The Fashion Pact has announced the launch of a series of initiatives geared at curbing the sector's impact on biodiversity loss after securing a $2m grant from the Global Environmental Facility.

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Fashion Biodiversity Agriculture Fossil fuels 96

Business Green

JUNE 29, 2020

The brewing industry is among the nine critical sectors identified in a report published today by UNEP and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance that highlights need for banks, investors and insurers to set firm targets to reduce biodiversity loss.

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Biodiversity Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 101

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the wake of growing environmental consciousness, businesses and individuals alike are increasingly turning towards sustainable practices.   This article explores a diverse range of sustainable materials for constructing exhibition booths, emphasizing their environmental benefits and innovative applications.

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Innovation Sustainability Recycling Recycling 76

Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

Report from ShareAction finds that none of the world's 75 largest asset managers have a dedicated biodiversity policy, while many are still underplaying climate risks. Moreover, only 11 per cent of asset managers have policies requiring portfolio companies to mitigate harmful impacts on biodiversity.

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Biodiversity Carbon-negative Policy Investment 97

Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2022

Tech startup sustainability. Tech startup sustainability means to be purpose-driven and sustainable. For the major tech giants Salesforce , Lenovo , and Microsoft , sustainability lies at the core of these organizations. Many benefits come from running a sustainable company. Tech startup sustainability: 6 top tips.

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Business Energy Monitoring Startups Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

PV Plus: Amplifying the Sustainability and Biodiversity Benefits of Solar Date/Time: March 4, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Demand for solar energy continues to accelerate. How can solar energy align the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis?

Biodiversity 28

Biodiversity Sustainability Agriculture Demand 28

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Lead author Dr Charlie Outhwaite (UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, UCL Biosciences) said: “Many insects appear to be very vulnerable to human pressures, which is concerning as climate change worsens and agricultural areas continue to expand. “Our

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Agriculture Biodiversity Climate change Health 246

Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Nobody wants the food they consume to have destroyed forests, habitats, and wildlife on its way to their plate, and yet the system that underpins our global food supplies today continues to be one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and climate change worldwide. These three levers are in part interdependent," it adds.

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Sustainability Biodiversity Meat alternatives Agriculture 97

Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic, horrific as it's been, has been reasonably kind to the worlds of sustainable business and climate tech. There's enough progress to turn even the most hardbitten sustainability skeptic optimistic. Demand for sustainability professionals outstripped supply. It's not just ESG.

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Sustainability Aviation Biodiversity Carbon-negative 90

Business Green

JULY 19, 2021

environmental, social and governance (ESG) cover investment approaches for more than a third of global assets, Global Sustainable Investment Alliance claims. In both cases, the report said it is largely due to changes in how sustainable investment is defined, the report explained.

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Investment Sustainability Retail Europe 91

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Meanwhile, overuse of fertilisers and sewage pollution pump millions of tonnes of phosphorus into lakes and rivers each year, damaging biodiversity and affecting water quality. Global food security remains threatened as many farmers struggle to afford sufficient phosphorus fertiliser for their crops.

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Pollution Biodiversity Recycling Recycling 264

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

The University of Manchester has signed a landmark new deal that will see up to 65% of its electricity demand supplied through a brand-new renewables project. The site will also create a significant biodiversity net gain. This includes the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change , which helped create the University’s Zero Carbon Goal.

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Europe Carbon Sustainability Biodiversity 147

GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

The golf industry, for one, is increasing its efforts to promote environmental sustainability and marketing to the general public its desire to embrace a more diverse demographic. Over the last few years, the golf industry has made strides towards being more "sustainable," but is it enough? The same can be said for consumers.

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Climate change Real Estate Agriculture Sustainability 545

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 20, 2022

Customers and employees are also demanding business with a purpose. That is, a successful business is one that makes a profit while supporting and sustaining the environment and society. That is, ESG can be used interchangeably with the term sustainability. ESG and sustainability: Understanding the similarities.

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Sustainability Organic Business Energy Monitoring Ethics 148

Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The growing global consensus on the need to build a green recovery from the economic wreckage of the coronavirus crisis has been yet further underlined by a set of green policy demands released today to mark World Environment Day by host of influential institutions, including the OECD and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

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Demand Packaging Resilience Biodiversity 88

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 24, 2021

Date/Time: September 28, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Protecting biodiversity is a defining issue of our time as we face the prospect of mass extinction and ecosystem collapse. The rest is here: The Business and Ecosystem Value of Biodiversity.

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Biodiversity Resilience Sustainability Demand 28

Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

Encouraging Certified Sustainable Palm Oil can help the industry tackle the world's climate and biodiversity crises and improve the livelihoods of millions of oil palm farmers, writes RSPO's Nicholas Hurt. Expo 2020 focuses on creating sustainable links between food, agriculture, and livelihoods. million hectares in 2019 to 31.1

Sustainability 72

Sustainability Biodiversity Demand North America 72

Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2020

Ranging from ages 10 to 94, the activists cite the UN Sustainable Development Goals agreed in 2015 as a key framework for driving progress, calling them "a historic plan to end extreme poverty, conquer inequality and fix the climate crisis".

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Demand Sustainability Biodiversity Government 101

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. OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS. General business sustainability certifications. Green building certifications.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 148

Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Dozens of global firms have made substantial progress in their sourcing of sustainable cotton, the latest sustainable cotton rankings have confirmed, providing evidence more businesses are acting to ameliorate the fashion industry's contribution to water scarcity, pollution, and loss of biodiversity.

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Demand Sustainability Fashion Retail 51

AGreenLiving

MARCH 4, 2021

Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet C.J. Until very recently, investor demands regarding environmental impact largely have focused on the climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions. Clouse Thu, 03/04/2021 – 02:11 Reprinted from GreenFin Weekly, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here.

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Biodiversity Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

Energy Transmissions Commission provides guidance on availability and use of biomass, warning sustainable sources are limited in volume worldwide. Truly sustainable biomass is limited in volume; so its use must be restricted to priority sectors where alternative decarbonisation options don't exist," said Turner.

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Sustainability Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Biodiversity 74

GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

Under the heading "Transformative effort to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss," the seven economies: Commit to a multi-year effort to meet our net-zero commitments and environmental objectives in a way that is positive for jobs, growth, competitiveness and fairness.

Climate change 305

Climate change Biodiversity Demand Law 305

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. Arbitrary Targets Are Not The Solution’.

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Europe Sustainability Agriculture Biodiversity 96

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Related: World gets F on Aichi biodiversity report card “Truly sustainable economic growth and development means recognizing that our long-term prosperity relies on rebalancing our demand of nature’s goods and services with its capacity to supply them,” Dasgupta said in a statement. View post:Â .

Biodiversity 28

Biodiversity Demand Sustainability Policy 28

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

As well as potentially conflicting with England’s carbon budget, housing expansion also may well conflict with England’s national biodiversity targets. So, here we have tried to identify solutions that could help the Government to avoid having to choose between England’s urgent housing needs and sustainability objectives.

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Carbon Biodiversity Politics Policy 147

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Demand for voluntary carbon offsets holds strong. How to add considerations for equity and biodiversity into renewables procurement? The GreenBiz Intelligence Panel is the survey body we poll regularly throughout the year on key trends and developments in sustainability. Stories discussed this week (4:20). Stay connected.

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Retail Fashion Biodiversity Innovation 458