Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The adoption of shorter, more transparent palm oil supply chains and working exclusively with suppliers that meet specific environmental, social and ethical standards has made it easier for the company to keep track of its palm oil supply chain, which the company said is no longer contributing to the destruction of tropical forests as a result.

Energy Monitor 100

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Ethics 100

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 20, 2022

This means leaving natural ecosystems unharmed, supporting biodiversity, maintaining natural environments and resources, and restoring natural climatic cycles. This includes transparent and full financial reports, plus ethical and legal management. That is, there are three pillars that denote corporate sustainability.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Organic Business Energy Monitoring Ethics 148

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Only by bringing producers to the center of the quest for solutions will we be able to contribute to a world without commodities-driven conversion, balancing environmental outcomes with resilient and prosperous rural communities," said Tony Siantonas, director of the Scaling Positive Agriculture initiative for WBCSD, in a statement. .

Policy 545

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Low Impact

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Community growing areas can improve local biodiversity and protect local wildlife. The more biodiverse an ecosystem, the more resilient it will be. They aim to make ethical the new normal. For individuals: A community garden can provide other yields as well as food, such as fuel, crafting materials, and natural medicine.

Global warming 95

Global warming Ethics Biodiversity Agriculture 95

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Greater community resilience – Sustainable buildings also support community resilience to withstand the impacts of climate change. Another major trend is the use of ethically-sourced, green building materials. Greater community resilience. Improved resale value. Enhanced reputation. Lower carbon footprint.

Real Estate 148

Real Estate Sustainability Carbon-negative Health 148

Business Green

MAY 17, 2020

The story of businesses delivering strong growth and profits while helping to tackle climate change, biodiversity collapse, and poverty has a long way to run, argues Liontrust's Peter Michaelis. Within the past couple of months, country after country has gone from business as usual to full lockdown. First, the air we breathe.

Biodiversity 36

Biodiversity Climate change Ethics Government 36

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Economist sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the response to his landmark review into the economics of biodiversity. But Dasgupta contended the fundamental economics of biodiversity set out in his review mean policymakers should engage with the controversial topic.

Biodiversity 36

Biodiversity Government Health Africa 36

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The adoption of shorter, more transparent palm oil supply chains and working exclusively with suppliers that meet specific environmental, social and ethical standards has made it easier for the company to keep track of its palm oil supply chain, which the company said is no longer contributing to the destruction of tropical forests as a result.

Energy Monitor 28

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Resilience 28

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It drives most of the food and beverage industry climate impacts, threatens biodiversity and water, as well as habitat for people and animals. Deforestation is a critical environmental challenge associated with the food system. What gives you hope and optimism when you look at the future of our global food system?

Health 534

Health Sustainability Agriculture Organic 534

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

There are growing fears that many corporate sustainability strategies' understandable focus on emissions reduction could start to come at the expense of workers, communities, and biodiversity - a scenario that could help fuel a backlash against decarbonisation efforts.

Sustainability 42

Sustainability Health Resilience Ethics 42

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals. Mancozeb is used to protect plants against a range of dangerous fungal diseases, but was banned by the EU earlier this year over concerns about its impacts on human health and biodiversity. Political Connections.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity published this week hammered home a point that has long been clear: the transition towards a more nature-positive and climate-responsible economy requires a major overhaul of core business assumptions and an embrace of new metrics for gauging economic success.

Sustainability 63

Sustainability Biodiversity Policy Global warming 63

Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. Since then, Pepperwood has provided a model of how combining science with local Indigenous research , knowledge, and practices can restore forest health and resiliency while mitigating the growing frequency and severity of fires. But by how much?

Resilience 97

Resilience Biodiversity Soil Logging 97

Business Green

JUNE 14, 2022

As such the Strategy is a deliberately narrow response to Dimbleby's independent review and is designed to focus on "longer-term measures to support a resilient, healthier, and more sustainable food system that is affordable to all" rather than short term measures to tackle rising food prices.

Government 36

Government Agriculture Carbon-negative Policy 36

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The concept of nature-based solutions broadly refers to working with and enhancing nature to address major challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and poverty alleviation. At the moment, there is a lot of excitement about planting trees to absorb greenhouse gas emissions.

Sea level rise 195

Sea level rise Climate change Biodiversity Ethics 195

Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

If you have an environmentally-minded investor or pension holder you are likely already aware that it stands for 'Environmental, Social and Governance', and that it is supposed to signal that your money is being put towards assets that are environmentally and ethically sound.

Carbon-neutral 58

Carbon-neutral Waste Waste Sustainability 58

Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. It is the first book in a series on Climate Risk Management, Policy and Governance.

Climate change 95

Climate change Ethics Sustainability Health 95

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many companies have promised to address deforestation related to their business activities for years, but few have fully delivered on those plans — and an astonishingly high number of companies don’t have an explicit commitment to ending deforestation. “Map your sourcing. You can’t do anything if you don’t know where to do it.”

Policy 28

Policy Organic Sustainability Agriculture 28

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

Our food supply chain uses an excessive amount of land leading to biodiversity loss. Tip #14 – Buy ethically sourced meat and seafood : Ethically sourced meat tends to be richer in nutrients, plus animals are treated humanely, and the farms and corresponding processes have a reduced environmental impact.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Waste Waste 148

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It drives most of the food and beverage industry climate impacts, threatens biodiversity and water, as well as habitat for people and animals. Deforestation is a critical environmental challenge associated with the food system. What gives you hope and optimism when you look at the future of our global food system?

Health 28

Health Organic Sustainability Agriculture 28

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2021

The area I'm most keenly focused on is how climate change is going to affect finance and what that means for organisations such as CFA UK (Chartered Financial Analysts' Society of the UK) whose role it is to educate finance professionals so that they are technically and ethically competent to work for their clients.

Investment 44

Investment Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Climate change 44

Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2021

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, for example, set up the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998, which has awarded millions of dollars in grants for climate resilience and wildlife projects and produced media projects that communicate the urgency of climate change to the public such as the documentary Before the Flood.

Building Energy Monitoring 69

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Fossil fuels Business Energy Monitoring 69

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

University of California, Berkeley Score 81.47 | Berkeley, California After the coronavirus radically shifted students’ second semesters, UC Berkeley put together more than 40 virtual Earth Month events and unveiled a Resilient Sustainability Community Fellowship. The project is pursuing SITES Silver and LEED Gold certification.

Cooling 52

Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Waste 52

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

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. Yet, decent pay is more than just a question of ethics, it makes good business sense too. Why is meeting this initiative important?

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 78

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Still, the company is stepping out as an innovator in sustainable finance — it was the first buyer into a new reef credits system in Australia , and Herweijer’s innovation lens and ongoing research into risks associated with nature and biodiversity loss no doubt helped land her new job. . Maria Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business.

Sustainability 546

Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546