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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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Recently, I was asked to participate in a webinar discussion about environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in the wake of COVID-19, and I had to ask myself, "Is the work we’re doing at SASB completely irrelevant or more relevant than ever?" . How can companies adapt to ensure business continuity in such an uncertain environment?

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2020

The government has been accused of neglecting soil health in England and thereby potentially heightening the risks of flood, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss, after a freedom of information request revealed it spends just a fraction of its environmental monitoring budget on enhancing and protecting soils. With an estimated 2.2

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

In addition, the policy position calls for planning reform to be aligned with strategies for net zero and adaptation, levelling up, biodiversity and health and wellbeing. Investing in green skills and jobs will underpin success in meeting climate targets.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As more corporate sustainability teams cultivate projects to restore biodiversity and degraded landscapes or to nurture soil carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions, interest in drone technologies that can weed out the best opportunities is flourishing. Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

CBI chief says it is 'not acceptable' for businesses to sit on the sidelines amid 'seismic' challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss and Covid-19. From climate change to digitisation, resilience-building to fighting protectionist instincts, the challenges we face are seismic," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Greater diversity gives greater resilience According to the researchers, a likely reason behind the result is that different tree species occupy different positions, or ‘niches’, within an ecosystem. In turn, a diverse mix of trees can support a much wider range of animal life.

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

Government-backed Natural Environment Impact Fund to support four projects that will explore how private investment can be harnessed to enhance nature. You can't put a price on nature, but investing in its recovery can generate a steady return and will make the UK economy more clean and resilient.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The biodiversity net-gain requirement is among the most important conservation policy initiatives of the last two decades, argues Environment Bank chairman and founder Professor David Hill CBE. His words apply equally to rebuilding biodiversity as they do to addressing climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

Climate resilience is the theme of this year’s event (29 th May to 4 th June), which aims to inspire the public to help protect the capital’s waterways. The public can get involved in citizen science projects to monitor the health of their rivers in order to gather evidence on the issues and opportunities for water quality improvements.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Accelerate and integrate the efficacy of climate/biodiversity actions to achieve greater impact and effect. We need to think of protected areas as serving both the biodiversity they help to protect and the carbon sequestration ability of the ocean – MPAs protect and retain carbon. Time is not on our side.

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

Top government figures have offered yet further strong signals that they view boosting the green economy as a top priority for the UK's Covid-19 recovery strategy, with Boris Johnson today urging investment in "industries, infrastructure and jobs that will endure any storm". 4/4 pic.twitter.com/lhQGTURjCh.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Only in recent years have governments recognised more funding will need to be provided to help developing economies adapt to worsening climate risks, and even then the question of how to mobilised increased investment remains highly contentious. This is a kind of mindset issue, as opposed to a huge investment issue," Limbert said.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Start-ups and innovators aiming to deploy technologies that can enhance farmers’ resilience to water, climate, and biodiversity impacts invited to apply for funding. Innovators, companies, and start-ups have been invited by the multinational drinks brand to apply for seed funding to develop their technologies before 7 October.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2020

It is now clearer than ever before that the health of humanity is inextricably bound to the health of our planet," the letter reads. "It It is now clearer than ever before that the health of humanity is inextricably bound to the health of our planet," the letter reads. If nature is protected, we are protected.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

The project, managed by Wetlands International, already has improved the district’s climate resilience, protecting communities from coastal flooding and absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Encourage investment in nature-based solutions. They also provide critical habitat for biodiversity. Risk & Resilience.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. In the corporation’s efforts to invest in communities that house its data centers, it funded Trees Forever’s work in 2019. Heat is the biggest killer from [a] natural disaster perspective.".

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

Energy security now encompasses the reliability of renewables, availability and accessibility or critical minerals, and resilience in the face of physical and cyber threats. Within Asia, the energy transition is marked by robust demand driven by economic growth amidst climate threats and challenges to infrastructure resilience.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2022

Action to restore and enhance nature, green space, and biodiversity in urban areas should be a 'foremost priority', World Economic Forum warns. Moreover, nature-based infrastructure investment is on average 50 per cent more cost-effective than man-made alternatives, while delivering 28 per cent more added value, according to the report.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Every effort must be expended on reducing risks and unknowns, whether from changes in weather, crop disease, and livestock health, or fluctuating commodity and market prices, not to mention consumer tastes and regulatory requirements. By necessity, modern farming has become a global, well-oiled machine. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Defend Our Future

MARCH 20, 2024

Food insecurity According to a study from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health , one in four young adults in 2020 faced food insecurity, with Gen Z adults being twice as likely. This makes securing equitable access to affordable, climate resilient and healthy food a personal issue for our generation.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Many businesses and governments put profits and short-term gains over the long-term health of our planet. This makes it difficult to invest in green practices that may have upfront costs but long-term benefits. Through investment, countries can help support renewable energy, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A group of 45 governments will today promise to take urgent action and mobilise increased investment to protect nature and shift to more sustainable ways of farming at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. If we are to keep the 1.5C

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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. "The

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Natural Environment Plan sets out the actions the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and its partners will take over the next five years to enhance the region’s biodiversity, protect endangered species, and improve access to green spaces and waterways for residents.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Indeed, for many of the world’s largest companies, sustainability is seen as key to minimizing risk, increasing resilience, enhancing competitiveness and unlocking new opportunities. At last, sustainability has emerged from the shadows to be considered part and parcel of corporate success. Pull Quote. State of Green Business Report.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are a variety of ways to make a property more sustainable such as using green building materials , following a regular maintenance schedule, upgrading to energy-efficient lighting and appliances , and investing in onsite renewable energy systems (e.g. solar photovoltaic, wind, microhydropower and hybrid systems).

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The global recovery from the coronavirus crisis presents an "unmissable opportunity" to invest in nature, deliver net zero emissions by 2050, and reduce the risk of future pandemics, according to a new UN report which attempts to lay out a "comprehensive blueprint for addressing our triple planetary emergency".

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

Responsible leadership is a dynamic and continuous exercise of seeing, understanding and addressing your organization’s role in society and in the market, tackling three mutually reinforcing sets of emergencies and their impact on stakeholders: The climate emergency, the biodiversity emergency and the growing socioeconomic divide.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

As part of the initiative, launched late last week, the CEOs of McCain Foods, McDonald's, Waitrose & Partners, Olam, and PepsiCo have produced a joint action plan detailing how to boost adoption of regenerative farming practices globally, in a bid to reduce the food system's significant impacts on climate and biodiversity.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2020

Think tank urges world leaders to build a low-carbon, circular economy in the wake of the health crisis. Like Covid-19, climate change, biodiversity loss, and financial collapse do not observe national or even physical borders," it warned. This is also the moment for independent central banks to enhance transparency," it added.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2022

Charity coalition's 2030 strategy aims to ramp up expansion of nature recovery areas to boost carbon storage, climate resilience, and connect more people with nature. The announcement comes ahead of the long-delayed COP15 UN Biodiversity Summit, which is due to take place in China later this year.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 4, 2020

While a carbon tax cannot be counted on to cut pollution, it can be a temporary source of revenue for the investment we need for a Just Transition. Improve the resiliency to climate change of waters and forests and support biodiversity conservation and natural climate solutions.

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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.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Today a 600-page Review on the Economics of Biodiversity aims to similarly influence opinion on how best to turn the tide on the ongoing destruction of the natural world, which it warns threatens the wellbeing and livelihoods of humanity unless transformative action is urgently taken to address market and governmental failures.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

A survey of 600 farmers carried out by the pollster on behalf of Swiss biotechnology giant Syngenta in February found 72 per cent were worried about the impact of climate change on their crop yields, animal health, and ability to do business. warming trajectory.

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