DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At the eleventh hour, right-wing politicians have launched a bid to block the passing of the EU’s flagship nature protection law, which scientists have described as a “cornerstone of food security and human health”. Without such an ambitious legislation, it will not be possible to bend the curve of declining biodiversity.”

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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.

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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.

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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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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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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Defra confirms wave of amendments designed to strengthen biodiversity targets, curb water pollution, and safeguard independence of Office of Environment Protection. However, writing on Twitter environmental campaigner Miles King voiced concerns that the new biodiversity target would not guarantee improvements to UK biodiversity.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The potatoes are grown with farming methods that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, help improve soil health, and increase local biodiversity, according to Puffin Produce, which is investing in carbon offset projects to neutralise any remaining emissions from the potatoes' production.

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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. 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.

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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.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The Government should work quickly to publish its package of targets, using this extra time to ensure they are as strong as possible. However, the Government has now failed to deliver against one of the most important legal requirements of that Act – to set binding legal targets to improve environmental health. Nature cannot wait.”.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

Other key areas of focus in the ESG strategy include sustainable farming, driving down packaging waste, and further slashing its water use, the latter of which is backed by a goal to replenish 100 per cent of the water used at Carlsberg breweries in high water risk areas by 2030.

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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. Techniques, such as organic farming and biodiversity can make all the difference. They can also use packaging and advertising to showcase the sustainability of their products and brand.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The initiative includes plans to leverage over $4bn billion of new public sector investment in agricultural innovation, including the development of climate resilient crops and regenerative solutions to improve soil health, and support for making these techniques and resources affordable and accessible to hundreds of millions of farmers.

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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. EcoEnclose.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Charity the Wildlife Trusts warns government's current planning reform proposals risk undermining efforts to protect nature and biodiversity. Instead, the government should look to ensure protection for nature and biodiverse land in its reform package, the charity said.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

But the alliance of NGOs, academic institutions, and think tanks, argued that "even these leaders are preoccupied with one-off low-carbon projects and are shying away from the urgent structural changes needed to protect and restore nature at scale - including eliminating harmful subsidies and embedding biodiversity in economic plans".

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

By Wendy Furgusson, Associate, Environment and Health, Ramboll With Natural England’s recent changes to planning policy causing a reduction in the number of new homes built from 240,000 a year in 2018-19 to a projected 111,000 by 2025, awareness of nutrient pollution as a problem is becoming more widespread.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Make 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging by 2025. What is the company’s policy for protecting biodiversity? We focus on promoting and protecting the health and welfare and the economic prosperity of the farmers, the workers, the employees and the communities within our supply chain.

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Fairsnape

JULY 9, 2020

Peatland plants and insects are as beautiful and important as the trees and biodiversity we find in forests and rewilded areas. And can be as vital to our own health and wellbeing, with the increasing biophilic recognition of the importance of fractals and natures patterns, even in miniature. This has to change.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In our role as Custodians of the tidal Thames, ensuring the estuary’s continued and improving health is a key priority. The organisation’s evolving, comprehensive package of investments along the Thames supports greater river use for trade and travel, environmental improvements and enhanced access for sport and recreation.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

A huge chunk of Covid-related government spending has necessarily focused on welfare payments and the health response, but the report concludes that even when the focus is narrowed to look only at measures designed to deliver a longer-term economic recovery only 18 per cent of spending has "positive green characteristics".

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2023

She shared valuable insights about integrating biodiversity conservation into the company's sustainability work. Prioritize what's material to your business As a food company, General Mills' success today and in the future is directly tied to the state of nature and particularly the health of ecosystems in its sourcing regions.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2021

A new environmental scoring system for food and drinks packaging is set to launch across select retailers and products this autumn, as part of a government-backed drive to help consumers make more environmentally friendly choices. We need a system based on the core principles of integrity.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The question of how to finance nature goals has dominated the UN biodiversity talks, which are expected to culminate in a new strategic plan, or post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, for how countries can work together to stop the alarming decline of nature around the world. the letter states.

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

In a statement to mark World Environment Day, the Prime Minister said that while countries were rightly focused on combatting the pandemic, it was critical not to lose sight of the need to protect the planet "from the devastating threat of climate change and biodiversity loss". Stop doing this, because it's killing us," she said.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The health of human beings depends on the state of the environment as well. The state of our environment today is due to the broadening issues arising from loss of biodiversity, inappropriate means of disposing of waste , overpopulation, the depletion of natural resources, and increased deforestation.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health Oliver Camp Mon, 10/26/2020 – 01:30 On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. 1 killer in the country.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

Bic has partnered with TerraCycle, however, to offer a Stationary Recycling Program that accepts all brands of empty writing instruments, glue sticks, and flexible packaging. a sofa that upcycles 200 plastic water bottles) and renewable sugar-based packaging. Here are some eco-friendly landscaping products for your business.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

With a planned and targeted strategy we achieved that and beyond, and state of Punjab was poster boy of this widely hailed success story but it came at the harrowing cost of human lives and health. It came, and came at the harrowing cost of human lives and health, scarring families for generations.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

Defra unveils sweeping package of biodiversity and habitat policies, designed to halt species decline and trigger £500m tree planting programme. They are vital for absorbing carbon dioxide, but also for providing homes for wildlife, helping reduce flood risk, to offering huge benefits for our health and wellbeing," he added.

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

Protecting our natural environment is fundamental to the health, economy and prosperity of our country," said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Nature is vital for our survival, crucial to our food security, clean air, and clean water as well as health and well-being benefits," she added. "We

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Producers claim their animal feed comes from responsible sources and their livestock use land unsuitable for other uses, all the while supporting biodiversity and capturing carbon from the atmosphere through holistic or other types of “regenerative” grazing. cropland and help the U.S.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

Global demand for biomass is likely to exceed environmentally sustainable supplies in the coming years as the drive to decarbonise takes hold across different industries - a situation which risks undermining climate mitigation efforts and causing major damage to biodiversity and the natural world.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

From the beginning, our collective message to the world has been that we are on the verge of a Planetary Emergency due to the convergence of the climate crisis with extreme biodiversity loss. Recent research on the ecology of diseases suggests that climate change, biodiversity loss and deforestation are key drivers behind pandemics.

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