GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals. Protect human health and biodiversity. Every year, more than 9 million deaths occur due to air, water and soil pollution. This pollution also threatens biodiversity. Boost economies.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

For the future, there are emerging innovations and resilience lifelines that can transcend the limits of politics and short-term thinking to create better choices over a span of the next several decades. Innovation marches forward. Innovation marches forward.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The use of innovative techniques and technologies like precision feeding and climate-controlled poultry houses help streamline operations. Innovative water management practices ensure the efficient use of this precious resource. Mitigation of soil degradation. Preservation of natural resources.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Ethical crowdfunding platform Abundance has opened up an investment round for Carbon Plantations, a business that is aiming to develop plantations of fast-growing broadleaf trees which can absorb carbon dioxide up to seven times faster than newly planted native woodland. It is hoping to raise up to £4.7m

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

As such, the company is working with farmers worldwide to adopt a regenerative approach to farming that encourages healthier soil and ecosystems, better water stewardship and a broader diversity of cultivated seeds and crops. If we protect biodiversity, we are basically protecting the diversity of DNA," Soubeiran mused.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2020

HSBC has announced the birth of an innovative new green approach to asset management, outlining plans to partner with climate change consultancy Pollination Group to create a new investment fund focused on "natural capital". Investing in the resilience of nature is investing in the resilience of the economy," he added.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

Moreover, it has led to the mass production of commodity crops and the proliferation of unsustainable practices — such as clear cutting to expand production, intensive livestock production, environmental contamination through pesticide and fertilizer use, soil degradation and more. Eosta now has new plans for living wage pineapples.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2021

Tesco dairy farmers to receive 80 per cent seed subsidy for plants and herbs it claims can boost animal health, water and soil quality while also cutting emissions. We will continue to work with our farmers to both reduce carbon emissions and continue to increase the amount of biodiversity on farm.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

At beauty and hygiene products company Lush, for example, working to implement zero-waste when possible has led to innovation across the board. In fashion, similarly, going the extra mile takes an innovative approach. Why H&M, other big brands are investing in garment recycling. But solutions exist, and we wrote about them.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 27, 2020

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet Poornima Param… Thu, 08/27/2020 – 01:00 Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. Undoubtedly, soil is foundational to human life, yet we know very little about the soil itself.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

From ditching GDP as a measure of economic wealth to enhancing environmental education: BusinessGreen has rounded up all the recommendations of the Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity. Policy makers, business leaders, financial sectors, and communities all have a part to play in this sweeping vision.

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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 food system that by 2030 feeds nine billion people with nutritious, safe foods;?

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

Data is collected and transmitted to Defra and Forest Research where advanced analytics will be used to assess the impact of temperature, humidity and soil moisture on tree growth and function. We are always looking for ways to explore how using innovative new technologies can improve our data gathering.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It also launched a Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark to help the fashion and textile industry take action on biodiversity. In the wings: startups touting a new generation of textiles, production methods and business models, suggesting there are a lot more innovations in store. HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Alternative investments can also be made in initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as in cattle feed that reduces the methane output of cows. Other offsetting projects enhance biodiversity, improve soil quality, food production or rainwater absorption. Torill holds a Ph.D.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Food & ag companies have a unique opportunity to signal to investors, policymakers and consumers that they are investing in and adopting solutions to drive down global emissions and incorporate nature as a critical part of their climate strategies. The time to take bold climate action is now. There’s no time to lose.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 16, 2023

Urgent action is needed to shift food and agriculture from a driver of climate change and biodiversity loss to a solution, with positive outcomes for producers, companies and consumers. Danone and EDF will work together to pilot innovations to cut methane in years to come. The good news? Advocate: No one company can solve this alone.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 7, 2022

Think of us as a nonprofit VC: First the investor part: We invest $300,000 (for growth strategy development) or $600,000 (for project deployment) to companies across six systems – water, food and agriculture, nature-based solutions, energy, mobility, and the circular economy. Increase carbon removal in soil, forests, and ocean ecosystems.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Such initiatives, which include a new pilot growing program from General Mills in Kansas and two financing programs from Danone, will be necessary to help farmers weather the lengthy, three-year time period it takes to transition their operations to new cover crops and tilling practices that promote healthier soil. What's the right recipe?

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

To help scale research in this field, Horizon Europe , the EU’s key funding program for research and innovation, now supports a number of novel projects that can reveal insights into exploring, quantifying, and validating efficient carbon farming practices. .

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

The new plan is aimed at driving forward the firm's 2019 pledge to invest $2bn worldwide over the next five years to help farmers prepare for and tackle the increased threats posed by climate change, as well as its science-based emissions target (SBT) aligned with a 1.5C warming trajectory.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Nature isn't often associated with innovation. There is, after all, no path to net zero that doesn't involve an expansion in nature, which is essential even before considering added benefits such as improved flood resilience, better soil and air quality, and of course reduced pandemic risks.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

The rapid decline of nature in the UK isn't just bad for the environment, it's undermining our economic prosperity, as the Treasury's recent Dasgupta Review on the economics of biodiversity and research by Cambridge University and the RSPB have shown. For instance, healthy soils and biodiversity underpin the UK's £105bn food industry.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2021

Tech giant teams up with Goldman Sachs and Conservation International in a move designed to scale up wider investment in forestry restoration worldwide. We believe launching this Fund can catalyse significant additional investment capital for climate impact," she added.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

A draft document of an official plan set to be published on 27 May sheds light on what types of low-carbon investments the EU intends to prioritise through its heavily-trailed green recovery plan, as it looks to reboot the economy while moving the continent closer to its climate goals.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Key amendments are needed to deliver a world leading environmental regime and an investible proposition for business, argues Nick Molho of the Aldersgate Group. For example, healthy soils and peatland play a vital part in reducing risks from flooding and absorbing carbon. Legally binding green targets have strong backing from business.

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Terra Infirma

MAY 29, 2023

Most organisations would struggle to design a trajectory to an absolute zero carbon footprint today, so the bit that is not clear can be filed under ‘innovation and/or offsetting’ Then you can get on with the bits you do know how to do without tying yourself in perfectionist knots.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

According to the report, those involved in the beef sector in Devon's 'Ruby Country' are taking steps to promote biodiversity and soil health, but their efforts are being hampered by a lack of clarity about future incentives, such as which net zero and sustainable farming approaches will be provided with government subsidies and to what extent.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals. We remain committed to delivering innovative solutions that address pressing agriculture challenges for farmers, growers and society.”. A spokesperson for Corteva said: “Corteva continues to comply with local product regulations.

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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.

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

Whether you are a healthcare property owner, advisor, service provider or all of the above, we all know how vital it is for healthcare organisations to implement strategies that will reduce their negative environmental impact and, simultaneously, save money that can then be re-invested and used for wider sustainability initiatives.

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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.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework promises to end the decline in nature, but can it really catalyse the transformation in business models that is required? Did the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework deliver on that promise? The answer is yes, and no.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

and United Arab Emirates governments, the AIM for Climate (Aim4C) coalition pledged to accelerate innovation in agriculture and food systems to support climate action. Farming on the continent is plagued by under investment and smallholders are already in the grip of the climate crisis, hit by floods, droughts and depleted soils.

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