Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION? In the world of business, sustainability innovation can be defined as the process of evolving old business models and creating new ventures that realize economic value and generate positive environmental and social impacts simultaneously. HOW IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION DRIVING THE GREEN ECONOMY?

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging solutions and innovation. For instance, according to studies from the National Institute of Health (NIH) , certain plastics found in consumer packaging can lead to cancers, diabetes, neurological disorders, hormonal imbalances, and other various ill-health effects caused by inhalation or direct contact.

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Industry Voice: A recent study by Boston Consulting Group underscores the huge economic value created through biodiversity — and how pressures on natural ecosystems poses risks to business growth. The value of biodiversity to business. Biodiversity is at the heart of all human life and activity.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

GreenBiz readers got excited about climate change solutions that ranged from the new, from the emerging potential of hydrogen as an energy source to changes in plastics manufacturing, to the ancient, such as planting trees. Some of the biggest contributors to the plastic crisis are the cosmetics and fashion industries. . Courtesy of.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Owner of Waitrose and John Lewis announces plans to support innovative projects that challenge wasteful 'take, make, dispose' model. They will be assessed by an expert independent grant panel, which will consist of circular economy experts, grant making and innovation authorities, and senior representatives from the John Lewis Partnership. ?"Climate

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Industry Voice: Dow's sustainability director Jihane Ball argues the case for a flexible and ambitious UN treaty to tackle plastic pollution worldwide I've worked across many roles over the last 17 years with the materials science company Dow. What is the global plastic pollution treaty and why is it important?

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

Hundreds of countries around the world have agreed to draw up an international treaty to tackle the devastating impacts of plastic pollution, in an "historic" UN-led decision today that could lead to legally-binding international commitments and targets to slash plastic waste levels and engineer a more circular economy.

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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. A large and globally impactful number of innovations are coming into play just in the nick of time.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Unfortunately, as the economic effects of COVID-19 cause government debts to rise sharply, there is now much less public money available for activities like climate protection or ecosystem restoration — this should sharpen our appetite for innovation. How then to make the shift to a net-zero, nature-positive economy within the decade?

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 13, 2020

However over the past decade, we have learned again and again that innovation is really about people, not just technology. Danya and her fellow Directors of Innovation in Hana, Maui. Whether it’s billions of tossed plastic cups or millions of tons of discarded clothes, we’ve created a disastrous mess through our over consumerism.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill establishes a new “independent watchdog”, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to fulfil this role, and it will seemingly hold the government to account on long-term, legally-binding targets in relation to biodiversity, air quality, water and waste management as well as its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Recycled plastic: There’s market demand, but where’s the supply? What Joe Biden could do to cultivate carbon removal innovation (16:35) . Biodiversity in fashion (37:35) . Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (7:35). In the quest for carbon offsets, (almost) anything goes. Inclusive environmentalism (47:37) .

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Year-long research project led by Systemiq asserts window for action is fast closing, but concludes shift towards net zero plastics system is affordable and achievable. Yoni Shiran, program director and partner at Systemiq, said a new, more climate and planet-friendly plastics system was "within reach but will require bold action".

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It relies on the extraction and eventual disposal of finite materials and — to satisfy an ever-growing demand for resources — encroachment into natural ecosystems, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions and staggering biodiversity loss. The circular sustainable life should be a good life. Circular Economy. Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework should drive a step change nature protection natural world - here's why the world's new biodiversity targets matter for businesses. The 10-year plan, with its four broad goals and 23 targets, has a hugely ambitious aim: to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage. This genomic diversity provides a phenomenal source of new materials across a range of industries, from food, to fuels and plastics,” Duarte said.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

As part of the exhibition, Art Works for Change commissioned Terreform ONE (for Open Network Ecology) to create Cricket Shelter Farm , an innovative living space that addresses both sustainable food systems and modular compact architecture. Cricket Shelter Farm is just one of Terreform ONE’s innovative solutions. Innovation.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Ditch the plastic gift cards and give employees experiences they’ll remember instead! Many are unaware of the dangers of improper recycling such as how food residue in containers can actually contaminate whole batches of recycled material and that not all items can be recycled even if they’re made from metal, glass, paper or plastic.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Anthony Finbow of Eagle Genomics – a firm working at the intersection of biology, data science and bioinformatics – explains, and relates how this knowledge provides a more solid underpinning for sustainable agricultural innovation. Over-reliance on nitrogen fertilizers is leading to the collapse of soil biodiversity.

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Soil Climate change Agriculture Biodiversity 288

Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Pressure is mounting on the fashion industry to tackle its outsized environmental footprint, but can a wave of green innovation across the sector really trigger a shift towards sustainable business models? Fashion has become a consumable product rather than a durable one," acknowledges Erik Bang, innovation lead at the H&M Foundation.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Correcting these market failures in order to spur rapid innovation in the blue economy is one of OCAP’s top priorities. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. Ensuring that markets function efficiently is a deeply conservative objective.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Celine Herweijer, Partner, Global Innovation and Sustainability Leader, PwC. In her current position as innovation and sustainability leader for consulting firm PwC, Herweijer has advised some of the world’s largest financial services organizations and asset management companies on climate risk strategy and sustainable finance initiatives.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

All 36 water samples collected around Europe, including in the Baltic Sea, the English Channel, along the Atlantic coastline and in the Mediterranean Sea, were found to contain microfibres – tiny plastic fibres that enter the environment from manufacturing, washing and wearing synthetic clothes.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers. The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined.

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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. Forestry took root on the balance sheet.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

That is why one of the key discussions at this week's IUCN World Conservation Congress is how we harness an increasingly digital global economy to switch human consumption from being the biggest driver of biodiversity loss, to the biggest driver of conservation and regeneration efforts. Innovate to unlock greener consumerism.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2024

This year, the theme is ‘ Planet vs Plastics'. Innovation, therefore, is key. Given that SIM cards play a big role in our business, this is one area in which we are taking meaningful steps to remove unnecessary plastic waste from our own chain. The first was to reduce the size of our plastic SIM card holders by half.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 17, 2021

Plastic in the environment has become a circular problem. Determined to battle the plastic problem, 4ocean and Poralu Marine have joined forces in the fight. 4ocean has a mission to aid in the elimination of plastic from oceans and coastlines. 4ocean has a mission to aid in the elimination of plastic from oceans and coastlines.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. In general, there is a lot of dynamism and innovation in this sector, and that is a good thing," said Torsten Pohl, head of the Nestlé Product Technology Center in Singen, Germany, via email.

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Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2020

The service brings together low-carbon technologies with innovative techniques to cover the whole spectrum of facilities management activities, Mitie said. Ecological experts will advise on incorporating support for biodiversity into landscaping models, through approaches such as wildflower planting and creating ‘green walls'.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

Use again – for example, using recycled metal and plastics to make vehicles and recycling vehicles at the end of their life could save 1.5Gt of emissions and 3.33Gt of materials. “By

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

The bottle is not yet fully plant-based with current iteration still using a conventional plastic bottle cap. with a sustainable plastic cap, which is expected to be delivered in 2023. Earlier this year, Avantium's CEO Tom Van Aken told BusinessGreen that the company's innovative materials could deliver market-wide benefits. "I

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Uber is an example of disruptive technology, which is defined as an innovation creating a new market/value network that outcompetes existing operations. decline in GDP per capita due to climate change and is set to lose $83 billion by 2050 from biodiversity loss. Remote Work Software Helps Conserve Biodiversity.

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Technology Climate change Biodiversity Sustainability 147

AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

For example, shifting towards recycled materials would alleviate the need to produce virgin plastics and synthetic fibers, which would significantly reduce fossil fuel use and associated emissions. The world produces around 300 million tons of plastic waste every year, nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

On top of that, the land plays host to much of the planet's biodiversity, providing incalculable benefits to humanity and the global economy, starting with the pollination that underpins the global food system. Essentially, without biodiversity, we would not exist, let alone develop". Cristiana Pa?ca

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2024

Behaviour Change Campaign of the year Birmingham County Football Association - Save Today, Play Tomorrow Cambridge Water - 'Can for the Cam' water efficiency campaign Carbon Literacy Project - Carbon Literacy Action Day campaign Deloitte - Clause Zero Giki and Race to Zero - The Employee Race to Zero competition Hubbub - #PickYourSide Jump and the (..)

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2023

Highly Commended: NatWest Group - Reverse Vending Machines Supply Chain and Logistics Project of the Year Zedify The cargo bike delivery specialist secured the judges vote thanks to its core focus on zero emission last mile deliveries, its innovative microhub operating model, and its impressive and growing client roster.

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