Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

That's par for the course — an exciting advancement here, political or economic pushback there. With good reason: The climate and biodiversity crises, combined with the social and economic equity crises, are providing momentum and incentives for staying the course. Nature and biodiversity awareness sprouted.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This documentary was created in reaction to the Trump administration’s slashing of the laws protecting these public lands. Climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecological disruption are global threats to humanity. The Reluctant Radical questions the law and what society deems as right and wrong. Length: 24 mins.

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Green Market Oracle

JULY 6, 2020

Trump is trying to brand himself as the "law and order" president. However, drawing on Richard Nixon political tactic from 1970 may not be the most effective strategy in 2020. Trump's failure to contain Covid-19 is adding to his political woes. He gutted the nation’s preparations to deal with pandemics like the coronavirus.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

Following extensive negotiations, all eight of Sweden's political parties have agreed to a target that would see consumption emissions reach net zero by 2045, in line with the country's ambitious domestic climate target. The four packages of sanctions have hit hard and limited the Kremlin's political and economic options.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

Calls for the government to match its ambitious goals with stronger regulations to crack down on pollution and greater investment in nature recovery are only set to mount as the Chancellor preps his first Budget and the government proceeds with its controversial plans to strip out EU law from the UK's statute book.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2023

Highly Commended: Elbow Beach Capital Small Business of the Year Frugalpac In one of the most competitive categories, Frugalpac won over the judges with its ambitious plans to decarbonise food and drink packaging, its impressive range of recyclable, low carbon, paper-based cups and bottles, and its fast-expanding client base.

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2021

The perfume will enjoy a limited run every year, in line with the availability of its raw materials, and each bottle is packaged with detailed information on its ingredients. We hope that becomes a benchmark for industry to learn how to operate within communities, who are the true guardians of biodiversity.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Like many corporations, the global COVID-19 pandemic and lack of usual in-person events meant they had to get creative about how to shape the political debate and find new allies to support their agendas. The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

MPs are urging the government to use the upcoming Budget to usher in a major transformation of the tax system to align the UK's spending plans with its net zero and biodiversity commitments, warning time is running short to deliver on its promise of a green economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

Today, just weeks after his promotion to the second most powerful job in the country, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the government's Budget for the coming year and beyond, outlining a multi-billion pound package of spending across the green economy, as well as new tax measures covering the energy sector, plastic packaging, and red diesel fuel.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 7, 2024

Scientists tell us that we’ve pushed the planet beyond its ability to support us in critical areas such as availability of water, biodiversity, and, of course, carbon emissions. One memorable headline read, “ Morgan Stanley Doubles Down on ESG Despite the Politics.” But the EU is just one player.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On top of that, she will also take control of the UK's net zero and biodiversity agendas as Europe struggles with an energy crisis largely spurred by the Russia's invasion of Ukraine and countries around the world gear up for the crucial COP27 and COP15 UN summits this autumn.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

When he offered her a job leading the company’s global sustainable packaging initiative, she jumped at it. Her clients at PwC include corporations from the energy, transportation and retail sectors, government agencies and nonprofits with goals in biodiversity, circular economy, climate change, social inclusion and human rights.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined. She is a chicken farmer, a zoo doctor, a firefighter, a polar marine biologist, a park ranger and a political candidate. Most of Mattel’s paper-based packaging is Forest Stewardship Council-certified.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 4, 2023

On the global policy level, after an uninspiring climate meeting (COP27), the global convention on biodiversity produced an impressive target to protect 30% of the planet for nature. This was a key example of the politically motivated backlash against ESG and companies taking social positions coming from the political right (see #5 below).

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