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Episode 254: David Crane chats, PepsiCo CSO talks business

GreenBiz

Concerns over environmental risks such as biodiversity loss and extreme weather remain top of mind for leaders in the new Global Risks Report published in late January by the World Economic Forum. How US government procurement can lead the clean economy. It's risky business as usual (15:45). You can read the entire interview here. .

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The Environment Act and the role of 'biodiversity net-gain'

Business Green

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. It can't come soon enough.

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Mutable mandate? Sizing up the new BNG requirements

Envirotec Magazine

Commentators seemed unanimous that the new requirements were a step in the right direction, if a little unambitious, with a government impact assessment acknowledging that 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) may not go beyond “no net loss”. Green roof systems and bio-active concrete were also mentioned as supportive of biodiversity improvements.

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Episode 247: Biden wish lists, supporting 'intersectional environmentalists'

GreenBiz

Biodiversity in fashion (37:35) . New technologies are solving logistics logjams and making it simpler to sort more materials. GreenBiz Senior Energy Analyst Sarah Golden offers details. . Inclusive environmentalism (47:37) . 8 explores the potential for green hydrogen technologies, with experts from Shell, the U.S. Sign up here.

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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

GreenBiz

The second, the Corridors for Life Project run by Instituto de Pesquisas Ecologicas, aims to recreate wildlife corridors important for regenerating biodiversity within coastal forests that have been encroached upon by farmland and ranches.

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Energy saving innovations dominate Scottish Environment Business Awards

Envirotec Magazine

It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. It is carbon neutral and managed to cut 10,000 food miles through use of local production and transport logistics. is a family run business supplying food and drink products across the island.

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Property developer St Modwen sets 2040 net zero goal

Business Green

St Modwen Industrial & Logistics - a FTSE 250 firm - announced last week it would aim to slash its emissions to net zero over the next two decades, as it unveiled a clutch of new environmental targets, including a commitment to become 'operationally net zero' by 2025.