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Carbon 'rainbow': Unilever pledges $1.2B to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products

GreenBiz

Unilever's Clean Future program specifically will focus on funding biotechnology research, CO2 use and low-carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations. is always the highest represented nation outside of the organizing nation," he observed. could emerge as a world leader. Unilever's $1.2

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Lamps by Biohm are made from coffee and orange peel

AGreenLiving

. “Recent events have emphasized how our economies and systems are flawed and unsustainable, and that we need to immediately implement radical and regenerative biotechnologies delivered through equitable and compassionate business models to make leaps in the fight against the climate crisis.” Biohm Images via Biohm.

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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.) For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. Many children didn’t survive the schools, which were often run by Christian organizations. government.

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GreenTech Painting: Eco-Painting Services for the Home, Business and More

Green Business Bureau

In the workplace, they have also organized a cycling program to save energy, offset commute emissions and encourage exercising. A successful future for human civilization is demanding a balance between technology and nature, this philosophy is in the core values of our company. And the green achievements don’t stop there!

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Top brands strengthen links between net zero goals and supply chain innovation

Business Green

The company set aside $1.2bn in research and development funds for biotechnology and low-carbon chemistry technologies that support that goal. Puma is taking a different approach: It provides better financing terms to organizations in its supply chain that perform well on certain ESG metrics.

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The long, leguminous quest to give crops nitrogen superpowers

Grist

Last month, in the Plant Biotechnology Journal , researchers described a breakthrough with rice, engineering the plant to produce more compounds that encourage the growth of biofilms, which provide a cozy home for nitrogen-fixing bacteria, much like legumes provide nodules for their partner microbes.

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Carbon ‘rainbow’: Unilever pledges $1.2B to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products

AGreenLiving

.” Unilever’s Clean Future program specifically will focus on funding biotechnology research, CO2 use and low-carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations. is always the highest represented nation outside of the organizing nation,” he observed. could emerge as a world leader.