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The Biggest Sustainability Stories of 2019 (and what to watch for in 2020)

Andrew Winston

A good indication is the accelerating pace corporate commitments to 100% renewable energy (through the group RE100 ), setting science-based targets (more than 740 companies now), and pursuing the most aggressive carbon reductions in order to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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In focus: How to push climate resilience up the corporate agenda

Business Green

That figure could rise further with more dangerous levels of global warming." For example, regenerative agricultural practices typically reduce carbon emissions, as well as improving soil health, biodiversity, and water management.

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SDG15: The fight for life on land

Business Green

When well managed the land helps regulate water and air quality, sequester and store carbon, and minimise flood and soil erosion risks. Soil erosion, wildfires, floods, monocultures, and pollution can all pose a serious threat to life and the viability of the economies and communities that are dependent on the land.