DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The scale of agri-food giants’ influence and greenwash efforts surrounding the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit , held yesterday in New York City, has raised concern among sustainable farming experts. As the AP reported , “grassroots anti-hunger groups and food experts blasted the event as too corporate, tech-focused.”.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

It’s important for business owners and global citizens to understand the source of this change to be empowered to anticipate and adapt to these changes and potentially help reverse them through intentional, sustainable action. . The Holocene. The next question when determining if we have entered the Anthropocene is determining when it began.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. In new funds, energy transition infrastructure is bringing in the big bucks with Brookfield's record-breaking $28B infra fund and Antin's $1.2B sustainable infra fund. 

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 13, 2021

The rate solar system owners can earn for selling energy back to the grid (Feed in tariff) has fallen significantly in the last 2-3 years in line with decreasing wholesales prices. In fact in many states, the wholesale cost of electricity moves into negative prices in the middle of the day when rooftop solar system generation peaks.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meta-Headlines of 2023 As our beloved industry matures, our hope for when climate tech grows up is for it to “become boring.” Since the IRA passed, 265 clean energy and manufacturing projects worth $100B+ have been announced. Proterra, the dominant electric bus maker, was just one high profile example.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

The board-backed proposal commits the bank to phasing out all project finance, corporate finance, and underwriting of coal-fired power and thermal coal mining by 2030 in the EU and OECD, and by 2040 globally. The group touted the promise as the first time a mainstream bank had taken such a stance.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainable Law Firms. Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. This could be by reducing an organization’s carbon footprint while also establishing a healthy work-life balance for employees.

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Business Green

MAY 29, 2020

If your sustainability team has regular debates about how to label or describe its various initiatives, it's not alone. It was one of the best-attended sessions in the history of our online events. So how does this idea apply to the world of sustainability? How does 'absolute zero' differ from 'net zero', and does it matter?

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Eco-Business

APRIL 14, 2020

Scheduled to run from April 1 to June 5, 2020, this year's campaign tackles Goals 7, 12 and 13 of the United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - namely Affordable and Clean Energy, Responsible Consumption and Production, and Climate Action. Clean energy is a growing topic of interest in Singapore and Asia Pacific.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2021

And, third, in today's Budget we begin the work of building our future economy.". Instead, the government is trying to build a new coal mine which we now learn might not even work for British steel. Net Zero and environmental sustainability are now a core part of the government's economic policy.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

New Frontiers in Renewable Energy and Resources will take place on November 25-26, 2019 in Rome, Italy. The theme is "Renewable Energy for a Better Future" and the it will include: Keynote talks, Plenary sessions, Discussion Panels, B2B Meetings, Poster symposia, Video Presentations, and Workshops.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The case for business sustainability. 90% of executives believe sustainability is important in business. Today, it’s incontestable that instituting a sustainability strategy is good business. That is, more and more studies indicate business sustainability delivers greater prosperity, and designs organizations to last.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Retail business sustainability. These 7 sustainable developments are business opportunities that arise from key market trends we’re witnessing today. Using these trends we then present retail sustainability initiatives that will help you kickstart your organization’s sustainability program.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Ad giants such as WPP , Omnicom and Interpublic Group (IPG) score highly on the rankings used to gauge a company’s sustainability performance — so they’re attractive to green fund investors. MSCI ranks all five as ‘ESG Leaders’ for carbon emissions. Now, the investors are piling on the pressure. It scores WPP, Publicis and IPG as AA.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In that spirit, I recently sat down (well, at least one of us was sitting) with ChatGPT to discuss climate tech and corporate sustainability. AI can be used to support and enhance various climate technologies and solutions, such as renewable energy, carbon capture and climate modeling. Makower: Great.

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CleanTech San Diego

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Annual Southern California Energy Innovation Network Showcase Event Being Held November 9. SCEIN is an incubator program for clean energy startups based in San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Imperial counties that are developing technologies to help California meet its clean energy goals.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Ad giants such as WPP , Omnicom and Interpublic Group (IPG) score highly on the rankings used to gauge a company’s sustainability performance — so they’re attractive to green fund investors. MSCI ranks all five as ‘ESG Leaders’ for carbon emissions. Now, the investors are piling on the pressure. It scores WPP, Publicis and IPG as AA.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. With over 500 initiatives to choose from – compared to B Labs 250 – GBB raises the bar in sustainability certification.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

acquisition is the largest single carbon-management investment since the passage of the IRA and has implications for the carbon capture, utilization, and storage ecosystem. Regulators miss another deadline on deep-sea mining rules, and the US is digging into the carbon removal benefits of regenerative agriculture.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Sustainable Food and Dining in the Workplace. A sustainable business plan involves evaluating lunchroom or cafeteria practices and policies as well as how food is sourced and served. Sustainable Food Choices. Creating a sustainable food culture in the workplace starts with considering what employees are actually eating.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2022

African green hydrogen plans, new coal-to-clean energy deals, and worsening climate impacts. Paris Olympics plans to halve carbon footprint of meals served at the Games. French and sustainable cuisine in the spotlight during the Games. German energy giant RWE has successfully issued a new €2bn green bond.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

An ice-free Arctic might be a boon for the shipping industry in the short term, but comes at potential catastrophic cost to our economy in the form of environmental disaster and political upheaval. Unfortunately, all kinds of positive (or negative?) Sea Ice extent is going down. Good news for boats, bad news for polar bears.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Turning mycelium into packaging that’s ‘compatible with the planet’ Founded in 2007, New York based Ecovative Design leverages the naturally binding properties of mycelium — mushroom’s root structure — in several sustainable materials. By 2013, following several years of studying, research and development, Hijosa had a Ph.D.,

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. 400+ sessions.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Advertising Association president Keith Weed outlines the industry's new action plan to decarbonise the UK advertising industry. Ad Net Zero is calling for immediate, collective industry action to help achieve real net zero carbon emissions from the development, production and media placement of advertising by the end of 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Although it has been linked to leukemia since the late 1920s, it is unevenly regulated because of relentless opposition from industry groups. And there are still no federal standards for ambient benzene exposure — the amount that people who live near industrial facilities can safely breathe as they go about their daily lives.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

A breakthrough in next-generation geothermal, industry approval for emissions-free cement, and the start of construction on a first commercial sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant illustrate progress and put the focus on execution moving forward. Meanwhile, extreme heat boils over into labor issues. Thanks for reading!

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Planet Pulse

JULY 20, 2022

In our 2014 TED talk , we laid out that this mission would take building and launching a fleet of satellites larger than any before it, requiring us to pioneer a new approach to aerospace. We’d also need to grapple with terabytes of data per day, and build a business that required forging new markets. The first step is measurement.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. Decarbonized buildings. Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. We’d like to express our appreciation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Business and Net Impact for helping to cast a global net for this year’s nominees.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. Decarbonized buildings. Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. We’d like to express our appreciation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Business and Net Impact for helping to cast a global net for this year’s nominees.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

As usual, it was another year of ups and downs for sustainable business. Two steps forward, one step back: the sustainable business cha-cha, as I've long described it. Overall, it was more positives than negatives. The job boom crosses sectors, from finance and private equity to clean energy and biodiversity.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

How do we transition from fossil-based oil towards a sustainable future? This blog reveals why we are addicted, and provides a possible methadone that is needed to transform the transportation, buildings and industry sector. The article in the Financial Times however was incredible bullish on the oil and gas industry.

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