Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

Recent data shows that of the 30 raw materials the EU classifies as critical, 19 are predominantly imported from China, a country where Covid restrictions and impacts continue to negatively affect the production and supply of goods. The price of these resources is also increasing. Today we are experiencing a polycrisis.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

In order to limit the negative environmental impact, prudent businesses are seeking ways to address the top environmental issues in the construction industry: Improper waste disposal and management with very little recycling. Carbon emissions from operations, vehicles and material engineering. Reduce Waste and Use Recycled Materials.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. This adds to global waste, emissions and an exhausting demand for new material. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. However, without the proper planning for when life goes back to normal, emissions are expected to rise again.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In recent months, we have seen game changing commitments from companies such as Microsoft to go carbon negative by 2030 and BP announcing a move away from fossil fuel extraction to grow their investments in renewables tenfold. Sustainability and regeneration have never been so high on the business agenda.

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Retail Plastics Carbon-negative Sustainability 66

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

After doing some research in Prague on carbon negative building materials, I have relocated to Portland and am currently working as a project manager/sustainability lead on the PDX Airport Terminal Core Redevelopment (TCORE) Project. Boredom turned into negative thoughts, and negative thoughts turned into depressing thoughts.

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Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Innovation 487

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. This adds to global waste, emissions and an exhausting demand for new material. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. However, without the proper planning for when life goes back to normal, emissions are expected to rise again.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. Posing an investment risk.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Across Europe electric vehicle sales are continuing to climb rapidly, and more and more manufacturers are responding to the growing demand. We want to become a net zero carbon business with a 100 per cent alternative fuel fleet. per cent in the Germany. Norway's market share for plug-in vehicles hit 79 per cent.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

DarkBlack Carbon was only officially founded four months ago, but believes it is already primed to be a market leader for biochar in the UK "It's got everything, hasn't it?" says Liz Casely, co-founder of UK start-up DarkBlack Carbon. Moreover, the potential climate benefits of the biochar itself are hugely compelling.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2022

These various initiatives are set to be complemented by new incentives to encourage the sector to make use of surplus heat and CO2 from industrial processes, as well as on-going efforts to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy technologies in order to cut on-farm energy costs and carbon emissions.

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Government Agriculture Carbon-negative Policy 36

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. Posing an investment risk.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2022

Carbon Accounting, Carbon Offsets and Carbon Credits. What is carbon offsetting ? What is the difference between a carbon offset and a carbon credit ? Can carbon offsetting effectively mitigate climate change, or are we banking on a fruitless quick-fix solution ? What Is Carbon Offsetting?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 9, 2022

At a time when consumers are becoming more aware, some companies still take advantage of the growing demand for sustainable products, and some businesses are looking for shortcuts to attract consumers. We still have a way to go. BSI is fuelled by our mission, neutrality, expertise, and ability to bring the right people together.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2020

As burger wars wage in Brussels over whether plant-based products can deploy terminology traditionally used for meat and dairy, some of the world's most prolific meat producers have been gobbling up small plant-based start-ups in order to launch their own low carbon meat lines. This year there has been quite a big shift," Verkuil says. "On

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Carbon-negative Meat alternatives Innovation Biotech 79

Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

What role do metals exchanges have in driving a sustainable transition to a low-carbon economy? The LME tried to follow the lead of the market, we try and meet what they are trying to do rather than being an ethical standard setter - and that's complicated," she explains. "It Low-carbon premiums and green asset classes.

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Business Green

APRIL 17, 2020

In what it acknowledged was a "huge task" given the scale and carbon intensity of its activities, the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate said it would aim to sell more low carbon products, reduce the CO2 intensity associated with all its activities, and work with its customers to mitigate remaining emissions from its products by 2050.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Meanwhile, the advance of low carbon alternatives to the hydrocarbon-driven economy has been far too slow to meet that challenge. For example, placing plant-based alternatives and climate messages more prominently on restaurant menus can help drive demand with recent research suggesting the approach can double plant-based meal sales.

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Policy Carbon-negative Climate change Technology 36

Business Green

MARCH 1, 2023

The many activities we will be able to pursue with the local community will give us the chance to create an exemplar of community-company synergy and enshrine public integrity principles with ethical private interests." Waiting another 10 years for further confirmation of these negative trends is not acceptable. the UK region.

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Biodiversity Government Carbon-negative Investment 38

Green Business Bureau

JULY 6, 2022

Yet, practices can lead to a vast amount of unnecessary waste, habitat destruction, and carbon emissions depending on how you choose to operate. By demanding a lot of space, leading to significant land-use change. Support research into less carbon-intensive solar panel designs such as the perovskite solar cells.

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Sustainability Recycling Recycling Solar Power 147

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

And DeSmog can also reveal that a growing group of ethical investors are demanding that ad and PR companies come clean about their true climate impact. MSCI ranks all five as ‘ESG Leaders’ for carbon emissions. MSCI, a leading ratings company, ranks firms on ESG performance from AAA — CCC, high to low.

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Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 112

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

And DeSmog can also reveal that a growing group of ethical investors are demanding that ad and PR companies come clean about their true climate impact. MSCI ranks all five as ‘ESG Leaders’ for carbon emissions. MSCI, a leading ratings company, ranks firms on ESG performance from AAA — CCC, high to low.

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Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

Listed below are the five main ways foods supply chains negatively harm our environment. Additionally, conventional farming practices reduce the levels of carbon retained in the soil – an important medium for carbon sequestration. Our food supply chain demands an extravagant amount of energy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

I wanted to see how much it knew and how well it could contextualise the broad and complex range of technologies under the climate tech umbrella - everything from clean energy to water treatment to e-bikes to carbon capture - and what it understood about corporate sustainability in general. Makower: How about the circular economy?

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To operate indefinitely, a retail brand must meet environmental, social, and economic demands. The retail industry is built from supply and demand, meaning traditionally, financial success is thought to hinge on economies of scale. The aim is to match business supply with demand to prevent resource and stock waste.

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Retail Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

The world is growing and so is our demand for protein. To do this, however, we need to enable a complete shift in resources for the food system - from ethics to efficiency and geography. The ethics shift. With an estimated 9.9 But what could that look like?

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Sustainability Agriculture Ethics Carbon-negative 68

AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

John Bello (2018) Project Manager, Skanska; Portland, Oregon After doing some research in Prague on carbon negative building materials, I have relocated to Portland and am currently working as a project manager/sustainability lead on the PDX Airport Terminal Core Redevelopment (TCORE) Project.

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Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Innovation 28

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. Yet, decent pay is more than just a question of ethics, it makes good business sense too. Why is meeting this initiative important?

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 78

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. Dickinson College Score: 80.67 | Carlisle, Pennsylvania The very green Red Devils became carbon-neutral this past school year, with help from an LED lighting retrofit, the installation of a three-megawatt solar field on campus, and a campus-wide behavior change campaign.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

According to Livestock’s Long Shadow , a United Nations report, world meat consumption has the highest negative impact on the climate. From a historical perspective however, warning about the negative effects of our food consumption are commonplace. Meals on demand, no waiting time involved. About Food What is food? Absolutely.

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Solar Energy Monitor Organic Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 78

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2024

Community organizations, environmental groups, and transit advocates are demanding the city of Ottawa ban fossil fuel advertising from public spaces. Founder Cody Battershill has frequently stated that Canadian oil and gas resources are of a higher “environmental quality,” echoing a myth called “ethical oil.

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