DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Often, words which are vague, such as eco-friendly, green, organic or even natural, are used without being able to demonstrate how the product or service avoids a negative impact on the environment or society. In this, the words that a company uses are powerful and essential.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. Regardless of what a business says, and how it wants to present itself, an unsustainable business is ultimately at risk of failure. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives.

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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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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The policies, procedures, ethics, values, attitudes, goals, code of conduct and employee behavior combine to define the culture of your business. Stressed employees are less productive, and will provide lower levels of customer service – negatively affecting business outcomes. Download Now.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Yet as the global economy emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, emissions are on the rise once again, presenting a monumental challenge over the next eight years if the world is to keep to the 1.5C Meanwhile, the advance of low carbon alternatives to the hydrocarbon-driven economy has been far too slow to meet that challenge.

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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. Omnicom and Dentsu score as BBB.

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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. In this article, we present 5 tips that address the environmentally damaging aspects of the solar industry for true sustainability. How do solar companies affect the environment?

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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. Omnicom and Dentsu score as BBB.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

And so we present you with our 26-tip checklist guide to sustainable food management for the office cafeteria. Listed below are the five main ways foods supply chains negatively harm our environment. Our food supply chain has a high carbon footprint contributing to climate change. Plus vegetarian and vegan diets need 26.9%

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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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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Using these trends we then present retail sustainability initiatives that will help you kickstart your organization’s sustainability program. Yet, such negatives can be mitigated through the expansion of local fulfillment centers and consumer education on the importance of minimalism as previously discussed.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Creating better businesses with B Corp Certification and beyond B Corp Certification presents a set of guiding principles that support organizations to minimize their impact on the environment and society. 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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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. Students and staff garnered national media attention for creating five-minute presentations—modeled after the popular TED talks—on hot buttons like climate communication and environmental racism.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2024

Van Geest said that Shawn Menard, councillor for Ottawa’s Capital Ward, presented a motion to the city’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee on March 5 that asked staff to review the city’s Sponsorship and Advertising Policy with regard to fossil fuel promotion. A CAPP ad presents misinformation about LNG reducing coal emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Within the NDP he holds several roles, including ethics and federal development critic, as well as deputy labour critic, among others. The proposed legislation is in response to an uptick in advertising campaigns by Canada’s oil and gas industry that present themselves as part of the solution to the climate crisis.

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