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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

GreenBiz

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. Liesl Truscott. Thu, 12/03/2020 - 01:00.

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Easy Ways to Reduce Carbon Footprint on Your Daily Life

The Environmental Blog

Human activities produce 40 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in a year as per 2015. To create such amount of carbon, you’d need to burn a forest the size of the African continent every day throughout the year. Fortunately, there are ways you can reduce the carbon footprint in your daily life. Take a look.

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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

AGreenLiving

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

Sustainable fashion became material. Fashion is another long-simmering environmental story that has finally reached a boiling point. In 2020, several new developments help put sustainability in fashion. The Regenerative Organic Alliance developed a standard to support farmers who promote soil health.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

Its interdisciplinary team is based on the east coast of the United States and combines expertise in food technology, seaweed biology, polymer engineering and even fashion to create “not just the material, but also the feeling of the brand." By 2013, following several years of studying, research and development, Hijosa had a Ph.D.,

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The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers

GreenBiz

Clean beauty and fashion are trendy. Some of the biggest contributors to the plastic crisis are the cosmetics and fashion industries. . In fashion, similarly, going the extra mile takes an innovative approach. But the industries need to push beyond recycling. Media Source. Courtesy of. Media Authorship. Close Authorship.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.