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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECLAIMED LUMBER. RECYCLED PLASTIC.

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COP26 Climate Summit clinches international sustainability standard

Business Green

The COP26 Climate Summit has been awarded an ISO20121 certificate for sustainability, after organisers successfully proved it minimised all potential negative impacts on the environment, communities, and local economy. This will make good on our priority to reduce and avoid emissions at the highest level.".

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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

GreenBiz

They've expanded their markets and slashed carbon footprints along the way, cementing reputations as innovators. Buying 100 percent-recycled nylon from Aquafil has helped Interface reduce the carbon footprint of its carpet tile by 69 percent. For Interface, the journey was a solo one that began back in 1994. Ahead of the times.

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Public Pension Funds Have Lost Billions on Their Fossil Fuel Investments: New Analysis

DeSmogBlog

Financially it doesn’t make sense to stay invested [in fossil fuels],” Olaf Weber, a University of Waterloo sustainable finance professor and co-author of the study, told DeSmog. They found that if the funds had divested from fossil fuel holdings ten years ago, their cumulative carbon spew would have been about 16.6

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'Beyond net zero': What characteristics do the best corporate climate leaders share?

Business Green

As WWF launches a new report exploring what makes good corporate climate leadership, top execs from Ikea and H&M reflect on how companies can accelerate their decarbonisation efforts as part of the latest BusinessGreen webinar. The webinar also highlighted how it is critical to ensure such strategies reach right across an organisation.

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? Blackrock’s $550M DAC bet #174

Climate Tech VC

Tech-enabled credits continue to constitute a big chunk of an anticipated $1T voluntary carbon market , and Oxy is on a development frenzy. Just this year, Oxy: Acquired DAC company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B Just this year, Oxy: Acquired DAC company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B

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Earth Day 22nd April – Importance of protecting our nature amid the Virus spread!

Econaur

In his response to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, United Nations Secretary-General, AntĂłnio Guterres noted that, “Had we been further advanced in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, we could better face this challenge.” ” Background on Earth Day. Earth Day in 2020.