Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Emissions from farm to table to landfill Emissions are generated at every stage of the food system, from the production of food on farms to transport and refrigeration to processing and packaging to consumer dietary choices and, ultimately, to food waste. Food loss and food waste are often considered in tandem, but they are distinct issues.

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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

JULY 16, 2020

Leeds by Example - Hubbub, Ecosurety, Leeds City Council, and Zero Waste Leeds. Just-Clear - Commoditising the Waste Stream. Compare Ethics. GFG Alliance's Carbon Neutral 2030 (CN30) Initiative. Net Zero Carbon 10 - P1 Investment Management. Investing for a Smarter Future campaign - Foresight Group.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 29, 2021

Improved Reputation – Companies that are greener tend to be perceived as more ethical, reliable and responsible. Green Business Bureau Member Examples. Green Business Bureau members continue to amaze the world with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives.

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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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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 7, 2022

Each travel, duffle, shopping and computer bag that hits the stores adds to the ongoing use of synthetic fibers, environmental pollution and waste. Terra Thread has taken that idea to heart with a line of bags that are sustainably and ethically produced. The reality is that it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Companies with a declared sustainability ethic and well-defined, properly measured green business practices that are third-party verified see tremendous cost-saving and revenue-generating opportunities as a key foundation to their greening efforts. This is typically available at the same price and is completely carbon neutral.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

If you have an environmentally-minded investor or pension holder you are likely already aware that it stands for 'Environmental, Social and Governance', and that it is supposed to signal that your money is being put towards assets that are environmentally and ethically sound.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Since the introduction of the initial Tesla electric vehicle (EV), consumers have sought accurate information regarding the total carbon footprint of EVs as they compare to traditional internal combustion engines (ICEs). Reports vary regarding the carbon footprint of the actual product though.

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Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

. · Companies that supported the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework will have more informed and more efficient allocation of capital and help facilitate the transition to a lower-carbon economy. · Major global companies face $284 billion carbon pricing costs in 2025, representing 13% of earnings.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 18, 2022

Companies that are greener tend to be perceived as more ethical, reliable and responsible. Less Waste. Becoming a certified green business will force to improve your waste management. All of them are very tangible in either soft dollars (brand, morale, trust) or hard dollars (increased sales, lower customer and employee churn).

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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. Sara Bogdan (formerly Lindenfeld) (2016). Manager Sustainability and ESG, JetBlue; New York .

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As such, it has an ethical imperative to adopt practices that lead to carbon neutrality. Cutting their carbon emissions to zero – as many have pledged – might appear to be an impossible task. million tonnes/year of carbon dioxide equivalent. One day, they will expect these products to be completely carbon neutral.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

Companies that are greener tend to be perceived as more ethical, reliable and responsible. It can include commitments related to being more energy efficient, reducing waste, reducing your carbon footprint, minimizing pollution, eliminating plastic, changing how you manufacture, and sourcing from other sustainable companies.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

There are some hard facts: without secure and sustainable access to the necessary raw materials, our ambition to become the first climate neutral continent is at risk," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the 2022 State of the Union Address. The Commission is preparing new rules on critical raw materials.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

To do so, they draw on friendly science, the promise of technological innovation and slick marketing campaigns – which promise “climate neutral” or “climate smart” meat and dairy – to create the idea we can continue eating vast quantities of the stuff while meeting our climate goals.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

With the vast amount of waste that comes from single-use PPE and regular long-term wear, Watson Gloves is focusing on beginning of life and end of life manufacturing initiatives to help divert much of this textile waste by developing gloves using innovative sustainable materials. Operating in most major U.S. Ginkgo Sustainability.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2022

There is often a lot of ambiguity and confusion around business sustainability because it involves many different facets – waste generation, energy and water consumption, product end-of-life, employee welfare, community impacts, and the list goes on. KR1: Reduce single-use plastic packaging by 25%. O2: Reduce operational emissions.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

that focus on some of the more visible, day-to-day sustainability and environmental problems like waste, pollution and carbon emissions. But regulations are more than just policies and they shouldn’t be your only reason for being a sustainable, ethical business. Energy Use and Carbon Emissions. In the U.S.,

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Many popular fruits and vegetables that stay in stock year-long like blueberries and kiwi are often shipped from other countries and contribute to tons of carbon emissions. Source from sustainable and ethical food providers. Businesses have an obligation to source both ethically and sustainably. It’s a win-win situation.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Many popular fruits and vegetables that stay in stock year-long like blueberries and kiwi are often shipped from other countries and contribute to tons of carbon emissions. Source from sustainable and ethical food providers. Businesses have an obligation to source both ethically and sustainably. It’s a win-win situation.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 14, 2021

Applied Gaia is committed to preserving the agriculture industry through the production of high-quality biochar—an odorless, clean material generally made from waste biomass that would otherwise be burned or landfilled. Agtech + Water. Electricity. Platform Solutions.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2021

A restaurant may determine that their food sources, waste stream and heating/cooling are their keys. It can include being more energy efficient, reducing waste, reducing your carbon footprint, minimizing pollution, eliminating plastic, changing how you manufacturer, sourcing from other sustainable companies. Transportation.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

A significant proportion of global carbon emissions come from farming meat. After introducing the plantation and milling processes, the book focuses on the wastes generated solely from plantation and milling activities, as reducing waste from these two sectors will enhance the overall sustainability of the entire palm oil industry eco-system.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. The campus community diverted nearly 70 percent of all waste this past school year (up from 56 percent the previous year), thanks to student-driven recycling audits. The Golden Bears are also retrofitting an art museum into Berkeley’s first zero-carbon building.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Conscientious coffee lovers will appreciate that Wildland Coffee uses ethically sourced beans from Brazil. Allez Another ethically sourced essential, Allez uses plant-based ingredients for natural cleansing. The wraps are compact, come in a variety of sizes and reduce waste. At only 11.4 At only 11.4

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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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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

utilities in promising to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2050. Carbon dioxide emissions from PJM’s 13-state footprint have fallen by 34 percent from 2005 to 2019 to stand at 850 pounds per megawatt-hour of generation, according to a March report. Setting the boundaries of FirstEnergy’s carbon-reduction goals.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 31, 2023

The background: Rivian signed onto the UN’s 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact in March, becoming the first automaker to set a goal of meeting every kilowatt-hour of electricity consumption with carbon-free energy sources, every hour of every day, everywhere—after calling out the industry for not doing enough to reduce GHG emissions.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Other metals supplies need to rise, too, in order to get companies and countries to their carbon neutrality goals — phasing out fossil fuels. . But that also means more carbon emissions from melting, processing and purifying metals. Copper is needed for wind farms, solar panels and electric vehicles. Adwo on Shutterstock.">.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Other metals supplies need to rise, too, in order to get companies and countries to their carbon neutrality goals — phasing out fossil fuels. But that also means more carbon emissions from melting, processing and purifying metals. Although while that may curb some virgin mining, it still will come with a carbon emissions’ price.

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