Business Green

JUNE 23, 2022

Ed Miliband last night promised that a Labour government would provide long-term certainty to businesses through the delivery of an ambitious new climate policy framework, as he hailed the net zero transition as "not just the ethical choice; it is the economic choice as well".

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Terra Infirma

OCTOBER 30, 2023

One of the allegations flung at the Net Zero concept, and Carbon Neutral before it, is that the offsetting element acts like a get out of jail free card, letting polluters carry on emitting with their conscience clear. Thirdly, under Net Zero, there is a much bigger focus on carbon reductions than under its predecessor Carbon Neutral.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

His research includes pioneering work on the dark side of digital decarbonisation and the impact on the environment; the first publicly available data carbon forecasting toolkit, which serves as a valuable resource for individuals and organisations embarking on their net-zero journey. He is a Member of the OECD.AI

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Leading ethical crowdfunding platform has launched opportunity to invest in carbon-capturing tomato glasshouses. The new funding would be used to build an additional 2.8 hectares of glasshouses, expanding the company's growing space by 50 per cent and supplying an extra 1,000 tonnes of tomatoes a year.

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2021

In bringing together these diverse services, we are perfectly placed to guide clients from first steps to sustainability leadership, and from strategy through to on-the-ground implementation, no matter where the client is along their sustainability pathway. .

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

“Cobalt is a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, and knowing that we are being supplied with ethically produced, low-carbon cobalt is a signal to the market that we are living by our values,” said Britishvolt CEO and founder Orral Nadjari. Source: Glencore.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative and UK government launch new draft code of practice for carbon offset projects. The provisional code was launched today by the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative (VCMI) and the UK government and has already gained the support of leading UN agencies and governments.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2021

An opportunity to invest in the project has just been launched by Abundance Investment, a UK-based ethical investment crowdfunding platform. The CO2 from the gas boiler is captured and used by the tomato plants for photosynthesis and it also helps with pest control, says the firm.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

New climate target will be achieved by transitioning mining operations to clean energy, improving energy efficiency, developing proprietary carbon capture technology and purchasing offsets, company said.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

Companies and individuals may soon be able to pay cows to burp less in return for carbon offset credits, under plans being developed by Swiss-British agritech firm Mootral to fund the use of methane-cutting cattle feed on farms. As such, the company is seeking a further $2.5m If all of the world's 1.5

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Grist

MAY 25, 2021

Climate-heating carbon dioxide will be sucked from the air using trees, peat, rock chips, and charcoal in major new trials across the United Kingdom. The best large-scale ways to use trees to capture carbon will also be examined across the UK, including on Ministry of Defence and National Trust land. Enhanced rock weathering.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The EVO spill products provide a unique solution for companies pursuing higher ethical and environmental standards without compromising performance and value. All EVO products are manufactured in Britain with a far smaller carbon footprint than the vast majority of Spill Control products produced overseas. Visit www.evorecycled.co.uk.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

Ethical building society releases report looking at environment impact of all its residential mortgage lending. Banks are being urged to deliver greater transparency around the emissions impact of their lending activity, after Ecology Building Society published the industry's first carbon footprint for mortgages.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 10, 2022

CEO DeeDee Baze created Alphemita Financial Services , a comprehensive financial service provider that’s dedicated to supporting women while also operating in alignment with DeeDee’s strong values and ethics. Building a business using strong ethics and values. This saves electricity and reduces Alphemita’s carbon footprint.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

In the transition to a zero-carbon economy, pensions could be the new frontline. Under the banner of ' Be a Net Zero Hero ', Make My Money Matter is helping individuals ask their pension providers for a fund which aligns with zero carbon emissions by 2050. The main public challenge remains awareness.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Major investment funds available to UK consumers are marketing themselves as “sustainable” and “ethical” while financing fossil fuel companies, research has found. Funds with over £500 million worth of assets under management were included, as well as 14 specifically climate focused funds previously investigated by Ethical Consumer.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Tags: carbon offsets California Air Resources Board tropical deforestation Amazon rainforest

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

Supermarket and dairy brand team up to develop more sustainable on-farm working practices alongside purchase of 'gold standard' carbon offset credits to boost green credentials of cheese. Livestock, beef and dairy production are heavy greenhouse gas emitters, and chilled cheese is Lidl's second largest carbon emitter in its UK supply chain.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

But even if we are really successful with renewables and clean tech, we will still have to take millions of tonnes of carbon down from the atmosphere. The new regime will shift towards an economic rewards system that actually encourages carbon sequestration in woodlands and soils, as well as biodiversity uplift."

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Construction firm unveils ambition to become net zero business before 2025, appointing Carbon Trust to provide certification. It added that it had appointed consultancy the Carbon Trust to provide third party verification of its progress against the new goal.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Apart from industry-led changes, external factors such as consumer demand for ethically sourced products and government regulations promoting sustainable farming practices also push the sector toward being more eco-friendly. Here’s how major environmental components benefit from these innovative practices: Reduction of carbon footprint.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

The glittering world of the diamond industry became the latest sector to embrace a more climate-friendly future, as nine global traders and manufacturers this week committed to drawing up detailed plans to become 'carbon neutral'. This work builds on the tremendous efforts De Beers has made to create sustainable mining,'' he said. "As

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

This information allows PaperTale to calculate an environmental footprint of the product that shows water usage and carbon emissions. PaperTale app shows the ethics and sustainability of clothing with a simple scan. Once manufacturing begins, employee hours are also tracked to ensure a fair working wage. See the rest here:Â .

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2021

Yet as a consumer, I’ve found it too daunting to evaluate whether the seafood at my restaurants or supermarkets are truly sustainable and ethical. . The plants boost ocean health, have the potential to sequester incredible amounts of carbon and provide low barriers to entry for new ocean farmers. . How do you make it part of your diet?

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

market with the most ethically sourced, highest-quality, top-performing solar panels for residential and commercial customers. “As and European-sourced “clean” wafers and to further lower the carbon footprint of its high-performance solar modules. It will be exciting to go this route with a recognized player like Silfab in the U.S.

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Rinexii

OCTOBER 19, 2019

With temperatures rising and whole countries going under, taking a close look at our personal choices and how they effect global warming is the ethical thing to do. If you’re not sure how much co2 is entering the atmosphere because of you, or just want to know how you can trim your carbon footprint, these apps can help.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

The Polestar 0 project will aim to cut carbon emissions by changing the way that cars are made, says the firm, rather than using traditional processes and then planting trees to offset CO2e. They need to be given the right tools to make informed and ethical decisions. Today, Polestar 2 leaves the factory gates with a carbon footprint.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Construction and buildings are responsible for 39% of carbon emissions globally. With this in mind, a report by the World Green Building Council set a goal to have every building in the world achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. These initiatives will help you reduce business emissions and ethically source materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Sustainability as a financial incentive, not burden In the past, measures to safeguard the planet may have been seen as just a moral or ethical obligation but the business mindset is evolving and today, UK businesses are increasingly seeing the long-term financial benefits.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Inevitably then, as we make progress on scope one and two operational carbon emissions, attentions turn to reducing scope three emissions as the pressure on the supply chain - already squeezed by price increases and inflationary pressures, ramps up. Like so many industries, the built environment is heavily reliant on its supply chain.

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Charged

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The plant will help the company to optimize the low-carbon Lepidico processing technology for which it secured a 15-year royalty-free license in 2020. A material lithium supply gap is looming, especially in the UK, given the requirement for an estimated 75,000 tons of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2035.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

2019 Sustainability Report confirms oil giant is making progress with a raft of low carbon initiatives, but concerns remain over incremental pace of decarbonisation. Shell must further step up efforts on all fronts, from climate change to ethical leadership to greater transparency. Shell shares this sense of urgency.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Analysis from Thrust Carbon urges aviation sector to make up front investments that rapidly scale the carbon offsetting market to the scale needed to cover its emissions. With the sector raking in $25.9bn of post-tax profits in 2019, the price of carbon neutrality is therefore "more than affordable" for the sector, it concludes.

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Charged

APRIL 12, 2024

It will fully document supply chain data, including such factors as carbon footprint, working conditions for raw material extraction, battery materials and components, hazardous substances contained, resource efficiency, performance and service life, battery status, and information on recyclability and repair. Source: Fraunhofer

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2022

If you’re wondering what to get your favorite coworkers while keeping your carbon footprint low, then here’s a must-have guide on sustainable office gifts! Be sure to buy from certified companies who practice sustainable and ethical sourcing and manufacturing. For the Organizers. For the Fashionistas. For the Sweet Tooths.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

The UK’s 650 anaerobic digestors use microbes to consume waste, predominantly from agriculture and the food supply chain, capturing the greenhouse gases which are emitted as part of that process and purifying them to create a carbon-neutral substitute for natural gas.

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