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An Ethical Guide to Toilet Paper

The Environmental Blog

Trees perform a vital task in storing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. When they are cut down, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. It may not seem like much, but making the switch to a more eco-friendly toilet paper can go a long way to reducing your overall carbon footprint.

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Lack of funding top barrier to sustainability action for 38% of UK businesses

Envirotec Magazine

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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NM Group: Securing Energy Supply for a Greener Tomorrow

Green Business Bureau

When travel is necessary, NM Group staff fly with airlines engaged in carbon offset programs such as Delta and United. All of these efforts combined contribute to a lower carbon footprint. Ethically aware and forward-thinking, NM Group strongly believes that if you have the power to do good in the world, then why wouldn’t you?

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How you can help get solar onto more roofs in your community: the Big Solar Co-op

Low Impact

With more information gathered they put together a detailed proposal for the site owner which covers: Financial and carbon analysis including savings for site owners. The solar array is financed and will be owned by the BSC, which will obtain any grid connection agreements, planning agreements (where required). An outline timescale.

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'A blueprint for our future': McDonald's cuts ribbon on its first net zero restaurant

Business Green

Customers also have access to an array of on-site EV charging points. If McDonald's genuinely wants to cut its global carbon footprint, it needs to think beyond emissions from specific UK sites and start to urgently shift it's entire business model to meat-free alternatives.".

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Following COP26 it is clearer than ever that businesses must lead the repair of our planet

Business Green

There is a vast array of ways businesses can both show leadership and generate value. With consumers increasingly choosing to spend their money with ethics in mind, companies that stand out for doing the right thing will flourish. It also risks limiting the effectiveness of vital carbon sinks like mangrove forests.

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Using Recycled Paper Is Not Just About Saving Trees

Unsustainable

In addition, trees also absorb carbon dioxide while producing oxygen for all living things. In an undated article by the Department of Health (New York State), it was stated that “Methane and Carbon Dioxide make up 90 to 98% of landfill gas. gallons of oil, 26,500 litres of water and 17 trees”, “U.S offices use 12.1