AGreenLiving

APRIL 6, 2021

Matter of opinion: What the 2021 Earth Day polls reveal Joel Makower Tue, 04/06/2021 – 02:11 For more than a decade, this has been the time of year — the run-up to Earth Day — when I’ve surveyed the public opinion polls, of which there have been many, to assess consumer and citizen trends on environmental issues, notably related to shopping.

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Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

It's long past time for companies to go very big on climate action.). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued an important new report about how dire the consequences of climate change are becoming , and how fast we need to move to avoid the worst. Embrace renewable energy.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

The results come alongside a new campaign launched today to coincide with Earth Day which has been backed by Extinction Rebellion, 350.org, You can have impact by aligning your money with your values and can choose to prevent your money from financing arms, pesticides, plastic packaging or fossil fuels," he said.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

It’s clear that we need to accelerate climate policy innovation with the same urgency and equity lens that we devote to tech innovation. That’s why we launched the Policy Lab on Earth Day in 2021. Lesson #3: Government funding can be catalytic for climate tech companies.

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Earth Gratitude

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

billion disaster relief package, allocating $7.4 Rebuilding Your Schools : The Earth Day Network. The Earth Day Network offers expertise and guidance on how to green your school. The Hand in Hand Hurricane Relief Benefit (a Comic Relief event) raised over $44 million. Congress came together with a $15.25

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GreenBiz

JUNE 1, 2020

Okay, you say, April coincides with Earth Day, when companies traditionally strut their sustainability stuff. Campbell Soup to transition to 100% recyclable or compostable packaging by 2030. Thus, it’s not a good indicator. Fair enough. Dunkin' switches to plastic-free cups and plans to double number of green restaurants.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Ask a tree planting organization how it monitors and reports its impact by project and if the projects take climate change adaptation into consideration. One Tree Planted, Earth Day's canopy project , The National Forests Foundation , Plant it 2020 and many others promise to plant one tree for every dollar donated.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

The sobering report highlights how despite some progress in key areas such as access to clean water, sanitation and clean energy, and improvements to forest and waste management, a number of other critical issues, such as biodiversity protection and climate change, are continuing to worsen.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

As reported last night, the government has formally accepted the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and confirmed the Sixth Carbon Budget that runs from 2033 to 2037 will require a 78 per cent cut in carbon emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2035.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

The UK government is set to confirm a new target to slash emissions by 78 per cent against 1990 levels by 2035, ahead of President Biden's Earth Day Summit for world leaders on Thursday. The character of this government on climate change is now clear: targets without delivery," he said. "So

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Business Green

MAY 28, 2021

In the same week as a Dutch court ordered Shell to strengthen its climate targets, Australia's Federal Court issued its own landmark ruling, confirming that the country's Environment Minister has a duty of care to avoid harm to young people as a result of climate change. Pope unveils fresh wave of green initiatives.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2022

A few big players, including Apple, Microsoft and Google, went on record in favor of the climate provisions of the bill - but still allowed their trade associations to savage the larger legislation in ads and intensive lobby campaigns. As we all know, the big reconciliation package was derailed in December when Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

Okay, you say, April coincides with Earth Day, when companies traditionally strut their sustainability stuff. Campbell Soup to transition to 100 per cent recyclable or compostable packaging by 2030. Thus, it's not a good indicator. Fair enough. And they're not shy about letting companies know this.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 1, 2020

Okay, you say, April coincides with Earth Day, when companies traditionally strut their sustainability stuff. There’s a growing call for a business-led “green recovery” to revive economies around the world and help them prepare for the next likely pandemic: climate change. Thus, it’s not a good indicator.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 1, 2020

Okay, you say, April coincides with Earth Day, when companies traditionally strut their sustainability stuff. There’s a growing call for a business-led “green recovery” to revive economies around the world and help them prepare for the next likely pandemic: climate change. Thus, it’s not a good indicator.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres will today release a six-point plan for world leaders designing Covid-19 stimulus packages, which demands that bold climate action be entrenched into all aspects of recovery.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

EV100 Program Manager for North America, The Climate Group; New York City. Vartan Badalian’s mother has a favorite story to prove that being born on Earth Day imbued him with an innate concern for the environment. One day while sitting in the car, she attempted to toss a piece of gum into a nearby trash can and missed.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

—Deonna Anderson Vartan Badalian, 28 EV100 Program Manager for North America, The Climate Group; New York City LinkedIn | Twitter Vartan Badalian’s mother has a favorite story to prove that being born on Earth Day imbued him with an innate concern for the environment.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

When he offered her a job leading the company’s global sustainable packaging initiative, she jumped at it. Ballen, who recently took on her new role at Indigo Ag, says her time working in the food and beverage sector shed light on "just how important agriculture is to a sustainable future and the climate change battle.". —

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 14, 2021

By Jonna Hamilton President Biden recently unveiled his American Jobs Plan — a two trillion-dollar package with significant investments in infrastructure, advanced technologies, and jobs that will reduce our global warming emissions.

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