GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

The nascent second-life battery market also needs a steady battery supply, customer demand and access to funding in order to be successful. That same year, BMW tested used batteries in demand response events during an 18-month pilot project in partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Customers demand it. Employees demand it. Partners and vendors demand it. A CSR strategy is implemented by an organization to: minimize harm, practice fair business, be responsible along a global supply chain, exercise philanthropy and create a self-oriented human resource management system.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

The old adage, “measure what you manage to get things done”, definitely applies in sustainability. An online sustainability framework and online tools ensure organizations not only make environmental performance and sustainability a priority, but also benefit from their green choices and actions. Risk Reduction.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

A major new survey published last week reiterated how consumers' expectations around sustainability are rapidly evolving, with a growing number demanding increased environmental benefits from their food and drink products. Moreover, it is an increasingly global phenomenon. The results are also skewed across demographics.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 1, 2021

The intensity of logging has been increasing across Europe in recent years, correlating with a growing demand for forest biomass energy, and the same is happening elsewhere, including in the Southeastern US , the world’s biggest wood pellet producing region.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

No-till and organic farming fall under the banner of regenerative agriculture, as well as the use of cover crops. In 2021, awareness of methane’s critical importance prompted the Global Methane Pledge, which committed to reduce methane emissions 30 percent by 2030, but made no concrete demands on agriculture.

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Defend Our Future

JUNE 20, 2019

That means showing up to vote, sure, but it also means showing up at their offices, in their neighborhoods at town halls or events, in their newsfeeds and in their press clips year round, every year, demanding that they defend our future. Climate change threatens our health, our economy, and most definitely our future.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

But the definition of “responsibly sourced” is inconsistent across the 20 such initiatives that are currently available. That’s unlike many other sectors, such as in organic agriculture. Credit: FracTracker Alliance, update to a periodic water supply and demand analysis for Ohio.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The old adage, “measure what you manage to get things done”, definitely applies in sustainability. An online sustainability framework and online tools ensure organizations not only make environmental performance and sustainability a priority, but also benefit from their green choices and actions. Employee Recruitment and Satisfaction.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The old adage, “measure what you manage to get things done”, definitely applies in sustainability. An online sustainability framework and online tools ensure organizations not only make environmental performance and sustainability a priority, but also benefit from their green choices and actions. Employee Recruitment and Satisfaction.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

CDP is the global environmental non-profit organization whose annual report is widely recognized as the gold standard for corporate environmental transparency. Partner with a trusted trade organization that understands the growing impact sustainability makes in the industry to ensure that the correct continuing education is obtained.

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Grist

JUNE 14, 2023

(Montana is one of three states that has established a right to a “ clean and healthful ” environment in its state constitution.) The case is not the first time young people have taken legal action to demand that their government take the climate crisis seriously. Definitely. A federal case, Juliana v.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

We want to call attention to how the biggest environmental impacts and the biggest health impact of products is really due to the products themselves and the creation and the use of a product,” Brown-West said. E-commerce retailers would need to integrate sustainability goals into their organization and operations.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Vegetables, fruits and grains all have ample amounts of protein for optimal health and achieving a healthy body weight.” She recommends leafy greens like kale, mustard greens, collard greens and Swiss chard as well as legumes, broccoli, organic soy foods — such as tempeh and tofu — almonds and calcium-fortified plant-based milks.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

It’s definitely not over, just talk to the folks at Coal River and they will tell you that’s not the case,” said Matt Hepler, an environmental scientist with the environmental group Appalachian Voices , referring to the Coal River Mountain area in southern West Virginia, where coal production has remained relatively high in recent years.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 28, 2023

Creating and activating a renewables strategy should be an essential part of most organizations’ climate goals and abatement strategies. Support Climate Equity Switching to clean sources of energy can help reduce air pollution and improve health outcomes, particularly for marginalized and disadvantaged communities.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In his 2019 paper Climate Trauma: Toward a New Taxonomy of Trauma , ecopsychologist Zhiwa Woodbury argues that mainstream psychology has faltered in its response to climate change by focusing mostly on how hurricanes, droughts, or other disasters affect victims’ mental health. Are we conflating symptoms and disease here?” Woodbury writes.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Creating better businesses with B Corp Certification and beyond B Corp Certification presents a set of guiding principles that support organizations to minimize their impact on the environment and society. B Analytics aggregates data from B Corps and other impact-focused organizations to provide comparative analysis and best practices.

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Clean Energy Trust

MAY 20, 2021

And the key to successfully navigating the due diligence process is organization. Early on, a data room is an important tool for organization. All information provided by the Company should be indexed and retained in the data room, so when questions arise, the data room is the definitive source on which everyone can rely.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This model gives the structure organizations need to meet the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic demands of Business. . Carroll’s model brings consistency to a field that lacks a clear, set definition. To meet the demands of the modern, ethical economy , Carroll’s CSR pyramid needs updating. What is CSR.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This model gives the structure organizations need to meet the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic demands of Business. . Carroll’s model brings consistency to a field that lacks a clear, set definition. To meet the demands of the modern, ethical economy , Carroll’s CSR pyramid needs updating. What is CSR.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 18, 2018

” By definition, however, meat made by growing or culturing cells will be sterile, he adds. Mosa Meat’s mission is to revolutionize meat production to match soaring global demand, that it says will be 70% higher in 2050, in a sustainable way that’s better for the environment. Mosa’s mission.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 18, 2018

” By definition, however, meat made by growing or culturing cells will be sterile, he adds. Mosa Meat’s mission is to revolutionize meat production to match soaring global demand, that it says will be 70% higher in 2050, in a sustainable way that’s better for the environment. Mosa’s mission.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Before we founded the company two years ago, I’d been working in environmental health and safety for about 10 years. Second, seeking and listening to diverse perspectives, from the cleaning crew to the head of the organization, is absolutely required when attempting to solve big problems.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 28, 2021

With global demand for beef climbing and emissions from food production on track to rise 60% by 2050 , it’s clear that something in the livestock production system needs to change. It’s somewhat surprising to me that some larger organizations which sell into the industry haven’t supported them in doing that.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ) Digital Innovation Manager, BASF; Sao Paulo, Brazil COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. They shared with me how COVID-19 has impacted their organizations, their job roles and their personal life.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

As always, the venture community is eager to participate in the blooming opportunity this demand represents. Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. While these distinctions are helpful, they’re definitely not exhaustive or absolute.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

I spoke with Deshpande on the sidelines of the Good Food Conference 2019 in San Francisco today just before his panel discussion entitled “The “Why”: Mitigating Environmental and Public Health Risks” to find out more about GFI India. You have all these people with rising incomes that are craving and demanding more animal-sourced foods.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Green Building Council has this definition of net-zero carbon: the "reduction in the demand for energy and materials to a level that can be met solely by sources that do not emit greenhouse gases.". That's an industry-leading example, yet most organizations lack the resources for such a transformation.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14000 is in high demand as corporate CEOs, business leaders, and green teams recognize the seriousness of sustainability for business viability, but struggle to take action. The ISO 14000 standards address a need to standardize EMSs on a global scale, meaning comparisons between organizations can be made. What is ISO?

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

“There is definitely increasing urgency around this issue,” Waxman says. More than 1 million acres of forests have been lost since 1990, leaving the global stock at near 10 million acres, according to a July report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

This blog is the first in a series on common understandings and approach to waste mitigation, resource optimization and organization adaptive modernization. Business is constantly changing to meet consumer demands. Simultaneously, business must adapt to emerging terms and technologies to support demand.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

That is, more and more studies indicate business sustainability delivers greater prosperity, and designs organizations to last. If we apply this definition in a business context, we define a sustainable business as an endlessly operational organization. A sustainable business meets investor demand.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

In the four years since Nancy Mahon assumed responsibility for CSR and sustainability strategy at The Estée Lauder Companies — she's currently senior vice president of corporate citizenship and sustainability — her team has launched a series of new initiatives that are a "first" among her organization's sector. For instance, our climate work.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

In the six years since Nancy Mahon assumed responsibility for CSR and sustainability strategy at Estée Lauder Companies — she's currently senior vice president of corporate citizenship and sustainability — her team has launched a series of new initiatives that are a "first" among her organization's sector. For instance, our climate work.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Customers expect it and the health of our planet demands it. Broadly speaking, sustainable packaging alternatives come in three varieties: Biodegradable materials : Typically made of organic materials, these packaging materials degrade within a moderate timespan when exposed to environmental conditions.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As consumers become more knowledgeable and passionate about climate change and planet wellbeing, businesses will have to cater to this demand and adjust their operations to have a lower environmental impact. Staff & Organization. A company’s level of maturity will be driven by the following: Policies & Processes.

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