The Environmental Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Plastic pet toys, plastic poop bags, and pet waste all have an adverse effect on the environment. From using eco-friendly pet products to handling dog and cat waste responsibly, practicing low-impact pet ownership is essential. Practice Eco-Friendly Waste Management Dispose of pet waste responsibly.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

Social and environmental ethics have never been such a driving force in consumer food choice – so producers need to keep up with demands. For example: that the concentration of animal waste produced in farms is harmful for the local waters, escaped fish can disrupt the wild ecology and sea lice can spread to wild populations.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2022

These developments focus on the most pressing sustainability challenges the industry faces, that is, carbon footprint reduction and the ethical sourcing of materials. These initiatives will help you reduce business emissions and ethically source materials. That is, waste is reduced as discarded materials are reused.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 4, 2022

Tip #2: Reduce textile waste. The fashion industry produces 92 million tons of textile waste annually. And the fast fashion industry is a major contributor to this waste problem, as garments are overproduced by excessively releasing new designs during each micro season to keep up with the constantly changing trends.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

resource demand for new materials and carbon emissions from operating machinery). “ We can’t save our natural environment if we continue to waste our built environment. This epoxy technology uses resins plus dyes and molds to eliminate wood rot reducing the need for wasteful, expensive, and inconvenient home renovation projects.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

In fact, a recent survey showed that 90% of Australians want to purchase sustainable and ethical products. By incorporating more environmentally friendly processes and improving your green credentials, you can ensure that your business doesn’t suffer due to increased demand for sustainable products and services.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. I am witnessing the increase in education ignite behavior changes in some communities: less meat; less waste; more conscious decisions. .

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

To pave the way for future generations to live in harmony with the environment, it is critical that we incorporate sustainable building and distribution practices such as reducing waste, lowering emissions and sourcing from local eco-friendly providers. Reduce Waste and Use Recycled Materials. Properly Dispose of Construction Waste.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They regularly use excess resources/wastes and byproducts, aiming to reduce use of plastics by replacing them in various products they create. Biohm is working to address several planetary challenges at once: the climate crisis, waste crisis and social injustice. Biohm Images via Biohm.

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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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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2020

Fairphone 3 Plus designed to increase the longevity of the ethical modular smartphone. Fairphone, the Dutch social enterprise that builds modular ethical smartphones, has announced a new version of its current Fairphone3 (FP3) model. Existing FP3 users can buy the upgraded modules separately.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

With rising demand from investors to embrace a sense of purpose, companies are including environmental consciousness as a part of their brand identity not just for the ecological benefits, but because it actually boosts profits.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, blockchain platform Provenance helps trace and certify supply chains to enable ethical procurement decisions. Startups such as Optoro and ShareCloth use artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies to digitize processes to lower excess inventory and reduce textile waste.

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Low Impact

MARCH 10, 2021

Why farmers’ markets are good for shopping ethically. By contrast, farmers’ markets have greater transparency and a much shorter chain between food production and consumer, making them a more ethical choice for shoppers. In the modern world, there is often a disconnect between food production and those who eat the end result.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

With the current lockdown affording many people more time to tackle long-standing tasks and life admin, a third of UK adults have been making greener lifestyle changes such as reducing food waste, cutting down on plastic use, and avoiding 'fast fashion' purchases, according to a new poll.

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Business Green

JUNE 8, 2021

Corona claims it has become the first global drinks brand to achieve a 'net zero plastic footprint', after ramping up its plastic waste collection and recycling efforts and conducting an extensive plastic audit of its operations. We look forward to working with Corona to achieve their ultimate aim of leaving no plastic in nature.".

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

All of these disciplines can be improved via sustainable business practices, and can result in higher efficiency, less waste, and lower costs. Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. Waste Management. When did you last analyze your waste expense? the product’s reuse and recycling potential).

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

New research from the University of Sheffield suggests there is strong consumer demand for recycling flexible plastic with 95% of participants saying they would be willing to recycle their flexible plastics1. I believe industry-led collaboration is at the heart of tackling many of the environmental challenges facing us.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Further, purchasing from a supplier who offers products with eco-friendly packaging or no packaging at all reduces your waste stream. Along with the customer attraction and loyalty that comes from having a greener reputation, green purchasing yields cost savings in the form of energy efficiency and reduced waste. Executive Summary.

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2022

The government also announced plans for a new Food Data Transparency Partnership to "provide people with the information they need to make more sustainable, ethical, and healthier food choices, and incentivise industry to produce healthier and more ethical and sustainable food".

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

From acting as an influential platform to communicate green solutions and promote sustainability, to reducing waste and lowering the carbon footprint of sporting events, there are numerous opportunities to implement sustainability in the sporting industry. This will reduce demand for new facilities.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 6, 2022

They ask “How will this lower my carbon footprint, energy consumption, waste, and resource use?”. Ethics/Caring. Working to achieve zero waste within two years by.” Ethics/Caring. You’ll never worry about waste disposal again. Slash energy/materials/waste costs. Sustainability Marketing For Each Audience.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

Vinyl platform elasticStage, which claims its method of producing vinyl records and artwork is more sustainable and ethical than conventional processes, this week announced it has raised £3.5m in total from a consortium of investors and music-industry heavyweights, following the closure of its seed funding round.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. We should be thinking about how to avoid waste creation. Why is greenwashing a problem? “As

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

As urgency around the climate crisis builds and Gen-Z becomes a significant consumer and employee demographic, the demand for companies that are sustainable is expected to sky-rocket. What would be more relevant for them to advertise: The amount of internal food waste they compost? Take a renewable energy company for example.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A 2021 survey of corporate occupiers of buildings commissioned by JLL revealed that 83 per cent believe that climate risk is financial risk, 79 per cent anticipate that carbon emissions reduction will be part of their corporate sustainability strategy by 2025, and 42 per cent felt their employees would demand green and healthy spaces to work in.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

million tonnes of furniture or bulky waste every year. Growing demand for sustainable furniture products is prompting retailers to rethink their production and shipping practices. This is certainly the case for the emerging trend of ‘fast furniture'.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This trend has provided entrepreneurs with an opportunity to capitalize on the growing demand for coffee shops and cafes. Despite the challenges faced when running an environmentally friendly and ethically-sourced coffee shop, it’s possible to do and earn a profit in the process! Choose an Eco-Friendly Waste Management Company.

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2022

A significant feature of COP was businesses joining with activists to demand faster progress. Not only do consumers and employees increasingly demand the organisations they engage with do the right thing, but the cost of decarbonising business has rapidly come down. Not only that, but they're linked problems, with linked solutions.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2020

63 per cent of respondents would also like to learn more green skills to become more valuable in the workplace, highlighting the demand from employees to play a more active role in making their business more sustainable. 72 per cent of office workers are concerned about environmental ethics. Forces for change.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2022

But Canopy said the rapid spike in demand for forest-derived fabrics posed a threat to rare and ancient forests, of which only 20 per cent now remain intact globally. Marija Rompani, director of ethics and sustainability at John Lewis & Partners, hailed the CanopyStyle initiative's "tremendous impact in a short period time".

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2021

It is vital that the UK government responds to the strategy's recommendations with the high level of ambition and urgency that these issues demand.".

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

In our previous Green Business Bureau article, titled Carbon Offsets Vs Carbon Credits: Addressing The Issues (The 5 Rules of Carbon Offsetting) , we discuss the rules that ensure offsets deliver the GHG emission reductions promised, and do so ethically. To facilitate this rise, other certification programs have come into effect.

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Low Impact

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The way we eat has a profound effect on how eco-friendly, ethical, and sustainable our lives can be. Whether we grow our own, or buy ethically from local food producers, these age-old techniques can help us transition to a better future for ourselves, our families, and the planet. They aim to make ethical the new normal.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 20, 2022

Customers and employees are also demanding business with a purpose. Each category within ESG overlaps with the 3 pillars of corporate sustainability, as we explain: Environment : This includes corporate climate policies, energy use, waste, pollution, natural resource conservation, and the treatment of animals. Why is ESG important?

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This includes measures that work to reduce an entity’s carbon footprint , effectively manage waste , prevent pollution and conserve resources. Meeting the demands of ESG criteria means disclosing the impact your business has on the environment. Hence, consumers are asking questions about ethics more than ever.

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