Grist

MARCH 2, 2021

Companies are legally required to “plug” wells that they’re no longer using to extract oil and gas by pouring concrete into all their openings and cracks; this prevents them from leaking fossil fuels or harmful pollutants into the air and water sources nearby. The average well depth in the Permian is approximately 15,000 feet.

Ethics 145

Ethics Fossil fuels Policy Law 145

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Healthier communities – Sustainable buildings create healthier communities due to less intrusive and pollutive building methods, lower use of toxic materials (e.g. Another major trend is the use of ethically-sourced, green building materials.

Real Estate 148

Real Estate Sustainability Health Carbon-negative 148

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Next, a Verification Analyst obtains additional information from candidates via documentation and engaging directly. You’ll use this platform to access various resources and tools, assemble your project team, collect any required documentation, and submit payment and your application for certification. Submit required documentation.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 148

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

Once your company has documented its sustainability mission, goals, commitments and accomplishments, it is time to share them with the world to earn the benefits you deserve. Companies that are greener tend to be perceived as more ethical, reliable and responsible. Document and Share Your Sustainability Commitments.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Carbon-neutral Organic Waste 78

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

These incidents — documented via video taken at protests, interviews with the campaigners, and police records — took place both before and after the video was published on the Silverback website in March. “The Describing highly polluting fossil fuels as ‘sustainable’ in advertising is very likely to mislead people.”

Fossil fuels 123

Fossil fuels Africa Sustainability Carbon-negative 123

The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that his office had launched an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries alleged role in causing a plastic pollution crisis on April 28th, 2022, in Playa Del Rey, California. Can you give examples of what you found? Did anything surprise you?

Plastics 107

Plastics Recycling Recycling Fossil fuels 107

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

.” “I believe that when you have the power of making the world a better place by your action, let’s do it”, Yannick Bolloré told Thomas Kolster, an activist advocating for ethical advertising, in a June 2023 video interview about the advertising industry’s role in solving climate change.

Logistics 123

Logistics Fossil fuels Climate change Transportation 123

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2022

New York City supports green business enterprises, green tech startups, and ethical entrepreneurs, and as such, there are several tax credits, green financing, and grants available for purpose-driven leaders. The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP21).

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Electric vehicle Innovation Stormwater 78

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

We have seen countless reports during this time that make mention and provide facts around the decrease of pollution and harmful effects on the environment as a result of everyone being quarantined. I do believe that the COVID-19 marks a turning point in the sustainability movement. and I hope that these changes survive the pandemic. .

Sustainability 458

Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Climate change 458

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Sustainability and Compliance Division’s initiatives are implemented through four sections: Energy and Green Building Programs, Environmental Compliance Safety, Legislation, Policy and Grants, and Water Pollution Control Air Compliance. Water Resources Division (WRD). Competencies.

Energy Monitor 40

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Education 40

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2024

Part 2: Goals and KPIs – This section documents your current baseline in terms of your eco profile which includes your energy usage, water usage, carbon emissions and overall eco score. How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? Pollution prevention begins with reducing or eliminating waste at the source.

Business Energy Monitoring 60

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 60

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

Part 2: Goals and KPIs – This section documents your current baseline in terms of your eco profile which includes your energy usage, water usage, carbon emissions and overall eco score. How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? Pollution Prevention & Water Stewardship. Are we composting food waste?

Business Energy Monitoring 128

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 128

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Comparatively, poor waste management contributes to air pollution, exacerbates climate change, contaminates ecological habitats, and is harmful to wildlife and human health. How can you reduce waste and prevent pollution? For instance, thinking about climate change, solid waste-related emissions are anticipated to increase to 2.38

Waste 148

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 15, 2022

Auto body and repair shops emit a plethora of contaminants, such as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), particle pollution (dust), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Tip #19 – Practice ethical disposal : Auto body and repair shops can discharge a variety of harmful emissions into the air, water, and land.

Automotive 147

Automotive Sustainability Waste Waste 147

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The documents leaked in the Corporate Europe Observatory investigation were “part of lobbying work that is done in all stakeholder groups. The documents supported our talks with our EU member organisations,” a spokesperson for COPA-COGECA told DeSmog.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Home Energy Monitoring 98

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The complexity of tracking and tracing all these ingredients can obscure detrimental environmental and social impacts, from pollution to bribery to slavery. All of its mica suppliers were able to produce third-party certification attesting to ethical labor practices, but it was unclear what, if anything, was behind those certificates.

Ethics 28

Ethics Africa Health Government 28

Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As businesses and society continue to transition towards further sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, the key challenge faced is in rethinking the philosophy of management and business ethics to achieve this change in deep and lasting ways. Many questions about who ordered and paid for the killing remain unanswered.

Climate change 95

Climate change Ethics Sustainability Health 95

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

As seen with other businesses going green, healthcare facilities implementing sustainable and ethical practices reap many benefits including: Lower utility bills and other operational costs. Elevated brand and positive image. Greater employee satisfaction and retention. Patient and community trust. About the Author. GBB Green Ambassador.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Waste Waste Health 148

Front And Centered

JULY 27, 2024

We collect data to help make sense of our world, document problems and make the case for solutions, and track progress. For instance, areas with high percentages of BIPOC residents are subjected to more environmental pollution. We know that we need to collect data in a transparent and ethical way if we are going to collect it at all.

Organic 52

Organic Government Policy Health 52

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2022

Examples of ESG-related risks include: Environmental : Climate change, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), deforestation, biodiversity, waster, waste, and pollution. ESG reporting is the documentation side of ESG. Think of ESG reporting as a form of risk management addressing business, sustainability , and social issues.

Organic 148

Organic Government Sustainability Demand 148

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2022

In 2022, 48% of all new coffee products carried an ethical or environmental claim – which is close to double the number from almost a decade ago (2012). Water bottles, coffee cup lids, straws, bags, cutlery, takeaway containers, and food wrapping – these are all common sources of problematic single-use plastic pollution.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Biodegradable Packaging Waste 78

Grist

DECEMBER 21, 2019

They highlight the “white male effect,” a well-documented phenomenon of white men showing significantly less aversion to perceived risk than any other demographic group. Studies on industrial and water contamination , air pollution , and other environmental concerns have since backed it up.

Government 78

Government Ozone Technology Global warming 78

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Not only do biodigesters leak, releasing previously “captured” methane from manure lagoons back into the atmosphere, but burning methane also emits other hazardous air pollutants. Jan Dutkiewicz concludes that serious economic, logistical and scientific hurdles still stand between industrial animal agriculture’s green promises and reality.

Carbon-neutral 98

Carbon-neutral Methane Agriculture Fossil fuels 98

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Newly-discovered Shell documents dating back decades could help strengthen lawsuits aiming to hold the oil major to account for climate damages, climate attorneys say. ” Cover of the 1987 internal Shell publication “Air Pollution: an Oil Industry Perspective.” The Washington D.C.-based

Fossil fuels 144

Fossil fuels Climate change Pollution Ozone 144

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Yet, decent pay is more than just a question of ethics, it makes good business sense too. Develop a plan document that outlines the terms and conditions of the plan. The document should include information such as employee eligibility, contributions, vesting, and distribution options. Select a plan provider.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Organic 78

Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

Wildfires now account for nearly half of the fine-particle pollution in the West. Instead, he believed the land was improved by ethical and sustainable management. Kat Anderson has documented. The runoff can pollute watersheds with ash and harm water-treatment facilities. The implications extend nationwide.

Resilience 97

Resilience Biodiversity Soil Logging 97

AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

We have seen countless reports during this time that make mention and provide facts around the decrease of pollution and harmful effects on the environment as a result of everyone being quarantined. I do believe that the COVID-19 marks a turning point in the sustainability movement. and I hope that these changes survive the pandemic.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Climate change 28

Business Green

MARCH 24, 2022

he was paid $500,000 last year by Enersystems, according to financial disclosure documents filed with the Senate. It noted that the Manchin family has made millions by selling waste coal from abandoned mines to a power plant that "emits air pollution at a higher rate than any other plant in West Virginia".

Climate change 92

Climate change Fossil fuels Policy Ethics 92