Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

Happy Earth Day (and Earth Week, and Earth Month) — a time of year when sustainability is elevated in the global consciousness, and my inbox is full of vaguely greenwashy PR pitches. But it struck me that Earth Day 2024 has a particularly timely theme: Planet vs. Plastics.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 7, 2021

Earth Day Ideas for Companies and Their Employees. With many employees still working from home or remotely, companies need to adjust their approach to sustainability in the workplace. Use Earth Day For Employee Engagement. 32 Earth Day Activities for At-Home Workers.

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Business Green

APRIL 12, 2021

Drinks giant claims biofuel furnaces tested in trial will reduce carbon footprint of glass manufacturing by 90 per cent and thus boost sustainability of its “grain-to-glass” supply chain. We now know that glass can be the most sustainable of all packaging types and must all work together to ensure that happens.".

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Sustainability Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

What started as a community idea for Earth Day has now grown into a multi-faceted project focused on reducing food waste and is explored in this webinar by Amy Rowe , Associate Professor/Count Agent affiliated with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex and Passaic Counties in New Jersey.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 1, 2020

Is sustainability undergoing a pandemic pause? If you were to believe the mainstream business media, there would be no question whatsoever that the twin crises of a pandemic and a recession have pretty much put the kibosh on sustainable business activity. The reality is that corporate sustainability is alive and well.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2023

At GreenBiz 23 in Scottsdale a few weeks ago, Mary Jane Melendez, chief sustainability and social impact officer at General Mills, joined me for a conversation about this topic. She shared valuable insights about integrating biodiversity conservation into the company's sustainability work. Here are some of her key learnings.

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Earth Gratitude

MAY 4, 2016

At the rate I’m consuming, I’m using up 3–9 planets, according to the carbon footprint calculator at Earth Day Network. So, what happens when smart, sustainable people start reaching beyond their own lives and into their communities? That’s what the Earth Day Gratitude project is all about. physically and fiscally.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 8, 2020

This year on Earth Day, the company said it had reached a milestone of 1 billion gallons restored. This year on Earth Day, the company said it had reached a milestone of 1 billion gallons restored. Todd Brady, director of global public affairs and sustainability, discusses the projects that got it there.

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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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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2020

In an intervention timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Sharma joined with Italian Environment Minister Sergio Costa to stress that the co-hosts for the COP26 Climate Summit were seeking to accelerate global decarbonisation efforts, despite the economic crisis unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

That’s why we launched the Policy Lab on Earth Day in 2021. For example: Dimensional Energy is engineering a sustainable aviation fuel called syngas using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. It’s clear that we need to accelerate climate policy innovation with the same urgency and equity lens that we devote to tech innovation.

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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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Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This includes investing in more efficient lighting and HVAC systems; using new software and AI to make buildings and operations more efficient; improving fleet logistics and introducing greener vehicles; and reducing packaging and product weight. Besides a few messages around Earth Day, not many. Embrace renewable energy.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2020

Their Sustainability Committee ECOPHORIA includes employees from all departments and backgrounds which empowers and enables open discussion to present their sustainability ideas, aspirations, successes, and achievements across various platforms, including trade shows, social media, and blogs.

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

Joel Makower explores how the sustainability movement is maintaining momentum as the coronavirus crisis continues to unfold. If you were to believe the mainstream business media, there would be no question whatsoever that the twin crises of a pandemic and a recession have pretty much put the kibosh on sustainable business activity.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But as wildfires destroy more forests , fossil fuels continue to pump carbon emissions in the air and many companies announce net zero carbon emissions commitments, tree-planting projects are moving away from serving as PR fodder to becoming an integral part of corporate sustainability strategy. "As An entire package.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

UNEP progress report reiterates how lack of progress on tackling climate and biodiversity crises is undermining ability to meet wider Sustainable Development Goals. The world cannot sustain our rate of use and abuse forever, and it is imperative that we accept the changes in lifestyles and livelihoods necessary to achieve the 2030 goals.".

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 1, 2020

Is sustainability undergoing a pandemic pause? Joel Makower Mon, 06/01/2020 – 00:00 If you were to believe the mainstream business media, there would be no question whatsoever that the twin crises of a pandemic and a recession have pretty much put the kibosh on sustainable business activity. Thus, it’s not a good indicator.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 1, 2020

Is sustainability undergoing a pandemic pause? Joel Makower Mon, 06/01/2020 – 00:00 If you were to believe the mainstream business media, there would be no question whatsoever that the twin crises of a pandemic and a recession have pretty much put the kibosh on sustainable business activity. Thus, it’s not a good indicator.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

Hailing the new package of targets as "some of the most aggressive and comprehensive climate goals in the technology industry", the company said it would ramp up efforts across its business to reduce its environmental footprint and create a sustainable portfolio of products and solutions. President and CEO. "We

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Don't have time to cut through the Earth Day noise? Earth Day is upon us, and this year it is bigger than ever. coalition are heaving with new members as corporates around the world have flocked to the alliances after jumping at the idea to refresh their climate strategies to coincide with Earth Day.

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Business Green

MAY 28, 2021

European business trade body this week published a new report from consultancy giant Accenture, detailing how ambitious green recovery packages across the continent could deliver up to 5.7 The new initiative will bring together a series of focus groups from across catholic communities to explore how to enhance environmental protection.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

The government announced this afternoon that it would table legislation on the new targets in Parliament tomorrow, ahead of President Joe Biden's Earth Day virtual summit of world leaders on Thursday. The new Carbon Budget is expected to then be enshrined in law by the end of June 2021.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. We’d like to express our appreciation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Business and Net Impact for helping to cast a global net for this year’s nominees. Angelini was instrumental in setting two signature goals for 2030.

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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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Grist

JULY 21, 2022

Unlike several other Earth Day weekend cleanups going on farther down the beach, this group has been given special instructions that will help them categorize and log everything they find, from food scraps and toys to tiny pieces of foil and, of course, many types of plastic. Visit invw.org/newsletters to sign up for weekly updates.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. We’d like to express our appreciation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Business and Net Impact for helping to cast a global net for this year’s nominees. Angelini was instrumental in setting two signature goals for 2030.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

We are proud to introduce our fifth annual cohort of twentysomethings who are sustainability leaders within — and without — their companies, nonprofits and communities. Grateful appreciation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Business and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment for helping us spread the word.

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