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Top U.S. Law Schools Accused of Creating a Student ‘Pipeline’ into Firms Serving Fossil Fuel Industry

DeSmogBlog

Elite law schools in the United States are disproportionately funneling their students into jobs serving fossil fuel clients, according to a new report published Thursday. LSCA, an organization of law students working to hold the legal sector accountable for its role in the climate crisis, has previously scrutinized the top ranked U.S.

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Clean Energy Field Organizer

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Clean Energy Field Organizer | Iowa Environmental Council | Des Moines. The Iowa Environmental Council is a 501(c)3 nonprofit environmental law and policy organization that educates, advocates, and builds coalitions to make Iowa a better place to live, work and explore. Set up and staff tables at community events.

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Discrimination in our food system is everybody's problem

GreenBiz

We’ve seen this happen in housing, education, criminal justice and so many other areas of our society where people of color are marginalized or punished. The National Black Food and Justice Alliance organizes for black food and land by promoting black leadership and influence in food systems and land stewardship.

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Meat Industry Using ‘Misinformation’ to Block Dietary Change, Report Finds

DeSmogBlog

The report, published by the consumer advocacy organisation Freedom Food Alliance on Thursday (29 February), found that multinational meat companies and lobby groups were using industry-funded research, public ad campaigns and educational materials to sway public opinion on meat and dairy. In the U.S.

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5 steps boards can take to be ESG-ready for 2021

GreenBiz

To start, we uncovered board members’ keenest ESG-education needs by surveying sitting board members at public (39 percent) and private (61 percent) companies, generating annual revenues of less than $50 million to $3 billion. Get educated.

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Replate: Using Tech to Combat Food Waste, Food Insecurity and Climate Change

Green Business Bureau

Replate works with restaurants, caterers, food distributors, offices and other organizations to directly deliver their surplus food to those in need in local communities. Like so many other businesses and organizations, Replate encountered a major challenge with the sudden shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why We Need to, Have to, Want to Act on Climate Change

Andrew Winston

Even in the face of the “anti-ESG” movement — a very American phenomenon — there are vanishingly few large organizations around the world that really question the need to address environmental and social issues. California, boasting an economy bigger than all but four countries, has enacted its own aggressive carbon transparency laws.