Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Fast food giant working with McCain and Prince's Countryside Trust to help farmers improve soil health and boost resilience to climate change and Brexit. The money will also fund research looking at the benefits of using cover crops to retain soil quality.

Resilience 72

Resilience Soil Climate change Ethics 72

Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It's not the end of the journey just because the biochar goes in the soil, we should see what its true impact is."

Soil 36

Soil Carbon-negative Carbon Agriculture 36

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. Shopping at farmers’ markets can help strengthen resilient and transparent local food supply systems.

Ethics 62

Ethics Agriculture Packaging Organic 62

Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

They must examine ways to decrease the use of all materials, improve resilience and minimise the negative environmental, health and social impacts associated with the extraction, use and end of life of these resources. EU policies should not simply be aimed at securing access, but also at minimising critical raw material needs.

Carbon-negative 36

Carbon-negative Europe Climate change Resilience 36

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Low Impact

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If you simply want somewhere to grow your own food, or to work with your hands in the soil, there are other possible options, so it is worth asking: Is there already a community garden near you? The more biodiverse an ecosystem, the more resilient it will be. They aim to make ethical the new normal. About the author.

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Global warming Ethics Biodiversity Agriculture 95

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 6, 2022

Ethics/Caring. Ethics/Caring. In 2020, the US health/sustainability market was $355 billion and growing 10% per year. With our fully compostable packaging, you’re adding soil nutrients, not paying to clog your landfill.”. Encourage community resilience and disaster preparedness. Social/Racial/Gender Justice.

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Sustainability Climate change Organic Waste 78