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Climate change policies are no longer a 'nice to have' - They must be at the heart of business practices

Business Green

Having done the difficult job of identifying our own shortfalls and implementing a plan to address them, we have now started our journey to becoming a business that is increasingly ethical and sustainable. Business has a vital role to play in what must be a collective effort to deliver a sustainable, resilient, net zero economy.

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SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Green Business Bureau

Leapfrogging : Creating opportunities for developing countries to bypass the polluting and inefficient ways of conventional development and ‘leapfrog’ their way towards societies that promote green jobs, environmentally responsible practices and technology, efficient resource management, and community resilience. SDG 12 Targets for Business.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

To identify the powerful actors most actively lobbying against these key EU regulations and policies, DeSmog analysed corporate reports, lobbying records, official position papers, responses to public EU consultations, media events, and meetings held with various EU bodies over the past two years. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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The unexpected arboretum: CSUSM benefits from sustainable approach to water and environmental management

Green Technology

That’s important, because the Masterplan emphasizes CSUSM’s position as an active leader in sustainability and makes clear not just the moral and ethical case for sustainability, but also the business case: saving money and providing educational and research opportunities for students.

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Storing value in a mutual credit world: Chris Cook

Low Impact

Part of it is part of my work for the Institute for Strategy Resilience and Security at UCL. I’m working on action research to come up with a more resilient financial system. In fact, what I’m saying is that what you are entitled to a return for is the use of an asset – like land, or energy, or intellectual property, or your time.

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Building homes that fight against climate change

AGreenLiving

As such, it’s time to get serious about where and how we build our homes to keep our families safe while also lessening our impact on the planet. Building for resilience With hurricanes intensifying around the world, resilient design is becoming more and more important as the climate crisis worsens.

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Program Manager, Grid Management and Resiliency

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Program Manager | Clean Power Alliance | Los Angeles. Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is Southern California’s locally operated non-profit default electricity provider for 32 communities within Los Angeles and Ventura counties and the 5th largest electricity company in the State of California. Who We Are.