Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

Unveiling its updated environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy yesterday, Carlsberg set out plans to achieve a of flurry of new green targets over the next two decades, including a target to achieve a zero carbon footprint across its business worldwide - including all of its breweries - by 2030.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Hundreds of farmers and landowners across England are to receive a share of £12m of support for schemes aimed at restoring nature, reducing flood risk, and boosting biodiversity, after the government late last week revealed the successful bidders for a key post-Brexit agricultural funding programme.

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Grist

OCTOBER 10, 2019

PFAS (or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, if you prefer long, science-y words) are a broad class of chemicals that have been linked to a number of adverse health effects, including cancer. Once you’ve ingested them, be it through contaminated water, food, or air, PFAS can linger in your body for weeks or even months.

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Packaging Health Soil Government 94

Business Green

MARCH 30, 2020

Added to its crowdfunding push, Heal intends to seek support from companies and charitable foundations and intends to explore its eligibility for the Nature for Climate Fund, the £640m package unveiled in the government's recent Budget to support tree planting, afforestation, and peatland restoration programmes in England.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 28, 2020

Despite clean energy’s economic and job opportunities, and scientific warnings that net zero emissions are needed by 2050 to prevent the worst impacts of climate change , Trump’s federal government has worked to implement policies that increase pollution. It is also designed, at its core, to generate economic and health benefits.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 7, 2023

For example, recent studies indicate that farmers who adopt soil health practices are less likely to file prevent-plant crop insurance claims after heavy rainfall events. My fellow panelists described how credit packages and the pricing of credit is changing, as ag lenders have greater access to data on risks.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

And yet, opportunities exist through climate-friendly recovery packages to not only stimulate economies, but also reduce emissions while promoting social and environmental co-benefits. The authors highlight the stark shift in politics the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on governments around the world. Hepburn et al. Hepburn et al.

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Small-scale growers, selling via farmer-focussed supply chains, are better able to deliver public goods due better calibrated supply and demand and to customer understanding of issues such as seasonality, waste and packaging avoidance and trade-offs between crop damage and agrochemical use.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

The government has unveiled a package of measures designed to support farmers amid surging energy and artificial fertiliser costs. The costs of war keep adding up. The significant rise in the cost of fertiliser is a reminder that we need to reduce our dependence on manufacturing processes dependent on gas," said Eustice.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

It includes calls for an improved focus on green jobs training, tighter home energy efficiency standards, support for natural climate solutions such as tree planting and better soil health, accelerated clean technology development, and schemes to incentivise cycling and low carbon transport.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 26, 2022

SF Environment is a department within the City and County of San Francisco, a local government committed to innovation, leadership and collaboration in creating environmental change.? SF Environment is also a great place to work, offering an attractive benefits package that includes healthcare and retirement.

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Transportation Electric vehicle Climate change Policy 40

Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

But the city and the state environmental agency hadn’t thought much of it, since the contamination, at a combined 200 parts per trillion, or ppt, was not thought to be at a level that was harmful to human health. The decision to regulate PFAS represents a huge win for public health. That win will come at a cost.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

Vladimir Putin launched an illegal war of an aggression against Ukraine, unleashing some of the worst atrocities seen on European soil since the Second World War, reigniting the Cold War nuclear stand-off, and sending energy prices spiralling. It is simply not fit for purpose. That is not to say there are not good things in this strategy.

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Sustainability Consulting

APRIL 7, 2021

It will give governments, policy makers, and companies emissions data to be able to identify areas of the food system that produce the most emissions and develop ways to reduce them. 32% come from land use changes including deforestation and soil degradation (these activities released 5.7 Packaging accounts for 5.4%

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Every effort must be expended on reducing risks and unknowns, whether from changes in weather, crop disease, and livestock health, or fluctuating commodity and market prices, not to mention consumer tastes and regulatory requirements. Overall, soil degradation was calculated in 2010 to cost the UK £1.2bn every year.

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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.”.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 25, 2022

Activists and scientists have found alarming levels of radioactivity in samples collected along the road and soils outside Austin Master Services, an oilfield waste processing facility with a history of sloppy practices in eastern Ohio. Soil nationwide generally has a radium background level of about 1 picocurie per gram, and the U.S.

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Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 98

Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

With financial and technical support from richer nations, the country's government said its headline goal could also rise to 38 per cent cut in emissions by the end of the decade, whereas on its current trajectory Rwanda's emissions are forecast to more than double between 2015 and 2030, reports Climate Home News.

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Low Impact

MARCH 10, 2021

Non-organic, mono-crop agriculture damages soil, as well as using harmful pesticides and herbicides that pollute the environment and disrupt the wild food chain. Food is often packaged in unnecessary plastic or other non-sustainable packaging – posing a waste problem of massive proportions. Yet, at present, this is not the case.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Certifications can be issued by government agencies, non-profits or private companies. This type of reporting promotes a more comprehensive understanding of an organization’s performance, as well as its sustainability, strategy and governance. Small and midsize companies can typically certify via the standard approach.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Whether driven by animal welfare, health, or environmental concerns - or a combination of all three - more and more people are either becoming vegan and vegetarian or reducing their meat consumption and eating greater proportions of plant-based food. There can be little doubt diets are steadily changing in the UK.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Decarbonising in line with global climate goals could also help reduce air pollution by up to a third and deliver $280bn health-related economic benefits in C40 cities, driven in large part by a reduction in fossil fuel use. Good, green jobs come in all shapes and sizes. An additional $13.1 billion (£11.6

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The analysis argues the onus for plugging this nature finance gap should fall on private investors, conceding that governments are unlikely to increase existing financial flows to nature as they battle severe economic headwinds. We need to act now.". Both global and domestic records on meeting voluntary biodiversity goals remain poor.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2021

That makes certifications ideal for consumer marketing and packaging. The scope includes 5 major areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers. They may discover that their governance procedures, customer processes and sustainability practices fall short. Types of Green Certifications.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

AUGUST 20, 2021

SF Environment is also a great place to work, offering an attractive benefits package that includes healthcare and retirement. BIPOC communities are disproportionately exposed to environmental stressors that include air and soil pollution, illegal dumping of toxics and other materials, industrial land uses and transportation impacts.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Royal Society of Chemistry is calling on the UK Government to overhaul its water standards. The RSC is calling on the UK Government to reduce the cap on PFAS concentration levels that require immediate water treatment with its #CleanUpPFAS campaign, saying the current limits do not go far enough.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Health Government 130

EDF + Business

APRIL 18, 2023

Food Processors Beverage Companies Grocery Stores Wholesale Clubs Agricultural Producers Restaurants Packaged Food Companies Meat Producers On average, two-thirds of food sector companies’ emissions are generated by farm-level production, making on-farm sustainability critical for abatement. Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

If we want to have a healthy planet long into the future, we must also look after nature: forests, soil biodiversity and water ecosystems," he said. "In We will reduce the impact that our products and our operations have on the environment, and we will do our part to bring the planet back to health.". Pull Quote. Corporate Strategy.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In 2018 the World Bank and others agreed significant funding to help governments boost the resilience of communities, including things like the Green Climate Fund, intended to provide support for lower income countries. There is also much more processing and packaging involved.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In 2018 the World Bank and others agreed significant funding to help governments boost the resilience of communities, including things like the Green Climate Fund, intended to provide support for lower income countries. There is also much more processing and packaging involved.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

Greenpeace has warned that more than half the plastic waste the government counts as recycled is being dumped overseas, as it published the results of a major investigation into how plastic from British supermarkets is being discarded or burned illegally across parts of southwestern Turkey.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

“These test results are breathtaking,” said EWG’s senior vice president for government affairs. Consumption of PFOS-contaminated freshwater fish can cause significant increases in peoples’ blood serum levels of the forever chemical, creating potential health risks. The problem of forever chemicals in the environment is global.

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Seafood Pollution Health Soil 262

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 6, 2022

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.”. Some become Deep Green as they learn more—but far more move from Nongreen to Lazy Green. And 70% of US consumers look for green products.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

Activities: Local governments and organizations may host recycling events, provide information on recycling practices, and offer free recycling bins. Start by choosing products with minimal packaging or those packaged in recyclable materials. For home parties or picnics, opt for compostable plates and utensils.

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Andrew Winston

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Besides some increase in agricultural and forestry production, most natural systems that support us — like rich soil carbon and pollinator health (i.e., We need producers and governments to lead here. bees) — are degraded. And current goals for conservation are not enough to stop this train wreck. Why does it matter?

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Biodiversity Climate change Agriculture Soil 60

Andrew Winston

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Besides some increase in agricultural and forestry production, most natural systems that support us — like rich soil carbon and pollinator health (i.e., We need producers and governments to lead here. bees) — are degraded. And current goals for conservation are not enough to stop this train wreck. Why does it matter?

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Biodiversity Climate change Agriculture Soil 60

Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

In addition, the report calculates that agriculture may need £500m of investment each year through to 2027 to support nature recovery efforts that can deliver on the government's goal to reverse bviodiversity loss by 2030.

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