Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 17, 2019

These sustainable endorsements include everything from labels to industry wide initiatives. Research from the Changing Markets Foundation, examined voluntary certification schemes for seafood, textiles and palm oil. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is a good example of a dysfunctional certification scheme.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

She also notes that obtaining chitin from flies could avoid possible concerns over some seafood allergies. The products made from these chemical building blocks are intended to degrade or digest when they’re discarded, so they won’t contribute to the current plastic pollution problem.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

At least the seafood farming (or ‘aquaculture’) industry would have you see it that way. This is thanks in no small part to excellent marketing that brands this fish as the ‘chicken of the sea’: low-carbon, easy to cook and sustainable. But there’s a hitch with this ‘sustainable protein’ spin.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change Joel Makower Mon, 07/20/2020 – 02:11 Last week, a group of activists, scientists, academics and others issued a report calling for policies and other initiatives to generate prosperity while addressing inequity and the climate crisis. They called it the Blue New Deal.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2022

Food is responsible for over a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and industrialised agriculture is the leading cause of wildlife decline, antibiotic resistance and pollution. It also proposes a programme of trials to develop “interventions to encourage and enable healthier and more sustainable diets”.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood. The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 21, 2021

The Corps found that the projected benefits of creating up to 28 miles of self-sustaining marsh in the rapidly eroding Barataria Basin outweigh the likely negative impacts. We support Gulf of Mexico restoration, but in light of the information presented in the DEIS, we cannot support the proposed sediment diversion,” it states. .

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Understanding the impact of plastic pollution is crucial, and so is recognizing our role in mitigating this growing crisis. Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Life Plastic debris takes a brutal toll on marine animals.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 29, 2018

The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index , which tracks 60 of the world’s largest food companies worth a combined $300 billion, assesses how these companies are managing critical sustainability risks ranging from pollution to the Paris Agreement, and food safety to worker safety. Lerøy Seafood Group ASA. Grieg Seafood ASA.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 29, 2018

The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index , which tracks 60 of the world’s largest food companies worth a combined $300 billion, assesses how these companies are managing critical sustainability risks ranging from pollution to the Paris Agreement, and food safety to worker safety. Lerøy Seafood Group ASA. Grieg Seafood ASA.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The scoring system for the eco-labels will take into account greenhouse gas emissions, water scarcity, water pollution and biodiversity loss associated with foods served at the catering facilities, based on ingredient information and environmental impact data from academic research.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

In the report – which surveyed village officials, tourism workers, fishmeal factory employees, and local fish workers, among others – researchers documented that since the arrival of the factories in 2016, fish had jumped in price, fish-smokers and dryers had lost work, and widespread pollution was damaging local ecology and tourism.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

For decades, she has been advising citizens impacted by pollution about the risks that different toxins around them present — information that is often hard for community members to find and difficult for many without a degree in chemistry to understand. Mary Hampton’s house sustained roof and structural damage in Hurricane Ida.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Knowing what has been collected is an effective way to identify the source of the pollution and provide data for policymakers. Ocean pollution, particularly plastic from inland as well as boating activities, has become a massive environmental issue in recent years. Why is Coastal Cleanup Month important? The cycle is toxic.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Business interest in plant-based food is growing, but many consumers are still in the dark over the environmental sustainability of their eating habits. Fortunately, fresh research published today by WWF UK suggests the vast majority of British people do want to eat healthier, more environmentally sustainable food.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

But some campaigners believe the public debate on greener diets has been too focused on meat and dairy, allowing the seafood industry to swim on in the shadows. The campaign encourages people to ditch all seafood for the month of February and instead adopt "plant-based, sustainable ways of eating".

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2022

Put sustainability in the spotlight on No Brainer Day by making simple, low-effort changes to your business and your daily life. Some sustainability “no brainers” include: Upgrade lighting to LEDs. Create a sustainability mission statement. Talk with coworkers about what sustainability means to them. That’s right.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2024

Even in a state famous for its seafood, Cameron once stood out. A few decades ago, Cameron was the largest producer of seafood in the entire country, hauling in hundreds of millions of pounds of fish, shrimp, and oysters each year. Noise and air pollution have made life difficult for nearby residents. But people are not boxes.”

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 10, 2022

The stormed slammed into Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, just shy of a Category 5 hurricane. We have always had what we needed — we live off the water — with the seafood. On August 29, Hurricane Ida destroyed the dream home she and her husband had almost finished building.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 12, 2021

The delicate balance upholding all life on Earth is in danger, and to prevent the worse from befalling all living creatures, there’s the need for major changes. Some of these changes will even affect our choice of food because as more people become conscious of the effects of human activity on the planet, they’ll begin asking more questions.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The United Nations is attempting to address global challenges by setting out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to provide 'a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future'. At a global level, however, we feel there must be a reduction in seafood consumption.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Beyond offering ample opportunities for sport and recreational activities, the estuary supplies a bounty of seafood. Insufficient fresh water to balance the influx of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other pollutants from the Gulf of Mexico, coupled with extremely hot temperatures, could leave the water uninhabitable.

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Grist

JULY 21, 2022

From large pieces, such as bottles, cups, and even a Smurf action figure, to tiny microplastics — fragments, films, fibers, or foams less than 5 mm long — plastic is one of the most common pollutants this group will find, mirroring what cleanup crews regularly see across the country. Dan DeLong / InvestigateWest.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 10, 2021

With the topic of sustainability in every headline these days, many people are feeling guilt, shame, frustration or irritation at the constant pressure to go vegan or eliminate every scrap of plastic from their lives. The problems with meat and seafood It’s well-documented that a plant-based diet is a huge win for the planet.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 17, 2021

That process brings microplastics right back to our table inside seafood and field-grown crops. “With the launch of the BeBot, we are able to work smarter and sustainably while recovering plastic that has already seen the ocean and preventing new plastic from ever getting there in the first place.”

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 10, 2023

📦 Woodio , a Helsinki, Finland-based sustainable wood composite products developer, raised $18M in Growth funding from European Innovation Council and United Bankers. based investment firm, raised $592M for its second renewables and sustainable energy fund. New Funds The Carlyle Group , a Washington, D.C.-based

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GreenBiz

JULY 1, 2020

Pollution plagues the region: The 2010 BP oil spill contaminated the Gulf, destroyed marshlands and shut down commercial fishing harvests on which many rely. Despite their isolation and self-sustaining practices, tribal members are affected by the economic downturn during the pandemic. In response, Parfait-Dardar reached out to U.S.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

It will specifically explore systemic solutions to the climate crisis focusing on clean energy, electrified, transportation, the circular economy, carbon removal and sustainable food systems. Meet the Innovators Creating a Sustainable Food Sector: Startups working in food and agriculture raised almost $20 billion in funding in 2019.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 1, 2020

Pollution plagues the region: The 2010 BP oil spill contaminated the Gulf, destroyed marshlands and shut down commercial fishing harvests on which many rely. ” Despite their isolation and self-sustaining practices, tribal members are affected by the economic downturn during the pandemic.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Speaking of giving credit where credit is due, nominations are open for the seventh annual Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards, to be conferred by the Women in Sustainability Alumnae Group at a virtual ceremony May 19. Celine Herweijer, Partner, Global Innovation and Sustainability Leader, PwC. LinkedIn | Twitter.

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2021

The report predicts the annual market for alternative meat, eggs, dairy, and seafood products is on course to reach at least $290bn by 2035. However, the plans join a growing wave of policies designed to curb aviation emissions and encourage airlines to step investment in newer aircraft and emerging sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs).

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