Fairsnape

MARCH 11, 2021

Welcome to Regen Notes, a fortnightly newsletter of regenerative news, stories and more, with a focus on the built environment, curated by Martin Brown. This post originally released on 19th January) Follow and subscribe to Regen Notes here. On a recent tutored session the question “What is it you need to know right now’?

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Grist

APRIL 6, 2021

If you’re under the impression that climate change drove ancient civilizations to their demise, you probably haven’t heard the full story. The typical stories of environmentally-driven collapse that you might have heard about Easter Island or the Mayan civilization? All those stories need to be retold, absolutely,” he said.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 14, 2022

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST. During a pivotal time for our planet, with energy transition at the forefront of sustainable development and climate resilience , it is crucial that female founders have adequate access to funding, to empower the environmental innovation needed. 5:55 – 6:03 Breakout Networking Session #1.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 14, 2022

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST. During a pivotal time for our planet, with energy transition at the forefront of sustainable development and climate resilience , it is crucial that female founders have adequate access to funding, to empower the environmental innovation needed. 5:55 – 6:03 Breakout Networking Session #1.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Fri, 03/05/2021 - 00:12. Earths to sustainably support our current resource use. Transitioning to a circular economy could create a net increase of 6 million jobs by 2030. Transitioning to a circular economy could create a net increase of 6 million jobs by 2030. 5 opportunities of a circular economy. David McGinty.

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Grist

JULY 20, 2023

Global deaths from the disease declined by 27 percent between 2002 and 2021, as countries have adopted insecticide-treated nets, antimalarial drugs, and tests. Together, the two countries accounted for 6 percent of global malaria deaths in 2021. The mosquito’s migration has been seen elsewhere.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers. At GreenBiz, we’ve been reporting on the world of sustainable business for over two decades, but this year has been unlike any other. Some of those can be found in the top GreenBiz stories of the year, as “measured” by reader traffic. Holly Secon.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 10, 2023

In a ruling issued on April 6, he noted that the youth plaintiffs “allege nothing less than that they stand to inherit a world with severe climate change and the resulting damage to our natural resources.” I have no doubt that the right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life is fundamental to a free and ordered society,” U.S.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 26, 2021

The first phase of construction on the new Nordic Harvest vertical farm has been completed after just 6 months of work. Once finished, the facility will become Europe’s largest vertical farm at 14 stories high in a 7,000-square-meter facility at Copenhagen Markets in Denmark. Read the original here:Â .

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Perry is an associate at PR company 6 Hillgrove , a regular on Jeremy Vine’s chat show, and the South East Representative of Laurence Fox’s Covid-sceptic Reclaim Party. She acknowledged she was “in the Innovation Zone at COP26” run by sustainable business organisation Climate Action and Scottish Enterprise. Left of Her Own Accord’.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For example, when a company introduces internal policies geared toward sustainability, this is relevant to both environmental and governance criteria. Public companies often provide ESG related information, an ESG report, to help investors assess the sustainability of a company. How is ESG Linked to Sustainability?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 20, 2020

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST. Join us Women in Cleantech & Sustainability (WCS) & CareerSpring as we explore how the cleantech investing community can take action to build diverse and equitable pipelines for hiring talent and for funding entrepreneurs across both race and gender. September 17, 2020. Virtual Event.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 20, 2020

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST. Join us Women in Cleantech & Sustainability (WCS) & CareerSpring as we explore how the cleantech investing community can take action to build diverse and equitable pipelines for hiring talent and for funding entrepreneurs across both race and gender. September 17, 2020. Virtual Event.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors. The award was accepted by Joel Griffith, DGS and the O Street team.

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Fairsnape

MAY 3, 2021

Regen Notes , a fortnightly newsletter is released through substack, as an update of regenerative news, stories and more with a sideways focus on the built environment, curated by me, Martin Brown. Here is Regen Notes 6, the most recent – previous newsletters can be read here.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 16, 2021

Fri, 04/16/2021 - 02:00. As corporate sustainability goes mainstream, ESG reporting is being embraced beyond early adopters exuding good citizenship. I think that's what we need to aim to achieve about sustainability disclosure," she said. All hail the corporate reporting singularity? Elsa Wenzel. One singular sensation?

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Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 11, 2021

We’re already full steam ahead into January 2021. We’re already full steam ahead into January 2021. from midnight till 6 a.m. Even though it is only eight days into the year when we’re writing this, December 2020 seems so long ago. Calendars filling up and looking ahead into Q2. Let’s go through those news items together now.

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Climate Tech VC

JUNE 30, 2023

Investors spent a lot of money in 2021 and 2022. Growth investors already picked their horses: Investors made their biggest bets in 2021 and 2022. While a 40% funding drop is certainly not for the faint of heart, next quarter will tell the true story.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 7, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe and was developed with the support of Journalismfund.eu With the EU committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, LPG companies are banking on rapid growth in this still tiny market to survive. Credit: ruralfutures.eu

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

February 25, 2021. Join WCS for a panel discussion to explore ways on how to build your career towards taking a board seat as a sustainability leader. In response, corporate board of directors play a critical role in ensuring that companies step up to sustainability and climate goals embedded in ESG criteria. Virtual Event.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways. Wed, 01/20/2021 - 01:00. Sustainable investing strategies have ascended quickly in the last 10 years. For more great analysis of ESG and sustainable finance, sign up for GreenFin Weekly , our free email newsletter.). José Miguel Salazar.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Juxtaposed against that were stories of home insurance companies failing and or leaving the state as climate risks mount, and skyrocketing rates for homeowners wanting or needing to carry coverage required to get or keep home mortgages. So it resonated with me that Merriam-Webster dictionary chose “gaslighting” as the word of the year.

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 28, 2020

I truly believe that technology has an important role to play in how we tackle climate change and build a new future that is both environmentally sustainable and equitable. Any applications received after August 3rd will be considered for the following cycle in early 2021. Our 501vc® Seed Fund invests $100k?—?$300k

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

consumer behavior began demanding more transparency and sustainability. At MITO, our mission is to ease the transition away from metals, toxic additives, and consumable materials, to lighter, cleaner, more sustainable material solutions. Products today are made to be consumed or to become obsolete in a few years.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

So I just thought I would have a crack at doing another one of those, and how cool would it be to live through an exponential growth story in one industry vital to a liveable future - i.e. solar - and then on your deathbed be able to say, you know what, I was able to have that experience a second time, with the embryonic nature recovery industry?

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Can retail be sustainable? Learn from the brands redefining the industry with our sustainable retail guide. Some commenters say it’s never possible to be a sustainable retailer. And so, we’ve assessed the business landscape and identified 40 initiatives to create our sustainable retail guide. We want sustainable retail.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Elsa Wenzel Tue, 06/08/2021 – 02:12 Put down that beet-juice burger. Plus, the touted sustainability benefits to deriving seafood-like ingredients from plants include reducing the reliance on open-sea fishing and fish farming, not to mention sidestepping the labor abuses found in seafood supply chains.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

5 opportunities of a circular economy David McGinty Fri, 03/05/2021 – 00:12 More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Earths to sustainably support our current resource use. We would need 1.5

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Grist

APRIL 14, 2021

This story is adapted from the forthcoming book WARMTH which will be published by Penguin Books in August. In a low voice he tells us stories of another world, the Dreaming, which enfolds our own like a shroud. The story goes that he remains there today, watching over his work, heralding the passage of the seasons.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

With this in mind, the Green Business Bureau wanted to help you understand your options for sustainability certification, and with that, learn how to become B Corp Certified. With over 500 initiatives to choose from – compared to B Labs 250 – GBB raises the bar in sustainability certification. What is B Corp?

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Grist

MARCH 22, 2024

Yet only 6 percent of plastic chemicals — which can account for up to 70 percent of a product’s weight — are subject to international regulations. If you were to create a recipe for plastics, you’d need a very big cookbook. Scientists know, for example, that at least 3,200 plastic chemicals pose risks to human health or the environment.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14000: Sustainable business design using environmental management systems (EMS) ISO 14000 gives the framework, requirements, and standards for the implementation of an effective company-wide environmental management system (EMS). Like SSIR and HBR, the Green Business Bureau sees the leaders that seek a sustainable business world.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The next key moment in the 2°C story is no longer scientific, but political. A year before the European Council of Environment Ministers, there was a key milestone in this whole story. C above pre-industrial levels , recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”. marked a before and after.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Once you get to that point—because obviously when you’re electrifying commercial fleets, the ROI is super-important—then it’s going to be making the overall story for electrification more attractive.”. Typically, with electrical equipment, you install it and then you just leave it there for 10, 15-plus years. Efficiency is what we are about.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

We will need to create a circular, sustainable feedstock to power our industry into the 21st century. Summary - Over 20% of all Dutch emissions are coming from the Port of Rotterdam, of which the production of grey hydrogen from fossil feedstock is one of the main culprits. This is only hydrogen used for refining purposes. Can we fix this?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers Holly Secon Mon, 12/28/2020 – 01:30 At GreenBiz, we’ve been reporting on the world of sustainable business for over two decades, but this year has been unlike any other. READ THE FULL STORY: 8 electric truck and van companies to watch in 2020.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

We will need to create a circular, sustainable feedstock to power our industry into the 21st century. Why focus on creating sustainable marine fuels? Summary - Over 20% of all Dutch emissions are coming from the Port of Rotterdam, of which the production of grey hydrogen from fossil feedstock is one of the main culprits.

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