Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

US taking lead in enforcement The US, which is not a party to the BWM Convention, has shown the way in acting on ballast water regulation after developing its own stringent regime – based on the National Invasive Species Act and Clean Water Act – in response to serious incidents of ballast water pollution in its national waters.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Of the estimated 312,000 residents, about 20 percent live below the poverty line. Gordon also pointed to the need for a just transition, which she defined as the same thing as high-road economic development, which typically prioritizes well-paying jobs and environmental sustainability.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

The 49 million people thrown back into extreme poverty, wiping out two decades of progress. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will not be delivered through incremental improvements to business as usual. Nearly half of the global workforce in the informal sector, totaling 1.6 No one is excused from the discussion. .

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 22, 2020

Planet’s tools and technologies are powering a new generation of sustainable development and climate solutions. This blog covers our work with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more about how Planet can help advance your sustainable development practices here.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Al Saud also stated that there is “no greater moral issue than lifting the world’s poor out of energy poverty.” Instead participants focused on demand for oil and gas in developing nations. Without making sure that it [energy] is affordable and secure, you’re not going to have sustainability.”

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 30, 2021

Tove Malmqvist Tue, 03/30/2021 – 01:00 As we move into a crucial decade of action on achieving serious progress on sustainability, many are hoping the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recession will serve to reset our priorities toward a greener future in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Consumer goods companies have a major role to play in shaping more sustainable consumption habits, writes the Consumer Goods Forum's Wai-Chan Chan. Sustainable business is now a matter of survival. These 17 goals are a blueprint for achieving a better, fairer and greener world for everyone. Failing to meet them is not an option.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 6, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth . SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities, and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. Basic tenets of SDG 8: Sustained economic growth. What is SDG 8? What is SDG 8? .

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

ESG and Sustainability. The terms ESG and sustainability are often used interchangeably, yet it is incorrect to do so. In this article, you’ll learn how ESG and corporate sustainability are similar, but also how they can be distinguished. What’s the difference between ESG and Corporate sustainability?

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Driving Force for Business. The UN SDGs are a reflection of a world that is increasingly becoming more concerned with sustainability, the health of our planet and well-being of society. All businesses will benefit from the sustainable world the SDGs seek to achieve.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 13: Putting Climate Action in the Hands of Businesses. SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities, and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. Assist developing countries in leapfrogging harmful stages of development.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Six years ago today, on September 25, 2015, the United Nations finalized the 2030 Agenda , ratifying the 17 Sustainable Develop Goals, or SDGs which outlined key objectives for a more equitable and sustainable future.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 9, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities, and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. This article will focus on SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The growing global consensus on the need to build a green recovery from the economic wreckage of the coronavirus crisis has been yet further underlined by a set of green policy demands released today to mark World Environment Day by host of influential institutions, including the OECD and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

It’s easy to see what’s motivating India’s emerging ecosystem of sustainable technology startups with a glance out the window from the office of Sangam Ventures in Gurugram, just outside of Delhi. At the same time, there is a growing need to develop and deploy a broader suite of solutions aimed at reducing pollution.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 13: Putting Climate Action in the Hands of Businesses. SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities, and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. Assist developing countries in leapfrogging harmful stages of development.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This flaunting of environmentalism began in the 1960s, an era when the sustainability movement started to gain momentum. Another study named The Global Sustainability Study 2021 , by Simon-Kucher and Partners , revealed a significant global paradigm shift in how consumers view sustainability.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The corporation, which manufactures wood pellets as a purportedly renewable alternative to coal, did what most industries do in prospective communities — they promised jobs, economic development, and minimal impacts. The rise of the wood pellet industry in the U.S. I don’t even do it no more.” .

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 17, 2019

Poverty status, social security, and access to resources; these are the three main factors that are extremely affected by global climate change. poverty reduction, hunger eradication, sustainable development, and the millennium development goals will be hugely affected due to the global climate change.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

We should double down on creating stronger, smarter, more resilient global institutions as we recovery from the pandemic, argues the Center for Global Development's Masood Ahmed. We've reached the 'break the glass' moment for development financing. Help the private sector manage development risk.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals Alan AtKisson Mon, 02/22/2021 – 01:00 In 2015, the world, acting through the United Nations, set in place a system of 17 very ambitious goals to guide humanity’s development toward sustainability through 2030. Now it is 2021.

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Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

The UK government has agreed to provide a £27m green loan to support the use of solar energy to sterilise drinking water for rural communities in Ghana, using technology developed by UK-based firm Aqua Africa, it announced today. The project is now set to begin next month with community engagement exercises and a ground delivery plan.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Selecting the right sustainability certification for your business can be a tedious process requiring thorough research and understanding which program will best suit your needs and budget. OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS. General business sustainability certifications. Green building certifications.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 6, 2022

Sustainability Marketing For Green Products And Services. Green businesses engage in sustainability marketing with at least three very different types of customers: “Deep Greens”: The Obsessed . They love sustainability. But address their pain points and goals and you win them over. They don’t care—or oppose your agenda.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

The argument in favour of building a brand-new coal mine in Cumbria has been delivered a fresh blow this morning, in the wake of research that highlights the potential for green jobs in the area is nearly 10 times larger than the number of jobs promised by the developers of the mine.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

Corporate investment in carbon offsets is helping to fund a project in West Africa that is delivering on multiple Sustainable Development Goals through its protection of precious forest habitats and its services for local communities. Another did the same thing with shoes.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Emerging economy countries face the undeniably huge task to transition their economies to be cleaner and more sustainable. Many of these countries–including India, Indonesia and China–have high levels of poverty and growing unemployment. Those at risk are countries whose society and economy are based on fossil fuels.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, it is objectively false to claim the goals of the Paris Agreement cannot be met without the full 'phase out' of fossil fuels. Both the full phasing out of unabated fossil fuels and clear timelines for doing so are essential if there is to be any chance of meeting the temperature goals. But that is no longer the case.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

Encouraging Certified Sustainable Palm Oil can help the industry tackle the world's climate and biodiversity crises and improve the livelihoods of millions of oil palm farmers, writes RSPO's Nicholas Hurt. Expo 2020 focuses on creating sustainable links between food, agriculture, and livelihoods.

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2022

Around 30 energy suppliers have gone bust in the last year and fuel poverty charity National Energy Action predicts that six million households will be in fuel poverty by April 2022 as a result of rising utility bills. writes UKGBC's Simon McWhirter. Soaring energy prices are front page news.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

Tory leadership hopeful pledges to 'turbocharge' home insulation rollout to cut energy bills and support climate goals. Unless this gap in the innovation pipeline is plugged, the drive to net zero will have the unintended consequence of creating a greater divide between rich and poor, and pushing more people into fuel poverty.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 15, 2022

African governments have improved processes for infrastructure development. Green economy in Africa The Summit’s focus on, three of seven, interdependent green economy pillars; clean transport, renewable energy, and clean technologies, including green hydrogen, will drive a strong foundation of economic value and development.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This flaunting of environmentalism began in the 1960s, an era when the sustainability movement started to gain momentum. Another study named The Global Sustainability Study 2021 , by Simon-Kucher and Partners , revealed a significant global paradigm shift in how consumers view sustainability.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Any plans developed by utilities should be detailed and comprehensive, she said. Also, they should bear in mind that inadequate pricing mechanisms may affect the most vulnerable customers, increasing fuel poverty.". A spokesperson from E.ON said the firm "fully supports a just transition whilst achieving net zero emissions". "We

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Andrew Winston

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Rosling points out that in 1997, 42% of the people in India and China were living in extreme, soul-crushing poverty (that is, roughly less than $2 per day of income). About 750 million people moved out of dire poverty — the greatest improvement in human well-being in history, all made possible by rapid economic growth.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Jharkhand is also home to the highest level of poverty in India, which has led children to join the labor force in order to enable their families to put food on the table. That's actually how we start our product development process," Dahl explained. That turned out to be no small feat. But it isn’t that simple.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. It ranks in the 94th percentile for poverty and roughly 90 percent of residents are people of color. But "it doesn’t feel like anything is changing.".

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