GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. Case in point: sustainability. Digital ecosystems and the orchestration of large value networks are emerging as our only real chance to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Golnar Pooya. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 02:00.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 24, 2020

The rise (and rise) of sustainability-linked finance. One silver lining of this horrific moment is the rise of loans, bonds and other financial instruments linked to sustainability outcomes. In this sense, "sustainability" is broadly defined to include environmental issues as well as social ones. Joel Makower.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

A global team of researchers has documented the seemingly pervasive impacts of noise on marine animals and ecosystems and identified actions to return to the soundtrack of the healthy ocean. Rain falls lightly on the ocean’s surface. Marine mammals chirp and squeal as they swim along. The research, led by Professor Carlos M.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The Biodiversity Benchmark , developed in partnership with The Biodiversity Consultancy and Conservation International and supported by Sappi, will enable companies to understand their impacts and dependencies on nature in their materials sourcing strategies, chart a pathway to delivering positive biodiversity outcomes, and benchmark their progress.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

While the lasting impacts of COVID on industry may take years to accurately assess, one thing we can see right now is how the pandemic has focused the textile industry’s attention on sustainability. The MCI was launched in 2019 in partnership with GreenBiz, with a goal to accelerate action and impact by driving a race to the top.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

New research from the round-the-world yacht race The Ocean Race* has found microplastics, and in particular microfibres, to be prevalent across the length and breadth of the continent. The Ocean Race measured microplastics in the last edition of the round-the-world Race in 2017-18 in a pioneering move that combined racing and science.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Australian-based environmental project developer GreenCollar decided to tackle one problem by creating a new type of credit to address an environmental issue very close to its country’s heart: the degradation of the Great Barrier Reef. including financial services giant HSBC, to develop, authorize and sell these new credits. "It

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

Over the past year, agricultural commodities giant Cargill stepped up its global sustainability initiatives substantially, with a series of programs created to support its science-based target of reducing supply chain emissions by 30 percent by 2030. . We see a variety of opportunities to support sustainability goals."

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. Its framework excludes areas such as plastics in the oceanic food chain and the loss of soil fertility. But much more is needed.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business. Nature — by which I mean the land, biodiversity, water and ocean we all depend on — is reaching a point of no return. The goal is to engage with businesses to develop and refine this guidance in the coming months to ensure it is as easy to use and effective as possible.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The new fund, designed in partnership with non-profit The Ocean Foundation, will launch on 30 September after a three-week subscription period. The fund forms part of Credit Suisse's strategy to mobilise capital and finance projects that drive progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the bank said.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Less visibly, more than 80 percent of the ocean in 2020 suffered marine heatwaves , providing more energy for tropical storms, as well as impacting sea life and spoiling fish harvests for the billions of people who rely on the ocean for their food and jobs. Coming together for impact. Pull Quote.

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GreenTech Gazette

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ocean Energy Europe is celebrating the recent announcement from the French government, which pledged substantial funding of at least €65 million and revenue support for the groundbreaking tidal energy pilot farm, Flowatt. This decision is timely, given the growing developments and investments in ocean energy in the US and China.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

Sustainable Fishing. This can leave a lasting impact on the health of our oceans as well as communities who rely on fishing for stability. Commercial fishing businesses must transition to more sustainable fishing practices. Prevent ocean waste from plastic netting. Prevent Ocean Waste From Plastic Netting.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

We’ve also been developing an accountability program for businesses to incorporate intersectional environmentalism into their workplace. And we’ve been focusing on really developing and hoping to set a standard as a business and show other companies that you can be a mission-driven company and still pay your workers fair wages.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Their goal is to create new, sustainable uses for non-traditional water sources and to disrupt humanity’s reliance on traditional fresh water for crops and other needs. What’s more, their work could lead to an overall reduction in the levels of phosphates and nitrates typically left in wastewater and that end up in lakes and oceans.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The General Assembly through resolution 73/292 decided to convene the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2022

Through a radical two-year experiment living inside a mini-Earth, ecologist Dr Mark Nelson developed a deep understanding of humans’ connection with the planetary biosphere and their impacts on the water cycle. Biosphere 2 contained a rainforest, fog desert, freshwater and mangrove marsh and mini ocean with a coral reef. hectare (3.1

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2022

Human disturbed watersheds, particularly those with urban development and conventional agriculture, show a common theme of problems. noa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. Additionally, upgrades to our wastewater infrastructure in light of impending sea level rise should be one of the primary goals.”.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2021

Seafood giant unveils fresh sustainable tuna sourcing targets for 2025 after surpassing its previous set of goals last year. Seafood giant Thai Union has set its sights on a suite of fresh sustainable tuna commitments for 2025, having far surpassed its sourcing and traceability goals last year.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2020

The seas are warmer than at any point in human history and life under water is facing myriad threats, but there are still reasons to hope the Sustainable Development Goal focused on the world's oceans can be met.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

Wide-ranging new rules on how to fairly share ocean resources have also been agreed through the new treaty. The ocean is the world's largest carbon sink and contains 95 per cent of the planet's biosphere. The ocean is the world's largest carbon sink and contains 95 per cent of the planet's biosphere.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Transport & Environment is one of a number of green groups, including Carbon Market Watch, Seas at Risk and Ocean Conservancy, to have written to the Secretary General of the United Nations in early October to warn of the short-term policy measures being cooked up by member states ahead of the meeting.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. With this latest cohort, Elemental is infusing another $12.5M Of the $12.5M invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M

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Business Green

MAY 3, 2021

The UK's seas have a starring role to play in the UK's pathway to net zero emissions, yet marine protection is too often overlooked in discussions about climate goals, conservationists have warned. Green groups argue rewilding UK waters must be a central tenet of government’s net zero plans.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

So, where is NGP putting its money and how has their portfolio developed? These new projects include: • Captura Based in Pasadena, California, and born out of the California Institute of Technology, Captura is developing large-scale direct ocean carbon capture technology, running off of two ingredients: seawater and renewable energy.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

The grant money will also be spent on providing the Fashion Pact with tools it needs to track, measure, and monitor progress towards its sustainability goals, it added. The sector is also the cause of mountains of waste, with roughly 87 per cent of clothing material is currently incinerated, landfilled, or dumped in nature.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 28, 2024

Clean and sustainable transition of energy and transport sectors towards climate neutrality R&I activities will develop more performant, safe, affordable, sustainable and circular battery technologies and other storage solutions according to sectoral needs.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

Further £250m pledged to help safeguard the coastal economies of developing nations, protect biodiversity, and tackle plastic pollution. The project will receive £150m from the fund, which will also help developing countries unlock the potential for new aquaculture industries.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2022

Greenpeace warns 'time is running out' and calls for further talks this year to conclude discussions that aim to protect 30 per cent of global oceans by 2030. As a result, they have failed to deliver a strong Global Ocean Treaty that can protect the high seas. Further delay means ocean destruction. Time has run out.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Victoria Judd, a lawyer at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, considers the sustainability credentials of biomass, and what this bodes for its future. So what can be done to make UK bioenergy a better fit for long-term green energy goals? New green shoots for UK biomass. Carbon emissions can be cut at current biomass power plants.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

But insights gained from the project aim to help develop the best ways to scale up work globally to ensure an overall net-positive impact on nature when building offshore wind farms. Jos Rademakers, CEO of ARK Nature, said: "ARK Nature and Ørsted are ultimately pursuing the same goal: self-sustaining, healthy oceans.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

These critical plans for curbing emissions, ending deforestation, and protecting our oceans show promise, but in order to make meaningful progress there must be a measurement system in place – a way to track and report on targets and hold national governments and individual actors accountable. .

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2022

The UK government is set to pledge £330m to help developing countries tackle environmental breakdown, conserve nature and deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) on the first day of a major UN environmental summit kicking off tomorrow in Stockholm.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2021

Commitment to help protect land and ocean ecosystems that are critical to combating climate change will be announced by Prime Minister at today's One Planet Summit. He will address a session on Financing for Biodiversity, calling on others to mobilise public and private finance to support sustainable solutions to climate change.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The Planet Sustainability Summit will be convening on October 15th as part of the Explore 2020 conference. In a period of planetary crises and transformational change, the world needs to create pathways to more sustainable futures as never before. What barriers exist to their development?

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2021

Commitment to help protect land and ocean ecosystems critical to combating climate change to be announced by the PM at the global One Planet Summit later. It will be allocated from the UK's existing commitment of £11.6bn for international climate finance.

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