GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Inequality and injustice are worldwide disasters as well. These are all global issues that underpin all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and they are all soluble. degree Celsius carbon budget, then a goal of neutrality 30 or 40 years from now no longer looks like leadership. In short: to go big.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

So failure to address one issue is just going to exacerbate the risk of another," said Kristen Lang, senior director of the Ceres Company Network and lead author of the nonprofit’s latest set of suggested strategic, operational and policy change actions necessary for the corporate world to meet the warming-mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

is] really about people," Tubbs said, adding that inequality and racism in the U.S. 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. are not abstract notions.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

Historically, carbon removal projects have a legacy of potentially reifying inequality; projects in the Global South become responsible for hosting said projects and their associated consequences while countries (and companies) in the Global North use these initiatives to meet their carbon reduction targets. There’s a good reason to ask.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The State of the World’s Drinking Water details the links between water, health and development, and gives achievable recommendations for implementation. As a technology company operating in the water sector, InfoTiles shares this goal in the work undertaken with water utility clients. Building capacity. Availability of data.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2020

Established in 2015, the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals address global challenges related to poverty, inequality, climate change and justice. Number six of the 17 goals is to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.”. Engineering sustainability.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. . Do you think the COVID-19 crisis marks a turning point for the sustainability movement? . Sustainability must be a must have and not a nice to have.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2022

How to set ESG goals guide. ESG goals are company-wide objectives that help an organization meet environmental, social, and governance business needs as per the standards set in the ESG framework. In this Green Business Bureau article, we introduce the concept of ESG goals. What are ESG goals? Sustainalytics.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

And while social, human and natural capital are all critical, financial capital is the one form that systemically fails the companies and leaders working on the most impactful solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals. Marilyn Waite is a featured mainstage speaker this week during GreenFin 21. ].

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

With an impact that extends for days, weeks and even years after the flames subside, they impede progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals and deepen social inequalities: People’s health is directly affected by inhaling wildfire smoke, causing respiratory and cardiovascular impacts and increased health effects for the most vulnerable.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) Overview. SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. What is SDG 12? According to the U.N. , if the global population reaches the projected 9.6

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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. Reduce emissions and divest from fossil fuels. SDG 13 Targets.

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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A pilot project in Sandwell to reduce poor air quality through community measures has been backed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with a £50,000 Fast Start: Innovation grant. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council says it is reducing air pollution, including nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and dust particles (PM2.5) particulates locally.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

But, she added, the original goal of the degrowth movement was to be a “ s**t disturber ” — to provoke thought, and cause people to question the way economic growth is prioritized in our society and embedded in our policies. Could you talk about why you think capitalism drives global inequality and climate change?

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

It also has highlighted the stress we put on the environment and in many places greatly increased inequality — including the response to heat. In Sweco’s most recent Urban Insight report, "Building resilience: being young and getting old in a hotter Europe," more solutions for how we can create sustainable, livable cities are proposed: .

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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

MARCH 25, 2021

A new report seeking to set out how businesses can play a lead role in driving the transformation of the global economy to tackle the "three pressing global challenges" of climate change, nature loss, and inequality was launched today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

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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. Reduce emissions and divest from fossil fuels. SDG 13 Targets.

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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. The pandemic intensified inequalities and created new economic risks linked to unsustainable practices for people, sectors, and regions. By Sarah Casey, Portfolio Director, Climate Council.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

Trends in corporate sustainability have been mostly consistent — an expanding climate crisis, lightning-speed growth in clean tech, rising pressure from many stakeholders, and more. I’ve left out some large stories, because it’s unclear if they’re blips or part of a larger more permanent shift toward sustainability.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Xavier Creative House is a sustainable marketing agency. Xavier Creative House (XCH) is a sustainable marketing agency operating in the healthcare industry, specializing in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices. Adopting a holistic approach to bring sustainable design to healthcare marketing.

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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

APRIL 1, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. In honor of International Women’s Month (March) International Women’s Day (March 8) and Trans Day of Visibility (March 31), GBB would like to recognize SDG 5: Gender Equality and acknowledge the progress towards this goal and continued need for improvement. What is SDG 5?

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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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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

” The announcement sketched out the goals of the collaboration in broad terms, arguing the use of cloud technology will enable more widespread use of clean energy. Andrés Gluski, the president and CEO of AES, said the new partnership would combine the “capabilities, footprint and experience of both companies.”

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2023

He also warned that countries in the Global North had to respond to growing levels of "frustration and anger" across the Global South over the gross inequity of vaccine distribution and the continuing failure to deliver promised climate finance. Our climate goals also need the full engagement of the private sector," he said.

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

Fresh alliance of corporate, charities, politicians celebrities has urged the UK government to use the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to guide recovery plans from the pandemic, joining a raft of other players calling for a climate-sensitive recovery to the pandemic.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 5, 2021

Recognising local authorities as key partners in the Net Zero Strategy sets out how local authorities have developed plans and can rapidly scale up actions to meet climate targets, but only if they are supported by government. Any contradictions in policies and funding programmes must be removed.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The finance should be predominantly met from the private sector with the Treasury pump-priming £5bn via a Net Zero Development Bank.[1]. Analysis conducted by UK100 and Siemens, shows that a £5bn investment by the Government could unlock £100bn of private sector investment toward meeting the Net Zero goals by 2050. These include[10]:

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2020

A broader focus of sustainable finance is needed to support sustainable business models covering both environmental and social elements, argues Constance Chalchat from BNP Paribas CIB. Sustainable finance has mainly been associated with green finance. So what has changed for sustainable finance?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. In honor of International Women’s Month (March) International Women’s Day (March 8) and Trans Day of Visibility (March 31), GBB would like to recognize SDG 5: Gender Equality and acknowledge the progress towards this goal and continued need for improvement. What is SDG 5?

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

Opposition stresses that climate action should be at heart of recovery plans, as over 400 civil society groups urge governments to reinvigorate pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals. Inadvertently, the planet this year will [have] greatly reduced its CO2 emissions. we need to entrench those gains," Johnson said. "I

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

There are real indications that this COVID-19 pandemic has actually accelerated the shift toward more sustainable technologies and as much as anything else, I would say there has been a very dramatic change in attitudes," Gore told me at the beginning of our chat, prerecorded before the Climate TRACE announcement. .

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. Representatives from Chevron said that flaring was related to a new hydrogen plant coming online, and that the refinery has made significant investments in reducing emissions of air pollutants over the past 40 years.).

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Natural climate solutions must play pivotal role in the effort to reduce global emissions, but the market needs to be scaled rapidly, argue Guilia Carbone, Justin Adams and Claire O'Neill. in tandem with, but never replacing internal decarbonisation, at a rate consistent with reaching the Paris Agreement goals?business

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