Front And Centered

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The project started with the support of a technical advisory group (TAG) and fundraising by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). In contrast, the program partners seek a transition to an economy rooted in democracy, self-determination, sustainability, and equity that leads to shared well-being.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Each aircraft comes with a price tag of around $4m, it said. The United Kingdom is already a global leader in aerospace innovation and we believe Vertical Aerospace will be the British engineering champion to drive the aviation industry forward.".

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As business leaders and employees , we must understand the nature of corporate greenwashing. This flaunting of environmentalism began in the 1960s, an era when the sustainability movement started to gain momentum. Plus, many of these consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable alternatives. Greenwashing is rife.

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Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Front and Centered and HEAL Act endorsers representing doctors, faith leaders, environmental justice advocates, labor unions, farmworkers, scientists, family, immigrant and civil rights leaders and anti-poverty groups believe that everyone deserves clean air and healthy water.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The leader of Cold Lake First Nations has revealed the initiator of a major carbon capture project in Northern Alberta has not consulted with local Indigenous communities. A recent report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has also called into question the effectiveness of carbon capture as a climate solution.

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Business Green

AUGUST 21, 2020

It seems those concerns have finally reached a critical mass, inspiring a sustainability makeover at three of the biggest beauty brands in the business: Sephora, Natura & Co, and Ulta Beauty. Ulta Beauty also recently announced a new overarching sustainability initiative, Conscious Beauty. Natura & Co.,

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The 28-page PDF outlines what the company, a climate leader that has prioritized investing emerging carbon removal technologies, rather than buying a large volume of low-quality credits, has learned in its past few years in the market. Shopify's carbon removal buying guide. Check out VERGE Net Zero , a free online event, Dec. 6-7, online.].

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Pamela Jouven, director of the SME Climate Hub, said it was critical that larger companies, policymakers, and financial institutions step in to help bridge the funding gap preventing small business leaders from adopting green technologies and practices. Key to this will be access to resources and finance to help small business action.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

"It's without any question that reducing overproduction and reducing consumption are environmentally superior to recycling," said report co-author Karl-Hendrik Magnus, senior partner at McKinsey's Frankfurt office in Germany, and leader of sustainability in its apparel, fashion and luxury group. "If

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EDF + Business

JULY 10, 2020

Getting a finished product from the factory to your door, has costs beyond the price tag. As companies get back on their feet, business leaders can integrate strategies for reducing air pollution into their already existing climate goals by focusing on pollution from the last mile of delivery.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 1, 2020

Kit Kennedy, senior director of the climate and clean energy program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), spends her time promoting renewable and sustainable solutions to problems that face the public. Typical programs have a price tag of several hundred thousand dollars.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Focusing on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education , with an architectural emphasis on integral sustainability, Camp Trivera is the first Girl Scouts campground of its kind. The space will serve as an educational and community center for the future female leaders of tomorrow in an outdoor setting.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 18, 2020

It seems those concerns finally have reached a critical mass, inspiring a sustainability makeover at three of the biggest beauty brands in the business — Sephora, Natura & Co, and Ulta Beauty. Ulta Beauty also recently announced a new overarching sustainability initiative, Conscious Beauty. Natura & Co.,

Packaging 36

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 36

AGreenLiving

MARCH 4, 2021

Now, investors are beginning to wake up to the threat of habitat destruction and biodiversity loss and we’re beginning to see examples of action by means of both carrots — such as sustainability-linked loans tied to biodiversity-related metrics — and sticks such as the one which Nordea whacked JBS with.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

An EU project is attempting to lead the European electronics industry towards more sustainable materials, design, manufacturing methods, and improved circularity and energy efficiency, writes Finnish research group VTT. All products sold in the EU will be required to prove their sustainability credentials.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

High price tags are sometimes necessary for innovative green technologies, but with biomass, there's a real risk that the UK doesn't get what it's paying for," Ember's COO and lead UK analyst Phil MacDonald warned. Today's report from Ember is unequivocal that BECCS plants carry the risk of becoming net emitters of carbon.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Labour's Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with the new tag line 'A Fairer, Greener Future' on prominent display, and the opening policy announcement coming in the form of a commitment to deliver a net zero emissions power system by 2030, a full five years earlier than the government's current 2035 target date.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

But the CCC warns there is little evidence enough action is being taken to support and encourage sustainable transport options coming out of the pandemic so as to lock-in greener behavioural changes for the long-term. There is a limited window to change behaviours," the report states.

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Low Impact

JUNE 7, 2020

But they’re really high quality, it’s sustainable and it builds community. Whereas some other OPD projects have amazing houses, with price tags I’d shudder to have a guess at. So obviously to be able to take on the planning permission, you also have to take on all of the commitments, so it’s a big price tag for a smallholder.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Over 650 scientists have signed a letter urging world leaders to stop using forests for bioenergy, ahead of the 15th Meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) – a major UN summit on protecting nature. It is a damaging way of using forests, and it cannot be sustained.” That is a tragedy.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

COP26 brought together 120 world leaders and over 40,000 registered participants. During COP21, leaders worldwide signed the Paris Agreement , which has the central aim of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change. Among these is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). C) within reach.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Together with Tom Torlakson and other leaders at the California Department of Education, we built a steering committee including other state agencies and stakeholders who have expertise in the priority areas. That sounds so dramatic, but humans have been engaged in practices that are diminishing ecosystems’ capacity to sustain life.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

in International Relations and a Teaching Credential from UC Davis, and an MBA in Sustainable Systems from Pinchot University (Presidio Graduate School) in Seattle, Washington. With that background context, it makes sense why San Mateo County is a leader in this work. That involves what I call the “Four Cs” of sustainability.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2022

PwC's indirect environmental tax leader Jayne Harrold said: "While cutting fuel duty may seem to contradict the government's net zero ambition by reducing the cost of carbon intensive fuel, the artificial price signal propping up the price of fuel is less necessary when market prices are so high.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As Los Angeles plans for its summer 2028 games, many people say the event will be neither as sustainable or equitable as city leaders have promised. Mayor Eric Garcetti has said the games — with an estimated $7 billion price tag — will have “no impact” on L.A., At the same time, it’s an expensive burden.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Rotterdam refineries are among the biggest polluters in Europe Rotterdam has the dubious title of being the absolute leader in the throughput and storage of crude oil in northwest Europe. We will need to create a circular, sustainable feedstock to power our industry into the 21st century. Download our tool or scroll down to learn more.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Rotterdam refineries are among the biggest polluters in Europe Rotterdam has the dubious title of being the absolute leader in the throughput and storage of crude oil in northwest Europe. We will need to create a circular, sustainable feedstock to power our industry into the 21st century. Why focus on creating sustainable marine fuels?

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

Often blended with other fabrics, such as cotton, and typically accompanied with fixtures such as buttons, zippers and tags, polyester can be found in all types of apparel, sportswear and footwear. This design complexity makes our clothes and shoes notoriously difficult to recycle using conventional technologies.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Previous unconfirmed reports have estimated a price tag for the Sizewell project of between £16-20bn. A consultation will be launched shortly to inform the development of a Biomass Strategy set to be published by 2022, the government said, with a preliminary position paper on biomass sustainability expected next summer.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint . Look for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as Green Tags. Think about sustainable procurement to engage employees in reducing consumption of items such as paper, food , drink, laptops, phones, and packaging. 6: Reduce, reuse and recycle.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint . Look for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as Green Tags. Think about sustainable procurement to engage employees in reducing consumption of items such as paper, food , drink, laptops, phones, and packaging. 6: Reduce, reuse and recycle.

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Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Grist

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The spotlight On Friday, April 21 — the day before Earth Day — students, teachers, city staff, sustainability advocates, and others gathered at Holabird Academy, an elementary and middle school in southeast Baltimore. “I think it’s really cool that our school system will be getting electric buses,” she said.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 23, 2023

✏ ImpactAlpha , a Berkeley, CA-based sustainable finance news and data platform, raised $3M in Seed funding from The Ford Foundation, Sorenson Impact Foundation, and Common Future.  Report finds that companies buying carbon credits off the VCM tend to be climate leaders , not greenwashing laggards.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the top reaction from business leaders, politicians, campaign groups and experts to the government's mini-Budget. The Chancellor signalled more proposals to come this Autumn and these will be vital to sustain momentum on growth.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With APRIL bolstering its own sustainability commitments as it sets its sights on achieving a net zero emission, deforestation-free future, is this corporate tiger fully committed to changing its stripes, or is it embarked on a great greenwash folly? As a managing director at RGE, Tanoto Jr.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 25, 2021

1187 would also establish the Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, (SFAC) a permanent body that would have no more than 20 members and that would advise the SEC on ESG metrics, standards, and disclosure. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will now consider whether to schedule H.R. Positions on H.R. Although H.R.

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