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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

As such, it has an ethical imperative to adopt practices that lead to carbon neutrality. While this is a lot of carbon, it is much lower than it was in 2001 – when we started monitoring our emissions. SKF first reported its own emissions in 2001 – and has steadily reduced them since then. This is a tough challenge.

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Climate change policies are no longer a 'nice to have' - They must be at the heart of business practices

Business Green

Having done the difficult job of identifying our own shortfalls and implementing a plan to address them, we have now started our journey to becoming a business that is increasingly ethical and sustainable. Tara McGeehan is President of CGI in UK and Australia.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. In 2001, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detected 12,635 cases of certification forgery. Plus, many of these consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable alternatives. Why is greenwashing a problem? “As

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What Is ESG and Why Is It Important for Your Business? (+ ESG Image Infographic)

Green Business Bureau

Criteria include avoiding cheap overseas and child labor, enforcing strong workplace health and safety practices, supporting LGBTQ+ rights, preventing sexual misconduct, looking after the well-being of employees, and running an ethical supply chain. Hence, consumers are asking questions about ethics more than ever.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. In 2001, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detected 12,635 cases of certification forgery. Plus, many of these consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable alternatives. Why is greenwashing a problem? “As

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

Green Market Oracle

In addition to continued efforts to reduce its carbon footprint (59 percent reduction since 2001, to date) UNH is one of a handful of campuses tackling its nitrogen footprint, in order to protect water and air quality as well as to mitigate climate change.

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

Between 2001 and 2019, the U.S. Instead, he believed the land was improved by ethical and sustainable management. Researchers fear that over the next two decades, severe wildfires could turn huge swaths of forests into scrubland and destroy critical habitat. The implications extend nationwide.