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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

After seven days in its facilities, the grown result is a nontoxic, fully home- and marine-compostable material that protects and insulates a variety of products — everything from candles to industrial servers. . By 2013, following several years of studying, research and development, Hijosa had a Ph.D., Producing just 2.69

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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‘Wood vaulting’: A simple climate solution you’ve probably never heard of

Grist

The Department of Energy recently awarded $50,000 for two companies, including Zeng’s Carbon Lockdown Project, to construct a wood vault in Montana — one of many carbon dioxide removal, or CDR, pilot projects to receive funding. Digging vaults in clay or silty soil, away from groundwater, is thought to be best practice.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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Best of GBB in 2021: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

With humble beginnings as a small business selling to Vancouver’s dock workers in 1918, Watson Gloves is now Canada’s largest manufacturer and distributor of gloves to the industrial and retail market. A rain barrel collects water while a compost bin turns food scraps into nutrient-rich soil for their organic garden.

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How to Select a Sustainability Certification for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

Sustainability certifications are becoming increasingly important for businesses as global leaders, industry experts and the public are taking climate action. Green building certifications. What It Certifies: small, midsize and large businesses across all industries. OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS.

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How to stop runaway deforestation? Look at Indonesia.

Grist

Thousands of acres of forest, and the carbon-dense peat soils beneath, have gone up in flames, clearing the way for rows of oil palm trees. In areas dominated by the palm-oil industry, deforestation has plummeted. Palm oil is a dirty word for many environmentalists. Suppliers would just have to make do with existing concessions.