GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Food company Kraft Heinz has been relatively quiet about its corporate sustainability strategy in the five years since it was formed through the merger of food giants Kraft and Heinz — stepping out in early 2018 to provide an update. What is the company’s policy for protecting biodiversity?

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

The report found that "in large companies, there has been a significant increase in terms of the sustainability leader reporting to the CEO, from 19 percent in 2018 to 26 percent today.". Given this, it was not surprising to see an uptick in corporate ambition on sustainability issues.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The Global Alliance for the Future of Food’s new step-by-step guide builds off work of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgriFood for short), a global initiative hosted by the U.N. Environment Programme.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Research estimates early-stage investment in start-ups launched to safeguard biodiversity rose by 130 per cent between 2020 and 2022

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

The final scheduled negotiation was hoped to conclude a multi-year process to bring protection to marine biodiversity through a new, High Seas Treaty. The negotiations, which began in 2018 after a decade of discussions, can only be concluded through an additional meeting, not previously mandated by the UN General Assembly.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Since 2018, The UK Plastics Pact has changed how the UK makes, uses and disposes of plastics. Target two – 100% of plastics reusable or recyclable – 70% of packaging is recyclable today, up from 66% in 2018. 92% of rigid plastic packaging is now recyclable under the Pact, up from 81% in 2018.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

A third of wild stocks are overexploited , and sourcing seafood from farms should allow ocean biodiversity to recover. According to Planet Tracker, a British nonprofit, that proportion fall to just 16 percent in 2018 , with soy making up the bulk of the difference. . It certainly feels that way in aquaculture. Problem solved?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The government has committed to protect 30 per cent of land and sea and halt biodiversity decline in the next decade in support of its wider efforts to slash carbon emissions by 78 per cent against 1990 levels by 2035.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Unprecedented wildfires raged across Australia and California, with the Australia fires releasing about three-quarters of the CO2 that the country’s industry emitted in 2018-19. Launched in 2018 with the Canadian and UK Governments, GPAP is now helping countries across ASEAN and West Africa to tackle ocean plastic waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

RESOLVE’s Biodiversity and Wildlife team have developed an innovative end-to-end anti-poaching system; TrailGuard AI. The first deployment of the TrailGuard solution, at the Singita-Grumeti reserve in Tanzania in 2018, has resulted in the arrest of around 30 poachers and the seizure of quantities of bushmeat.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

After being contacted for an interview for this story, the company provided several written updates about its soy sourcing strategy including these highlights: More than 95 percent of the soy it purchased in Brazil for the 2018-2019 crop year was "deforestation- and land-conversion free". Map your sourcing.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

billion tons of CO 2 in 2018. A few options for increasing the ocean’s capacity to store carbon also may provide co-benefits, such as increasing biodiversity and reducing acidification. This is a tremendous amount, considering that the United States emitted 5.4

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Lightsource BP, among Europe's largest solar developers, installed a bifacial test system in Northern Ireland in 2018. 'Now there is no debate' 2019 was a breakout year for bifacial solar technology, with global installations doubling compared to 2018, according to data from Wood Mackenzie.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In the article ‘Ten Tests for COP’ Tina Rothery and Rupert Read outline recommended measures including the restoration of natural biodiverse flood defences such as mangroves. What’s needed, he suggests, is a form of transformational adaptation, that “acknowledges the need for system change”.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In 2018, the EA hydrometry team challenged the instrumentation sector to develop a hand-held portable flow monitoring solution for small rivers and streams. In 2018 we were using floating ADCP instruments and portable single-point velocity meters in our work, but neither of these solutions was ideal for water between 4cm and 30cm in depth.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

The judgment overturned two previous rulings in the High Court and Court of Appeal in favour of United Utilities, who brought legal action against the Manchester Ship Canal Company in 2018. Enormously complex, the outcome has the potential to be a game changer for communities up and down the land.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Global construction materials giant sets out raft of new biodiversity and water goals, making it just one of a handful of multinationals to adopt science-based nature targets. The company has also pledged to reduce the water intensity of all its business lines by the end of the decade, against a 2018 baseline.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

” The PLA Investment Plan, launched in May 2018, is aimed at accelerating delivery of the goals in the Thames Vision. Endangered birds set to enjoy enhanced breeding grounds following the £150,000 PLA investment include lapwings and insects, including the rare shrill carder bee.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The problem, according to the researchers of the study, is that when they measured the geographic distribution of insect populations using global biodiversity data and maps of protected areas, they found that 76 percent of insect species were inadequately covered, and more than 1,800 species not covered at all.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 26, 2020

Following decades of car-oriented growth that replaced swaths of greenery with asphalt, the city of Montreal is attempting to bring nature back with the launch of its ambitious new Biodiversity Corridor project. This ultimately led to the idea of the Biodiversity Corridor.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Environmental Audit Committee report also describes government biodiversity efforts to date as 'lacking' and argues ‘bold and ambitious action’ is required. While this issue is bigger than any one person's habits, if we all take action to tackle unsustainable consumption, we can make a lasting impact to halt biodiversity loss.".

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The project, which began in 2018, on a site adjacent to the A120 near Braintree, has been developed into a natural habitat for wild birds. Since the scheme began in November 2018, 259 birds have been caught and ringed by local BTO volunteer Rob Murray, with the support of National Highways’ Environment Team.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

Only one Shrill carder bee was recorded by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust during surveys in summer 2018, while 27 Shrill carders were recorded in August 2019 after major planting and site management changes took place. The project has shown positive results with more bumblebees now making the sewage works their home.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A living roof helps reduce stormwater runoff, purifies air, creates biodiversity, among other benefits. Therefore, thorough analysis of the space and understanding the project’s parameters are necessary in the designing process in order to create the intended impact. Credit: Ginkgo Sustainability. References: [1] Fromm, E. Greenwich, CT. [2]

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This progressive transition from coral to algae-dominated reef communities reduces the complex habitat that is essential to support high levels of biodiversity. Between 2010 and 2019, the amount of algae has increased by 20 per cent, corresponding with declines in hard coral cover.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

During the dry summer of 2018 groundwater supplies to The Glenlivet distillery decreased and did not replenish until the following spring. Last month’s heatwave saw temperatures soar across Scotland, and such periods are predicted to become more frequent due to climate change.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Progress on schemes to improve the UK's air, water, and biodiversity have been "painfully slow" in the nine years since the Conservative-led government first pledged to improve the natural environment "within a generation".

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

As much as $8.1tr global investment in protecting, conserving and restoring the natural world is required over the next 30 years in order to tackle the interlinked climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises, with annual finance needing to triple by 2030, according to the UN-led study.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2021

Toast Ale - which specialises in using waste bread to brew beer, delivering significant emissions reductions in the process - became the first UK brewery to certify as a B Corp in 2018. As well as removing CO2 to make us carbon neutral, the enhancement of biodiversity means we can be nature positive.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Global wildlife populations fell 69% between 1970 and 2018, according to the World Wide Fund For Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund) in its Living Planet Report. Africa recorded significant wildlife and biodiversity loss at 66%; Asia-Pacific noted a 55% loss. Links between food systems, forests and biodiversity.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

The new target builds on commitments laid out in the firm's 2018 Sustainable Growth Plan. At the same time, climate change and biodiversity loss remain urgent, global threats. Our new priorities focus our efforts on the four areas where we believe we can have the biggest impact.".

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

Included in that should be strategies addressing biodiversity, land use, freshwater consumption, the phosphorus cycle and the nitrogen cycle, she noted. "Absolute sustainability is about making sure that society operates within planetary boundaries while satisfying human needs," Bande said. How might Absolute Zero apply to your own strategy?

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

Between 2015 and 2018, emerging markets accounted for an increasingly larger share of this investment, yet high-income economies have accounted for the majority since 2018. After renewable energy, transport, followed by green buildings, waste, water, biodiversity conservation, and adaptation, comprise other areas for proceeds.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Costa said the protocol had delivered some major ESG gains for the hydropower sector, for example by encouraging developers to create biodiversity corridors and natural parks to offset the environmental impact of projects. It covers 26 topics, from community communications and consultation to infrastructure safety and resettlement issues.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The recently-released United Nations Global Biodiversity Outlook opens with these words: "Humanity stands at a crossroads with regard to the legacy it leaves to future generations.". At the same time, it is also well-recognised that forest conservation delivers significant biodiversity and ecosystem services co-benefits.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The UK Government awarded it subsidies under the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme in April 2014, and it was to start running by September 2018. The MGT Teesside plant – which is the largest dedicated biomass-burning power station in the world – will burn over one million tonnes of imported wood pellets a year.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

The biggest risks to food security stem from climate change and the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services,” said the letter, which was sent to all Members of the European Parliament. “We It is also the leading cause of biodiversity loss in the world. In 2018, German farmers suffered €7-8 billion (£6-6.8

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