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5 reasons Home Depot and Lowe’s must weed out toxic weed killers

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A campaign led by Friends of the Earth and allies calling on Home Depot and Lowe’s to stop selling Roundup and other glyphosate-based products has been supported by over 100 organizations and over 157,000 consumers. In May 2019, Costco announced it would stop selling Roundup and other glyphosate-based products. Environmental risk.

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Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change?

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Currently, five golf organizations have joined: the United States Golf Association (USGA); Waste Management Phoenix Open; The International Golf Federation; World Minigolf Federation; and Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Nonprofit organizations such as the National Links Trust , recent bid winners to take over operations of Washington, D.C.’s

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

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More than 1 million acres of forests have been lost since 1990, leaving the global stock at near 10 million acres, according to a July report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). CDP’s recent " Zeroing In on Deforestation Report " urged consumer products and food companies to devote more energy to this issue.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

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And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Holly Beale (2019). HY William Chan (2019). Alexandra Criscuolo (2019). Alison Humphrey (formerly Larkins) (2019). Without further ado, here’s what’s up with members of past GreenBiz 30 Under 30 cohorts.

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Community investments pay dividends

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In 2019, the Business Roundtable redefined the purpose of a U.S. B Lab, the organization behind the voluntary standard, offers an assessment tool that can start companies on their journey toward strategic community investment. corporation as being "to promote an economy that serves all Americans." In a survey of 2,511 registered U.S.

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Ethical beef? Fresh range goes UK-wide with 'wildlife-friendly' red meat

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Online ethical grocer Fresh-range announces it is to expand its operations to cover England, Wales, and most of Scotland. There has been widespread coverage of the outsize environmental impact of eating lamb and beef in recent years, but now a new range of products is aiming to try and make red meat ethical again.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

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All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. In 2019, 690 million people or 8.9 We also considered the role of young leaders from the private and public sectors in this essential transformation. Below are excerpts, edited for style and length.

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