GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. He applied after hearing about a friend’s positive experience working with the organization. "It And in 2020, the collaborative piloted a project that promises to put equity first.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

Fri, 06/05/2020 - 00:30. Food deserts — or "food swamps," which one researcher argues is a better term — are linked to obesity and other health problems. . Meet the fellows for 2019 and 2020. Here are the 2019-2020 fellows. Discrimination in our food system is everybody's problem. More in this Guardian feature.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 01:30. In the spring of 2020, many small farms across the U.S. If a farmer wants to transition a farm from conventional practices to organic or regenerative ones, costs are associated with that transition. million certified organic acres, an increase of 9 percent over 2016. Can we build them? .

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Tue, 10/06/2020 - 00:30. Concerns about the environment are taking a backseat to worries about basic needs — our health and our economy (at both the macro and personal level). Fast forward to 2020 and while "I read the package" is still the No. Certifications matter more than ever and brands should be promoting them.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. 5 New sensitivity in food contaminant analysis POPs pose a significant threat to human health and the environment.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

Thu, 07/09/2020 - 01:30. When I started poking around to identify other for-profit ventures in the business of land conservation, two other organizations that have been working with Microsoft jumped to mind, both of which provide technology for mapping and measuring forests : Pachama and Silvia Terra. . Heather Clancy.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

In April, Bloomberg reported that "a third of endemic species on land and half in the sea will become extinct if greenhouse gas emissions are not reined in," and WWF's 2020 Living Planet Index , which measures the population sizes of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, found a 68 percent decline in animal biodiversity since 1970.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. While the potential positive environmental impact of a shift to a circular economy is enormous, few organizations are considering the social implications for the more than 60 million people in its value chain. How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment. Annelise Thim.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 24, 2020

Mon, 08/24/2020 - 02:11. Last week, Moody's Investors Service raised its forecast for 2020 sustainable bond issuance to as much as $375 billion, a category that includes green, sustainability and social bonds. The rise (and rise) of sustainability-linked finance. Joel Makower.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 15, 2020

A partnership between White Oak Pastures and Silicon Ranch will encourage regenerative practices on solar farms.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

The way these practices are pushing up against planetary boundaries and undermining human, animal and ecological health inevitably threatens a business’s bottom line. At the same time, the positive externalities — carbon sequestration, pollination services, health and wellbeing and vibrant cultural traditions — also go unappreciated.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

The group set up air sensors in seven indoor and three outdoor locations in an Oxford-based house during March-June 2020 to observe different levels of NO2 and Particulate Matter (PM) over a period of 100 days. The research team acknowledge that the study was conducted during the first COVID-19 lockdown in March-June 2020.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Thu, 09/24/2020 - 01:00. As Microsoft builds data centers in Iowa, it is also investing in urban forestry projects to bring an environmental and health benefit to the neighborhood as well. 4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects. Jesse Klein. You can get carbon credits for urban forestry .

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Fri, 12/11/2020 - 01:45. billion in alternative proteins during 2020, according to the latest data from the Good Food Institute. Or back in March at Horizon Organic, a U.S. The trend: Another area where a flood of new initiatives in 2020 made it challenging to keep up. That’s it for part one of my 2020 roundup.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

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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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Fri, 10/23/2020 - 01:00. At the grocery store, you’re bombarded with labels: organic and its new extension, regenerative organic; various competing fair trade standards; certifications relating to animal health and so on. There’s been little progress since, but 2020 looks to be the year when things started to change.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Mon, 09/28/2020 - 01:30. But without describing the emissions their organization is responsible for and the end-state they consider successful, an ambitious claim may be disingenuous. Why focus on the responsibilities of organizations and communities? High ambition on its own may sound good.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

One of the biggest stories of 2020 was the rise of the corporate tree-planting movement, with dozens of multinational businesses from virtually every industry pledging millions of dollars to one of nature’s most effective carbon sequestration solutions. . We were hoping [2020] would be a big year for forests and nature." (The

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

Mon, 07/13/2020 - 01:30. About six months ago, I wrote that 2020 would be a pivotal year for environmental, social and governance (ESG), and that what happens this year and over the next decade could determine the next century. No longer, thanks to the events of 2020. An unexpected breakout year for the social side of ESG.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead. Irwin looks back on 2020 with "somewhat rose-tinted glasses" because it has proven the need to take the relationship between nature and society seriously. Reframe as vulnerability.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

Fri, 06/05/2020 - 00:00. The right to breathe isn't just related to surviving interactions with police," said Alexis Cureton, former electric vehicle fellow at GRID Alternatives , an organization that works to bring clean energy jobs and access to low-income communities. "It How racism manifests itself in clean energy. Sarah Golden.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The World Biogas Summit 2020 will open on 6 October with a keynote address by the Rt. The Summit provides the largest international platform on which to highlight the value of AD and biogas as solutions to the global challenges of organic waste management, food and energy security, and climate change.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

Wed, 06/10/2020 - 01:00. When production is reduced, farmers may use more chemicals in the growing process, which harms the soil and water sources, further degrading the planet and human health. Organic and Bird Friendly certifications offer a price premium to the farmer. Dean Cycon.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

As companies that drill for oil and natural gas using hydraulic fracturing consider recycling and reusing wastewater that surfaces from wells during the fracking process, chemists at The University of Toledo discovered that the new and unexplored waste contains many environmental contaminants including organic chemicals and metallic elements.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 01:40. health insurers are all invested in the fossil fuel industry" and will call on insurers to divest from these companies, calling them "the greatest threat to human health.". Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change? Joel Makower.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

Fri, 08/21/2020 - 01:15. We want to call attention to how the biggest environmental impacts and the biggest health impact of products is really due to the products themselves and the creation and the use of a product,” Brown-West said. Why e-commerce retailers should increase transparency about their products. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The opportunity, and necessity, is to improve the health of every single system that we touch — from product design and manufacturing to how we engage suppliers across a value chain. What’s the opportunity for your organization to regenerate the natural systems upon which your business depends? Tue, 09/15/2020 - 10:33.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Eleven years ago, in 2010, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP15, developed countries committed to a goal of mobilizing $100 billion per year by 2020, to address the needs of developing countries. A long list of developed countries pledged but, according to the OECD 2020, not all have delivered.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Fri, 12/04/2020 - 01:30. In that moment, Thomas founded Intersectional Environmentalist (IE), a mission-driven organization committed to dismantling systems of oppression by amplifying historically silenced voices in the environmental movement, along with co-founders Diandra Marizet, Philip Aiken and Sabs Katz. . It should be.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Mon, 09/14/2020 - 02:11. financial system and to its ability to sustain the American economy,” it stated, adding: Climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, residential and commercial property, as well as human health and labor productivity.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

Amongst the many dramatic challenges global businesses faced in 2020, one that had been simmering for years bubbled up and promised to stay at a high boil in 2021 is ESG: Environment, Social, Governance. . 5 steps boards can take to be ESG-ready for 2021. Pamela Gordon. Thu, 01/21/2021 - 01:40. Time for training.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Mon, 09/21/2020 - 01:00. I will practice, and advocate for, unprecedented levels of collaboration and I will mobile mobilize my organization(s), city, company and others in my circle of influence to do the same. Will they continue with health care and wages as usual? The COVID Covenant: Going big is the price of admission.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Mon, 07/20/2020 - 01:04. Family, community, health, creativity — those are the things that light me up, give me meaning. It became crystal clear: I would honor my health. I’d have to admit — to the organizers, to myself — that I’d failed to live up to the rejuvenation message I planned to deliver. Chris Gaither.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

Mon, 05/18/2020 - 01:00. They are touched by many people, and the independent organizations setting the standards and monitoring respective microbial limits vary. Unlike the durable coffee cup systems and reusable bags hibernating now, health and safety protocols and industrial cleaning processes are in place in our reuse system.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45. This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. However, like Ahoskie, Joyner’s community wasn’t quick to organize against the plant. . “I

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2021

The 2020 GreenBiz State of the Profession Report included a fantastic chart titled "Percentage of survey respondents having received training or certification," which showed the following breakdown: 53 percent GRI. Both organizations offer programs for young professionals or those new to sustainability. . 26 percent Other.

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