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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. Elsa Wenzel. and globally by 2040. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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

Green Business Bureau

Now that 2021 is over, we’d like to take this time to recognize some of our member companies via our 3rd Annual “Best of GBB” Awards. A Preferred Materials and Fibers List is continually updated with new research to help Fjällräven choose the highest quality and most sustainable materials. Ginkgo Sustainability.

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Is carbon offsetting enough?

Envirotec Magazine

The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change (IPCC), published in August 2021, painted a stark picture of our world. A key area where businesses can focus their carbon reduction efforts is manufacturing processes, both in terms of energy usage and the carbon footprint of raw materials.

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Repairing an off-grid wind and solar electrical system

Low Impact

We recently blogged about a project : ‘rebuilding a home, and changing the surrounding fields from dead agricultural land into an oasis of natural life’ – as well as building an off-grid electrical and heating system. Here’s the next in the series – about repairing an off-grid wind and solar electrical system.

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Law Firm Sustainability: 6 Steps for Creating an Eco-Friendly Practice

Green Business Bureau

Offices demand fossil fuel energy to power lighting, air conditioning, and heating systems. For instance, if you have in-office showers, then a significant amount of energy is used to heat water. There are three main ways organizations can reduce fossil-fuel energy demand: Switch to renewable energy sources.

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Flat-lining: Policy review highlights England's mixed progress on waste reduction

Business Green

Furthermore, it says, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has made "significant improvements" when it comes to measuring and monitoring waste, in particular within the commercial and industrial sector. WRAP now works with companies on an individual project basis to try and tackle the electrical waste mountain.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

RECYCLED STEEL. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. In fact, creating products from recycled steel utilizes 40% less water and reduces mining wastes by 97%. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION. Greenfiber® , manufactured in the U.S.,