GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity. Funding biodiversity (31:14). William Ginn, author of the new book " Valuing Nature ," talks with Associate Editor Deonna Anderson about ways the private sector can address biodiversity. Biodiversity. Heather Clancy. Fri, 06/12/2020 - 02:15.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy. Esri and the science of corporate biodiversity (20:45). Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere and admiralbob77: "Southside" and "Curiosity" (Lee Rosevere); "Two Guitars," "Sax, Guitar and Organ at the Club" and "Confederation Line" (admiralbob77).

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2025

It’s an event intended to laud the best current examples of wildlife habitat creation through the sensitive operation, management and restoration of mineral extraction sites, say the organizers. This year’s Quarries & Nature awards provide more evidence of the extensive legacy the industry has built over decades.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

The tech titan has invested in protecting forests for some time , but last week it launched a new venture in collaboration with Conservation International that is dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, restoring biodiversity and addressing other climate crises while also producing a financial gain for the company. . Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2020

For years, corporate reporters — those inside companies responsible for creating sustainability reports and reporting environmental, social and governance data to various other organizations — have been frustrated by what many refer to as an alphabet soup of standards and frameworks: CDP, GRI, IIRC, PRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC and more.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Nature — by which I mean the land, biodiversity, water and ocean we all depend on — is reaching a point of no return. It is comprised of more than 45 organizations working together to provide science-based targets for companies and cities. Biodiversity. Natural Capital. Corporate Strategy. Water Conservation. Sponsored Article.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

With biodiversity monitoring set to increase through the introduction of policies and schemes, it’s vital to assist ecologists with access to scalable remote technologies, says the group behind it. Being able to monitor biodiversity using remote sensing and AI will help landowners across the UK who want to monitor biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Among these, brown algae (Phaeophyceae) play a crucial role in sustaining coastal habitats, supporting marine biodiversity, and combating climate change through carbon capture. While they have long captured interest of the scientific world, the genomic and evolutionary history of these organisms have remained largely unexplored.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 14, 2024

We are proud to announce the formation of the Nature Tech Alliance, a new initiative poised to help companies tackle urgent biodiversity challenges. Our collaborators in the alliance each bring a unique set of knowledge and critical competencies to support this comprehensive biodiversity management and reporting offering.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

As the organizers explain: “The Aquatech Innovation Award recognises world-class innovations and technologies that have the potential to disrupt the global water market. Chemical and medicinal residues remaining in wastewater and returned to nature can have a significant negative impact on biodiversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

How effective environmental measures in agriculture are for biodiversity and wild bee populations depends on various factors and your perspective, according to agroecologists from the University of Göttingen, Germany and the Centre for Ecological Research in Vácrátót, Hungary. times more bees but the same yield.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 15, 2020

In 2020, this partnership will bring holistic planned livestock grazing and regenerative land management practices to nearly 2,400 solar farm acres in Southwest Georgia to create carbon sinks, restore biodiversity and soil health and add to the environmental, social and economic benefits… The post Silicon Ranch partners with organic livestock (..)

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Over the years, “Centinela” has come to stand for the sudden extinction of organisms inhabiting small, special ecosystems when that habitat is destroyed. Many of the world’s 16,337 Key Biodiversity Areas go unmonitored for years–their status updated only once every half-decade.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . The resistance sensors on the probe calculated the density of the soil. Pull Quote.

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Grist

JANUARY 25, 2023

are as vulnerable to biodiversity loss as their unprotected counterparts. At the recent United Nations biodiversity conference, delegates from nearly 200 countries agreed to formalize 30X30. That’s according to a new study that shows protected areas in the U.K.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As more corporate sustainability teams cultivate projects to restore biodiversity and degraded landscapes or to nurture soil carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions, interest in drone technologies that can weed out the best opportunities is flourishing. Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Protect human health and biodiversity. This pollution also threatens biodiversity. 5 opportunities of a circular economy. David McGinty. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 00:12.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

True cost accounting approaches do not just look at the usual financial metrics; they also enable organizations to understand the broader human, social and ecological impacts of their food systems activities. Without a standardized way of capturing these impacts, sustainability efforts are being jeopardized. Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture.

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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 "People are getting sick or dying from heat," Berckes said, "and their utility bills are going up.

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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

JULY 22, 2020

"People are understanding how much more the relationships between biodiversity, climate, inequality — may I add racial tension to that? While Imagine is choosy for now about which organizations it is working with, Polman said there will be room for more collaborators in the future.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

Climate change, nature degradation, biodiversity decline, water scarcity — all these issues are interconnected, and we must address them all simultaneously," he said. "In It also outlined its intention to work with other businesses and organizations to standardize emissions data collection, sharing, and communication.

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GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

Biodiversity, Food and Nutrition: A New Agenda for Sustainable Food Systems " by Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli and Eliot Gee. Leading professionals from Bioversity International examine the positive impacts of biodiversity on nutrition and sustainability. Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C."

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

Earlier this year, Akamai’s sustainability organization teamed up with its wellness team, corporate foundation and employee resource groups to create a platform, managed with WeSpire software, that is used to share information and manage engagement. . To support those efforts, Microsoft has organized access to a number of resources. .

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It reflects contributions from hundreds of scientists, policymakers, ethicists, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and communities that could be disproportionately affected by climate change interventions. Inclusive Public Participation.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. It drives most of the food and beverage industry climate impacts, threatens biodiversity and water, as well as habitat for people and animals. Below are excerpts, edited for style and length.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Soil Association reveals that lockdown sparked a sales surge for organic certified products. New data shows that sales of organic food in supermarkets have seen the biggest jump since December 2016, with year-on-year growth hitting more than six per cent.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

Sella and Perkol-Finkel’s invention, ‘Concrete technology to encourage marine biodiversity,’ was judged by a panel of former award winners based on its contribution towards technical progress, social and sustainable development and economic prosperity.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

For example, in 2005, the "Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancement of carbon stocks" (REDD+) system was created as a social and biodiversity safeguard to make sure carbon removal efforts didn’t harm biodiversity and that its benefits were given to local communities.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the WEF’s “State of Finance for Nature” report released on 27 May. Biodiversity loss is already costing the global economy 10 percent of its output each year.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Another deal that has my attention is one between the Google cloud team and Unilever's supply chain organization. The initial focus will be on deforestation, starting with sustainable palm oil — although other commodities will be added in the future.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Humanity’s destruction of biodiversity fosters the conditions for emerging diseases such as COVID-19. READ THE FULL STORY: Biodiversity, pandemics and the circle of life & Destroying habitats has opened a Pandora's box for new diseases to emerge. Media Source. Shutterstock. Media Authorship. Close Authorship.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Biodiversity in fashion (37:35) . Intersectional Environmentalist, an organization seeking to amplify underrepresented, diverse voices in the environmental movement, is teaming with tea company TAZO on a new internship program. GreenBiz Senior Energy Analyst Sarah Golden offers details. . Inclusive environmentalism (47:37) .

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Industry Voice: A recent study by Boston Consulting Group underscores the huge economic value created through biodiversity — and how pressures on natural ecosystems poses risks to business growth. The value of biodiversity to business. Biodiversity is at the heart of all human life and activity.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The discussion is part of Investors Talk Deforestation, a series of interviews with influential investors and partner organizations who supported the development of the Ceres Investor Guide to Deforestation and Climate Change. What follows is a lightly edited interview. Pull Quote.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

The biomethane industry, policy makers and regulators need to work closely together to fully realise these benefits, prioritising organic waste and residue feedstocks, incentivizing sustainable agricultural production and valorising biomethane co-products (digestate and biogenic CO2).” Not all of these benefits can be easily quantified.

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