Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

It insists the Commission's forthcoming 'transformation and recovery fund' must be of $2tr in size, with investments directed to projects that comply with Europe's 2050 net zero and biodiversity ambitions, as well as the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

For the vast majority of countries, recovery spending has been relatively low and not particularly green, according to the report, with any benefits from the greener elements contained in stimulus packages often undermined by concurrent fossil fuel and consumer-focused spending program. percent is likely to increase net air pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2023

McDonald’s is at the forefront of a campaign against new laws to reduce packaging waste in the EU, in what has been described by some insiders as the largest-scale lobbying effort they have ever witnessed in the European Parliament. The call follows mounting pressure from industry over the past year.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

” “In the last three years of reporting, the UK Plastics Pact has doubled the recycled content in packaging, and driven the significant elimination of unnecessary (84%) and hard to recycle (90%) components in packaging. In practice, not all plastic packaging will be recycled through local authority collections by 2025.

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Business Green

JUNE 20, 2022

The COP15 Biodiversity Summit looks set to be subjected to yet another scheduling change, after insiders revealed this morning that it is now expected to be held in Montreal, Canada, instead of its original location of Kunming, China. Reports suggest repeatedly delayed Kunming Summit is now set to be hosted in Montreal this December.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Although blended or packaged in Britain, the honey might have originated from overseas. Iain Millar, director of The Scottish Bee Company said “Honey fraud isn’t just a consumer rights issue, it has far reaching implications for food security, land use and biodiversity.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

According to a new analysis from research firm Vivid Economics and the Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) initiative, just $1.8tr of the $17.2tr of public stimulus money injected into the global economy to aid the coronavirus recovery is set to have a net positive impact on the environment and green economy. Only around 10.6

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2022

to support tree planting across the capital, in bid to boost vital canopy cover and sun shade for citizens, support urban wildlife and biodiversity, reduce flood risk, and help combat climate change by absorbing and storing carbon. The Mayor of London has pledged a further £3.1m

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 18, 2020

They’re also using zero-waste commitments and new packaging technology to aggressively tackle the delivery sector’s waste problems. We can’t create the food system we need — one that’s low-carbon and biodiversity-enhancing — if only one tier of that system delivers those benefits. . This is a (sadly familiar) failure of social justice.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Make 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging by 2025. What is the company’s policy for protecting biodiversity? We’re very focused on minimizing our adverse effects on the Earth’s natural resources and biodiversity. Kraft Heinz also updated its commitments with new targets pegged to 2025.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 23, 2024

We are expanding this portfolio with a white paper guide to help navigate new sustainability reporting demands around nature-related impacts and dependencies – Accelerating Biodiversity and Ecosystem Reporting , written in collaboration with Microsoft, the Natural Capital Project, and the Gund Institute at the University of Vermont.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 12, 2020

Allotments are also great news for biodiversity, beating city parks, gardens and nature reserves to provide the highest insect diversity of any urban habitat, according to research from the University of Bristol. The post Zero food miles, zero packaging and plenty more: in praise of allotments appeared first on Lowimpact.org.

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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? Polman noted that governments around the world are trying to put rescue packages in place that could help with the "greening" of society. But that’s not enough.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

New online tool seeks to help companies and investors mitigate biodiversity-related risks and prepare for the reforms that follow the new Global Biodiversity Framework. WWF unveiled plans for the new tool, dubbed the Biodiversity Risk Filter (BRF), at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Five major supermarkets have pledged to halve the environmental impact of UK shopping baskets by 2030 and step up efforts to halt biodiversity loss after signing up to WWF's Retailers' Commitment for Nature. CEOs of leading food retailers commit to halving the impact of UK shopping baskets by 2030, in line with WWF goals.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The home secretary announced the package of up to £75m, which redirects funds originally allocated to the previous government’s Illegal Migration Act. This is 1% lower than the equivalent figure at this point last year, which was 23,940, and 21% lower than the total at this stage in 2022, which was 29,783.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Real solutions, such as mandatory collection of packaging, policies to increase reuse and phase out certain problematic plastic types or products, rarely feature in the voluntary approach and are fiercely fought against, if proposed by policy-makers. Capitalising on the COVID-19 crisis. A tidal wave of plastic.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The group has pledged support of collective, systemic efforts to "remove deforestation, forest degradation and conversion from the key commodity supply chains of palm oil, soy and paper, and paper, pulp and fiber-based packaging." . Map your sourcing. You can’t do anything if you don’t know where to do it.".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Also under the Nature for Climate Fund, £700,000 is being shared between 17 projects targeted at restoring biodiversity in vulnerable natural habitats, the government said.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In Europe we are in a critical biodiversity situation, which climate change is accelerating,” Daniel Hering, professor of aquatic ecology at the University of Duisburg-Essen, told DeSmog. Without such an ambitious legislation, it will not be possible to bend the curve of declining biodiversity.”

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Support biodiversity within your own community by including native plants in your landscaping. Officially adopted as an international awareness day in 2013, World Soil Day strives to protect soil biodiversity and condemns unsustainable agricultural practices that deplete soil of nutrients, structure and its microbial inhabitants.

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2022

"Protecting our forests, oceans and species is essential for our economy and survival but time is running out to rapidly scale up the finance for nature that is critical to deliver an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework," he said. There is no silver bullet.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable, recycled or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. Clancy: Can you share your vision for sustainable packaging?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The government will today use the official Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 in Glasgow to announce wide-ranging plans to enhance teaching of the climate crisis, boost biodiversity in schools, and help tackle the looming net zero skills crunch.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The open letter, published this morning, warns the government failed to meet the statutory deadline of 31 October to confirm new long-term targets for air quality, water, biodiversity, and species abundance, as well as resource efficiency and waste reduction. Prompt, clear and decisive action is now of the utmost importance.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The organisation’s evolving, comprehensive package of investments along the Thames supports greater river use for trade and travel, environmental improvements and enhanced access for sport and recreation.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Defra confirms wave of amendments designed to strengthen biodiversity targets, curb water pollution, and safeguard independence of Office of Environment Protection. However, writing on Twitter environmental campaigner Miles King voiced concerns that the new biodiversity target would not guarantee improvements to UK biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. Clancy: Can you share your vision for sustainable packaging?

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Buy supplies in bulk to reduce packaging. You should also work with your supplier to reduce unnecessary plastic packaging and opt for plastic-free packaging alternatives. Check out our articles on eco-friendly boxes and paper packaging and some biodegradable options. Set Target Waste Reduction Goals.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The 12 organisations which make up the Partners for Inclusive Green Economy have identified 10 core principles they argue should inform national and international recovery efforts, with a strong focus on tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, sustainable development, and inequalities.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The potatoes are grown with farming methods that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, help improve soil health, and increase local biodiversity, according to Puffin Produce, which is investing in carbon offset projects to neutralise any remaining emissions from the potatoes' production.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

cation scheme has this week been relaunched and expanded in a bid to accelerate the adoption of more sustainable agricultural practices that can help tackle the enormous loss of UK biodiversity. Put simply, without nature there is no food.". Ethical consumerism is on the rise, especially when it comes to food," Varney said.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

The proposed stimulus package calls for a "renovation wave" of buildings and infrastructure in support of the Green Deal, as well as investments in circular economy efforts, renewable energy projects, clean hydrogen infrastructure, green transport networks, and an enhanced Just Transition Fund for workers.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Peacock will sell all of the electricity it generates under a long-term power purchase agreement to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV), a joint venture between ExxonMobil and SABIC , which produces materials used to manufacture clothes, food containers, packaging, agricultural film and construction materials.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Charity the Wildlife Trusts warns government's current planning reform proposals risk undermining efforts to protect nature and biodiversity. Instead, the government should look to ensure protection for nature and biodiverse land in its reform package, the charity said.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 25, 2023

What do crayons, satellites, and marine biodiversity have in common? In addition to the inspired color palette, the packaging was designed to provide information like the location pictured in the satellite imagery and the environmental issues facing those waters.

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