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The State of Green Business 2021

GreenBiz

The State of Green Business 2021. Adapted from the 14th annual State of Green Business report, our annual report card on progress by the world’s largest companies. Such turmoil easily could have spelled the end, or at least the pause, of anything having to do with business and sustainability. Two words: business fundamentals.

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How do you avoid getting distracted and stay focused on the mission?

GreenBiz

We are constantly bombarded by the media, whether it be about politics, COVID-19 or the state of the economy. With their engagement, we together can learn how to rebuild our economy and democracy with greater equality, justice and health. A senior leader once asked why monitoring factory working conditions was so important.

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Amnesty International: Dow’s failure to offer remedy for Bhopal disaster has created a “sacrifice zone”

Envirotec Magazine

Amnesty International is calling on companies and states to consider withholding business from Dow unless it recognizes its human rights responsibilities and takes meaningful and rapid action to redress these harms. It helped shield the companies from attempts to hold them accountable and reinforced the unequal power dynamics involved.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

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. South, where companies find ample forests, lax business regulations, and ports along the Atlantic coast.

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So, What Exactly Is Building Electrification?

GreenTechMedia

So, why is it that “building electrification” is now among the energy industry’s most popular buzzwords? They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices. And they consume fossil fuels such as natural gas or propane to power furnaces, boilers, and water heaters.

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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix

GreenBiz

Heading into fall, this batch of career updates from the worlds of sustainability and business is somewhat top-heavy. Amid myriad social, health and political crises, business sustainability is alive and well and living the Paris Agreement. Who's news. Stewart also launched and ran research and development at BSR.