Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. Two examples of this are carbon capture , trapping CO2 before it is emitted and storing it elsewhere, and carbon credits/cap and trade programs , permits that allow a company to emit a certain amount of GHGs.

Climate change 88

Climate change Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Resilience 88

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Over the past several years, scientific studies have increasingly called attention to health risks posed by gas stove emissions. But that, the report notes, runs counter to the IPCCs finding that technology-specific policies actually help fight climate change and have led to a greater use of less carbon-intensive (e.g., In the E.U.,

Fossil fuels 81

Fossil fuels Natural gas Law Policy 81

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The behavior is rampant across the insurance, health care, retail, and tech industries. There is no ‘separate’ when the climate crisis will affect almost every issue before a state legislature — health care, infrastructure, taxes, and the whole economy,” he said. Credit: Mike Mozart. (CC CC BY 2.0). Blocking Climate Action.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 98

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. Two examples of this are carbon capture , trapping CO2 before it is emitted and storing it elsewhere, and carbon credits/cap and trade programs , permits that allow a company to emit a certain amount of GHGs.

Climate change 78

Climate change Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Resilience 78

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. A hypothetical example would be saying that a diesel car causes zero carbon dioxide emissions. Why is greenwashing a problem? “As

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

Low Impact

MARCH 10, 2021

Why farmers’ markets are good for shopping ethically. By contrast, farmers’ markets have greater transparency and a much shorter chain between food production and consumer, making them a more ethical choice for shoppers. They aim to make ethical the new normal. Yet, at present, this is not the case. About the author.

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Ethics Agriculture Packaging Organic 62

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

And DeSmog can also reveal that a growing group of ethical investors are demanding that ad and PR companies come clean about their true climate impact. MSCI ranks all five as ‘ESG Leaders’ for carbon emissions. MSCI, a leading ratings company, ranks firms on ESG performance from AAA — CCC, high to low. Omnicom and Dentsu score as BBB.

Fossil fuels 125

Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Climate change 125

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This includes measures that work to reduce an entity’s carbon footprint , effectively manage waste , prevent pollution and conserve resources. Modern businesses operate in a world that has tight social regulations, and one that creates a diverse and equal workforce while also reinforcing human rights and workplace health and safety.

Organic 78

Organic Government Ethics Sustainability 78

Ecotech

AUGUST 5, 2019

Another bonus is that you will reduce your company’s carbon footprint , since the amount of carbon emitted during the production of the package is fewer than traditional means. Traditional and single use packaging materials like styrofoam and plastics contribute negatively to the health of our environment.

Packaging 40

Packaging Biodegradable Recycled materials Carbon-negative 40

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Issues of health, the working poor and racial justice are making people uncomfortable, and with the supply chain disruption with the closing of meatpacking cesspools, Jonathan Safran Foer writes, "Our hand has been reaching for the doorknob for the last few years. Sara Bogdan (formerly Lindenfeld) (2016). Willemijn Brouwer (2018).

Sustainability 458

Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Climate change 458

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

What we were looking at was how do we look at carbon in this circular economy? How do we look at carbon itself as an element, which is both an energy source and a material? It was about five square miles of trees’ worth of oxygen production or carbon sequestration required to set up one building. Demonizing carbon?

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Carbon-negative Carbon Sustainability Recycling 505

Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The plant-based meat and dairy market is expected to balloon over the years to come, as consumers increasingly seek to reduce the environmental impact of their diet while tapping the health benefits related to reducing meat consumption. This year there has been quite a big shift," Verkuil says. "On

Carbon-negative 84

Carbon-negative Meat alternatives Innovation Biotech 84

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

And DeSmog can also reveal that a growing group of ethical investors are demanding that ad and PR companies come clean about their true climate impact. MSCI ranks all five as ‘ESG Leaders’ for carbon emissions. MSCI, a leading ratings company, ranks firms on ESG performance from AAA — CCC, high to low. Omnicom and Dentsu score as BBB.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Climate change 98

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It’s an easy way to capitalize on the ethical consumer. Greenwashing is more than a question of ethics. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. A hypothetical example would be saying that a diesel car causes zero carbon dioxide emissions. Why is greenwashing a problem? “As

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Secondly, with regard to production, plastic bags contribute to global warming by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The dury is out to find out the full effects of these plastics on human health. The carbon footprint of plastic is ~ 6kg CO2 per kg. That is, the carbon footprint of PP is 1.95-3kg

Retail 78

Retail Plastics Sustainability Biodegradable 78

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

I wanted to see how much it knew and how well it could contextualise the broad and complex range of technologies under the climate tech umbrella - everything from clean energy to water treatment to e-bikes to carbon capture - and what it understood about corporate sustainability in general. And it's just getting started.

Sustainability 36

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Carbon-negative 36

Business Green

JUNE 14, 2022

Defra insists the Strategy needs to be seen in conjunction with the Treasury's plans to tackle inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, upcoming health strategies focused on obesity and diet, and on-going post-Brexit trade negotiations and farming subsidy reforms. However, the wider focus on agricultural innovation is not without its merits.

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Government Agriculture Carbon-negative Policy 36

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. Dickinson College Score: 80.67 | Carlisle, Pennsylvania The very green Red Devils became carbon-neutral this past school year, with help from an LED lighting retrofit, the installation of a three-megawatt solar field on campus, and a campus-wide behavior change campaign.

Cooling 52

Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Sustainability 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

What role do metals exchanges have in driving a sustainable transition to a low-carbon economy? The LME tried to follow the lead of the market, we try and meet what they are trying to do rather than being an ethical standard setter - and that's complicated," she explains. "It Low-carbon premiums and green asset classes.

Carbon 36

Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling 36

Business Green

MARCH 1, 2023

The many activities we will be able to pursue with the local community will give us the chance to create an exemplar of community-company synergy and enshrine public integrity principles with ethical private interests." Waiting another 10 years for further confirmation of these negative trends is not acceptable. the UK region.

Biodiversity 41

Biodiversity Government Investment Carbon-negative 41

Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

In order to limit the negative environmental impact, prudent businesses are seeking ways to address the top environmental issues in the construction industry: Improper waste disposal and management with very little recycling. Carbon emissions from operations, vehicles and material engineering. Reduce Waste and Use Recycled Materials.

Construction 148

Construction Sustainability Waste Waste 148

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. INTERIOR PAINT.

Building Energy Monitoring 148

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability Recycling 148

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

According to Livestock’s Long Shadow , a United Nations report, world meat consumption has the highest negative impact on the climate. From a historical perspective however, warning about the negative effects of our food consumption are commonplace. About Food What is food? This is called photosynthesis. Absolutely.

Organic 78

Organic Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 78

Grist

JULY 6, 2024

Many experts and nonexperts alike consider the idea of deliberately mucking about with Earth’s climate systems to counteract centuries of mostly accidental mucking about in Earth’s climate systems ethically dubious and potentially highly dangerous. How would disputes about the negative impacts of any geoengineering regime be adjudicated?

Solar Energy Monitor 113

Solar Energy Monitor Carbon-negative Climate change Cooling 113

Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

DarkBlack Carbon was only officially founded four months ago, but believes it is already primed to be a market leader for biochar in the UK "It's got everything, hasn't it?" says Liz Casely, co-founder of UK start-up DarkBlack Carbon. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

Soil 36

Soil Carbon-negative Carbon Agriculture 36

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

AND1 also worked with their oversea factories to ensure the health and safety of workers, professional development, and access to fair wages. Does your company have a health and wellness program in place? Yet, decent pay is more than just a question of ethics, it makes good business sense too.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Organic 78

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The policies, procedures, ethics, values, attitudes, goals, code of conduct and employee behavior combine to define the culture of your business. Such a scheme will lower business emissions , while also benefiting the health and well-being of employees, helping them save money and ultimately improving employee attendance. Download Now.

Retail 148

Retail Sustainability Organic Education 148

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

What we were looking at was how do we look at carbon in this circular economy? How do we look at carbon itself as an element, which is both an energy source and a material? It was about five square miles of trees’ worth of oxygen production or carbon sequestration required to set up one building. Demonizing carbon?

Carbon-negative 36

Carbon-negative Carbon Recycling Recycling 36

AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

” Issues of health, the working poor and racial justice are making people uncomfortable, and with the supply chain disruption with the closing of meatpacking cesspools, Jonathan Safran Foer writes, “Our hand has been reaching for the doorknob for the last few years. I moved from the U.S.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Climate change 28

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Home Energy Monitoring 98

Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

Recent data shows that of the 30 raw materials the EU classifies as critical, 19 are predominantly imported from China, a country where Covid restrictions and impacts continue to negatively affect the production and supply of goods. The price of these resources is also increasing. Today we are experiencing a polycrisis.

Carbon-negative 36

Carbon-negative Europe Climate change Resilience 36

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

When their CEO reassured staff that an oil company client had a particularly low level of carbon emissions per barrel, the industry insider recalled thinking: “Great, that’s like saying this gun is going to kill you with a smaller hole in your head than this other gun.” VML did not respond to a request for comment.

Fossil fuels 131

Fossil fuels Pollution Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral 131

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2024

“These wildly misleading ads — that trick consumers into believing that oil and ‘natural’ gas from Canada is somehow cleaner and better for the world — threaten public health by stoking demand for a product that is literally killing my patients,” Dr. Lem said in a statement to DeSmog A fossil fuel ad in Brewer’s Arena.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Climate change Organic 133

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Within the NDP he holds several roles, including ethics and federal development critic, as well as deputy labour critic, among others. trillion in health and economic costs; that works out to a staggering $8 billion a day. The United Nations has estimated that in 2018 alone, air pollution from fossil fuels caused $2.9

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Fossil fuels Health Pollution Government 127