Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers Univeristy study that found as temperatures warm, predator-prey interactions will prevent species from keeping up with the conditions where they could thrive.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Her comments came during an event organized by the WSLA Alumnae Group to recognize 10 "accomplished, audacious and courageous" women — in the words of president Rochelle Routman — as part of the 2021 Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards. "We This year’s awards were the first to be held since that development. .

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

It also explores practical applications in aquaculture, biotechnology, and climate change mitigation, emphasizing brown algae’s potential for carbon capture and ecosystem restoration, while offering valuable insights into enhancing ecological resilience amid climatic challenges.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. But the report didn’t pussyfoot around the issues: “Climate change poses a major risk to the stability of the U.S. snowstorm within 48 hours.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The report , facilitated by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and advised by a global panel of experts, says any research into large-scale interventions in Earth’s climate system must be grounded in sound ethical principles so society can make informed choices about whether to deploy them.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 24, 2020

But a later book of his — "The Fifth Risk" — best explains why we were unprepared for the current pandemic and why we need a different approach to deal with threats such as climate change. . Climate change falls squarely in this category. financial regulators to take proactive steps to understand climate change.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

Join GreenBiz and SilviaTerra co-founder and CEO Zack Parisa for a discussion about the correlation between climate change, biodiversity, and community. Every year, more and more organizations pledge to go net-zero. Date/Time: May 20, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT).

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Date/Time: October 14, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Climate action is a planetary necessity and also a strategic organizational imperative. If progress doesn’t measure up, organizations can face consequences, including investor, employee and community activism -- as well as increased operational and financial risk.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

Economic estimates predict that the pandemic will decrease global GDP by 3 percent in 2020, and at our current pace, climate change is estimated to decrease the global GDP by anywhere from 2.5 percent to 7.5 percent by 2050. Operational risk factors. Financial risk factors.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

According to our latest polling of Americans in May, 43 percent of us are more concerned about climate change, 41 percent of us are more concerned about plastics in the ocean and 39 percent of us are more concerned about deforestation and environmental destruction than we were a year ago.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Companies often struggle with building community trust as they navigate between profit-making and authentically engaging on climate change and environmental justice matters. PUSH Buffalo is a nonprofit grassroots community organization working to build and execute a comprehensive revitalization plan for West Buffalo’s West Side.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2022

From climate change to COVID-19 to the supply chain, threats are disrupting our world faster than we can keep up, and they promise only to grow worse over time. This Insight Report looks at how ESG technology can mitigate threats and help organizations find opportunities to achieve their strategic goals.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2021

In the face of these threats, it is clear that greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation is necessary (to minimize future climate changes), but not sufficient. Indeed, this fact has been acknowledged in the 2016 Paris climate agreement.). Equally important though, is how well we will adapt to the inevitable changes.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As organizations work to reduce their energy consumption and associated carbon emissions, one area that remains to be optimized is indoor heating and cooling. Methods that conserve electricity while still providing a comfortable indoor environment for workers could make a significant difference in the fight against climate change.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2021

Both organizations offer programs for young professionals or those new to sustainability. . The Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO). The Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO). Certified Climate Change Professional (CC-P) for mid-career professionals.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Climate change is driving more extreme weather events, including heat waves, everywhere, all while the grid faces increasing demand from electrification of cars, buses, businesses and homes. How should businesses and other large customers be thinking about the increasing strains from climate change with an evolving energy resource mix?

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 9, 2020

We'll be acting as the organization's media partner to build awareness for the next edition of its awards program. The organization's mission aligns well with GreenBiz’s values of championing corporate climate action that is informed by diverse communities and recognizes the intersection between climate change and racial justice.

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Andrew Winston

APRIL 22, 2024

Need to explain the “why” of climate change action? Even in the face of the “anti-ESG” movement — a very American phenomenon — there are vanishingly few large organizations around the world that really question the need to address environmental and social issues. And yet, the question “Why should we do this?”

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Since 2015, companies have been able to use science to ensure their efforts to tackle climate change are sufficiently ambitious. While these efforts to tackle climate change can have some positive impacts on reducing nature loss to some extent, they are nowhere near enough and can create unintended consequences.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

Entertainer and global philanthropist Rihanna has pledged $15 million to address climate change. Eighteen climate justice organizations will benefit, including the Indigenous Environmental Network, Movement for Black Lives and Climate Justice Alliance.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In retrospect, it also turned out that ESG portfolios contained less financial risk because they had more accurately identified risks from climate change and considered other variables — such as resilience — for which no accepted risk methodology exists. No longer is it necessary for nuns organized through the Sisters of St.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As the pressure increases to address the most critical challenges of our time – climate change, water scarcity, social injustice, corporate responsibility – it is easy for organizations to feel overwhelmed when trying to make a real impact. How does an organization achieve ESG excellence? Where can they start?

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 6, 2024

Our nation’s community foundations have a long track record of being the go-to local organizations for connecting generous donors with nonprofits working on. The post Local community foundations go regional to tackle climate change appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 8, 2020

One of the hottest 2020 trends in raising capital is infiltrating climate-tech investing. . As of mid-September, the stock market had welcomed at least 82 initial public offerings this year by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) — organizations that collectively raised more than $31 billion. Climate Change.

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Grist

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the early 2000s, as climate denialism was infecting political institutions around the world like a malevolent plague, an Australian epidemiologist named Anthony McMichael took on a peculiar and morbid scientific question: How many people were being killed by climate change? The world has changed a great deal since.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions. Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments. . Jesse Klein. Thu, 04/22/2021 - 00:12.

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GreenBiz

JULY 11, 2022

As the pressure increases to address the most critical challenges of our time – climate change, water scarcity, social injustice, corporate responsibility – it is easy for organizations to feel overwhelmed when trying to make a real impact.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The global NGO will use COP29 to restate its message that we cannot tackle climate change if we don’t fix our broken food system. The series of workshops will highlight projects and solutions from around the world to representatives from government, business, multilaterals and other civil society organizations.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In general, organizations "try" to innovate from within, and water is a public health issue, so utilities can’t take risks. Increasing diversity will not happen organically; we need to be proactive and work at it or we are destined to bring the same ideas to the party. We can solve climate change and water and need to focus on both.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Stakeholders, including boards of directors, investors, and value chain partners, are increasingly using ESG as a lens to judge how well an organization is addressing risks and opportunities. These include risks and opportunities related to climate change, energy management, and choices of chemical products.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The initiative is the product of a nine-organization collaboration that has the backing of climate campaigner and former U.S. Some previously untargeted companies, brands, institutional investors and geographies will be thrust into the limelight as central problems in the battle against climate change. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

Polman is co-founder and chairman of Imagine , a "for-benefit" organization and foundation, which he started in 2019 with Valerie Keller, CEO for the organization; Jeff Seabright, former chief sustainability officer of Unilever; and Kees Kruythoff, chairman and CEO of the Livekindly Company.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2021

But all this self-inflicted pain is nothing compared to all the damage climate change can cause. So, perhaps the single silver lining of the pandemic might be that it can be used as the crystal ball that lends its 20/20 vision for us to see how we can avoid the worst of climate change. Climate Change.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 23, 2020

At the grocery store, you’re bombarded with labels: organic and its new extension, regenerative organic; various competing fair trade standards; certifications relating to animal health and so on. Notice that these widely used labels tell you nothing about the climate change impact of your choices.

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NRDC onEarth

JULY 27, 2023

ISO Standard 50010, issued this year, shows how organizations can set and meet. The world needs to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions before 2050 : this is the conclusion reached by virtually all analyses, including NRDC’s own.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2021

From how businesses chose to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic to the escalating outcry over racial justice to the increasing urgency around climate change, there is much for companies to answer for this year. The 2021 proxy season is officially here — much awaited after the tumultuous events of 2020. Stand by for more. Pull Quote.

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