Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Such initiatives, which include a new pilot growing program from General Mills in Kansas and two financing programs from Danone, will be necessary to help farmers weather the lengthy, three-year time period it takes to transition their operations to new cover crops and tilling practices that promote healthier soil. What's the right recipe?

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Agriculture Soil North America Biodiversity 71

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

In this article, we have organized the world’s top sustainability certifications by purpose, procedure, and cost so that you know how to select a sustainability certification with confidence. Below we have organized the world’s most popular sustainability certifications into these categories: Corporate sustainability reporting certifications.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 148

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 121

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2021

Trusted third-party organizations like LEED, B Corp and Green Business Bureau provide certification programs that can prove your company’s green cred. They say their product is “eco-friendly”, “natural”, “organic”. In other words, a certification program can drive systemic change in an organization. What Does “Green” Even Mean?

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Organic Sustainability Health Waste 140

GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

"Too many Americans live without any affordable means of cleanly disposing of the waste from their toilets, and must live with the resulting filth," writes Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental health advocate, in her book "Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret," published by The New Press in November. Social Justice.

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Waste Waste Climate change Organic 404

AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2020

” This goal will become reality “when everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision-making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work.” times higher than the overall population.

Organic 36

Organic Law Policy Health 36

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

When thinking about carbon offsets, organizations must choose certified and vetted options, as certification bodies enforce the rules of carbon offsetting, to maximize the effectiveness of offset schemes. Native Energy offers a wide range of projects for organizations wanting to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Carbon Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Methane 148

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BusinessGreen takes a tour around Riverford Organic Farms to explore how the veg box firm is contending with worsening climate impacts. Overall, soil degradation was calculated in 2010 to cost the UK £1.2bn every year. Overall, soil degradation was calculated in 2010 to cost the UK £1.2bn every year.

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Resilience Agriculture Soil Organic 68

Low Impact

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

And nothing is healthier for human bodies or for nature than local, organic food. It’s about allowing people to live balanced lives – educated, but including physical work, close to nature. Modern, large-scale agriculture destroys soil and wildlife, and uses vast amounts of fossil fuel energy.

Agriculture 139

Agriculture Fossil fuels Soil Health 139

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 16, 2022

His focus is to help others do the right thing by recycling and keeping hazardous items from being buried into the earth’s soil. Eco-friendly processing will help everyone’s health. Jonathan Castaing has been in the environmental field for over a decade. Keeping mother earth clean is his passion.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 97

Greenability Magazine

JULY 28, 2020

Land Use: MARC’s Tom Jacobs and Scott Schulte with Vireo Landscape Architects highlight green infrastructure for better soil health and stormwater retention. Watch it here. Watch it here.

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Stormwater Waste Waste Transportation 52

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Related: Indonesian eco village features rammed earth domes and ocean views In 2017, a village organization called the Community Disaster Management Group (CDMG) was formed to create a plan for the village that would improve disaster response. The results come from an organized effort to include villagers in the process.

Organic 36

Organic Education Agriculture Government 36

EDF + Business

APRIL 18, 2023

Producers then conclude contracts and easements with partners and receive payment from the organization leading the partnership. Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Program Provides funds through NRCS contracts for financial and technical assistance for conservation practices.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 52

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

AUGUST 20, 2021

For over 20 years, the San Francisco Department of the Environment (SF Environment) has worked with San Francisco’s Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities to mitigate environmental burdens, increase accessibility of environmental programs and benefits, engage community members, and improve health outcomes.

Building Energy Monitoring 40

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Energy 40

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. USDA Organic. What is corporate greenwash?

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Leaves are a central organ in the process. Give each plant a thorough soaking with cool to lukewarm water, allowing the water to both wash the leaves and provide moisture to the soil. If you do not have drain holes in your planter, strain off excess water from the soil to avoid root rot.

Soil 28

Soil Cooling Health Organic 28

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Finding the best options and opportunities for you will depend on your education, skills, expertise, experience, interests and passion. There are both private and public service careers that help organizations and businesses create more environmentally friendly products or operate more sustainably.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 148

Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

By planting three billion trees over the next decade, increasing organic farming to a quarter of agricultural land, reversing the decline of bee populations, cutting pesticide use in half, and restoring at least 25,000km of EU rivers to a free-flowing state, the strategy promises to "fix our broken relationship with nature".

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Fossil fuels Biodiversity Investment Climate change 92

GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

When production is reduced, farmers may use more chemicals in the growing process, which harms the soil and water sources, further degrading the planet and human health. Organic and Bird Friendly certifications offer a price premium to the farmer. Coffee, poverty and migration are also connected.

Sustainability 517

Sustainability Ethics Climate change Health 517

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. USDA Organic. What is corporate greenwash?

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Similar to carbon credits, these reef credits are sold by farmers or project developers to organizations and companies looking to offset their environmental footprints. GreenCollar’s new system creates a marketplace for “reef credits” aimed at mitigating those practices. Those sales help fund improved land management practices.

Investment 36

Investment Pollution Agriculture Climate change 36

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Finding the best options and opportunities for you will depend on your education, skills, expertise, experience, interests and passion. There are both private and public service careers that help organizations and businesses create more environmentally friendly products or operate more sustainably.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Creating better businesses with B Corp Certification and beyond B Corp Certification presents a set of guiding principles that support organizations to minimize their impact on the environment and society. B Analytics aggregates data from B Corps and other impact-focused organizations to provide comparative analysis and best practices.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Organic 78

GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

Driven by such factors as urbanization, more educated women with access to contraception, and the intensified burden and anxieties of raising children, global population is expected to peak at 9.7 Several transformational developments are in progress and acquiring increased focus and momentum. Here are four: 1.

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Politics Innovation Fossil fuels Carbon-negative 442

Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

My perspective began to shift in August 2020 when I attended a class led by Clint McKay, the Indigenous education coordinator at Pepperwood Preserve , a research station in eastern Sonoma County on the traditional homeland of the Wappo people. Prescribed-fire professionals ignite cultural burns.

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Resilience Biodiversity Soil Logging 97

Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet below. Trees are drowning as the soil becomes soupier , starving their roots of oxygen. Beneath our feet there is an invisible ocean. Pavement is degrading faster.

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Sea level rise 127

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau article, we wanted to help you support a sustainable food supply model on a global level, starting at a smaller scale with your organization’s cafeteria. Additionally, conventional farming practices reduce the levels of carbon retained in the soil – an important medium for carbon sequestration.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Waste Waste 148

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Organize a sustainably catered event and give your team the chance to connect and relax. This Global Recycling Day, educate your staff on the do’s and don’ts of recycling. Organize a company cookout that includes only seasonal, local ingredients from your community. Reward staff with a day or half-day off work.

Recycling 158

Recycling Recycling Agriculture Plastics 158

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Educate Staff on Sustainable Waste Management Practices. A powerful way to minimize your company’s waste impact is by educating staff on sustainable waste management practices. If space allows, consider installing a compost bin onsite for collecting food scraps and other organic waste. Upgrade to Energy Efficient Equipment.

Waste 147

Waste Waste Plastics Packaging 147

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

A zero waste program should avoid burning and eliminate discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health. Comparatively, poor waste management contributes to air pollution, exacerbates climate change, contaminates ecological habitats, and is harmful to wildlife and human health. Hazardous waste.

Waste 148

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It began with a single urban garden and has grown into multiple garden sites, youth mentorship and education programs, on the job skills training for formerly imprisoned persons and at-risk youth with a landscaping team dedicated to building and maintaining sustainable, edible landscapes in areas with little or no access to fresh food.

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Startups Waste Waste Soil 148

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

"GreenBiz 21 reaffirmed that there are multiple paths when navigating a career in sustainable business," said Anna Koskol, an Emerging Leader who serves as an environmental educator at Hudson River Park Trust in New York City. "It Environmental Educator, Hudson River Park Trust. Kristina Chu . Senior Environmental Analyst, Gradient .

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Sustainability Plastics Innovation Education 375

Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Cultural, spiritual, education and recreation needs. Habitats for plants, animals and micro-organisms vital to soil health and food production. Educate employees and business partners about biodiversity; integrate biodiversity targets with existing mechanisms; and seek partnerships to maximise impact.

Biodiversity 74

Biodiversity Ocean acidification Soil Education 74

Grist

MAY 1, 2024

Gardens can provide spaces for education, and, of course, sources of food. She visited schools to discuss various possibilities, like fundraising partnerships or educational programs. They each received 150 seedlings for their wild visions, as well as design support and, in some cases, connections to local partner organizations.

Education 73

Education Organic Biodiversity Climate change 73

Grist

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But so far, there’s been limited empirical research linking the tribe’s public health woes to its environment. She wants to take her kids out hunting and foraging with her, but she doesn’t want to expose them to the environmental health hazards she suspects are lurking in the soil. Grist / Zoya Teirstein.

Health 127

Health Medicine Waste Waste 127

Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

These books are organized in the following six categories: 1. This revised edition is filled with proven strategies and tools for organizations to integrate sustainability into their business models. Forward thinking organizations are seeking to include sustainability into a comprehensive strategy that makes sense for the business.

Climate change 95

Climate change Ethics Sustainability Health 95

Grist

JUNE 12, 2024

Plastics threaten “near-permanent contamination of the natural environment,” according to one study , and pose a global health crisis , with plastic chemicals linked to preterm births , heart attacks , and cancer. So where did the three arrows go wrong? The trouble is that their loop has ensnared us.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Earth Day 141