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. .

Sustainability 542

Sustainability Organic Climate change Startups 542

Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

The importance of sustainable event planning. The time is now for event planners to host eco-friendly events using an effective sustainable event planning strategy. – Meet Green , The Environmental Impact of the Events Industry. . – Meet Green , The Environmental Impact of the Events Industry.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability Waste Waste Recycling 147

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Learn more about the event here: [link] GreenBiz SVP and VERGE Executive Director, Shana Rappaport, kicks off the second day of VERGE 21. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE 21, October 25-28, 2021.

Organic 156

Organic 156

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Learn more about the event here: [link] GreenBiz SVP and VERGE Executive Director, Shana Rappaport, kicks off the fourth day of VERGE 21. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE 21, October 25-28, 2021.

Organic 156

Organic 156

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Learn more about the event here: [link] GreenBiz SVP and VERGE Executive Director, Shana Rappaport, kicks off the third day of VERGE 21. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE 21, October 25-28, 2021.

Organic 156

Organic 156

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Rather than thinking of these events as a one-off stroke of bad luck, consider that this soon might be the new normal. 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. And not just in California.

Energy 442

Energy Energy Demand Climate change 442

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Replacing physical in-person meetings and events like advisory boards, training sessions, and sales and marketing conferences with virtual events can reduce a company’s carbon footprint and help protect the planet. Sometimes, participants fly in for just a day or two. The Solution. The Results.

Transportation 148

Transportation Carbon-negative Organic Sustainability 148

GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Currently, five golf organizations have joined: the United States Golf Association (USGA); Waste Management Phoenix Open; The International Golf Federation; World Minigolf Federation; and Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Nonprofit organizations such as the National Links Trust , recent bid winners to take over operations of Washington, D.C.’s

Climate change 545

Climate change Real Estate Agriculture Sustainability 545

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

AQE 2024, the Air Quality and Emissions show will take place on 9 and 10 October at the NEC in Birmingham, with the most exhibitors and most expansive conference program of any AQE or MCERTS event since 2002, as the organizers explain.

Pollution 147

Pollution Methane Politics Climate change 147

GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

These learnings must be applied to similar risk brought about by climate change — businesses need to prepare for the impact of devastating weather events on supply chains and infrastructure they rely on to remain safe and operational. Financial risk factors. Pull Quote.

Climate change 373

Climate change Resilience Sustainability Carbon 373

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I’ll let Bond describe the purpose of this new organization, pulling from his moving and passionate presentation at GreenBiz 21. GreenBiz.org is the response to a range of confounding challenges so many of us have voiced in both public and private settings. You can watch his entire 10-minute talk here.

Organic 448

Organic Sustainability Startups Resilience 448

Charged

MAY 16, 2023

This interoperability testing event, funded by the California Energy Commission and organized by the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN), brought together 38 e-mobility companies to test their equipment. It leverages CharIN’s expertise developed through almost a decade of regular Testival events around the globe.

North America 119

North America Organic Investment Electricity 119

Charged

MARCH 21, 2023

The Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN) is an organization that works to promote standards in the EV charging industry, and one of its roles is bring stakeholders together to test new charging equipment and standards. Now CharIN plans to bring together some 50 manufacturers for a major EV testing event.

North America 122

North America Electric vehicle Organic Electricity 122

GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2021

Both organizations offer programs for young professionals or those new to sustainability. . That said, the built environment is a huge component of environmental impact for many organizations, so those hoping to work in sustainability strategy or program management may find this training beneficial as well. .

Sustainability 541

Sustainability Climate change Organic Construction 541

GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

As many employees are accustomed to living their work lives online, this is the perfect time to develop trainings and virtual events around sustainability. These interactive trainings helped to define what is collected in mixed waste, metal, glass and organic recycling bins and where employees should place different materials.

Earth Day 423

Earth Day Recycling Recycling Education 423

GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

While businesses, community organizations, utilities and government agencies move away from dependence on fossil-fueled power generation, you can make that same shift, too. Extreme weather events are the biggest contributor to power outages and will increase with climate change, which the Department of Energy estimates costs the U.S.

Fossil fuels 505

Fossil fuels Natural gas Carbon-negative Organic 505

GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

While a growing number of companies such as Arcadis are creating solutions and investing in ways to combat climate change issues, there's still untapped potential for water investment, according to industry experts participating in the recent GreenFin virtual event. The global need for freshwater is set to grow exponentially.

Climate change 498

Climate change Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 498

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

NCAS researchers identified two significant changes in air pollution triggered by the heatwave event. Ozone events and their origins. Although both nitrogen dioxide and volatile organic compounds are more common in urban areas, they take a long time to react to form ozone. Particle pollution.

Ozone 227

Ozone Pollution Organic Climate change 227

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

International research team say they have identified more than 120 organic micropollutants and investigated their role in damaging aquatic organisms Tonnes of dead fish, mussels and snails were seen floating on the River Oder (Germany) in early August 2022.

Organic 263

Organic Pollution Medicine Climate change 263

GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

At Circularity 20, GreenBiz’s online circular economy event, five startups presented their potentially world-altering ideas during the Accelerate competition. This GreenBiz tradition began in 2012 at its VERGE events, offering a venue where startups make a 2.5-minute minute pitch of their technology to the audience.

Startups 512

Startups Recycling Recycling Waste 512

GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2021

What will that look like and how can your organization contribute? Learn more about the event here: [link] Almost every part of our economy must change if we're to reach net zero. Speakers: Eric Larson, Senior Research Engineer, Princeton University This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Net Zero, July 27-28, 2021.

Organic 195

Organic 195

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Which is why GreenBiz Group is pleased to announce GreenFin 21 , the launch of a new annual event, virtual for now, taking place April 13-14. GreenFin will join our other annual event brands — GreenBiz , Circularity and VERGE — on the sustainability conference calendar. I hope you’ll join us for this landmark event. Who owns it?

Sustainability 321

Sustainability Organic Investment Biodiversity 321

GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

Which are right for your organization? Learn more about the event here: [link] Carbon removal will be integral to many net-zero strategies. What types of credits are available now? Hall Chair in Forest Economics | "University of California, Berkeley" This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Net Zero, July 27-28, 2021.

Carbon 203

Carbon Organic Energy Energy 203

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 12, 2020

To learn more about future speakers and attending a live event, go to Powerhouse.fund and click on the events tab. CPower is helping organizations chart a path to the energy future. This conversation was recorded at the Powerhouse headquarters in Oakland, California. You can listen to all of the episodes of Watt It Takes here.

Real Estate 230

Real Estate Organic Demand Innovation 230

GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

In addition to her former role as a junior atmospheric science software developer at NASA and her current work as a researcher at MIT, Sanjana is founder and executive director of Earth Hacks , an organization that hosts hackathons for college students to combat the climate crisis. . It all spiraled from there.

Organic 530

Organic Innovation Education Startups 530

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. In addition, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has estimated that roughly a third of all food produced in the world is lost or wasted along different stages of the value chain.

Health 526

Health Sustainability Agriculture Organic 526

GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

"Intent does not always equal impact," Renaye Manley, deputy director of strategic initiatives at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), said during GreenBiz’s inaugural GreenFin event earlier this April. Throughout the event, they and other panelists returned to that same message: We want results.

Investment 545

Investment Policy Politics Sustainability 545

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

This session translates the theory into practical opportunities for colleagues working in various functions within an organization and value chain. . Learn more about the event here: [link]. . Joe Murphy, Network Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Michelle Tulac, New York City, Activation Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation. .

Innovation 224

Innovation Organic 224

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And, of course the heroic responders to all these events, not to mention an entire generation of youth who fear their future is being stolen before their eyes, marching in the streets. Finally, there is collaboration among the leading nongovernmental organizations focusing on sustainability reporting and accountability. Pull Quote.

Climate change 490

Climate change Organic Sustainability Politics 490

GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2021

Science and recent events tell us that environmental, societal and economic conditions will look very different in 20 years than they have in historical memory. Many organizations will be negatively affected when previously reliable supplies of materials, energy, workers, components, sub-assemblies and other vital inputs are disrupted.

Climate change 357

Climate change Organic Resilience Investment 357

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As world governments moved to implement soil conservation practices, a new debate began: does agricultural soil erosion create a net organic carbon (OC) sink or source? The organic carbon cascade Early studies assumed that a substantial fraction of soil organic carbon that is mobilized on agricultural land is lost to the atmosphere.

Agriculture 217

Agriculture Carbon Soil Organic 217

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This two part policy session, organized in collaboration with the The Recycling Partnership, will focus on the role that brand and packaging producers can play in forging a stronger policy environment in the U.S. Learn more about the event here: [link]. policy landscape around plastics, recycling and solid waste management?

Policy 230

Policy Packaging Recycling Recycling 230

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

Artist Maarten Vanden Eynde discusses microplastics and nanoplastics, and the challenge they present with ocean pollution, at a 2017 event, Biotalk (image credit: FotoMediamatic , CC BY-NC 2.0 The plastic particles do glom onto natural organic material that is ubiquitous in natural aquatic environment but only temporarily. .

Plastics 246

Plastics Organic Packaging Microplastics 246

GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

Sure, an organization can make efforts to diversify its board and workforce, or create programs to improve worker welfare, but this is only a start. . No longer, thanks to the events of 2020. The events of the past months have illustrated how valuable systems thinking is, and showing that we are a connected, global community.

Carbon-negative 397

Carbon-negative Sustainability Resilience Health 397

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The prototype, which can detect, monitor, assess and predict the financial and socio-economic risks related to flood events, harnesses continental water data from earth observation data, in-situ ground sensors and drone data. Near real-time and post-event estimation of financial risk associated with floods (QuantCube Technology).

Energy Monitor 130

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Real Estate Agriculture 130

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With various timelines, requirements, necessary preparations all eyes on sustainability and more, organizations are tasked with making sense of these regulatory complexities. By registering for this event and providing your contact details, you acknowledge and agree to share the personal information that you provide with KPMG LLP, the U.S.

Sustainability 220

Sustainability Organic Innovation Demand 220

GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

Disentangle the confusing language and components of climate goals to improve your organization's climate strategy. Learn more about the event here: [link]

Organic 156

Organic 156