Soil health practices are paying off
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 1, 2021
A new report shows that regenerative agriculture practices are good for incomes, soil health and the environment.
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How employee health and well-being fit into the ESG wheelhouse
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The workforce of the future has identified a culture of health as a key factor in career decisions, and investors are increasingly aware that good health is smart business.
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Health care innovations in sustainability will protect both patients and the planet
GreenBiz
JUNE 28, 2024
The health care sector is uniquely positioned to be a leader in sustainability by implementing practices that mitigate the harms of the climate crisis while advancing public health.
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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2020
These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Oliver Camp. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 01:30. 1 killer in the country.
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Health and climate top consumers’ concerns about the food system, report finds
GreenBiz
MAY 30, 2024
Consumers rank malnutrition, pesticides, obesity and diet-related health issues, and plastic waste from packaging as the most concerning aspects of the food system, according to an EAT-GlobeScan survey.
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Addressing link between climate and health will lower emissions, create resilient care systems
GreenBiz
MAY 21, 2024
The health care sector is a leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions; decarbonization will require intentional investment and systemic action throughout the industry.
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DEFRA Air Quality Strategy: Health, environment and transport groups urge Government to re-think
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 9, 2023
Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. Members of the coalition include Asthma and Lung UK, Impact on Urban Health and Campaign for Better Transport. We just need the political will to protect people from this health crisis.
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COVID-19 and climate change: A healthy dose of reality
GreenBiz
MARCH 16, 2020
Consider the global health crisis currently upon us as a warm-up act for a climate-changing world.
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Study flags night-time air pollution in China as potential health threat
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 27, 2023
China is a night-time ‘hot-spot’ for the production of nitrate radicals (PNO3) that could have a major impact on health-threatening ozone and fine particulates (PM2.5) pollution due to nighttime oxidation is believed to pose an important challenge in further improving air quality in China, with significant public health implications.
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Why more big consumer health companies should become B Corps
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Sponsored: Sanofi Consumer Healthcare North America’s new B Corp certification enables millions of people to take part in the growing global movement for positive change.
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A Big Potential Win for Childhood and Environmental Health
Andrew Winston
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Some great news in childhood and environmental health: A new EPA rule requiring utilities to remove all lead water pipes in 10 years The industry says, unsurprisingly, it will cost a lot — the EPA estimates it will take about $45 billion over a decade. For fun, let’s double that and call it about $10 billion per year.
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Court of Appeals Rejects Chemours’s Attempt to Void EPA Health Advisory for GenX in Drinking Water
NRDC onEarth
JULY 23, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted unlawfully when it issued a health advisory about the risks of exposure to the PFAS forever chemical. WASHINGTON, DC – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected arguments by Chemours Company that the U.S.
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Amazon, Google and Harvard demonstrate the value created by regenerative buildings
GreenBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
Featuring all-electric systems, water reuse and innovative solar power, these buildings improve “the health and resilience of economies, cultures, and people.”
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5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . Mapping soil health with satellite data and remote sensors.
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5 reasons Home Depot and Lowe’s must weed out toxic weed killers
GreenBiz
JUNE 16, 2021
The analysis summarizes human health and environmental impacts associated with over 50 weed killers offered by one or both retailers online and in their stores. Human health. Consumers are increasingly aware of the health risks associated with common products. Reputational risk. While the U.S.
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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability
GreenBiz
JULY 6, 2021
The startup has created a recycling ecosystem tracked by blockchain where members receive a premium for the materials they collect, which in turn helps them provide basic family necessities such as groceries, school tuition and health insurance. Promote good health and wellbeing. Provide access to clean water. Shockingly, 2.2
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Microplastics from textiles damage lung cells, finds study
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Speaking on The Plastic Health Channel the researchers unveiled findings which appear to reveal that microfibres from textiles may be harming lung growth, development, and repair. With humans exposed to microplastic fibres on a daily basis, scientists also warned of the potential health risks for those with developing lungs, such as children.
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New research reveals how large-scale adoption of electric vehicles can improve air quality and human health
TechXplore
OCTOBER 15, 2024
A new study from the University of Toronto's Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering suggests that large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) could lead to significant population-level health benefits.
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Behind the world's largest pilot for reusable bags
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2023
such as CVS Health, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kroger. The latest initiative from the Beyond the Bag Consortium will reach three states and more than 150 stores, including mom-and-pop shops alongside some of the biggest retailers in the U.S.,
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Addressing biodiversity authentically and effectively
GreenBiz
JUNE 29, 2021
We realized that we could estimate the health of the overall environment by using birds, as they are an indicator of biodiversity. Short-term targets are valuable, but make sure that your goal-setting reflects the time it takes to make an impact on ecological health, which is measured in decades, not years. million to 425 projects.
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Business leaders must recognize it's OK not to be OK
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Executives should prioritize employees' mental health, which recent studies suggest are negatively affected by the climate crisis.
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Global database of healthcare’s environmental impacts launched
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 13, 2022
It currently houses over 4,000 environmental impact values for more than 1,400 healthcare products and activities, including equipment, pharmaceuticals, investigations, procedures, services, and overall health systems. Read the accompanying Lancet Planetary Health Personal View article. Read it here for further information.
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Could indoor air quality become part of the post coronavirus playbook?
GreenBiz
MAY 15, 2020
According to a news release from the National Institutes of Health on March 17, these respiratory droplets seem to be detectable in the air for as long as three hours. Again, as the building is unoccupied, it might be the ideal time to do a survey and explore or fix issues as there would be little disruption to workflow. Sponsored Article.
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Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice
GreenBiz
MARCH 30, 2021
To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. They can, if done right, tremendously advance environmental justice — they provide human health benefits, biodiversity, bird and pollinator habitat, slope stability and the list goes on.
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Leading beyond LEED: The future of the built environment is healthy buildings and an inclusive workforce
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Retrofitting existing spaces to promote health for occupants and diversifying the facilities management workforce will foster the next-generation built environment.
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Experts to help tackle air pollution from domestic solid fuel burning in Greater Manchester
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Environmental and engineering consultancy Ricardo is applying its expertise in air quality measurement to enable local authorities across Greater Manchester to monitor the contribution to air pollution from wood burning stoves, raise public awareness of its risks, and reduce its impact on people’s health.
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London sees 60 percent spike in e-bike fires
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2023
Key to addressing this risk is proper EV battery maintenance and effective health monitoring technologies. Fortunately, technology is making it far easier to monitor battery health. These dangers are also present in electric car batteries.
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How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change
GreenBiz
JULY 20, 2020
"When we talk about the blue economy, we're talking about sectors that are sustainable and that maintain the health of the ocean that support our economies and communities, both human and wild," said Helvarg. Can ocean and coastal health become part of a "new deal" — green, blue or any other hue? Coastal Health. Social Justice.
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The hidden challenge: Have you defined plastic?
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Instead of focusing just on fossil fuel-reliance or just on waste, look more holistically at environmental and human health concerns across the life cycle to prevent unintended consequences.
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4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
As Microsoft builds data centers in Iowa, it is also investing in urban forestry projects to bring an environmental and health benefit to the neighborhood as well. City Forest Credits worked with scientists to quantify the exact health benefits of each tree, creating a measurement scheme similar to carbon removal metrics. "We
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Amnesty International: Dow’s failure to offer remedy for Bhopal disaster has created a “sacrifice zone”
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 8, 2024
This catastrophe remains immediate and urgent for people whose own health is ruined, or whose children were born with disabilities or who are being poisoned now through the contaminated local soil and water,” said Mark Dummett, Amnesty International’s Head of Business and Human Rights.
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What business can learn from the human costs of COVID-19
GreenBiz
MARCH 1, 2021
Facing far less risk, people with the luxury of working from home nevertheless have faced new stressors on their mental health, including blurred work-life boundaries, social isolation and ceaseless caregiving. As the pandemic has killed half a million Americans, too often "essential" workers have felt expendable. Hearts and minds.
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This is the moment to reimagine public transportation
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
And we’re not starting from scratch: For years, Seattle’s transportation department and others in city leadership have been working to reduce the health-harming pollution from cars, trucks and other sources. These toxic, hazy skies underscore the importance of defending our air quality, right now and for years to come. One surprising example?
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Transforming science and policy to solve generational challenges
GreenBiz
APRIL 10, 2023
The One Environment-One Health framework proposes new research and policy solutions that better informs the complex interactions among environmental, social and economic systems.
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Swedish study attempts analysis of harm posed by antibiotic residues in water
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 6, 2023
Antibiotic residues in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants in the regions around China and India risk contributing to antibiotic resistance , and the drinking water may pose a threat to human health , according to a “comprehensive analysis” from Karolinska Institute t published in The Lancet Planetary Health.
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Making steel with clean energy would curb health risks, report says
Canary Media
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Donna Ballinger has lived in the shadows of Ohio’s Middletown steel mill her entire life. The hulking furnaces surrounding Ballinger’s home have long been an economic engine for this city just north of Cincinnati. They’re also among the dirtiest facilities in the state, when it comes to pumping toxic pollution into…
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Ultrafine particles affect mitochondrial functions in olfactory mucosa
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 13, 2024
Ultrafine particles, UFPs, the smallest particles that contribute to air pollution ( and still a challenge to measure ), hinder the function of mitochondria in human olfactory mucosa cells, according to a new study, findings that appear to clarify some of the adverse health effects believed to be linked to exposure.
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Let?s get together: Intel?s 2030 commitments include ?shared? climate and social goals
GreenBiz
MAY 18, 2020
Simply stated, they are: Revolutionize health and safety with technology. Here is a summary of what falls under each of them, all integrally linked with Intel’s high-level strategic agenda: Revolutionize health and safety with technology. Make technology fully inclusive and expand digital readiness. Corporate Strategy. Technology.
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Almost nowhere on Earth safe from PM2.5, says Melbourne study
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 7, 2023
A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter ( PM 2.5 ) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels of PM 2.5 – the world’s leading environmental health risk factor – below levels of safety recommended by Word Health Organization (WHO).
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Sustainability and the never-ending battle against burnout
GreenBiz
JULY 20, 2020
Family, community, health, creativity — those are the things that light me up, give me meaning. It became crystal clear: I would honor my health. And it became crystal clear: I would honor my health. It became crystal clear: I would honor my health. I’d gotten what I thought I wanted. He gave me antibiotics. Leadership.
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Mangroves are environmental guardians of the coastline, says research
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
A group researchers – from University of South Australia (UniSA) – seems to have found that grey mangroves ( Avicennia marina ) can tolerate high lead, zinc, arsenic, cadmium and copper in contaminated sediment – without sustaining adverse health impacts themselves.
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What I learned about water in 2020
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 30, 2020
We also witnessed the emergence of EOS technologies to provide real-time water quality, ecosystem health and flood prediction analytics from satellite data acquisition and analytics companies (such as Gybe , 52 Impact and Cloud to Street ). The competition is the status quo (the installed base).
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Why e-commerce retailers should increase transparency about their products
GreenBiz
AUGUST 21, 2020
We want to call attention to how the biggest environmental impacts and the biggest health impact of products is really due to the products themselves and the creation and the use of a product,” Brown-West said. But we haven't seen a full, we haven't seen the full experience.".
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