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#1223152019-09-23
"One Planet Business for Biodiversity" (OP2B) - a business-led, agriculture-centric coalition - was launched today at UN Climate Action Summit in New York
Today, nineteen forward-thinking, agriculture-centric companies, together with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), launched a new initiative to protect and restore biodiversity within their supply chains and product portfolios. This coalition – named "One Planet Busin ...
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#1235202019-12-18
$5bn fund unveiled for climate-friendly shipping
A group of ship owners have announced plans for a $5bn (£3.8bn) fund to design zero-emissions vessels. They says $2 (£1.50) should be levied on every tonne of ships' fuel - to support research into clean engines.
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#1351932022-07-05
'Five times the size of London each year': BNP Paribas tots up the biodiversity footprint of its investments
Banking giant takes a stab at caclulating biodiversity impacts of its financing activities for first time, as it looks to meet requirements of new French nature reporting law
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#1249112020-03-27
'Put Earth first': can a greener, fairer fashion industry emerge from crisis?
After Covid19, the best we can hope for the fashion industry is a rebirth that puts people and planet ahead of profits. Earth Hour this Saturday is a further reminder that every moment counts.
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#1229112019-11-07
'To truly embed sustainability, businesses must redefine value itself'
That is according to The Capitals Coalition’s chief executive Mark Gough, whose mission is to help support more than 50 businesses as they attempt to integrate their positive and negative impacts on people and the planet with their financial approach.
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#1190562018-12-17
10 minutes with Josh Henretig, Microsoft
Josh Henretig: It's a cross-company program that takes Microsoft's deep investments in artificial intelligence research and technologies, adds on our commitment to using technology to address big, societal challenges to then deliver AI resources in the hands of organizations working at the inter ...
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#1209652019-05-06
11 ocean-friendly companies like Patagonia and Adidas that are removing plastic from our seas and transforming it into cool new products
From sunglasses to skateboard wheels, the array of products being made from recycled ocean plastics is growing so rapidly it's dizzying.
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#1238322020-01-21
2,000 companies ranked by sustainability influence
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has revealed the “SDG2000”, a list of the companies that have “the most influence” over our ability to move to a more sustainable future. Listed, private and state-owned companies identified include Apple, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla, Coca Cola, Tencent and Sta ...
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#1201512019-02-28
2020 will be an ocean year: Reasons for hope
In the last decade, the level of buzz around the idea of a "blue economy" has been growing, so much so that, in just a few days, it will take centre stage at the World Ocean Summit in Abu Dhabi - and for good reason. A blue economy is underpinned by the idea that a sustainably managed, healthy o ...
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#1290562021-06-04
3 Reasons Companies Are Investing In Forest Conservation And Restoration, And How They Do It
The world is facing two interdependent environmental crises: the accelerating destruction of nature and climate change. Corporate citizenship is an integral part of the problem and solution to these twin threats.
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#1206172019-04-02
4 beauty labels playing a part in reforestation
Between them, they have already contributed to the replanting of 88 million trees around the world. We’re looking at the beauty labels taking a stand against deforestation, replanting trees in order to help maintain the water table, quality of air, and quality of life alike.
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#1323812022-01-11
5 biodiversity guidelines to watch in 2022
Biodiversity bubbled up as an important — if still overlooked — issue for businesses during 2021. And sustainability professionals can anticipate the emergence of important new resources for that agenda to emerge during the months ahead.
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#1268272021-02-03
5 corporate conservation issues to give your attention
If 2020 taught us anything, it was that plans can be derailed in an instant, priorities change overnight and what we consider to be pressing challenges one day can become low-priority issues the next. In 2020 all sectors — business, government and NGO — saw their best laid plans unravel or becom ...
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#1224942019-10-02
5 ways you can use your buying power to protect our biodiversity
Science tells us the ecosystems that support rich biodiversity are collapsing. The world is staring at a biodiversity crisis, with more 1 million species threatened with extinction within decades.
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#1350372022-06-22
8,000 green bottles … Carlsberg trials fibre beer containers
Carlsberg is to conduct its biggest trial of recyclable fibre beer bottles across Europe. The bottles are made of a wood-based fibre shell and a plant-based polyethylene furanoate (PEF) polymer lining.
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#1248612020-03-25
A green reboot after the pandemic
In addition to threatening millions of lives and the global economy, the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that human societies are capable of transforming themselves more or less overnight. In fact, there’s no better time than now to usher in systemic economic change.
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#1319022021-11-24
ASR Nederland N : A.s.r. to reward farmers for sustainable business operations
a.s.r. is going to reward farmers who are committed to sustainable business operations. Farmers who use agricultural land owned by a.s.r. can receive a discount of 5 to 10% on the rent if they manage their land sustainably. In order to make the agricultural sector more sustainable, a.s.r. has fo ...
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#1260062020-12-03
AXA’s Chief Risk and Investment Officer Says Biodiversity Loss Among ‘Very Top Risks’
AXA Group’s chief risk and investment officer, Alban de Mailly Nesle is required to ponder myriad dangers to the Paris-based insurer and its 830 billion-euro ($995 billion) asset management arm. He says one of the greatest and most under-appreciated threats to human health, economic vitality and ...
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#1224682019-10-01
Abel Tasman becomes first certified Zero Carbon tourism operator
AbelTasman.com is announcing today that they have become the first certified Zero Carbon tourism operator in the Abel Tasman after being awarded this status by not-for-profit enterprise Ekos.
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#1237232020-01-15
Activists cheer BlackRock's landmark climate move but call for vigilance
In recent decades, environmentalists have grown used to disappointment when big companies and Wall Street pay lip service to concern over the climate crisis. On Tuesday, it looked like something might have changed.
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#1294272021-06-28
Addressing biodiversity authentically and effectively
Biodiversity provides humanity and our economies with the resources needed to thrive. However, the planet is experiencing a great loss of biodiversity due to overfishing, deforestation and pollution. Humans and our planet’s ecosystem are inextricably linked and as our planet warms, the threat to ...
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#1240052020-01-29
Adidas To Produce 15-20 Million Pairs Of Shoes Using Ocean Waste In 2020
Let’s give it up for Adidas for going the extra mile to promote sustainability and putting ocean waste to the best (read fashion-forward) use.
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#1197202019-02-01
Adidas to double production of ocean plastic trainers in 2019
Sportswear giant Adidas has confirmed that it will produce more than twice as many pairs of trainers made using ocean plastic this year than it did in 2018, as consumer demand for products and packaging free from virgin plastic grows.
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#1195842019-01-25
Adidas to produce 11 million pairs of shoes containing recycled plastic in 2019
Adidas has planned to double its production of shoes containing recycled plastic waste, from five million to 11 million pairs of shoes.In collaboration with environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans, plastic waste is intercepted on beaches before it can reach the oceans.
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#1189332018-12-07
Africa cocoa industry failing on deforestation pledge – campaigners
Tens of thousands of hectares cleared in Ghana and Ivory Coast since vow to end practice
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#1244072020-02-27
Air New Zealand's new safety video highlights New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis
Air New Zealand has launched its latest safety video that highlights the impact of New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis.
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#1252342020-04-22
Airlines seek €12.8bn in coronavirus bailouts without environmental conditions attached
Airlines in Europe have applied for €12.8bn (£11.3bn) government support since the start of the coronavirus pandemic with no binding environmental conditions attached, according to an analysis of the sector’s bailout pleas.
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#1284222021-05-05
Alcoa Releases 2020 Sustainability Report
Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) has released its 2020 Sustainability Report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the Company’s progress against key environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.
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#1319002021-11-24
Alternative pathways
The Fiji Blue Carbon project is expected to identify alternative pathways and financing options to safeguard Fiji’s management and restoration of mangroves.
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#1262852020-12-16
Amazon must stop flooding our oceans with plastic waste
Just last month, Jeff Bezos, the CEO and founder of Amazon, announced that he would be donating $791m to 16 environmental organisations to help combat the effects of climate change. The impressive donation is coming from a $10bn fund set up in February to address this critical issue. Amazon also ...
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#1242132020-02-18
Amazon's Jeff Bezos pledges $10bn to save Earth's environment
Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and Washington Post owner, announced on Monday that he was donating $10bn to save the Earth’s environment – barely a month after it was revealed Amazon threatened to fire employees who spoke out about the company’s role in the climate crisis.
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#1290162021-06-02
Amorepacific Commits To Biodiversity Conservation, Green Chemistry in New Sustainability Goal
Amorepacific’s newly announced ‘2030 A More Beautiful Promise,” is the beauty giant’s new set of sustainability management goals it aims to achieve by 2030. There are five goals under two guiding pillars—which are “moving forward together with customers and society” and “coexisting responsibly w ...
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#1281922021-04-22
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.
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#1284532021-05-06
Apple, Conservation International introduce mangrove carbon credit
There’s a fresh nature-based carbon project in town, and she’s getting attention from corporations with ambitious net-zero goals. Her name? Mangroves, a type of tree species and coastal forest ecosystem native to the tropics and subtropics.
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#1319042021-11-24
Asia Pacific Rayon unveils ambitious 2030 sustainability agenda
Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), Indonesia’s largest integrated viscose rayon producer, has launched its ten-year sustainability vision, APR2030.
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#1282852021-04-27
BMO to Chair Global Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative
BMO Financial Group (TSX: BMO) (NYSE: BMO) has been appointed Chair of the Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative (CSBI). The CSBI is a partnership of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), the Eq ...
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#1205382019-03-27
Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run
We are all familiar with the concept of "fake news": stories that are factually incorrect, but succeed because their message fits well with the recipient's prior beliefs.
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#1249422020-03-31
Barclays sets net zero carbon target for 2050 after investor pressure
Barclays has bowed to investor pressure over its climate track record and announced plans to shrink its carbon footprint to net zero by 2050.The bank, which has its headquarters in London, has pledged to align all of its financing activities with the goals and timelines of the Paris agreement, s ...
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#1309732021-10-20
Beauty Brands Building Biodiversity, Better Packaging Solutions
Aveda — a market leader in vegan, cruelty-free, plant-based, sustainable hair care — today announced a partnership with leading packaging provider, Xela Pack, to develop prestige beauty’s first-ever paper-based, locally recyclable sachet.
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#1278342021-03-29
Behind H&M’s Planet-Positive ‘Manifesto’
Swedish fashion giant H&M is extending its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for another five years. H&M linked up with WWF to address the environmental impacts of its whole value chain, as well as to champion wider action across the global fashion business, a decade ago.
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#1217072019-07-25
Berlin Search Engine Uses Profits to Plant Trees
For every 45 inquiries conducted on its search engine, Berlin startup Ecosia has a seedling planted somewhere on the world.
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#1212932019-06-13
Big brands breaking pledge to not destroy forests: Report
A rainforest area the size of Spain will be destroyed by firms growing consumer staples like palm oil in the decade to 2020, industry's self-imposed deadline to end deforestation, Greenpeace said Tuesday.
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#1241942020-02-17
Big businesses are failing forests
There’s a reason outspoken environmentalists are often described as "tree huggers" — deforestation is one of the most visible and measurable expressions of the damage humans inflict on Earth. Protecting trees is also one of the most productive, viable paths forward when it comes to removing carb ...
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#1255412020-11-04
Big insurance urges government and private sectors to invest in protecting biodiversity
Recently, one of the world’s largest insurance companies released a report warning that a fifth of countries worldwide are at risk of ecosystem collapse as biodiversity declines.
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#1240772020-02-03
Biodiversity and business: 4 things you need to know for 2020
This year, 2020, has been dubbed the "super year" for the environment. We’re used to hearing about climate change and the urgent need to slow global warming. This year, environmental experts are adding another focus to the mix: biodiversity.
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#1292202021-06-10
Biodiversity disclosures set to become part of company reporting
A global initiative aimed at measuring the impact that financial institutions and corporations are having on the natural world, which received an endorsement from French President Emmanuel Macron, is officially underway.
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#1333502022-02-18
Biodiversity meets the bottom line
Net-zero commitments exploded last year, with the number of companies making them doubling. Race to Zero, part of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, estimated that net-zero commitments covered about 68 percent of the global economy in 2021, compared to just 16 percent in 2019, a mo ...
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#1209672019-05-06
Biodiversity warning shows the need for economic change
Let’s start a countdown to see how long it takes for big business to react.
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#1292182021-06-10
Biodiversity: Why Is It A Corporate Concern?
Biodiversity loss is a global phenomenon. Driven by habitat degradation, climate change, the introduction of invasive species and other anthropogenically induced factors, around one million of the eight million plant and animal species on earth are threatened with extinction. Increasingly, biodi ...
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#1260202020-12-03
Boosted by venture capital, leather alternatives gain steam
High-quality alternatives to animal hides from sustainable production technologies and materials are making headway.San Francisco-based startup MycoWorks announced a $45 million Series B financing in November to scale up its production of its biomaterial called Reishi, a sustainable leather alte ...