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One of the biggest stories of 2020 was the rise of the corporate tree-planting movement, with dozens of multinational businesses from virtually every industry
January 11, 2021 by Heather Clancy
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A global coalition of over 150 major coffee producers, traders, roasters and retailers have collectively pledged to slash their CO2 emissions by "at least" 1.5
January 8, 2021 by Cecilia Keating
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This article originally was published on World Resources Institute.
Even in an era of deep partisan division, planting trees and restoring forests to the
December 30, 2020 by Alex Rudee
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At GreenBiz, we’ve been reporting on the world of sustainable business for over two decades, but this year has been unlike any other. From an unprecedented
December 28, 2020 by Holly Secon
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There is an alternative history to 2020. It was the year the world's largest polluter pledged to fully decarbonize its economy within 40 years. The year voters
December 28, 2020 by James Murray
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Julie Gorte is senior vice president for sustainable investing at Impax Asset Management LLC and Pax World Funds. She oversees environmental, social and
December 21, 2020 by Julie Nash
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I’m going to try to make sense of this tumultuous year, starting with three trends from the past 12 months that I see as key to the immediate future of food.
December 11, 2020 by Jim Giles
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The world’s largest food company, Nestlé, last week said it plans to spend roughly $3.6 billion over the next five years to meet its net-zero by 2050
December 7, 2020 by Heather Clancy
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Traditionally, offset markets have been focused on credits for atmospheric carbon sequestration or restoration projects. But there are many other ways
December 7, 2020 by Jesse Klein
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Jessye Waxman is a shareholder advocate at Green Century Capital Management, where she uses the environmentally responsible investment firm’s leverage as a
December 2, 2020 by Julie Nash
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As fossil fuel companies' social license to operate becomes increasingly frayed, more industries in their orbit are getting entangled in the reputational
November 30, 2020 by Michael Holder
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"We have solutions that are bipartisan and cost the government $0."
That was the opening line of a message I received from award-winning chef Anthony Myint,
November 20, 2020 by Jim Giles
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Record numbers of companies, cities, states and regions have reported their climate change, water security and deforestation data to CDP in 2020, despite the
November 18, 2020 by BusinessGreen Staff
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Let’s do a quick thought experiment. Imagine stepping into an elevator and realizing that the man next to you is President-elect Joe Biden. You have 30 seconds
November 13, 2020 by Jim Giles
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Many of the world's biggest palm oil producers, processors and traders are still failing to implement effective strategies to prevent the destruction of
November 12, 2020 by Toby Hill
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A coalition of investors with $2.1 trillion in assets under management plan have teamed up to deliver a pioneering satellite monitoring program for tropical
November 6, 2020 by Cecilia Keating
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Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. Three breakout sessions at VERGE 20 covered this topic, with over 100 participants at each. Still, each one went
November 4, 2020 by Jesse Klein
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It’s not every day you hear eight Ph.D.s, entrepreneurs or bigwigs at billion-dollar international companies talking intensely about farmers. But during two
October 29, 2020 by Jesse Klein
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Something changed recently in America’s fast-casual restaurants. It involved only a single company, but it could herald the start of a fundamental shift in the
October 23, 2020 by Jim Giles
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Back in my former life as a tech journo, my coverage was informed by the infamous "hype cycle" phrase coined by research firm Gartner to describe the arc of
October 22, 2020 by Heather Clancy
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With storms to the east and wildfires to the west, the climate crisis is at the forefront of public consciousness. But aside from dramatic disasters, another
October 21, 2020 by Hannah Seo
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Lauren Compere is managing director and director of shareholder engagement at Boston Common Asset Management, a management firm specializing in responsible
October 20, 2020 by Julie Nash
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This article originally was published on Yale Environment 360.
The Amazon is on fire again. Deforestation rates are at their highest in 13 years. In June, the
October 7, 2020 by Glenn Hurowitz
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U.S. confectionary, food and pet care giant Mars claims to have eliminated deforestation from its palm oil supply chain after shrinking the number of mills it
October 7, 2020 by Cecilia Keating
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As the world grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality and more, the impacts of climate change cannot be ignored. Most weeks bring
September 29, 2020 by María Mendiluce