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Never before in history has there been as much international attention and finance focused on the goal of solving tropical deforestation. The reason is quite
October 10, 2018 by Daniel Nepstad
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What does the growth of a smallholder milk farm in Kenya have to do with the success of institutional investor SAP?The Livelihoods Carbon Fund, a newly
January 3, 2018 by Anya Khalamayzer
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When the quality of land degrades, environmental, social and economic opportunities evaporate. The United Nations is working to prevent land degradation
November 8, 2016 by Kat Friedrich
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Food, forests, energy finance — it's been a busy week in sustainable business.Tune in now for the weekly GreenBiz 350 podcast taking you behind the headlines.
July 22, 2016 by Lauren Hepler
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Many food and agriculture companies have talked up sustainability for years, but the past 12 months ushered in a new sense of urgency and action. Here's my
December 30, 2014 by Heather Clancy
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Ready for some lighter reading on a heavy subject? A self-described "standup economist" and a graphic artist have taken on the challenge. "The Cartoon
July 11, 2014 by Yoram Bauman
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Pak Ahmed has a little game he used to play, sometimes by himself, and sometimes with friends.
He'd begin just after the sun woke the sky above his village of
June 26, 2014 by Steve Zwick
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Certified goods and services, produced under rigorous independent standards for environmental and social sustainability, have undergone a prolonged growth
May 30, 2014 by Tensie Whelan
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The Nature Conservancy and JPMorgan Chase have a bold goal: Raise $1 billion over the next three years toward projects that protect agriculture, fisheries,
April 29, 2014 by Elsa Wenzel
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This is the second part of a three-part series from Virginia Tech examining the sustainability in the global soy market. Read the first part here.
Since Amazon
April 9, 2014 by Arlin Wasserman
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Whether it's improving energy efficiency, driving out toxic substances or supporting barters and exchanges as part of the "sharing" economy, sustainable
December 18, 2013 by Heather Clancy
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Certified sustainable segments of industries with the biggest environmental and social footprints -- agriculture, forestry and tourism -- have been growing
May 22, 2013 by Tensie Whelan
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Women are the majority of the world’s farmers, yet carbon mitigation projects in agriculture and forestry are rarely designed in ways that benefit their
April 18, 2013 by Kristine Wong
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For more than a decade, few companies have experienced worse environmental press than Asia Pulp and Paper. The company may have been one of the largest
March 22, 2013 by James Murray
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KFC's iconic red bucket is going green, after the company has ditched packaging suppliers accused of using wood harvested from protected forests.
The U.K. arm
October 31, 2012 by BusinessGreen Staff
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[Editor's note: This article originally appeared at Ecosystem Marketplace and is reprinted with permission.]
Can carbon save cocoa? That, some say, is the
November 19, 2010 by Emilie Filou and Alice Kenny
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Your morning bowl of cereal is about to get more environmentally friendly -- that is, as long as you eat Cheerios, Trix or another General Mills brand.
What
October 22, 2010 by Mindy S. Lubber
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General Mills became on Tuesday the latest company to declare it would only buy palm oil produced through environmentally and socially responsible means.
The
September 23, 2010 by GreenBiz Editors
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Consider this thought experiment: Given the importance of the Amazon rainforest to the effort to curb climate change, and the potential value of the thousands
July 27, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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In a June visit, President Barack Obama and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono are expected to formalize a new "Comprehensive Partnership" between the United
May 21, 2010 by Beth Gingold
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Nestle moved aggressively to clean up its palm oil supply chain Monday, following months of heated social media campaigns drawing attention to its supply chain
May 18, 2010 by GreenBiz Editors
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There are many reasons to think twice before dining at Kentucky Fried Chicken. Its best-known menu choices are unhealthy. (A single KFC Extra Crispy Chicken
April 9, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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[Editor's note: This article originally appeared on BusinessGreen, and is reprinted with permission.]
The U.K. could slash its deficit by £12 billion (about US
February 9, 2010 by James Murray
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While business leaders gathered in Copenhagen during the first week of the climate talks, EU leaders were busy in Brussels making last minute progress. On
December 14, 2009 by Sander Noordende