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Developed to provide a blueprint for environmental action, LCAs often sow seeds of discord. What can be done to fix that?
by Karine Vann
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The restaurant chain is designating some menu items with the “Cool Food” badge, which designates choices with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
by Jim Giles
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Countries already struggling with low crop yields such as India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Venezuela will be hurt most by a warming climate, researchers say.
by Hannah Seo
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As the Amazon undergoes another wave of deforestation, a blueprint for halting the runaway exploitation can be found in Southeast Asia, where pressure campaigns on companies and improved government monitoring are finally slowing the devastation caused by the palm oil industry.
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In the choice between one waste stream or another, the circular economy envisions secret option No. 3: a world in which decisions aren’t made through a convoluted calculus weighing the lesser of two evils.
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Companies across the fashion industry have deployed pilots for circular — or more sustainable — products, but too often they stop there.
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To unlock the circular economy’s full potential, we’ll need to make sure that it’s widely understood and embraced.
by Mike Hower
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Globally, cattle, sheep and goats account for around half of all emissions from agricultural production.
by Jim Giles
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As singer-songwriter Solange said, 'Do nothing without intention.'
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U.S. agriculture has made progress in the last decade. But it will need to do much more to address the global challenges of rising food demand and climate change.
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Maize, lentils and fish offer keys to sustainable farming.
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At Circularity 20, experts, founders, and practitioners described how to embed circular economy principles in our food system.
by Holly Secon
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Plus, words of wisdom from legendary creative design thinker, Tim Brown.
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Hook consumers onto new sustainable habits with these tips from industry and academic experts.
by Jesse Klein
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COVID-19 has created some headwinds, with the plastics and petrochemicals industry stirring fears that reusable containers are unsanitary during the pandemic, but experts are pushing back on that narrative and experimentation is alive and well.
by Meg Wilcox
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Sustainability leaders from Target, Walmart and CVS came together at Circularity 20 to discuss why working together despite being competitors is critical to achieving success.
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Even while playing an important role in the chain, they typically are not compensated for that contribution. Corporations have an opportunity to change that.
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The U.S. recycling system is notoriously ineffective. A new Recycling Partnership project convenes 60 organizations and aims to change that by 2025.
by Holly Secon
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Building a circular economy will need disruptive ideas that shift the status quo — and these five startups showcased at Circularity 20 could be those innovators.
by Holly Secon
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Plus, sustainable finance grows up.
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PepsiCo and Walmart reaffirm commitments to long-term strategies for using recycled content during session at Circularity 20.
by Jesse Klein
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Improving the health of the planet, the quality and quantity of our food and the prosperity of farms and agricultural businesses starts underground.
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The speed of change brought on by the pandemic shows how quickly action can move to slash plastic waste, and each seat in the C-suite has a critical role to play.
by Elsa Wenzel
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Consumers will be able to buy cleansers and hand sanitizers from Colgate-Palmolive, Clorox and EcoLogic Solutions using special bottles at touchless vending kiosks in Brooklyn and Manhattan.