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Walmart inches toward audacious Project Gigaton goal

April 10, 2019

By Jen Boynton
Plus, watch for tougher sourcing guidelines for partners on apparel and textiles.
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Behold, a big-picture view of big-company climate commitments

March 13, 2019

By Heather Clancy
How many Fortune 500 organizations support some of the iconic campaigns? The answer may surprise you.
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The secret ingredient behind Hershey's new science-based target pledge

January 31, 2019

By Daniel Hill
Data was collected, numbers were crunched and methodologies were chosen.
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Companies are leveraging science and technology for water stewardship — here's how

January 7, 2019

By Joel Makower
The best of live interviews from GreenBiz events. This episode: Intel, Land O' Lakes and EcoLab execs discuss how effective circular resource management.
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The limits of science-based targets

November 7, 2018

By Iain Watt
The concept of science-based targets is important — but they can ignore the urgency and ambition called for by the science.
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After the IPCC report, what should businesses do next?

October 10, 2018

By Madeleine Cuff
The long-awaited report from the world's top climate scientists contained some stark warnings. Here's how companies should respond.
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Can we implement science-based targets for oceans and cities?

October 3, 2018

By Joel Makower
We've seen surges of commitments from corporations. Can other sustainability initiatives use the same goals to be successful?
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No more BS: All the headlines from Climate Week New York

October 1, 2018

By Ed King
When you strip down the greenwashing, you can see that what the world needs is a climate leader.
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Subnational adoption of bolder science-based targets is surging

September 20, 2018

By Chloe Farand
Global initiative reports the number of corporates has risen by 39 percent this year, including Michelin, the Kraft Heinz Company, AB InBev and Yamaha Motor Company.
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Why are positive climate feedbacks so negative?

September 6, 2018

By Dan Lashof
The "Hothouse Earth" report caught the public's attention. But the coverage doesn't tell the full story.