This vision of the post-pandemic food system looks a lot like a microgrid

GreenBiz Group

April 24, 2020

Redundant, distributed, resilient, smaller scale and locally powered, yet connected to the larger world in ways that benefit it when safe.

Earth Day Cheat Sheet: ‘Dear Nature, we promise we’ll treat you better than ever before’

Ethical Corporation

April 23, 2020

Outdoor clothing brand Timberland marked Earth Day by debuting a video with an emotional open letter to nature called “Caring is no longer enough”. Narrated by a child, the letter reflects on the impact of the current pandemic: “Dear Nature, we miss you. Probably more than you miss us. Take this time to breathe, to bloom, to conquer your space. And when we’re back, we promise

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Press release: Thomson Reuters sets Earth Day target to get to net-zero emissions by 2050

Ethical Corporation

April 22, 2020

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Thomson Reuters, which owns Reuter Events, announced that it will work to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. The new targets align to worldwide efforts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the most ambitious aim of the Science Based Targets initiative.Image: Channels: Communications &

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This is climate tech

GreenBiz Group

April 22, 2020

The stunning array of technologies emerging to decarbonize the world and make it more habitable for flora, fauna and humans goes far beyond cleantech 2.0.

What happens to corporate sustainability amid the COVID-19 crisis? Some reflections

GreenBiz Group

April 21, 2020

Leaders from Amazon, Danone, Salesforce, Mars, General Mills and others share how plans have changed and where they’re holding firm.

Biodiversity, pandemics and the circle of life

GreenBiz Group

April 20, 2020

Addressing biodiversity, like so many other things, seems to have been shunted aside by the coronavirus outbreak. It would make much more sense to keep it front and center.

Why the pandemic could give business leaders a broader mandate for sustainability

GreenBiz Group

April 20, 2020

Let this be the beginning, not the peak, of a corporate transformation journey, so that once society is beyond the immediate threats, we move into a refreshed approach to capitalism.

Why sustainability professionals should drive green consumerism

GreenBiz Group

April 14, 2020

What would happen if more people than ever before demanded goods aligned with a sustainable, low-carbon economy? Our economy would transition swiftly.  

Could COVID-19 open the door for driverless deliveries?

GreenBiz Group

April 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has put an incredible strain on global supply chains, from medical supplies to household goods, as spikes in demand stress-test logistics infrastructures. There is an opportunity for unmanned delivery vehicles to assist in addressing this demand and help to reduce the risk of spreading infection.

Coronavirus could trigger 'largest ever annual fall in CO2' in 2020

GreenBiz Group

April 13, 2020

But an analysis suggests the likely reduction in CO2 still would be far off goals of the Paris Agreement.