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CDL Unveils EcoTrain and MicroForest Launched by Singapore’s President: Advancing Urban Sustainability Through Innovation and Nature-Based Solutions

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The CDL MicroForest is a 2,800 square feet (sq ft) regenerative tropical microforest, developed in collaboration with experts in ecology and biological sciences from the National University of Singapore (NUS), and with inputs from the National Parks Board (NParks).

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Why collaboration is the missing ingredient in food system reform

GreenBiz

We almost certainly need more of them if we’re to fully realize the potential of regenerative agriculture, alternative proteins and other promising technologies in food and agriculture. In 2009, scientists at the China Agricultural University moved their research to a village in Hebei province. Let’s go back to labeling for an example.

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Eurazeo Launches $800 Million Planetary Boundaries Solutions-Focused Buyout Fund

ESG Today

The concept of planetary boundaries, delineating delineates the safe operating space for humanity within Earth’s ecological limits, was developed by the Stockholm Resilience Centre in 2009.

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A Sustainable Moo-vement: How the Dairy Industry Is Fighting Climate Change

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These family farms are largely multi-generational operations and are some of the earliest adopters of regenerative agriculture practices that are key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and sustaining the land and natural resources for the future. At the end of the day, we are a family dedicated to being good neighbors.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The electronic engineer and MBA spent 19 years as a supply chain vice president at Unilever before joining Natura in 2009. It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients.

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These circular cities want to send landfills to the trash bin of history

Corporate Knights

In 2009, it passed a mandatory recycling and composting ordinance for all residences and businesses, the first of its kind in the U.S. Beyond the bold policies, lofty aspirations and savvy entrepreneurs, there has to be a fundamental shift in mentality It also requires bold policy. On top of that is the climate case: the 4.9

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Earth Overshoot Day 2023: Reversing the Clock for a Sustainable Future

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SAP has continuously expanded its portfolio of carbon reduction measures since 2009. These are just three examples that would move Earth Overshoot Day closer to New Year’s Eve – the day when human consumption and Earth’s regenerative capacity would be in balance. C-aligned reduction targets for 2050. But we are not there yet.

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