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The rise of the chief sustainability officer

Corporate Knights

She pushed executives to see climate issues not just as an emissions problem, but as the source of new business opportunities through innovations in sustainable materials and processes, such as producing ethanol from plant waste and reducing the volatile organic compounds in paints. Ikea’s sustainability is wide-ranging.

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Cultural Changemakers Have a Powerful Role in Promoting Climate Action

3BL Media

In April, the Hawks’ home at State Farm Arena became the world’s first sports and entertainment venue to earn zero-waste certification. In less than two years, the arena went from diverting just 10 percent of all waste from landfills to diverting a minimum 90 percent of all waste from the roughly 175 events it hosts annually.

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Five Ways in Which Beijing 2022 Will Become Carbon Neutral

3BL Media

As of June 2021, the 2016-2021 GHG emissions of the Beijing 2022 Games were calculated to be 489,000 t-CO2e. Natural CO2 refrigeration systems will be used at four Beijing 2022 ice venues – the first time this low-climate-impact technology will be used in China and at the Olympic Winter Games. IOCMedia [link]. KEYWORDS: IOC.

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Give Something Greater: 12 Gifts for Self-Care

B the Change

As an Indigenous-owned, digitally native Canadian cosmetics company, Cheekbone Beauty was established in 2016 with sustainability at the forefront. Climate+ Drinkware Collection MiiR | United States Small Business Price: From $24.95 with you in these Climate Positive products from MiiR. USD Take your favorite beverage?—?coffee,

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.