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Investing in Value Creation Through Regenerative Agriculture

3BL Media

The food and agriculture industry contributes one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the agricultural supply chain has become increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including changing patterns of drought, precipitation, and extreme heat. A new approach to food production and agriculture is needed.

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Cisco: Financing Regenerative Agriculture: A Pathway to Healthier Soil, Cleaner Water, and Climate Resilience

3BL Media

Meet four Cisco Foundation partners working to support farmers’ transition to regenerative practices to improve resiliency and mitigate the climate crisis. However, the transition to regenerative agriculture is not without challenges.

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The State of Green Business 2021

GreenBiz

The report found that "in large companies, there has been a significant increase in terms of the sustainability leader reporting to the CEO, from 19 percent in 2018 to 26 percent today.". That’s changing. Given this, it was not surprising to see an uptick in corporate ambition on sustainability issues.

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Change the World: By Focusing on the Human Impact of the Climate Crisis, Companies Can Turn Risks Into Opportunities

3BL Media

When we look at this year’s list, we are heartened by the continued contributions companies across the globe are making to address climate change. This missed connection between the technical and the human can be striking; to make meaningful positive change on climate, business leaders need to understand that intersection.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ). COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. John Bello (2018). Willemijn Brouwer (2018).

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Beef lobbying group’s ‘MBA’ downplays industry’s climate impact

Corporate Knights

Grass-fed, holistically grazed, regenerative cattle – said to sequester carbon and enrich soil all while providing burgers to the masses – positioned the industry as the heroes, not the villains, of the story. By some accounts, the tale of the climate-friendly cow has been a public relations and sales success.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Ecolab says it helped its customers save enough water in 2018 equivalent to the needs of 600 million people. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.