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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

Within its own operations — it has 21,000 employees and offices in 50 countries — BCG is aiming to reduce direct energy and electricity emissions by 90 percent per full-time employee against a baseline measurement of 2018, according to the new set of commitments the company announced Tuesday.

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More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together

GreenBiz

We just have a few other complexities when it comes to legislation and around different municipalities that we're in," she said about developing the plan to launch in the U.S. Photo courtesy of Distributed Solar Development. We have the ambition to be climate positive and fully circular," Keesson said. Beyond circular.

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Women lead the world’s most sustainable cities

Corporate Knights

Three of the four mayors to succeed Billström in Stockholm have been women, and the city, which was named the European Commission’s first European Green Capital in 2010, continues to excel in its environmental and climate performance. It also established higher standards for energy-efficient buildings than in the rest of the country.

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Demystifying the ?Absolute Zero? concept

GreenBiz

That means paying far more attention to issues related to sustainable development, such as child labor policies, community water abuses or gender equity issues, said Owen Hewlett, chief technical officer of Gold Standard, a Swiss NGO that issues carbon credits. . "We Natural Climate Solutions. Offsetting versus insetting. Pull Quote.

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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

DESCRIPTION: It’s time for business to move beyond simply managing risks to addressing opportunity as the world reels under a growing climate crisis, a global pandemic, threats to democracy, and increasing income inequality. Align networks and the ecosystem.

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Snow, Climate Change and the Olympic Winter Games

3BL Media

Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018 all relied partially on manufactured snow. The controllable and adaptable nature of man-made snow makes it a better fit than the natural version for developing ski courses for elite racing. What is the IOC doing to help address climate change?

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022

Just Capital

Demonstrating the ties between environmental leadership and community engagement, the company recently invested in power purchase agreements that allocate profits to developing renewable energy sources in underserved communities. Intuit ranks first among Software companies for its work to address climate change.

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