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Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat

Corporate Knights

And Tyson isn’t the only one banking on planet-friendly meat to keep consumers coming back to the butcher. Nestlé is paying ranchers for regenerative grazing practices that get sold as carbon credits. Walmart Canada stocks 2.5 million pounds of beef patties certified by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.

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Rewilding British farms is bringing back threatened species, storing carbon and growing hope

Corporate Knights

It really does you know, we get land owners, whether smallholders or large landowners coming here on workshops learning about how they can make a difference on their land — whether it’s regenerative farming, nature friendly farming or rewilding – whatever you can take away from this that might suit what your doing.” billion pounds ($3.1

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Creating a Business Climate Action Plan Centered in Justice

B the Change

“When you’re thinking of centering justice in your climate action plan, it’s important to understand there are many tools and many actions you can take as a business, and carbon offsets are just (some of the tools) in the toolbox to fight climate change,” Schrock said.

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Guest Post: Why Biodiversity Risk is a Business Risk

ESG Today

Similarly, natural capital is our global bank of natural assets, including soil, water, air, and all living things. Similarly, in 2021 the World Bank published Nature Action 100 , a proposal for investor engagement on biodiversity. Why Biodiversity Matters. First, what is biodiversity and natural capital?

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The ESG Interview: Profits that Don’t Cost the Earth

Chris Hall

Generating returns from regenerative agriculture is positive for the planet but entails a different risk profile for investors, says Paul McMahon, Managing Partner at SLM Partners. Paul McMahon, Managing Partner at SLM Partners, says: “We use investment capital to scale up more regenerative farming and forestry systems.

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Investors say agroforestry isn’t just climate friendly — it’s profitable

GreenBiz

Haim Israel, Bank of America’s head of thematic investment, suggested at the World Economic Forum earlier this year that the climate solutions market could double from $1 trillion today to $2 trillion by 2025. with regenerative agriculture criteria. Regenerative Agriculture. land production in agroforestry.". Pull Quote.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

Fair Trade certified crops continue to rise , ensuring a living wage for many smallholder farmers, and there’s growing interest in supporting Indigenous farmers , who have long practiced regenerative techniques. The Regenerative Organic Alliance developed a standard to support farmers who promote soil health. Help could be on the way.

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