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

3BL Media

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

3BL Media

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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On the road to greater water resilience

Sustainability Matters

The Millennium Drought in south-eastern Australia stretched from 1997 until 2009 and saw the area’s lowest annual rainfall since the beginning of the 20th century. We need to prioritise solutions that are regenerative and circular, that are deeply connected to place and that have more scope for community benefit,” Brown said.

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Responsible Business Requires Truth and Reconciliation

B the Change

In this series, we invite individual B Lab employees to share their experiences, inspiration, hopes, and challenges as they work toward a more inclusive and regenerative world. This is a personal perspective from an employee at B Lab, the nonprofit behind Certified B Corporations. Innovation isn’t always about creating new things.

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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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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.