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Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business

GreenBiz

Since 2015, companies have been able to use science to ensure their efforts to tackle climate change are sufficiently ambitious. While these efforts to tackle climate change can have some positive impacts on reducing nature loss to some extent, they are nowhere near enough and can create unintended consequences.

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Aurecon appoints new lead for its climate transition advisory unit

Sustainability Matters

Aurecon has appointed Dr Belinda Wade as Principal, Sustainability & Climate Change to lead its climate transition risk consulting across Australia and New Zealand. Climate transition practice is rapidly evolving and has burgeoning demand for expertise in corporate decarbonisation.

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104,000 panel solar farm set to power The University of Manchester

Envirotec Magazine

In a major move towards achieving its 2038 zero carbon ambitions, the University has partnered with leading UK clean energy company Enviromena to buy electricity generated from its brand-new solar farm based in Medebridge, Essex.

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UK soils could see step change in carbon sink potential, with proper investment

Envirotec Magazine

Investing in the ground beneath our feet could have wide-ranging benefits for the environment, animal and human health – as well as moving closer to Net Zero, according to new research. Soil acts as a carbon ‘sink’, locking in GHGs that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.

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Shifting the Burden of Proof: Why It's Now On the Fossil Fuel Industry to Defend Itself

3BL Media

That happened recently when I thought to myself, “Huh…it seems to me that the burden of proof on climate change has finally shifted in America.”. Climate Scientists and Advocates Have Satisfied Their Burden of Proof. And in America, Deloitte projects that inaction on climate would contract our GDP by 4% in the next 50 years.

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Living walls can reduce heat lost from buildings by over 30%, says study

Envirotec Magazine

The study is one of the first to ascertain the thermal influence of living wall systems on existing buildings in temperate scenarios and was conducted by academics associated with the University’s Sustainable Earth Institute. Living walls can offer improved air quality, noise reduction and elevated health and well-being.

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A Framework for Companies That Want to Avoid Greenwashing

B the Change

In your company, you might have responsibility for: Preparing a product marketing campaign Shaping net zero strategy Deciding on the company’s affiliations and public positions This article gives you concrete guidance on how to avoid greenwashing in all these areas. We define greenwashing and explain why it hurts your company.