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

Envirotec Magazine

These reported benefits map on to many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including Climate Action; Life On Land; Zero Hunger; and Good Health and Wellbeing. The potential of soil to sequester carbon is huge and should be fully maximised.”. All governments across the UK should regard this as a priority.”.

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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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A Framework for Companies That Want to Avoid Greenwashing

B the Change

Our guidance comes from recently published research that reviewed academic and practical guidance on greenwashing and legal frameworks in the EU, United Kingdom, and United States. This distracts from the urgency of the climate crisis and slows action. Below, we boil it down 10 kinds of greenwashing — and tips to avoid each.

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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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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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Farmland water “battery” storage and leak-detecting broadband cables among winners in Ofwat innovation competition

Envirotec Magazine

These water “batteries” could form the basis of a smart water grid, improving the resilience of the water supply in the wake of climate change – in the same way solar batteries in homes store excess electricity that can be sold back to the National Grid.

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