Remove Banking Remove Regenerative Remove Waste
article thumbnail

America is hungrier than ever for sustainable food systems. Can we build them?  

GreenBiz

Stories of small farms pivoting their operations on a dime were easy to find in the early months of the pandemic: these farmers worked overtime to meet customer demand, added services such as online ordering and home delivery, and jumped into action to prop up community food banks struggling to serve an influx of the newly unemployed.

article thumbnail

The textile companies creating material change

GreenBiz

Between now and 2030, we need to turn linear, exploitative consumption of natural resources into models that are regenerative, circular and inclusive. Between now and 2030, we need to turn linear, exploitative consumption of natural resources into models that are regenerative, circular and inclusive. Finding their superpower.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

As such, the company is working with farmers worldwide to adopt a regenerative approach to farming that encourages healthier soil and ecosystems, better water stewardship and a broader diversity of cultivated seeds and crops. It's hard to do that when you have huge [price] volatility.".

article thumbnail

These circular cities want to send landfills to the trash bin of history

Corporate Knights

Except for one thing: nothing in that house was wasted. Cities are incredibly wasteful places. And then there’s the waste that results from poor policy and planning: roads clogged with single-driver SUVs, suburbanites commuting hours to work, the unhoused having to pitch tents in parks for lack of affordable housing.

Waste 265
article thumbnail

Why needless growth isn’t needed

GreenBiz

Stop investing in companies that explore for needless new drilling sites — they’re wasting their money and ours." Of course, a chorus of activist investors have been pressing investors, banks and companies to examine their risks on stranded oil and gas assets for more than a decade, knowing this day would arrive. Emily Chasan.

article thumbnail

Turning the Tables for Sustainable Development in India

3BL Media

These sessions combine table tennis events, hands-on training in producing sustainable sports equipment and environmental awareness education on topics such as preventing deforestation, waste management and regenerative agriculture.

article thumbnail

Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… . A partnership with Plastic Bank is also underway, in which the summit team is launching a recycled sunglasses collection. A screenshot shows panelists for a talk during the Circular Fashion Summit. 4 summit takeaways.