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Land Betterment: Why We Value Our B Corporation Certification

3BL Media

At B Lab, they envision a global economy that uses business as a force for good. This economy is comprised of a new type of corporation – the B Corporation - which is purpose-driven and creates benefit for all stakeholders, not just shareholders. There's no reason for business to be any different.

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Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

Corporate Knights

Tourism is projected to make up nearly 12% of the global economy by 2033, but it is also poised to consume a troubling 40% of the world’s remaining 1.5°C year-on-year between January and March, and tourist hotspots like Mykonos were overrun with cruise ship visitors this summer. to cruise ships docking at its ports.

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Cisco’s Sustainability 101: What Is the Circular Economy?

3BL Media

Products have a lifecycle that starts before they’re made and goes beyond their use – including what they’re made of and how they’re manufactured, shipped and eventually disposed of. Many companies talk about how the “circular economy” can reduce environmental impact – but what does that mean, in general and in practice?

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Closing the Loop: Rethinking Operations, the Economy To Save the Planet

3BL Media

95 percent of this comes from the manufacturing processes, including the extraction of raw materials and shipping.” Redirecting food out of the “cowboy” economy (landfills or incinerators) and into the “spaceman” economy transforms food waste from a terrible GHG generator to a decarbonization and regenerative-agriculture weapon.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

Ahead of COP26, the Mission Possible Partnership released industry-backed roadmaps for steel, shipping and aviation, demonstrating it is technically and economically feasible for hard-to-abate sectors to develop pathways to net zero across their value chains this decade. Achieving the commitment could reduce overall global warming by 0.2°C

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