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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

As the global economy reawakens after the COVID-19 shutdown, air emissions and VOC enforcement in China remain a hot topic. Two industries that emit significant quantities of VOCs and have extensive supply chains in China are the electronics and cleaning agent industries. A regenerative thermal oxidizer unit in China.

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

3BL Media

The 2023 edition of the Circularity Gap Report , an annual study of circularity adoption worldwide by Circle Economy, states that the global economy increasingly relies on materials from virgin sources. The authors estimate that the global economy is only about 7.2% circular, down from 9.1%

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Creativity and Collaboration Vital to Finance Nature

Chris Hall

We have already disbursed US$111 million to farmers as part of this scheme, including through our new ‘GreenGalaxy’ programme that securitises agricultural receivables to fund small and medium farmers – enabling them to transition to regenerative agriculture by raising yields on cleared lands, while avoiding deforestation.

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How companies can make credible investments in nature as part of their climate plans

We Mean Business Coalition

Actions such as switching to clean energy and transport and eliminating deforestation from supply chains are crucial. . Conducting an inventory of agriculture, forestry, and other land-use emissions with the aim of eliminating deforestation from company supply chains as quickly as possible. .

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World Economic Forum: “Investing less than 1% of world GDP into nature-based solutions can tackle climate change and biodiversity crisis”

Envirotec Magazine

Biodiversity loss is already costing the global economy 10 percent of its output each year. Studies show this is also good for business – some $10 trillion in business opportunity and 395 million new jobs could be created by investing in nature-positive solutions.”.

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Social Enterprises Can Grow Their Revenue and Impact by Partnering with Corporations – Here’s How to Support Them

James Militzer

A Tipping Point for Social Enterprise Inclusion in the Global Economy. The pandemic pierced the reality of “business as usual” in many ways, including by revealing the fragility and unsustainability of existing supply chains. Why should SESOs prioritize corporate readiness, and why now?

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Circumnavigating the Globe in the Search of Happiness and Sustainability

Sustainable Development Network

Paul Polman, Chair of the International Chambers of Commerce and the UN Global Compact, and Co-Founder of IMAGINE, said, “ Happiness and the Sustainable Development Goals are nearly the same…. If we can convert food production into regenerative farming, it will be the biggest contributor to climate change out of anything we can do.”