GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The COVID Covenant: Going big is the price of admission. The world (well, most of it) attacked COVID-19 as if it were a true global emergency: with extraordinary speed, scale and scope. This year’s Climate Week commitments notwithstanding, we haven’t shown the same guts and drive on climate as on COVID. Gil Friend.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the fashion industry into disarray, leaving supply chain workers without wages and causing major global brands to file for bankruptcy. How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment. Annelise Thim. Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. This article originally was published in the BSR Insight.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2020

Amidst numerous uncertainties surrounding post-COVID corporate climate, one thing is certain: Sustainability managers will face multifaceted challenges. . Many may find their companies’ post COVID-19 business strategies are no longer aligned with ongoing or planned sustainability programs. Display creativity. Corporate Strategy.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Recently, I was asked to participate in a webinar discussion about environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in the wake of COVID-19, and I had to ask myself, "Is the work we’re doing at SASB completely irrelevant or more relevant than ever?" . The COVID-19 crisis is likely to accelerate this trend.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

As the world grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality and more, the impacts of climate change cannot be ignored. Most weeks bring fresh headlines of wildfires, droughts and rapidly melting ice caps. They’re a reminder that climate action cannot wait for calmer times. . Climate Change. Climate Strategy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

Is COVID-19 slowing progress toward the SDGs? As we move into a crucial decade of action on achieving serious progress on sustainability, many are hoping the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recession will serve to reset our priorities toward a greener future in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Do you think the COVID-19 crisis marks a turning point for the sustainability movement? . But look for future updates and essays on this topic, such as the one digitally penned recently by Jarami Bond (named in 2017). That’s why I hope that after COVID-19 we will be more human and environmental-driven than money-driven.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

This one-hour webcast will focus on the principles of sustainable recovery and how ESG-led strategies help organizations successfully navigate the trials of COVID-19 and today’s other complex challenges. Topics include: . The essential role of ESG principles in business model resilience.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

As people across the United States and the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for racial justice, the business community has an integral role to play in both the dialogue and the solutions to these social issues. What COVID has done is a few things that we weren’t really able to get across until then. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

In addition, commercial vehicles are offering a bright spot for automakers that are seeing slumping sales of passenger vehicles in the wake of COVID-19. . If data and analyst predictions make your eyes glaze over, you can look at the trend another way. Companies are increasingly making zero-emission truck and bus announcements.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

The impact of a changing climate is being seen and felt all over the globe — and people and companies are starting to realize that after COVID-19 there is no more "normal.". And we haven’t even put the COVID-19 pandemic to bed in many developing countries that desperately need a just transition. Sunset, not sell.

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy. The COVID-19 crisis has disastrous human and economic consequences, revealing our system’s exposure to a variety of risks. At the municipal level, some COVID-19 specific measures already have been taken around mobility and transport. Supply Chain.

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GreenBiz

MAY 13, 2020

"But if you understand it now, you can turn that threat into an opportunity, And that’s really the power of the fringe," Enkema continued, before sharing findings from Shelton Group’s most recent report, " Seeing into the Future: Leveraging fringe consumer insights to build a sustainable brand in a post-COVID world.". Consumer Trends.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan. The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. This old playbook will not return us to a pre-COVID-19 "normal."

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GreenBiz

MAY 15, 2020

Here is what we know, or think we know, about COVID-19: it can spread through the air. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , it is thought that the COVID-19 virus can spread "through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks." Joe Snider.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

Major disruptions such as the COVID-19 crisis generate upheaval and social pain, but they also can be a catalyst for change that, Phoenix-like, paves the way for new thinking and approaches to rise from the ashes. It’s about moving from a zero-sum logic to a net-positive logic, creating a circular economy. Disruption paves the way.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As mental health and well-being becomes an even more pressing topic after the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are looking for ways to boost resilience in their people.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Commentary on this week's news highlights begins at 4:35. Why global engagement is essential to sustainable supply chains. Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. Intel's water world (16:25). Have a question or suggestion for a future segment? Contributors.

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GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

They discussed how Agraloop functions like a mechanical sheep, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is causing us to rethink the way we produce products. . The COVID-19 global pandemic is forcing us to rethink our patterns of consumption and the way we produce things. Nicole Pamani: Tell us the Agraloop story. Pull Quote.

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3BL Media

JUNE 10, 2022

This year, the to-do list for the leaders of seven of the world’s economic and political heavyweights is long — from ending the COVID-19 pandemic, to averting an impending global food crisis, to taking meaningful action on climate change. According to the World Food Programme, 45 million people are on the brink of starvation.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air. A Hong Kong paper found that of over 7,000 COVID-19 cases, only one outbreak was contracted outdoors. Jesse Klein. Mon, 06/15/2020 - 02:00. The coronavirus thrives inside. Suddenly you're having to condition all that [outdoor] air.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As we continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating social and economic effects, companies are continuing their efforts to become more sustainable — and some are being recognized for their efforts. Corporate sustainability leadership during a pandemic. Tove Malmqvist. Mon, 11/02/2020 - 01:00. Consumer Trends.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

How to advance equity in energy solutions in the COVID-19 era. residents — our neighbors, friends and family members — have died from COVID-19. As with COVID-19, families are worried about how many times they have to see a son, daughter, nephew or friend die so suddenly. Daphany Rose Sanchez.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

COVID-19 has exposed the fragile nature of our progress. Those same people have been left disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19. And amidst the current health and socio-economic crises brought on by COVID-19, additional polling found that the pandemic had exacerbated the sense of social injustice.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The loss of these key customers might have wiped out many of these local growers, if not for another COVID-19-induced phenomenon: individual shoppers started calling — and calling — and calling. As COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill, it became the ultimate manifestation of three larger illnesses: racism; greed; and corruption.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Despite the global economic slowdown caused by COVID-19, the case for investing in Africa is stronger than ever. The energy sector will be critical for Africa’s post-COVID economic recovery and will be one of the most attractive investment sectors in 2021. Investors are failing African entrepreneurs — it’s time for a change.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

The climate crisis is worsening, and it is playing out in real time as we grapple with COVID-19. Globally, more than 1,200 companies have called on governments to ensure recovery efforts address COVID-19 and climate together. . In May , executives from 330 companies, including Microsoft, Mars Inc. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 2, 2020

as socially distanced shoppers — securely donned in gloves, masks and even plastic face shields — wait nervously to scavenge for their week’s worth of essentials along with their COVID-19 indulgences: the extra bars of Hu chocolates and Enjoy Life cookies, in my family’s case. Companies and consumers everywhere have a role to play.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Blindsided by how COVID-19 quickly dominated the planet? COVID-19 illuminated problems with complex supply chains, and Santona said she expects a rise in demand for transparency particularly around human rights, labor conditions and corruption, as well as biodiversity loss and water risks. Elsa Wenzel. You're not alone.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

After the program’s pause in 2020-2021 due to COVID-19, it is back to sparking curiosity across two continents for the second year in a row. Presenting the topic in a hands-on fashion allowed them to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

California — as well as the rest of the United States and, in some cases, the rest of the world — is facing three major crises right now: the COVID-19 pandemic; the climate emergency; and racial injustice. . Deonna Anderson. Mon, 11/02/2020 - 00:05. is] really about people," Tubbs said, adding that inequality and racism in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Buried beneath the dour daily headlines on COVID-19 infections, lockdowns and travel bans, the latest science about our planet released during 2020 makes for tough reading. As with COVID-19, perhaps so with climate? That is the kind of “real economy” win-win we sorely need in our COVID recovery plan.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Back in April, the city of Seattle temporarily closed off nearly 20 miles of streets to most vehicular traffic in order to let residents bike, walk, jog and skate at a safe social distance during the height of the city’s COVID-19 pandemic. Transportation & Mobility. Equity & Inclusion. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

percent of all COVID-induced spending to date had "positive green characteristics." The United Kingdom is among a raft of countries that is "missing opportunities" to deliver a green recovery, given that only a small percentage of its post-COVID spending program has been explicitly green. trillion of the $4.6 Climate Change.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Just as food producers shifted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to accommodate the decrease in demand from restaurants, some are pivoting this fall again to provide smaller turkeys for smaller Thanksgiving dinners. Pull Quote. Because of the short value chain, we could to pivot very quickly. Food & Agriculture. Food Waste.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Shelter-in-place directives adopted to combat spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have battered ride-hailing companies as riders have stayed inside and avoided rides. Lyft says that the COVID-19 crisis forced the company to "rethink our priorities and focus on cost-effective investments. Transportation & Mobility.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

That’s still a lot of money, but running an oil business is capital-intensive: Exxon was borrowing to pay dividends before COVID-19. COVID-19 constricted commuting, and demand for refined oil products fell fast. Exxon’s 2018 revenues were half of what it made a decade earlier; in 2019, it was only $14.3 What happened?

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