Entrepreneurs and government are teaming up to boost food security in the United Arab Emirates — and beyond
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3.12.2019 |
GreenBiz.com |
From vertical farms to fish caves, new technologies aim to boost food production and vanquish hunger. |
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[flenvcenter :: Hunger]
[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Science]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Science]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Hunger]
[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
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Dana Gunders of NextCourse on the future of food waste reduction
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15.11.2019 |
Small Business | GreenBiz.com |
"People like to see that their employers are working on something like food waste reduction," Gunders says. |
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[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
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Is the global quest to end plastic waste a circular firing squad?
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4.11.2019 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
There's tremendous progress toward eliminating single-use plastic packaging. Why are activists so unhappy? |
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[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
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Lumber salvaged from Baltimore’s houses and trees creates jobs and cuts wood waste
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25.10.2019 |
Design & Innovation | GreenBiz.com |
Plus, shared stewardship may increase social cohesion and promote community development. |
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[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
[flenvcenter :: Forestry]
[flenvcenter :: Non-Motorized Recreation]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Community Development]
[flenvcenter :: Deforestation]
[flenvcenter :: Forestry]
[flenvcenter :: Non-Motorized Recreation]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Deforestation]
[flenvcenter :: Community Development]
[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
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Here’s what could go wrong with the circular economy — and how to keep it on track
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18.10.2019 |
GreenBiz.com |
We must make sure that increasing the efficiency of our industrial systems doesn't lead to more consumption. |
Also found in: [+]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Conservation]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Conservation]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Embodied Energy]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Embodied Energy]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
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Key ingredients for scaling circular reuse business models
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18.10.2019 |
GreenBiz.com |
It’s time to build this concept into our cultural and behavioral norms. Here are five things to consider. |
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[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
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Are paper bottles a solution to reduce plastic waste?
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17.10.2019 |
Small Business | GreenBiz.com |
Brewing giant Carlsberg debuted new bottle prototypes made from sustainably sourced wood fibers, which it claims are fully bio-based and recyclable. |
Also found in: [+]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
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How Zest Labs is tracking produce to reduce waste
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17.10.2019 |
Small Business | GreenBiz.com |
The company uses sensors to provide data about a product's shelf life. |
Also found in: [+]
[flenvcenter :: Stores]
[flenvcenter :: Nutrition]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Stores]
[flenvcenter :: Nutrition]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
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Unilever sets goals to reduce its plastic use and support a 'waste-free world'
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10.10.2019 |
Resource Efficiency | GreenBiz.com |
The consumer goods giant pledges to halve its use of virgin plastic. |
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[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
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Circularity and the 45 percent climate solution
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8.10.2019 |
GreenBiz.com |
Can the circular economy close the gap on climate emissions? A new report says it can. |
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[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: General]
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4 ways to cut campus food waste, from colleges to corporates
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7.10.2019 |
Design & Innovation | GreenBiz.com |
From data to design, there are ways that we can take a bite out of food waste in the restaurant sector. |
Also found in: [+]
[flenvcenter :: Industrial Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Industrial Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
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A peek into HP's investment in reducing ocean-bound plastic in Haiti
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3.10.2019 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
The partnership has created another income source for Haitians and potentially a lower carbon footprint for HP. |
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[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
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The startup helping Smithfield turn manure into a circular resource
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2.10.2019 |
Small Business | GreenBiz.com |
Anuvia Plant Nutrients aims to improve farm yields while reducing the emissions associated with fertilizer. |
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[flenvcenter :: Industrial Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Industrial Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
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How Rolland Paper leverages biogas for a closed-loop future
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1.10.2019 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
Sponsored: This National Energy Awareness Month, Rolland Paper highlights its use of landfill methane to power its mill. |
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[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
[flenvcenter :: Oil and Gas]
[flenvcenter :: Biomass]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Oil and Gas]
[flenvcenter :: Biomass]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: General]
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Climate Week 2019: Huge commitments, big money and collaboration
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30.9.2019 |
Small Business | GreenBiz.com |
Now it's time to put in the work. |
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[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Biodiversity]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Ecological Economics]
[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Biodiversity]
[flenvcenter :: Ecological Economics]
[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
[flenvcenter :: General]
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School’s back in session and Wisdom Supply Co. is teaching a lesson to reduce plastic waste
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19.9.2019 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
The B corp is working to to provide affordable, zero-waste school supplies. |
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[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Embodied Energy]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Embodied Energy]
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Here are the winners and losers on climate policy in 2019
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13.9.2019 |
Design & Innovation | GreenBiz.com |
State lawmakers this year made it easier to get renewables in some parts of the country, but others gutted clean energy expansion. |
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[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Oil and Gas]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Conservation and Efficiency]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[flenvcenter :: Oil and Gas]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Conservation and Efficiency]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
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Rethinking food packaging can dent the plastic pollution crisis
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9.9.2019 |
GreenBiz.com |
Although the global economy is increasingly wrapped in plastic, companies of all sizes are dramatically reducing their use of it. |
Also found in: [+]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Re-use]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
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How synthetic biology can help build sustainable cities
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6.9.2019 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
For a more productive, efficient circular economy, an engineering approach to cellular biology could be the key. |
Also found in: [+]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: GMOs]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: GMOs]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
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Removing mini-shampoos from hotel rooms isn't enough to save the environment
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2.9.2019 |
Small Business | GreenBiz.com |
The move away from single-use plastic containers could still result in the use of other plastics — and be another incremental corporate action. |
Also found in: [+]
[flenvcenter :: Lifestyle and Psychology]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Lifestyle and Psychology]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
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