Take part in UNIDO’s LKDF Forum — Green Skills for a Sustainable Future
Register for your free ticket for a United Nations event from 6-8 October on building a sustainable future with green skills.
Source: worldskills.org
Register for your free ticket for a United Nations event from 6-8 October on building a sustainable future with green skills.
Source: worldskills.org
We’ll go first: We’re Credo Beauty, the planet’s largest clean beauty retailer, and we’re kicking off the #StopSingleUse Pledge by swapping out all products on our shelves that are used once and thrown away — sheet masks, wipes, pads, sample packets, and other single-use items — this June 2021.
Percentage of stock U.S. households own determines the market’s 10-year return, writes Mark Hulbert.
Economics professor Clair Brown says the approach can work for anyone who cares about people and the Earth.
The concept of the circular economy dates back several decades, but it wasn’t until the late 1970s when it began to take hold and gain momentum. Today, the economic system that focuses on eliminating waste and the unnecessary use of resources has been instrumental in the effort to reduce dependency on natural resources, many of which are becoming scarce. Developed by German chemist Michael Braungart and American architect Bill McDonough, the circular economy pursues four main goals:
Less than 1% of products certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council were mislabelled…
The sale of green bonds — a form of debt that funds renewable-energy projects like wind or solar farms, for example — entered another stratosphere in 2021. Globally, green bonds raised a record $479 billion in proceeds last year, well ahead of the $245 billion sold in 2020, according to Refinitiv data. And bankers expect the asset class to continue smashing records as companies seek to lower their emissions. “They are here to stay,” said Anne van Riel, BNP Paribas’ head of sustainable finance capital markets for the Americas. “In the last two years we’ve seen a lot of interest in the S in ESG, but now the E is the focus of discussion.” Countries such as India and Qatar are weighing their first-ever green bonds, while big companies like Apple have made them a part of annual capital-raising plans. Investors, too, are demanding more green, as they want exposure to companies charting a path toward a zero-carbon economy.