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GRI Releases New Climate and Energy Reporting Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today the release of its new finalized Climate Change and Energy Standards, aimed at enabling companies to disclose...

‘The Science Is What Sets Us Apart’: How the Rodale Institute Has Spent 77 Years Innovating Regenerative Organic Agriculture

Founded in 1947 by J.I. Rodale, Rodale Institute is a nonprofit dedicated to helping the regenerative organic agriculture movement grow through research, education and...

Microsoft Signs Deal for 4.8 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Generated Through Improved Forest Management

Climate solutions provider Anew Climate and U.S. forestry-focused carbon removal platform Aurora Sustainable Lands announced a new agreement with Microsoft, for the delivery of...

Environmental Groups Successfully Petition Alabama to Update Water Toxicity Standards

A group of seven conservation organizations has successfully petitioned the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (AEMC) to update the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s (ADEM)...

UK Releases Proposed Sustainability and Climate Reporting Standards

The UK government announced today the release of exposure drafts of new UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), based on the sustainability and climate-related...

Net zero planning platform to unlock investment in the West of England

A new collaborative project aims to deliver real-time, data-driven insights that will expedite the West of England’s transition to net zero Global engineering and consulting...

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol, in new study

Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into the painkiller, a new study seems...

Guest Post – The Climate Solutions Paradox: Why Traditional Net-Zero Targets Maybe Slowing Global Decarbonisation

By: Isabel Fernández de la Fuente, Schneider Electric Sustainability Business As companies accelerate their climate ambitions, traditional net-zero frameworks have become the gold standard. But...

Recycled plastic’s unknown constituents could be toxic

A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study seems to show that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach...

Microplastics are everywhere, but our methods to track them are all over the place

A new study suggests citizen science holds untapped potential in measuring microplastic pollution, but chaotic research methods may be clouding the global picture The study...

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