To make sustainability real, make it personal
From the perspective of business, engaging employees is critical to developing and advancing a company’s sustainability goals.
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Can we implement science-based targets for oceans and cities?
Over the past few years, the idea of science-based targets — simply put, goals that commit companies to address their fair share of climate pollution and align with the goals of the Paris Agreement — gradually has taken off.
How to conserve half the planet without going hungry
Every day there are roughly 386,000 new mouths to feed, and in that same 24 hours, scientists estimate between one and 100 (PDF) species will go extinct. That’s it. Lost forever.
Tourism de force: Why sustainable travel is the future
Going on vacation? Traveling is a notoriously high emission activity. From jet fuel in flights to the excessive water use in hotels, tourism has a massive footprint on the world. Luckily, the sustainable tourism movement is growing.
The business of clean energy equity for all
In the nitty-gritty, day-to-day work of building a clean-energy economy, it's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. Namely that, as much as this movement is about moving markets and cleaner electrons, it’s ultimately about people: improving lives and ensuring a livable planet — not just for some, but for all.
The climate action game: How will you play?
As outlined in colorful detail during September’s Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in San Francisco, the climate change challenge is upon us, and the call for collective action has grown increasingly urgent.
What micro-mobility services really need
Whatever you want to call the rising use of shared bikes, scooters and vehicles — micro-mobility, Mobility-as-a-Service, shared active transportation — the trend isn't just about cool new gadgets, making investors incredibly wealthy or ticking off slow-moving cities
16 apps helping companies and consumers prevent food waste
One-third of the world’s food ends up in landfills, while almost a billion people around the globe are hungry.
3 models of collaboration for sustainable packaging innovation
Public awareness of the perils of plastic waste never has been higher, thanks to National Geographic’s June magazine dedicated to the problem.
Big companies seek more holistic energy management
This week at VERGE 18, GreenBiz and Siemens are unveiling a new research project on how large companies and government agencies are adapting to a rapidly transforming energy landscape that is decentralized, digitized and distributed.
