Business
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EnvironmentEnvironment Indonesia
Big Brands Give Big Bucks to Save Rainforests
Nestle, Pepsico and other major palm oil buyers have joined forces in a collective to invest $1 billion over 25 years, with a drive to do their part to protecting and restoring tropical forests in Indonesia and all across Southeast Asia.
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SocietySociety USA
Want to Feel Like You’re Back in the Office? Just Light These Candles!
A design agency based in New York, United States, has crafted a new line of scented candles that, instead of evoking floral and pretty smells, conjures a place reminiscent of their consumers’ pre-pandemic life: the office!
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EnvironmentEnvironment USA
Cutting Emissions By Half Is (Really) Good for Business
Scientists and big brand companies are working together to push the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the end of 2030, to ensure the country reaches its net-zero emissions target by 2050 - which could as a result boost the economy by…
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Heroes
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Technology
Technology Kenya
Bricks Made from Sand and (old) Plastic are More Durable Than Concrete Ones
A young female entrepreneur from Nairobi, Kenya, does her part to fight the global crisis that is single-used plastic by recycling plastic objects and transforming them into textured bricks more durable than concrete ones.
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EnvironmentEnvironment United Kingdom
Supermarket Giant Removes a Billion Pieces of Plastic From Its Shelves
Britain’s largest supermarket chain met its 2020 pledge of removing 1 billion pieces of plastic from its stores in the United Kingdom, especially by banning plastic wrap around the products that land on its shelves.
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EnvironmentEnvironment United Kingdom
Nurture Nature is the New Trend in Businesses (and many need nature to make money, too!)
Businesses show an interest in limiting the harm their operations do to the planet. More than 1,600 companies around the world have already taken steps to protect nature and reduce their threats to forests, soil, plants, animals and humans.