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🍃The Sustainability Top 10

🍃The Sustainability Top 10

~70% willing to reduce consumption, US midterms and ESG, collaboration vs. collusion, going palmless 🌴, The Rings of Plastic Power 💍...and+

November 16, 2022

Hi 🖐,

Survey showing consumers willing to reduce consumption, surprising US midterm results which will likely make things messy for ESG, a guide to help businesses pursue biodiversity bonds and initiatives, and what it takes to create The Rings of Power… are among this week’s highlights. Here are The Green Tea's Top 10 actionable, innovation, and hot sustainability stories this week! 👇

1. (Sustainable Brands) 2 in 3 people may be willing to halve their consumption to help save the planet, but the gap between aspirations and actions remains wide in all countries

2. (NYTimes) What the US midterms results could mean for businesses and ESG. Yes, it will likely be messy... 🤪

3. (GreenBiz)(Guide) Biodiversity has become a hot sustainability topic. Here is a just-issued guide from a reputable source to help you figure out what qualifies for biodiversity green bonds and projects 🌳

4. (GreenBiz) Palm oil 🌴 is in almost everything, and it’s devastating rainforests. This startup announced the launch of Palmless, a palm oil alternative

5. (NYTimes) Pre-competitive collaboration 🤝 will be key for moving the needle in sustainability, but when does collaboration become collusion? Case study on how adhering to antitrust regulation while negotiating collective sustainability targets is proving tougher to navigate for some in the fashion industry…

6. (Reuters)(Report) Greenwashing everywhere 🤢… new UN reports issued during COP27 highlights businesses and financial institutions gaps in their net zero commitments and recommendations to fix them7. (Just Capital) Closing companies' sustainability skills gap and Microsoft’s push to create more climate-smart workers

8. (INCO Academy)(Training) And here is a free certificate program supported by Linkedin, Microsoft that equips participants with the knowledge and skills to build sustainable digital solutions 🔧

9. (IR Magazine) Following up on last week's story on ISSB requirements, particularly around Scope 3, now the CDP's questionnaire will add ISSB’s climate disclosure standard

10. (CDP) Major federal suppliers will now be required to disclose their environmental impacts through CDP

+. (The Hill) Watching Amazon's The Rings of Power💍? Well, apparently it has an enormous environmental impact and rampant plastic waste 😳

Happy reading 😊. Warm regards / saludos, Julio

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