🍃The Sustainability Top 10

Hi 🖐, This week, we have an updated study saying we have already exceeded 7 of 8 planetary boundaries 😳, an analysis on how AI could disproportionately affect women’s jobs, 17 companies setting the first “science-based” nature targets 🌎, LGBT+ struggles in the corporate world and Delta Airlines being sued for carbon neutrality claims. Learn about this and more in The Green Tea's Top 10 actionable, innovation, and hot sustainability stories this week! 👇

1. (TST) Seven of the eight planetary boundaries have already been surpassed by humans, according to study published in the journal Nature

2. (Sustainable Brands) 17 global companies to set world’s first Science-Based Targets for Nature (SBTN) this year, like companies do for carbon (SBTi)

3. (ESM) Can buying ‘biodiversity credits’ like carbon credits propel global conservation?

4. (Reuters) With only about 9% of plastic waste recycled, the UN-organized Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution aims for a legally-binding pact to eliminate more

5. (Bloomberg) A new study from found that most jobs threatened by AI are currently held by women, raising concerns of widening gender disparity

6. (Just Capital) The growing battle between companies and conservatives as Pride month begins.

7. (Just Capital) New survey shows a majority of LGBTQ+ workers are not comfortable being out at work with 43% saying they fear discrimination

8. (CNBC) Delta faces a consumer class-action lawsuit arguing that the airline falsely advertised itself as “carbon-neutral” and should pay damages to customers

9. (Bloomberg) McDonald’s lost a lawsuit against a municipality in Germany that made an effort to incentivize reuse

10. (WRI)(Guide) New guide helps companies navigate the voluntary carbon market to ensure their credits actually result in forest protection

Enjoy and reflect 💭. Warm regards / saludos, Julio