A systems approach to global agriculture could solve food insecurity

Challenges face the global agricultural value chain and food security — but a different way of looking at them could be the solution.

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A systems approach to global agriculture could solve food insecurity

Smart procurement for smart cities

To make cities attractive for startups and innovation, they need to have better processes for testing technologies and solutions.

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Smart procurement for smart cities

Sephora’s safer ingredient announcement is more than skin deep — here’s why

The biggest specialty beauty retailer’s chemicals commitment is showing that natural beauty is going mainstream.

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Sephora’s safer ingredient announcement is more than skin deep — here’s why

Ideas for feeding the world without destroying it

There are many ingredients in the solution, ranging from plant-based diets to regenerative agriculture.

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Ideas for feeding the world without destroying it

What impact investor Nancy Pfund is thinking about

This article is adapted from the Energy Weekly newsletter, running Thursdays. Subscribe here. Nancy Pfund, founder and managing director of DBL Partners, is a trailblazer in impact investing. Her firm’s philosophy is right in the name: DBL stands for Double Bottom Line, referring to its strategy of combining competitive financial returns with enabling social, environmental and economic benefits.

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What impact investor Nancy Pfund is thinking about

Dream Corps’ Vien Truong on the role of the private sector in advancing environmental justice

Dream Corps President Vien Truong discusses what it will take for corporates to be part of the solution in advancing equity and social justice, both the steps they can take immediately and the long term aspirational vision for the future. From GreenBiz 19.

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GreenBiz 19: Day 3 Welcome

GreenBiz Group CEO Eric Faurot kicks off Day 3 of GreenBiz 19.

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Beautycounter’s Gregg Renfrew on putting truth back in beauty

Decades of studies indicate that serious health issues (including but not limited to asthma, cancer, and infertility) are on the rise and are due in some part to our ongoing exposure to toxic chemicals—whether it’s in the shower, on our commute, while we eat lunch at a local restaurant, or when we clean our kitchens at home. There are more than 80,000 chemicals on the market today. Many don’t have any safety data. This is particularly true of those used in the skin care and beauty industry.

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ASU’s Patricia Reiter: Announcement: The Sustainability Solutions Celebration

ASU, with the help of some special guests, previews the Sustainability Solutions Celebration, presented as part of the Sustainability Solutions Festival hosted by the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. From GreenBiz 19. 

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Fed By Threads’ Skya Nelson on creating a circular economy for clothing

Fixing fast fashion locally, ethically and sustainably.

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Fed By Threads’ Skya Nelson on creating a circular economy for clothing

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