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We’re working with local partners in Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria on #plastic reduction and plastic management through our new project focussed on biodegradable and compostable plastics. With support from local technical experts, environment protection agencies, and national standards bodies, we will collaboratively explore how #standards on material circularity, biodegradation, and compostability can support #PlasticManagement policy and regulation in East and West Africa. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCwgXFwg

Last May I was extremely lucky to visit the world's most biodiverse region: the Amazon. I invite you to read this article I wrote about a conservation project I visited. Deforestation is rampant around the capital city of Manaus, this is a call to support ASSOCIAÇÃO MATA VIVA (ONG), the NGO defending the last remaining clear water stream of the area. Please read and support! 🙏 🌎

✅ Fact vs myth ❌ 💡Innovative solutions are paving the way for more sustainable heating systems in urban environments. Heat pumps can be installed in multistorey buildings. 🔗Read the myth-buster: https://lnkd.in/d6qPPFdD

🌪 Multiple definitions of and methodologies for #NetZero have created a whirlwind of confusion, inaccuracy, and even deception. The ISO - International Organization for Standardization's upcoming standard (14060) aspires to be the much-needed guide to bring clarity to companies. If done right, this standard could strengthen the credibility of net zero claims by becoming the leading international benchmark, allowing companies to play a real part in the green transition. 👀 Read more in our blog: https://lnkd.in/eMDARdrc..

📣 Call for tenders! We are seeking proposals for a new #HumanResources system. We are requesting support to customise and implement a centralised platform that will enhance and automate HR processes, improve efficiency, and ensure compliance. #CallForTenders 📅 Submit your proposal before 13 September! 🔗 Find all the details on our website: https://lnkd.in/eru_kD6a

✅ Fact vs myth ❌ 🌳Heat pumps that use natural refrigerants instead of climate-damaging gases have already arrived and are being rolled out now – including by some of the largest companies. 🔗Read the myth-buster: https://lnkd.in/d6qPPFdD

🤔 How can the 'greenest Olympics ever' be sponsored by one of the biggest #plastic polluters? That's more than a long jump! 🗑 Last year, with ClientEarth and BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation, we supported action against companies, including Coca-Cola, for their #recycling claims. #TasteTheWaste Now you can too 👇

🌍 Today is #EarthOvershootDay.    That's the day we've used up all the natural resources our planet can generate in a year.    🚨 And the EU alone already reached that point on 3 May!   It's time to get the EU's outsized impact on climate, nature, and people under control.   We need a law for sustainable resource management.   📑 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efD_h3K2 #MoveTheDate

Carbon offsetting has no place in corporate climate targets – and new evidence published by Science Based Targets initiative confirms it. 📢 This backs up what environmental voices have already been calling for! Earlier this month, together with 80+ civil society organisations, we called on SBTi to stick to scientifically-sound methodologies for tracking corporate climate efforts. Companies must start with a focus on deep and immediate emissions reductions within their own value chains. ➡ Our joint statement: https://lnkd.in/ef-J_Uy6

🌳 #NetZero dominates climate discussions with 1,000+ companies setting a plan to get there. But without a harmonised approach, each ‘net zero’ claim can be different from the next. 🌪 Multiple definitions and methodologies have created a whirlwind of confusion, inaccuracy, and even deception. The ISO - International Organization for Standardization's upcoming standard (14060) aspires to be the much-needed guide to bring clarity to companies. 👀 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eHBbu6Vi