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Blog/News (October 15, 2018) This year, Green America’s chocolate scorecard got a little revamp: it now explores what are companies doing beyond certifying the cocoa they are purchasing. Although fair trade and environmental certifications are helpful tools for consumers and for companies, on their own, they’re not enough to address the systemic reasons for farmer poverty and child labor.
As large chocolate…
Blog/News (October 10, 2018) The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report is out and friends, it is bleak. But it also gives cause for some hope if we answer the imperative call and act on climate immediately.
The world has already warmed by 1-degree Celsius and the new report states that we could reach a disastrous 1.5 degrees in a mere 12 years. We need to cap our greenhouse gas…
International Insights: Hussen Ahmed Turns Agrowastes from the Flower Industry into Gold in Ethiopia
Blog/News (October 4, 2018) Regenerative agriculture is being explored as a solution to climate change and declining soil health around the world. In Ethiopia, where the majority of farming is practiced by smallholders, production is important for livelihoods and food security. Ethiopia leads Africa in rates of soil loss and degradation and is most vulnerable to drought, crop failure and famine. It is vital…
Blog/News (October 2, 2018) This week, Verizon announced its launch of the world’s first commercial 5G network initially in four U.S. cities, with plans to expand nationally. 5G is the fifth generation of cellular networking and is the next frontier that promises faster speeds and connectivity. While this is a massive move for the company, its network expansion is built with a heavy reliance on fossil fuels…
Blog/News (August 16, 2018) 2017 marked the first year that a continental U.S. species of bumblebee was listed as endangered as a result of pathogens, parasites, and human activity. The subsequent uproar from environmentalists demanded that we safeguard these important pollinators or face the consequences of a dwindling food supply. Countries around the world have since acted to protect bumblebees; the same…
Blog/News (August 6, 2018) Have you ever wondered, what do I have to do to be a socially responsible investor? Is there a minimum commitment? What’s on the sustainable, responsible and impact investing (SRI) horizon? Green America’s executive co-director Fran Teplitz spoke with George Gay, CEO of First Affirmative Financial Network, a national network of financial advisors specializing in socially and…
Blog/News (July 30, 2018) While Samsung is quick to address issues within its supply chain to ensure the safety of its consumers, it has dragged its feet to take steps to ensure the safety of its factory workers.
But after years of public campaigning, Samsung has finally begun to take steps to address some of labor issues in its supply chain – ones that Green Americans and our international allies have…
Blog/News (July 26, 2018) As temperatures in DC’s Farragut Square hovered around a hundred degrees this July, faces started sweating, ice cream started dripping, and two 1,800-pound blocks of ice started melting.
The European Union (EU), be.brussels, Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) and Nicholson Kovalchik (NK) Architects partnered together to create DC’s Ice Box Challenge from July 7-…
Blog/News (July 21, 2018) On Saturday, July 21st, environmental leaders from around the country converged on the National Mall to engage in the Zero Hour Youth Climate March—a global, youth-led movement urging those in power to enact science-based policies to confront climate change. The 3-day Zero Hour demonstration began on July 19th, with the Youth Climate Lobby Day during which Zero Hour leaders visited…
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