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6 ways the Rio Olympics are failing on sustainability
2016-08-05 20:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Brazil wooed the International Olympic Committee with promises of sustainability when it made its bid in 2009 for Rio to host the games, but it hasn`t followed through on those pledges. From waters teeming with pathogens to transportation troubles, the Rio Olympics are looking like a hot mess. Of course, lots of past Olympics looked disastrous just before they kicked off too. 1. There`s something in the water Athletes have been advised to keep their mouths closed when swimming or sailing, as...
Trump and global warming: Americans are failing risk management
2016-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Currently, about 40% of Americans support Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, and about 40% of Americans are not worried about global warming. While short of a majority, this is a substantial fraction of the American public failing to grasp the risks associated with a Donald Trump presidency and potentially catastrophic climate change impacts. In Business Insider, Josh Barro recently wrote about the former: Trump calls for a huge risk premium because, while he probably wouldnt...
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Companies Failing To Account For Climate Change At Risk Of Decline & Bankruptcy
2016-06-09 17:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CleanTechnica: Companies failing to account for the impact of climate change and a transition to a low-carbon economy are at risk of decline or even bankruptcy. This is the primary finding from a new submission to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures published earlier this week by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, along with the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economies and Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. According to the...
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Apparel brands failing to deliver on sustainable cotton
2016-06-08 14:43:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Top apparel brands and retailers including Gap Inc, Burberry, Inditex and JC Penney are failing to deliver on cotton sustainability, a new report has found, with only a few doing the heavy lifting on responsible sourcing.
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Most big users failing on cotton sustainability: report
2016-06-07 12:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Most companies using cotton do nearly nothing to improve environmental sustainability in its supply, environmental groups said on Tuesday, citing a report by an online green consumer site. Traditional farming of cotton, the second-biggest raw material for textile, makes heavy use of pesticides and water. Research by Rank a Brand showed 29 of the estimated 37 biggest cotton users scored red in the survey of policy, sourcing, use and traceability, the report commissioners the World Wildlife Fund,...
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