Post by account_disabled on Mar 6, 2024 8:51:15 GMT
During 2019, extreme and tragic climate events occurred as well as aggravating social events, but within all this damage, there were also sustainable stories that give us hope. Let's see.
Sustainable stories from 2019
These stories can inspire both companies and people to adopt a commitment to their environment and thereby integrate small actions that generate big changes; as the first sustainable story 2019…
1-. Greta Thunberg and a movement for the planet
Time magazine named Greta Thunberg “Person of the Year” for the movement against climate change that began in 2018 and currently has more than 10 million followers on social media.
The leadership of this activist Chile Mobile Number List led thousands of young Belgians to march weekly to the EU headquarters in Brussels and on March 15 this march spread throughout the world in favor of caring for and saving our planet.
All of this showed that younger generations are currently leading the way towards climate action and thereby inspiring companies to also join this fight.
2-. Environmental awareness grew
Environmentalists have, on several occasions, highlighted the messages of "pessimism" surrounding climate change.
In the much-publicized book The Uninhabitable Earth, author David Wallace-Wells argued that panic may be justified, showing what warming of 3, 4 or more degrees Celsius could look like, and believe us, it doesn't look promising at all.
This, among other news, has encouraged society to wake up and with it its level of awareness about the current state of the planet and how this affects the economic, social and health spheres.
For their part, companies began to improve their business model, based on the sustainable development objectives, with which they can promote improvement in the world and society.
So big companies like Coca-Cola, Grupo Modelo, Nestlé. Among others, they began to integrate sustainability goals that in turn inspire their interest groups to improve their routines and consumption.
3-. Alliances for climate
The government, organizations and large corporations understood that alliances are the best way to address the problems that threaten the world.
We leave you some interesting advances on this.
-Amazon will be carbon neutral by 2040 and will purchase 100,000 EVs.
-Ikea added another €200 million to its investments in being carbon neutral by 2030.
-German cement company Heidelberg committed to creating carbon-neutral concrete by 2050.
-Ingersoll Rand, owner of big HVAC brands like Trane (and a client of mine), committed to reducing customers' carbon footprint by 1 gigabyte.
-Kellogg Company will improve the lives of 3 billion people through a variety of food and nutrition efforts and provide donations to feed 375 million people.
4-. Business leaders got involved in the fight
In August, nearly 200 CEOs of giant multinationals that are part of the Business Roundtable declared that it is important to know what consumers expect from companies and with it the environmental and social impact that can be achieved.
10 reasons to be a generous company
Teamwork via Shutterstock
“I need to recognize where consumers want us in ten years, companies that are only aiming for profits will die,” said Pernod Ricard.
5-. More sustainable investment
Sustainable investing became more popular. Data shows that investment in sustainable funds has accelerated. There has also been a growing trend in green bonds, allowing companies to issue debt to invest in sustainability projects.
The largest wind turbine in the world
6-. Plant-based burgers occupy a place
In addition to vegan burgers, alternative options made from plants or seeds have taken on greater relevance on the companies' menu and with it the interest of consumers in this type of inclusive brands. Such is the case of Burger King, Carls Jr., McDonalds, Chipotle Grill and more.
This alternative protein trend is also global. In the case of Hong Kong-based Omni Pork, it offers vegan substitutes throughout Asia. This shift is important because conventional food and industrial agriculture industries produce a quarter or more of global carbon emissions.
Sustainable stories from 2019
These stories can inspire both companies and people to adopt a commitment to their environment and thereby integrate small actions that generate big changes; as the first sustainable story 2019…
1-. Greta Thunberg and a movement for the planet
Time magazine named Greta Thunberg “Person of the Year” for the movement against climate change that began in 2018 and currently has more than 10 million followers on social media.
The leadership of this activist Chile Mobile Number List led thousands of young Belgians to march weekly to the EU headquarters in Brussels and on March 15 this march spread throughout the world in favor of caring for and saving our planet.
All of this showed that younger generations are currently leading the way towards climate action and thereby inspiring companies to also join this fight.
2-. Environmental awareness grew
Environmentalists have, on several occasions, highlighted the messages of "pessimism" surrounding climate change.
In the much-publicized book The Uninhabitable Earth, author David Wallace-Wells argued that panic may be justified, showing what warming of 3, 4 or more degrees Celsius could look like, and believe us, it doesn't look promising at all.
This, among other news, has encouraged society to wake up and with it its level of awareness about the current state of the planet and how this affects the economic, social and health spheres.
For their part, companies began to improve their business model, based on the sustainable development objectives, with which they can promote improvement in the world and society.
So big companies like Coca-Cola, Grupo Modelo, Nestlé. Among others, they began to integrate sustainability goals that in turn inspire their interest groups to improve their routines and consumption.
3-. Alliances for climate
The government, organizations and large corporations understood that alliances are the best way to address the problems that threaten the world.
We leave you some interesting advances on this.
-Amazon will be carbon neutral by 2040 and will purchase 100,000 EVs.
-Ikea added another €200 million to its investments in being carbon neutral by 2030.
-German cement company Heidelberg committed to creating carbon-neutral concrete by 2050.
-Ingersoll Rand, owner of big HVAC brands like Trane (and a client of mine), committed to reducing customers' carbon footprint by 1 gigabyte.
-Kellogg Company will improve the lives of 3 billion people through a variety of food and nutrition efforts and provide donations to feed 375 million people.
4-. Business leaders got involved in the fight
In August, nearly 200 CEOs of giant multinationals that are part of the Business Roundtable declared that it is important to know what consumers expect from companies and with it the environmental and social impact that can be achieved.
10 reasons to be a generous company
Teamwork via Shutterstock
“I need to recognize where consumers want us in ten years, companies that are only aiming for profits will die,” said Pernod Ricard.
5-. More sustainable investment
Sustainable investing became more popular. Data shows that investment in sustainable funds has accelerated. There has also been a growing trend in green bonds, allowing companies to issue debt to invest in sustainability projects.
The largest wind turbine in the world
6-. Plant-based burgers occupy a place
In addition to vegan burgers, alternative options made from plants or seeds have taken on greater relevance on the companies' menu and with it the interest of consumers in this type of inclusive brands. Such is the case of Burger King, Carls Jr., McDonalds, Chipotle Grill and more.
This alternative protein trend is also global. In the case of Hong Kong-based Omni Pork, it offers vegan substitutes throughout Asia. This shift is important because conventional food and industrial agriculture industries produce a quarter or more of global carbon emissions.
