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Now.’ With so many other businesses around the world setting goals to become carbon or climate neutral by 2030 or even 2050, how was Bonterra able to become the first organic winery in the world to become climate neutral certified in October 2021? After spending a day walking through their organic vineyards and interviewing winery […]

While many corporate DEI efforts are focused on creating and sustaining a diverse group of employees and ensuring that those employees feel included and equally compensated, there is a growing demand that companies and their employees take on a more active role in fighting against institutional and structural racism. While many companies have made great […]

Hundreds of wine writers and bloggers gathered in Santa Rosa a week after catastrophic fires killed 40 people, destroyed thousands of homes, and left more than 10,000 people homeless. Bonterra, a Mendocino County winery in the Fetzer Vineyards portfolio, recently announced that the business is Climate Neutral and that its products are the world’s first […]

However, relying on the legal system and governments is simply not enough — companies can also actively participate in reducing their carbon footprint and creating positive change for the environment. According to NBC News, “A carbon credit is a kind of permit that represents one ton of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere.” Most corporations […]

Earlier in May this year, Spain adopted a Climate Change and Energy Transition Law that seeks to revitalize the country’s pandemic ravaged economy through a greener, more sustainable developmental roadmap. In terms of cost and convenience, it’s now quite clear that the total cost of operations over the lifetime of a zero emission commercial vehicle will […]

For green-minded motorists, Monday brought a classic good news-bad news tale. Under the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan, cars and light trucks will need to deliver an average 40 miles per gallon by 2026. The Obama administration reached a compromise with the auto industry that would have hit 36 mpg by 2026 after factoring in credits […]

In fact, net zero commitments represent over 68% of global GDP and 61% of CO2 emissions, including over 65 members of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance , and the 450 financial firms representing over $130 trillion in assets in Mark Carney’s Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. Targets should not be met by tilting toward asset light […]

Last month at COP26, the Glasgow Pact was ratified, confirming that carbon emissions will have to fall by 45 percent in the next decade to keep temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. Like many sectors, financial institutions across the globe have committed to net-zero emission goals by working to address carbon emitted directly […]

I’m sitting on the floor, strategically positioned to plug my phone into the wall while avoiding getting trampled by the many hundreds of sustainability-folks making their way around COP26’s Blue Zone. By turns thrilling and frustrating, optimistic and overwhelming, tedious and turbulent – this year’s climate conference in Glasgow was as surreal as its predecessors. It […]

“It’s kind of magical, actually,” Patrick Brown said Nov. If, as expected, the carbon is sequestered much faster, say in 30 years, they could earn $94 billion per year. “The deal was ‘a Brazilian victory’ and the country is gearing up to become a ‘big exporter’ of carbon credits, its environment ministry said on social […]