Companies are unaware of their carbon footprint; the impact of the fashion industry on the environment; Amsterdam of bicycles and more

🌱 Only 10% of companies measure their entire CO2 footprint, says study 

A survey carried out by the consultancy Boston Consulting Group, points out that – with regard to greenhouse gas emissions – it will be difficult to advance in decarbonization, as only 10% of companies know their total carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint.

In relation to last year's results, the increase was only one percentage point.

To reach this conclusion, the emissions generated by the companies' own activities, those related to the use of energy and the total impact of their value chain are evaluated, that is, from suppliers to the consumption of products and services at the customer's end.

In the survey, more than 1.600 organizations from 18 countries were consulted. Together, they are responsible for 40% of global emissions.

📷 Sebastião Salgado sells 5 thousand photographs of the Amazon as NFTs

The photographer Sebastião Salgado sold 5 of his images depicting the Amazon as NFTs, (Forbes) non-fungible tokens, through the art auction house Sotheby's metaverse.

This is the biggest sale of photographs in this format ever made. The profit from the photographs will be used in a reforestation project in the Atlantic Forest of Terra Institute, an NGO run by the photographer and his wife, environmentalist Lélia Wanick Salgado.

The images cost US$250, approximately R$1.331, and are divided into themes such as rivers, forests and indigenous peoples. Buyers also receive invitations to participate in an online community to encourage the NGO.

👗 UN warns about the great impact that the fashion industry has on the environment

According to United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the clothing sector is one of the most polluting in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

UNEP warns that, currently, the average consumption of clothing per person is 60% higher than 15 years ago. And each piece lasts half as long as it used to in the past.

Clothing production generates between 2% and 8% of global carbon emissions. Textile dyeing is the largest polluter of water sources in the world. In this scenario, UNEP calls on the fashion industry to adopt sustainable ways, as well as consumers in the sector.

Pnuma advises that, before purchasing, consumers research the pieces and ask:

• Do the clothing producers use sustainable techniques that can be verified as such?
• Do they use sustainable fabrics or recycled fibers?
• Do producers strive to ensure that their supply chain responds to fashion's impacts on the planet?
• Do they use certified labels that can be compared?

The answers can be found on the internet or by reading the labels. Another very interesting suggestion is the website (in English) Good on you, through it it is possible to check the sustainability credentials of companies. Worth checking out!

🚲 Amsterdam: the bicycle capital of the world

To pave the way for pedal-powered mobility, the Dutch capital – where bikes outnumber humans – embarked on a decades-long campaign to design streets around the needs of cyclists, not drivers.

More than 60% of trips in the city center happen by bicycle. This is what completed the project Unraveling the Cycling City, which aims to explain how the Dutch transformed their transport infrastructure to bring the bicycle to the top of the mobility food chain. 

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Bicycles for the planet

If everyone adopted cycling as a means of transport, the world could reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by almost 700 million tons per year – the equivalent of Canada's annual emissions.

🎙️ COP27 Business Participation Guide

Rosana Jatobá speaks – in an episode of the CBN Sustentabilidade podcast – about the COP27 Business Participation Guide, which seeks to help companies learn about the Climate Conference, which will take place from the 6th to the 18th of November in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and which seeks to identify opportunities for action in relation to climate change. Listen:

• COP27: guide teaches companies how to participate in the conference; download for free (Examination);
• Business Initiative launches guide to help companies better participate in COP27 (Ethos Institute).

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