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Building Sustainable Value Chains From Hemp and Flowers

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Guillaume Carton & Julia Parigot Industrial activities are one of the main causes of the depletion of natural resources. Earth Overshoot Day marks the day when the planet consumes more natural resources than the biosphere can regenerate. In 2023, this occurred on August 2.

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The Violence Faced by Women Environmental Defenders

NonProfit Quarterly

They protest extraction industries like mining and polluters like factories. They protect nature reserves, wild land, plants, and wildlife, and work to keep the air and water safe for their communities. For some women, such defense can come at a cost: physical violence, imprisonment, threats, and even assassination.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Common Challenges

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

These technologies are more than just catchphrases; they reshape hub industries like retail, healthcare, and finance. As generative AI tools increase, they will become more involved in our daily life, and businesses in every industry are investing in it. Chapters Artificial Intelligence: What Is It? Machine Learning: What Is It?

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Rajat Panwar , Theresa Lieb , Sarah Federman & Matthew Betts The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Enter the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

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Rethinking Tourism: Maui’s Climate Vulnerability and Its Future

NonProfit Quarterly

Like many other climate-vulnerable places worldwide, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands have many natural resources and Indigenous communities—all of which were colonized and degraded to meet the demands of Westernization. Industrial farming techniques replaced traditional subsistence farming.

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In Ukraine: Eco-Crimes and Anxiety as the War Drags On

NonProfit Quarterly

degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. And Russia sells these resources and uses the money to buy weapons,” she said. In an article from 2020 , the observatory wrote: “Building and sustaining military forces alone consumes vast quantities of resources,” including water and rare earth minerals. This is a fossil fuel war.

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The Evolution of Trade Finance and Its Advancements

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact on Trade Finance The use of artificial intelligence has revolutionised industries, including trade finance. The decentralised nature of blockchain makes it naturally resilient to tampering or unauthorised changes.

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