Evolved By Nature Newsletter

June 19, 2020

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Injustice and pollution are interconnected. If you want to address issues of injustice, you must examine all systems impacted by inequality. "The communities most impacted by police brutality are the same communities most vulnerable to climate change," says Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr. Environmental protection rollbacks over the past few years are now blatantly and rightfully dubbed as environmental racism in action. Adverse environmental events are widespread, varied, and absolutely pervasive: from pandemics to toxification, seemingly unrelated factors are both exacerbators and outcomes of the global environmental crisis. Some bear the brunt more than others. Now that the public is linking social justice with the environmental dialogue, what are actors doing about it? We see positive strides from business, as green chemistry is becoming more of a hot topic, to policy, as Congress introduces a measure that could allow our government to "investigate or address the disproportionate impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic in environmental justice communities."

Environmental Health Network: “We Have Systemic Issues, We Have Cyclical Issues”
Environmental Health Network: Derrick Z. Jackson: Environmental Racism in Action
Yale Environment 360: The Deep Links Between Racism and Climate Change
The New Yorker: Making a Planet Worth Saving
The Medium: Externalities Are Our Existential Threat
GreenBiz: Interest in Green Chemistry Is Bubbling Up, But Progress Slow to Come
Forbes: Investors Step Up Pressure on Companies That Don’t Disclose Environmental Risks
Grist: A Bill in Congress Could Get to the Bottom of How Coronavirus Links Air Pollution and Racism

For too long, industries have ignored the just fight for sustainability and inclusivity within their own spaces. The world is changing and the market must keep up with the so-called "fringe" idea of embedding the supply chain with socially and environmentally equitable values. Now, London Fashion Week, a clear front-runner earlier this Winter within the sustainability space, is capturing the newly emerging zeitgeist and making it a launchpad for the future. Google and the World Wildlife Fund are tracking the source of raw materials to help brands make better decisions in picking suppliers, especially as fashion drifts away from the concept of a fast-fashion business model. Yet, plastic's fast production is still creating a bigger plastic crisis, especially as the market pushes the narrative that plastic products are a better way to fight viral spread. Will our innovators take a moment to combat the viral spread of plastic infecting our environment?

GAIA: Chemical Recycling: Status, Sustainability, and Environmental Impacts
The Guardian: “Woke” Fashion Brands Face Backlash for Not Practicing What They Preach
The New York Times: London Fashion Week Gets New Look for A Changed World
Vogue Business: Google is tracking sustainable raw materials. Will fashion buy in?
Vogue Business: Fashion’s post-growth future
Dezeen: The Circular Economy “Will Never Work with the Materials We Have”
ZME Science: Coronavirus is Creating a New Plastic Crisis as Masks and Gloves End Up in the Ocean
Washington Post: From National Parks to the Deep Sea, Plastic Pollution is Showing Up Wherever Scientists Look

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