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?? Last chance to apply! Submissions for the #GreenBiz25 Emerging Leaders program will only be accepted through November 12 11:59pm PST ?? ?? Apply now for the opportunity to receive a complimentary all-access pass to participate in the conference - which comes with special recognition and exclusive networking opportunities at the event: https://buff.ly/3T5ShBX Selected applicants also gain access to: ?? Ongoing professional development ?? Networking ?? Mentorship ?? Support

More than 700 million customers bought from Ikea cafes or food markets last year. Ikea’s goal is to switch 50 percent of the “main meals” it offers to plant-based by 2025; so far, it’s at about 38 percent. https://buff.ly/3ACfGFa

“What’s really important is that money is being used for the community to implement activities that they have defined to protect their forest,” said Rachel Kent, executive director at Forest Conservation Fund, implementing two of CGF’s landscape initiatives in Indonesia. https://buff.ly/3Yq5wR4

Even in Trump-voting states, Democrats took the lead in some key positions. For example, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D), who made a mark suing polluters, is bound for the governor’s mansion there. https://buff.ly/4fydxsM

In a year of highly destructive hurricanes, floods and fires, the Nov. 5 elections unleashed a political tsunami whose aftershocks in the United States and globally will be felt for years to come. Several antecedents can provide a useful perspective in assessing the likely policy agenda of a second Trump administration. https://buff.ly/4hDyPHf ??: Terry F. Yosie

? The?Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards application deadline is fast approaching: Friday, November 15th. The network of winners is 125+ strong of the most powerful women leaders in sustainability. Please apply before the deadline. The recognition event will be held during?#GreenBiz25?week and we can't wait to see you there!

In Wednesday’s Trellis Briefing, we asked readers: “How will you respond to the results of the 2024 election?” In just two days, 406 responded.? ?? Richard Martin

According to GlobeScan research, citizens in the Global North increasingly believe that their governments do not act in their interest. This trend is a critical symptom of democracy under siege and is at odds with U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 16. https://buff.ly/4hSLp5M ??: Tove Malmqvist, GlobeScan

“There were some discussions internally that we probably should have started this from the realm of ‘beef sustainability’ instead of ‘sustainable beef...Beef sustainability’ is a long-term ethos and journey. That was a semantic shift that was deliberate in our earlier years.” https://buff.ly/4fdi7gi ?? Jenny McColloch, (former) chief sustainability officer, McDonald's

ICYMI: California voters passed Proposition 4, which will create a $10 billion bond to conserve water, fight wildfires, enhance climate resilience and conserve nature. It’s the largest of a dozen conservation-related state and local ballot measures totaling $18 billion, according to The Nature Conservancy. https://buff.ly/4fydxsM