Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Carbon offset. Does the carbon offset provider use sound science and accounting practices to back up the claims it makes about its carbon offsets? The FTC said in December that it expects comments on 'carbon offsets' in particular for the next Green Guides. Degradable / Biodegradable. Recyclable.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

We’ve spilled plenty of ink in this newsletter on carbon capture, but less on what happens after —particularly carbon-to-value. Rubi endeavors to repurpose CO2 emitted from manufacturing and convert the waste stream back into commodity inputs, all while avoiding the green premium. What to watch Grab a partner.

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Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

. · Companies that supported the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework will have more informed and more efficient allocation of capital and help facilitate the transition to a lower-carbon economy. · Major global companies face $284 billion carbon pricing costs in 2025, representing 13% of earnings.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Many popular fruits and vegetables that stay in stock year-long like blueberries and kiwi are often shipped from other countries and contribute to tons of carbon emissions. This not only alleviates the world’s food waste problem and the associated landfill emissions, but it also lowers your waste collection costs.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Many popular fruits and vegetables that stay in stock year-long like blueberries and kiwi are often shipped from other countries and contribute to tons of carbon emissions. This not only alleviates the world’s food waste problem and the associated landfill emissions, but it also lowers your waste collection costs.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 4, 2022

Operating across the San Francisco Bay and Minneapolis metropolitan areas, Mulberrys Garment Care is a luxury dry cleaner that prides itself on its carbon neutral and eco-friendly practices. Mulberrys aims to change this by showing that dry cleaning can in fact be a low waste and environmentally sound process.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2021

If you’re a committed green business looking for eco-friendly ways to package your product, then you’ll be delighted to know the market is growing with boxing and shipping options that are reusable, recyclable, biodegradable, and made from recycled material. Eco-friendly Boxes Today: The Truth About Cardboard.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 4, 2022

Operating across the San Francisco Bay and Minneapolis metropolitan areas, Mulberrys Garment Care is a luxury dry cleaner that prides itself on its carbon neutral and eco-friendly practices. Mulberrys aims to change this by showing that dry cleaning can in fact be a low waste and environmentally sound process.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It produces over two million tons of low carbon cement annually and is responsible for around 10-15% of the cement supply in the markets in which it operates. Figure 2: Group carbon footprint by ton of product Steel industry decarbonization The steel sector’s direct and indirect emissions represent 7% of CO2 emissions globally.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

They develop strategies to reduce a company’s overall ecological footprint and minimize their carbon emissions. They typically define programs, products, processes and policies that reduce energy consumption, conserve water, minimize waste, encourage reuse of materials and reduce pollution output. Entrepreneurship.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 19, 2020

As such, this online retailer offers home and personal care items for a zero-waste lifestyle. For example, the store offers a luxurious-smelling lavender shampoo bar that looks like soap but performs like shampoo sans the typical wasteful plastic bottle. Cocoanutty makes zero-waste living more attainable. Live Sustainably.”

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Often when products claim to be made from recycled materials , companies are only talking about the bulk of the item. Most of the backpack, such as the outer shell, side panels and webbing, is made from recycled PET bottles, but the rest comes from recycled textiles like nylon, fleece and felt. View original here:Â .

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Each planner is artistically designed with soy-based inks that avoid harsh chemicals and can be safely biodegraded without harm to the soil. In fact, every component in the planners can be recycled. Paperboard covers and plastic-free tabs allow the entire planner to be separated and disposed of with minimal waste.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

They develop strategies to reduce a company’s overall ecological footprint and minimize their carbon emissions. They typically define programs, products, processes and policies that reduce energy consumption, conserve water, minimize waste, encourage reuse of materials and reduce pollution output. Entrepreneurship.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Like many organizations, School Specialty initially focused on low-hanging fruit such as recycling of paper, cardboard, electronics, ink toner, batteries, lightbulbs, and plastic throughout their office spaces and packaging departments. Duro Cleaners also decided to take a stand against plastic waste. That’s a big win in our book.”.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The hope is that by offering reusable cups with a small deposit reuse rates will increase and cups will be routinely returned, leading to lower levels of waste. The lids, which are made by Stora Enso, are plastic-free, recyclable, and biodegradable, and are expected to reduce approximately 120 tonnes of plastic waste annually. "A

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Even better, the compressible insulation is made up of 100% recycled PET plastic. The cloths are biodegradable , compact, lightweight and handmade in the U.S.A. The wraps are compact, come in a variety of sizes and reduce waste. The GOTS-certified material is produced via carbon-neutral, solar-powered manufacturing too.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

Guy Fennell, cofounder of environmentally friendly baby wipe company Pura, talks to BusinessGreen about his plans to disrupt the wasteful baby care industry with kerbside nappy recycling and plastic-free baby wipes. With 90 per cent of wet wipes in the UK made from plastic, the products boast carbon intensive production processes.

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Plastics Sustainability Biodegradable Recycling 80

Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

A sweeping strategy to boost reuse, repair, and recycling across a multitude of consumer products has been unveiled by the European Commission this week, with stricter rules planned for food, plastics, textiles, construction, and electronics in a bid to cut down on waste and pollution.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. The campus community diverted nearly 70 percent of all waste this past school year (up from 56 percent the previous year), thanks to student-driven recycling audits.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Stasher platinum silicone food grade reusable storage bags are a sound alternative to wasteful single-use bags. Or choose the pretty jewelry bag lined with handmade artisanal fabric from Chiapas in soft, neutral tan and green or a bolder red palette. Puzzle pieces come in biodegradable plastic bags.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. Transform Program Leader, Fight Food Waste Co-op Research Center; Brisbane, Australia. Heather Clancy.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

It will specifically explore systemic solutions to the climate crisis focusing on clean energy, electrified, transportation, the circular economy, carbon removal and sustainable food systems. Protein is being sourced from an increasingly long list of plants, synthesized from carbon dioxide sucked from the air, and extracted from insects.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. It’s seeking to capture no less than a gigaton of CO2 per year by 2035.

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