Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Globalized hyper-consumerism, monopoly reign, climate change… As if we really needed another reason to support local businesses and communities, the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic hit hard and shook the economy, especially small businesses and local communities. Changing Consumer Demands. Thankfully it’s not all doom and gloom.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 158

GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2021

The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. Heather Clancy. Mon, 07/12/2021 - 02:00. gigatons of the stuff cluttering landfills, waterways and oceans, or being incinerated by 2040.

Waste 545

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 545

Green Business Bureau

JULY 13, 2020

Instead, companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google can run your applications with more sustainable and efficient large scale data centers. Old equipment that is in reasonably good shape can be resold to businesses directly. Consider buying and selling your computers and equipment on eBay. Replace the battery.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability Technology Recycling Recycling 147

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

These include making changes to the technology that firms buy and use to run their operations, as well as auditing the data they have stored on-premise. From buying energy-efficient equipment to sourcing cloud providers, these small steps on a wide scale from all businesses will be a key enabler in the reduction of carbon emissions.?.

Climate change 80

Climate change Sustainability Carbon Recycling 80

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Consequently, furniture retailers are coming under immense scrutiny from governments and consumers alike to be environmentally responsible as people look for less impactful ways to buy goods. By making more conscious efforts to make purchases through secondary channels, there is less reason to make returns caused by buyer's remorse.

Retail 69

Retail Upcycling Ethics Fashion 69

Bidgely

OCTOBER 20, 2019

There’s good reason why customer engagement (CX) is at the top of most businesses’ priority lists. And for e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon, customer engagement is focused on turning first-timers into repeat customers. every time someone needs a gift, they think Amazon). It’s Amazon and Groupon rolled into one.

Business Energy Monitoring 60

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Retail 60

Bidgely

OCTOBER 20, 2019

There’s good reason why customer engagement (CX) is at the top of most businesses’ priority lists. And for e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon, customer engagement is focused on turning first-timers into repeat customers. every time someone needs a gift, they think Amazon). It’s Amazon and Groupon rolled into one.

Business Energy Monitoring 60

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Retail 60

Low Impact

JULY 25, 2021

My wife was doing it at evening classes, and I decided to buy her a wheel for her 30th birthday. That was new, and about £1000 when I bought it, but you can buy them second-hand. It’s something I love. I couldn’t imagine getting old as a chef. I just love to make pots. How did you learn how to do it? I had a go and I got hooked.

Organic 106

Organic Electricity Transportation Government 106

Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The year started with Amazon and Salesforce cutting 18,000 and 8,000 people , respectively, and sector momentum grew into the spring. Companies rise and fall for diverse reasons. And companies would be freed from the idea that making sustainability a core strategy will absolutely make or break the business. Of course not.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Packaging Fashion Demand 78

AGreenLiving

MAY 8, 2020

There are a host of reasons: We buy too much, forget stuff at the back of the fridge or trash perfectly edible food because it looks less than perfect. We tend to make smaller but more frequent orders when buying online. One reason is that we tend to make smaller but more frequent orders when buying online.

Waste 36

Waste Waste Retail Plastics 36

Bidgely

MARCH 1, 2019

The adoption of AI in the energy space not only increases energy savings, drives targeted demand response programs and achieves more efficient grid optimization; but also enables the personalized experience that consumers have come to expect, thanks to the application of AI to everyday interactions by the likes of Netflix, Google and Amazon.

Home Energy Monitoring 60

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 60

Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 12, 2018

These titans—Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft—look unstoppable. Amazon captures half of all dollars spent online in America. Few want to live without Google’s search engine, Amazon’s one-day delivery or Facebook’s newsfeed. They are the five most valuable listed firms in the world.

Startups 79

Startups Technology Government Education 79

Andrew Winston

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Business leaders are feeling pressure to rethink the role of business in society for a number of reasons. (I doubt many of my readers missed this news item, but late in August, the Business Roundtable — CEOs from the country’s biggest companies — put forward new principles of business. Below was my take on it in HBR.

Fossil fuels 60

Fossil fuels Climate change Policy Carbon 60

Andrew Winston

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Business leaders are feeling pressure to rethink the role of business in society for a number of reasons. (I doubt many of my readers missed this news item, but late in August, the Business Roundtable -- CEOs from the country's biggest companies -- put forward new principles of business. Below was my take on it in HBR.

Fossil fuels 60

Fossil fuels Climate change Policy Carbon 60

Low Impact

OCTOBER 10, 2021

So they cancel each other out – and everyone gets higher-quality, sustainable goods; and your job becomes more interesting – you’re not on the slippery slope to the Amazon warehouse or Uber cab. If you’re Amazon or Starbucks or Microsoft, you don’t. Yes – it’s no longer a race to the bottom.

Sustainability 75

Sustainability Electricity Carbon Energy 75

Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 12, 2018

These titans—Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft—look unstoppable. Amazon captures half of all dollars spent online in America. Few want to live without Google’s search engine, Amazon’s one-day delivery or Facebook’s newsfeed. This article is taken from two sources: the Economist and Forbes.

Startups 60

Startups Technology Government Education 60

Low Impact

JULY 18, 2021

I saw in the Guardian the other day, a columnist was getting off Amazon Prime. Amazon is an example – bad behaviour towards workers and sustainability, doesn’t pay its taxes – and yet good people say ‘what alternative is there?’ Our relationship with the normal money economy is actually reasonably good.

Energy 82

Energy Energy Ethics Transportation 82

Low Impact

JUNE 20, 2021

Failing that – something in an Amazon warehouse, an Über car or a telesales booth. I don’t think this is true at all. There’s a virtual epidemic of mental health problems at the moment. I’m not saying that it would be for everyone – some people are definitely more suited to the banking sector or the fashion world.

Fashion 96

Fashion Health Transportation Agriculture 96

Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

E-commerce has surged during the pandemic – now fresh research seeks to weigh-up the environmental credentials of buying online. It is important to note at this point that the new report was commissioned by Amazon, which, to put it mildly, has a dog in this fight. times higher in person compared to online. "A

Retail 47

Retail Logistics Fashion Carbon-neutral 47

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

It’s reasonable to argue that an industry still questioning whether climate change exists – and making false claims about what addresses climate change – does not deserve a seat at the table,” says U.S. The company last week admitted to buying almost 9,000 cattle from “one of the biggest deforesters in Brazil”.

COP 95

COP Agriculture Fossil fuels Climate change 95

Charged

MAY 13, 2020

These are very expensive to buy, so when a plant is shuttered, usually the OEM takes out the components to put in another place. Steve Burns was Workhorse’s CEO until late 2019, when he left the company to start the new Lordstown Motors. As you can imagine, he’s a busy man these days. What really sets us apart is this hub motor configuration.

Electricity 77

Electricity Batteries Automotive Scooters 77

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

These production estimates come from IEs that are hired by either the sell-side or buy-side developer who have a profit incentive to see a certain number from these IEs. JS: The buy-side is into this trend, too. A lot of players on the buy-side actually really wanted the volume and were willing to compete for it.

Real Estate 130

Real Estate Soil Education Climate change 130

Elemental Excelerator

AUGUST 8, 2022

For these reasons, avoided and reduced emissions should not be considered as a permissible way to offset Scope 1 and 2 emissions. . $44 As corporate pledges to achieve net zero pile up, carbon offsets — paying someone else to reduce GHG emissions to compensate for your own — are attracting both increased interest and scrutiny.

Carbon 64

Carbon Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Organic 64

Low Impact

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I will re-use the gas burner I have and buy a load of high temperature firebricks. I’ve recently switched to buying the 47kg bottles from Flogas as it works out a lot cheaper. What type of thermocouple should you buy? I decided to buy a cheap thermocouple and pyrometer set from eBay.

Cooling 77

Cooling Electricity Construction Natural gas 77

Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Rising corporate support of carbontech and carbon removal technologies writ large is one of the biggest reasons driving my optimism that the market is about to take a turn. That's right: Microsoft is buying jet fuel. And it is also letting merchants add options for offsetting that buyers can select during transactions.

Carbon-negative 73

Carbon-negative Carbon Aviation Transportation 73

AGreenLiving

MARCH 4, 2021

BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, last month pledged to stop financing companies that produce or buy beef or soybeans cultivated on land in the Amazon cleared or converted after 2008. Last summer, the investment arm of northern Europe’s largest financial services group dropped Brazilian meat giant JBS from its portfolio.

Biodiversity 36

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 36

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Amazon continued its aggressive EV buying plans , as did both Walmart and IKEA. One reason for all this: Batteries continue their journey down the price-experience curve, where increased demand lowers prices, further pumping up demand. On the supply side, General Motors and Volkswagen planned major EV rollouts.

Carbon-negative 545

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Fashion Upcycling 545

Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The reason a lot of folks are skeptical just has to do with how early and unproven the companies are, combined with a rush of new SPAC activity, with varying levels of sophistication. So, does that mean all of the electric vehicle companies going public this year are frauds? No, of course not. there definitely is.

Electric vehicle 40

Electric vehicle Policy Electricity Scooters 40

Business Green

MARCH 26, 2021

Add to that the rise of virtual meetings and sales calls, and suddenly there were far fewer reasons to go to an airport. United Airlines began buying SAF in 2013, and in 2016 became the first airline to use SAF on a continuous basis. People also didn't want to spend hours inside a closed container with scores of their fellow humans.

Aviation 36

Aviation Sustainability Carbon-neutral Carbon 36

GreenBiz

AUGUST 6, 2020

Behind Microsoft's bold plan to build social equity into clean energy buying. But its new goal to link at least 500 megawatts of forthcoming solar energy contracts to environmental justice considerations is bold for many reasons. . The arrangement also will prioritize buying from minority and women-owned businesses.

Energy 433

Energy Energy Carbon-negative Fossil fuels 433

Better Ventures

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Think purposeful brands such as Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, and Whole Foods (pre-Amazon acquisition). This all sounds good and reasonable, but can we back up these claims with some numbers?

Startups 52

Startups Investment Sustainability Biotech 52

The Environmental Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

While buying food and picking up essential supplies is a valid reason to leave your house, you can stay home and still have all your items delivered. Almost anything can be delivered, including full loads of groceries with services like Amazon Fresh or Instacart. Eco-Friendly Products.

Home Energy Monitoring 248

Home Energy Monitoring Waste Waste Energy Monitor 248

GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

Electric delivery and cargo vans: The electrification of last-mile delivery vans is tipping this year as big consumer-facing logistics brands such as UPS, Amazon, FedEx and DHL look to clean up their operations. The company just delivered one of its e-tractors to musician Jack Johnson to be used on a farm on the north shore of Oahu.

Electricity 462

Electricity Scooters Transportation Batteries 462

Unsustainable

MARCH 10, 2020

As I was walking back home, filled with drive, a boy came up to me and asked me to buy one of the roses that he was selling. Yet he smiled at me, telling me that he wanted to buy food with the money I would give. Finally there were people who understood the magnitude of this situation. What does this boy care about climate change?

Climate change 52

Climate change Government Education Investment 52

GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

The EDF+Business report outlines how the world’s biggest e-commerce retailers — such as Amazon, eBay and Walmart — could use their influence to benefit the environment and their bottom lines. . There are numerous reasons for companies to employ this type of approach to transparency.

Retail 483

Retail Real Estate Sustainability Health 483

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Rising corporate support of carbontech and carbon removal technologies writ large is one of the biggest reasons driving my optimism that the market is about to take a turn. That’s right: Microsoft is buying jet fuel. And it is also letting merchants add options for offsetting that buyers can select during transactions.

Carbon-negative 28

Carbon-negative Startups Aviation Carbon 28

AGreenLiving

MARCH 22, 2021

Add to that the rise of virtual meetings and sales calls, and suddenly there were far fewer reasons to go to an airport. United Airlines began buying SAF in 2013, and in 2016 became the first airline to use SAF on a continuous basis. People also didn’t want to spend hours inside a closed container with scores of their fellow humans.

Aviation 28

Aviation Sustainability Carbon-neutral Carbon 28