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Sport Industry Sustainability: 5 Simple Steps to Kick-Start Your Sustainability Program

Green Business Bureau

To give you some perspective on the importance of sustainability in the sports industry we consider the carbon footprint of the 2010 South Africa World Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and the 2016 Rio Olympics together. This will reduce demand for new facilities. million tonnes of CO 2e.

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Are Amazon and Apple 'dodging responsibility' for the escalating e-waste crisis?

Business Green

Most electronic devices are recyclable and contain valuable and reusable materials. Amazon's own devices are designed to last so that customers don't have to upgrade every year, and we provide a range options such as Trade-In, Pre-Owned Devices, and recycling," a spokesperson for the company said.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors; Detroit. LinkedIn | Company profile. million acres the 4.4

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How to Be A Sustainable Fashion Brand: Trends and Ideas for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

Demand for Sustainable Fashion. Fast, toxic fashion is the term for the high-turnaround, low-cost, trendy clothing and accessories created to maximize profit and meet demand. This has been the common practice for years without consumers blinking an eye; however, trends are shifting and consumers are demanding more ethical goods.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well.

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Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics

GreenBiz

By the late 1920s, for example, the demand for home movie film and the growing need for X-ray film led Eastman Chemical to produce acetic anhydride, the base material for photographic emulsions. Under his leadership, the company has accelerated its transformation from chemicals to specialty materials.

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Inside Eastman's moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics

Business Green

By the late 1920s, for example, the demand for home movie film and the growing need for X-ray film led Eastman Chemical to produce acetic anhydride, the base material for photographic emulsions. Under his leadership, the company has accelerated its transformation from chemicals to specialty materials.