GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers. Mon, 12/28/2020 - 01:30. From an unprecedented pandemic to a global economic downturn to the intensifying impacts of climate change, we can’t say we’ll miss 2020. READ THE FULL STORY: 8 electric truck and van companies to watch in 2020. . Holly Secon.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19. At the time of our conversation in early February, one of the most pressing items on Ellis’ priority list was releasing WBA’s 2020 CSR report and tooting the company’s horn. . How would you describe that partnership as fitting into WBA's goals around packaging?

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Here's how Tetra Pak plans to improve circularity of its packaging. If you’ve ever drank juice from a carton package, it may have been supplied by Tetra Pak, a multinational food processing and packaging company. Our packages offer a lower carbon footprint when compared to other alternatives.”. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. Tue, 05/05/2020 - 11:33. Procter & Gamble's Tide laundry detergent brand first introduced in January 2019 its "Eco-Box," which has been compared to a wine box because of its design made from paperboard with a tap for dispensing, in an effort to reduce the plastic in its packaging.

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GreenBiz

JULY 29, 2020

BMW, Ford, other automakers rev up carbon commitments. Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:00. The world's biggest automakers are ramping up their carbon commitments even as they struggle to build back in the wake of the pandemic. . Are the automakers doing enough when it comes to carbon emissions? Katie Fehrenbacher. What do you think?

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 02:00. 7 tips for companies developing reusable packaging. Today's carbon-negative fuel. The State of Green Business 2020. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:08). State of the Profession.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 01:00. Infinity Goods has partnerships with local Colorado producers, which have agreed to reuse their packaging through the platform, fostering a local, waste-free circular economy. Holly Secon.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2022

UK sustainable packaging firm also among second tranche of winners of Prince of Wales' high profile Earthshot Prize. An Oman-based carbon mineralisation company working to trap carbon dioxide at scale in rocks is among the five winners to be awarded £1m from this year's Earthshot Prize.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

If you’ve ever drank juice from a carton package, it may have been supplied by Tetra Pak, a multinational food processing and packaging company. One of its ambitions is to deliver “packages made entirely from renewable and/or recycled materials that are fully recyclable,” according to the company site. Wed, 09/23/2020 - 14:07.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Here's an outline of the most important trends of 2020, starting with the emergence of a green hope from the disaster of the coronavirus pandemic. It included the Just Transition Mechanism, a fund designed to drive change for economies and communities more reliant on carbon-intensive sectors. The €1.8 trillion ($2.2

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 3, 2020

Despite a 29 percent drop in the average global capex per megawatt — a measure of the investment per megawatt generated — we forecast more than $200 billion in capex will be deployed in offshore wind between 2020 and 2025, in a new report. What to look out for in the 2020s. Here are three factors to consider.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2020

By nearly all measures, 2020 was a trying year. Here are the top solar stories of 2020. After more than a year of lobbying, solar companies and renewables trade groups in late 2020 secured an extension of the industry’s treasured tax credits. The 2020 election. An ITC extension. An ITC extension.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

How changes in the produce packaging industry are impacting sustainability efforts. Moderator: Jim Giles, Food & Carbon Analyst, GreenBiz. Wed, 10/07/2020 - 17:24. Food and Carbon Analyst. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 10:00. - Tue, 11/10/2020 - 11:00. How COVID-19 is impacting the food safety and security model.

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Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

Global Energy Review notes that renewables will be the only energy source to expand in 2020 despite a dramatic nosedive in energy demand worldwide caused by Covid-19's shutdown of economic and public life. million barrels a day in 2020, "erasing almost a decade of growth". per cent, the report said. of warming. "All

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Climate considerations: Aligning packaging and carbon commitments How can circular packaging solutions align with and advance carbon reduction goals, and how should companies balance these commitments? Meanwhile, carbon and GHG reduction commitments continue to make headlines across the corporate world.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Coca-Cola Company has today unveiled a new reusable packaging target, announcing that it is aiming for at last a quarter of all beverages sold across its portfolio of brands to be sold in refillable and returnable bottles or refillable containers by 2030.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2019

California has just 25 years to achieve its economywide carbon-neutrality target. Buildings account for about a quarter of California’s greenhouse gas emissions, so concerted efforts will be needed to squeeze carbon out of the sector, especially existing buildings. ” Goodbye to the three-prong test.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

trillion federal spending and tax extension package negotiated by congressional leaders over the weekend alongside a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. R&D for clean energy, energy storage, carbon capture and nuclear power. Carbon capture, utilization and storage will be targeted with $6.2

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Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

In a resolution that secured strong backing from MEPs on Friday with 505 votes in favour and 119 against, the European Parliament demanded the EU revise its post-2020 budget in the wake of Covid-19, and said economic recovery plans must have a strong social and environmental focus.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 21, 2020

Apple committed on Tuesday to becoming carbon-neutral by 2030, pushing its ambitions far beyond its own corporate walls — already 100 percent powered by renewables — to include its vast supply chain and the lifecycle of all its products. Apple will increasingly rely on carbon-removal programs. technology giants.

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Charged

AUGUST 6, 2021

The British firm Zero Emission Vehicles Ltd (ZEV) supplies charging cables to automakers—in 2020 the company provided over 35,000 individual lead sets to OEMs, to be included with their production EVs and PHEVs. Now ZEV has released a new range of British-made EV charging cables. Source: ZEV.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The UK and India have today agreed new plans to accelerate investment in low carbon infrastructure on the subcontinent, announcing the launch of a new Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) India and unveiling plans to mobilise $1.2bn of green public and private sector investment in the coming years.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Prediction: To date, only a handful of companies (and countries) have meaningfully harmonized circular strategies and climate commitments, presumably given the newness of these programs and the complexity of calculating impacts of new models on carbon emissions. Will companies scale reuse models, or focus on smaller-scale pilots? .

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

Fashion e-commerce giant ASOS has today announced that it delivered a 21 per cent cut in carbon emissions per order over the 2020 financial year, following the succesful completion of its Carbon 2020 strategy which aimed to reduce operational emissions per order every year through to the end of the decade.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Sustainable travel is achieved through leaving as little of a carbon footprint behind while exploring foreign countries or local areas. Going to your local deli or coffee shop can include sustainable practices such as taking your own mug with you or insisting on eco straws and packaging. What is Sustainable Travel?

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

In cities such as Beijing, Los Angeles, London and New Delhi, air quality is now cleaner than at any time in living memory, and International Energy Agency research indicates global emissions could drop by 8 percent in 2020. Against this backdrop, it is clear that we are at a crossroads.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Wed, 12/23/2020 - 01:15. But the company also owns a lot of other brands that offer other consumer packaged goods such as deodorant (Speed Stick), body soap (Irish Spring) and other household cleaning products (Fabuloso). And what are those items packaged in? 3 takeaways from Colgate-Palmolive's 2025 strategy. Deonna Anderson.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Summary - China considers going carbon neutral. China is willing to contribute more and we are now considering and studying a mid-century long-term vision for climate change, including such issues as the peaking of carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality,” foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Tuesday.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

Wed, 08/12/2020 - 00:15. Companies and cities are increasingly adopting lower-carbon fleets — including trucks and buses that run off electricity, renewable diesel and renewable natural gas — according to a new report from the research team at Gladstein, Neandross and Associates (GNA). . Sustainable fleets are at an inflection point.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

Looking back, however, 2020 proved to be a decisive year for clean energy in India. But while the renewable energy industry endured a turbulent 2020, coal remains the dominant player in India’s electricity mix. During the 2019/2020 fiscal year, the average coal-fired power plant ran just 55.5 Businesses closed.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year to come. Here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year to come. It's (still) all about plastic.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When Congress passed an omnibus spending bill in December, it included a bit of bipartisan climate legislation that had been languishing on the Hill since its introduction in 2020. The bill’s backers hope the law will make it easier for farmers and landowners to get paid for storing carbon in their fields and forests.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

When she realized microbes could create carbon-negative materials for applications across vegan leather, insulation, packaging, and more, González co-founded SpadXTech with mechanical engineer Connor Crawford in 2020. The pair got married this summer. “My

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The first Drinks Industry Sustainability Index – Trends Report 2020 analyses the extent to which the drinks industry is adopting sustainable strategies and practices for packaging, waste, water, emissions, energy, social impact and raw materials. Openly engaging with consumer concerns about plastic and packaging.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

Tue, 06/16/2020 - 00:30. The consumer goods giant unveiled its new Climate and Nature Fund on Monday as it set out a raft of fresh sustainability goals, which include plans to end deforestation in its supply chain and communicate the carbon footprint of every product it sells. Carbon Removal. Cecilia Keating. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 26, 2020

Fri, 06/26/2020 - 01:00. One of the most significant projects in sustainable food in 2020 was unveiled last week. Clearly communicating emissions on every product could leverage those concerns in a scalable way, boosting sales of low-carbon products and punishing emissions-heavy options. But there’s evidence for optimism.

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Business Green

APRIL 9, 2020

But tentative analysis from Carbon Brief points out likely reduction in CO2 this year would still be far off goals of the Paris Agreement. per cent annual reduction in the USA's energy-related carbon emissions during 2020. — Carbon Brief (@CarbonBrief) April 9, 2020.

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