Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, a collaboration between industry and government on reducing food and packaging waste through the Courtauld 2025 Agreement had prevented 2.7 The new policy, unveiled in late July as part of the EU's pandemic recovery package, will see a levy of €800/tonne per kilogram of plastic waste introduced on all new products.

Waste 85

Waste Waste Policy Building Energy Monitoring 85

Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The John Lewis Partnership has committed to ensuring the soy, palm oil, cocoa, beef, leather, timber, and man-made cellulosic materials in its own-brand products do not cause deforestation, as part of a new package of measures announced this morning designed to help nature and reduce carbon emissions.

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Ethics Fossil fuels Fashion Biodiversity 54

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. Now, in its eventual internal-combustion phaseout, GM can’t seem to make EVs fast enough, and 30 new models are lined up for the market for 2025. and globally by 2040. million acres the 4.4

Sustainability 524

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 28, 2023

The move towards easier-to-recycle packaging formats seems well underway, but the issue of funding for waste and recycling is still up in the air, without the investment the EPR policy was intended to provide. The Recycling Association’s chief executive Paul Sanderson said it was “unbelievable”. The good news?

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, a collaboration between industry and government on reducing food and packaging waste through the Courtauld 2025 Agreement had prevented 2.7 The new policy, unveiled in late July as part of the EU's pandemic recovery package, will see a levy of €800/tonne per kilogram of plastic waste introduced on all new products.

Waste 54

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 54

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

It is no wonder that this file is the first one in the entire Fit for 55 package where Member States and the European Parliament have come to a final deal.”. And according to the European Commission, the legislative tools are set to deliver on the targets agreed in the European Climate Law. The agreement.

Europe 59

Europe Electric vehicle Transportation Law 59

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

There’s been a 38-fold increase in sustainability-related laws and regulations since 1972. Sustainability-led initiatives help mitigate the risk of non-compliance as these laws and regulations continue to develop. Examples could be switching to LED lights, notifying employees to turn off equipment, and installing more recycling bins.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

Some of the world's largest corporations promised to quickly slash their use of virgin plastic packaging. Yet the recycled material available to make bottles, bags and boxes has become harder to find and more expensive. Post-consumer recycled plastics look about as budget-friendly as diamonds next to cubic zirconia.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 99

Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Additionally, Anglo American, a key copper producer, plans to reduce its output in 2024 and 2025 to decrease costs. ♻️ Greyparrot , a London, UK-based waste and recycling intelligence platform, raised $13m in funding from Bollegraaf.  The law that would mandate more supply chain monitoring and emissions tracking. 

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 52

GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Plastics Pact by EMF, The Recycling Partnership and WWF. Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar.

Plastics 346

Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 346

GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable, recycled or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. Clancy: Can you share your vision for sustainable packaging?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The EAC also reiterates calls for an overhaul and extension for the troubled Green Homes Grant programme , following weeks of negative headlines arising from administrative problems with the scheme and confirmation from the government last week that it is withdrawing over £1bn from the initial budget of the stimulus package.

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Policy Carbon-negative Government Climate change 81

GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. Clancy: Can you share your vision for sustainable packaging? OK, there's tax incentives.

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Sustainability Packaging Retail Government 256

Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

Greenpeace has warned that more than half the plastic waste the government counts as recycled is being dumped overseas, as it published the results of a major investigation into how plastic from British supermarkets is being discarded or burned illegally across parts of southwestern Turkey.

Plastics 53

Plastics Government Waste Waste 53

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. Now, in its eventual internal-combustion phaseout, GM can’t seem to make EVs fast enough, and 30 new models are lined up for the market for 2025. and globally by 2040. and globally by 2040.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2021

A new report released this morning by Greenpeace and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals the UK's 10 leading supermarkets collectively produced almost 897,000 tonnes of plastic packaging in 2019, a figure that marks a 1.6 per cent reduction compared to levels recorded a year ago but a 1.2

Plastics 90

Plastics Packaging Pollution Waste 90

Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Her remark came moments before the launch of the US Plastics Pact by EMF, The Recycling Partnership and WWF. Chief legal officers. Chief marketing officers.

Plastics 87

Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 87

Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2022

Last year, real estate giant CBRE predicted that some 300 million square feet of extra logistics space will be required across Europe by 2025 to keep up with the rapid growth of e-commerce. CBRE's analysts expect just under one in three retail sales in the UK to be made online by 2025, up from 24 per cent today.

Europe 36

Europe Real Estate Logistics Demand 36

AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable, recycled or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. Clancy: Can you share your vision for sustainable packaging?

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Packaging Government Recycling 28

AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. Clancy: Can you share your vision for sustainable packaging? What does business bring?

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Packaging Energy Energy 28

Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The company's latest update also confirmed its coal production is expected to be flat between 2022 and 2025. Last year, as part of its landmark Climate Law the French government proposed to abolish flights between cities that are less than two and half hours apart by train. Terracycle traps Thai plastic waste.

Waste 36

Waste Waste Hydrogen Government 36

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Badalian received an environmental law degree from Lewis & Clark Law School, which helped shape his policy work, he says. Most recently, Barudin led a tribal task force with the nonprofit group Vote Solar to support New Mexico's new law enabling tribes and pueblos to access community solar programs. LinkedIn | Twitter.

Building Energy Monitoring 530

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 530

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. Absent any future changes in law, the PTC will be reduced to zero starting in 2022. These clean energy provisions are included in a $1.4 Action by the U.S.

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Packaging Nuclear Power Energy Energy 130

AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Badalian received an environmental law degree from Lewis & Clark Law School, which helped shape his policy work, he says. Most recently, Barudin led a tribal task force with the nonprofit group Vote Solar to support New Mexico’s new law enabling tribes and pueblos to access community solar programs.

Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 36

Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

California and the EU have already put forth more stringent climate disclosure laws, requiring companies operating in either geography to comply and report on Scope 3 emissions. Could NYC’s infamous prison island see a sunny future?

Business Energy Monitoring 61

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025. Amid that soul searching, one of the largest law partnerships in the world, Baker McKenzie, named its first chief sustainability officer, Alyssa Auberger. "For

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

extended producer responsibility); set post-consumer recycled content minimums for plastic packaging that gradually would increase to 80 percent in 2040; and ban a number of single-use items including plastic bags, polystyrene foodservice containers and disposable utensils and straws. Alan Lowenthal (D-California). Although the U.S.

Plastics 471

Plastics Pollution Recycling Recycling 471

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 14, 2020

extended producer responsibility); set post-consumer recycled content minimums for plastic packaging that gradually would increase to 80 percent in 2040; and ban a number of single-use items including plastic bags, polystyrene foodservice containers and disposable utensils and straws. Alan Lowenthal (D-California). Although the U.S.

Plastics 28

Plastics Recycling Recycling Pollution 28

Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

Barring any late Congressional dramas, President Joe Biden could sign the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law before the week is out, triggering a multi-billion dollar green investment bonanza that promises to drastically accelerate US emissions reduction efforts.

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Fossil fuels Methane Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral 36