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Tackling Scope 3 emissions: the key to keeping 1.5°C alive

Envirotec Magazine

Randeep Somel is VP, Global Head of Communications and Sustainability with technology firm Iron Mountain. This November, world leaders, climate activists, and business executives have been gathering in Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27, the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference. Enabling solutions: Shrinking your digital carbon footprint.

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AstraZeneca promises to get to net zero 10 years ahead of schedule

Business Green

$1bn 'Ambition Zero Carbon' aims for zero carbon emissions across global operations by 2025, and ensure entire value chain is carbon negative by 2030. It will also switch to a 100 per cent electric vehicle fleet by the same date - five years ahead of the schedule it set just last year.

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AstraZeneca advances plan for climate-friendly inhalers

Business Green

per cent less Global Warming Potential than current models. per cent less Global Warming Potential (GWP) than propellants currently used in respiratory medicines. Our goal is to reduce respiratory healthcare carbon emissions without restricting patient choice or risking improvement in health outcomes.". "Our

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UN: Slashing methane emissions 'one of the best ways' to curb global temperature rise

Business Green

Methane emissions reduction could significantly reduce rates of global warming at a relatively low cost, major research warns. The report also points out that methane emissions reduction efforts need not be hugely expensive, noting that the majority of solutions available today can be delivered at a low or negative cost for operators.

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Why Is Sustainability Important In Business?

Green Business Bureau

The case for business sustainability. 90% of executives believe sustainability is important in business. Today, it’s incontestable that instituting a sustainability strategy is good business. That is, more and more studies indicate business sustainability delivers greater prosperity, and designs organizations to last.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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Why We Need Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Green Market Oracle

Carbon capture and sequestration have often been considered technologies of last resort. As emissions keep rising and global carbon budgets decline, it is becoming increasingly apparent that if we are to stave off the worst of climate change we must deploy and scale these desperate remedies as quickly as possible.

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