Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

But it is also a significant moment for us at Dow, as a plastics manufacturer, to reflect on what recycling means for us and our future. At Dow, as a leading materials company, we know we have a responsibility to take this challenge seriously and take urgent action - to become carbon neutral and stop plastic going to waste.

Plastics 64

Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 64

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. It is also now targeting becoming a net carbon neutral business. It also aims to become Net Zero by 2030. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings.

Business Energy Monitoring 130

Business Energy Monitoring Innovation Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Beauty arm of US consumer goods giant estimates that new refillable product line will eliminate need for roughly 300 million virgin plastic shampoo bottles. We have committed to enable and inspire responsible consumption through innovation on our product and packaging," she said.

Plastics 90

Plastics Carbon-neutral Packaging Europe 90

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

. “We have received many letters from children about the environment asking us to remove single-use plastic packaging,” Niels B. ” The Danish toymaker announced Tuesday that it will replace the plastic bags inside boxed LEGO sets with recyclable paper bags. .” and Canada. and Canada.

Plastics 28

Plastics Carbon-neutral Climate change Packaging 28

Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain. Indeed, the European Green Deal programme aimed at transitioning Europe to become the world's first climate neutral continent by 2050 has been a major driving force behind the pandemic recovery and budget agreement.

Packaging 51

Packaging Europe Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral 51

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

British supermarket giant Sainsbury's has stepped up its climate ambitions with a series of science-based commitments that will see it pledge to reduce its indirect Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 and slash its direct Scope 1 and 2 emissions to net zero by 2040.

Carbon-neutral 93

Carbon-neutral Retail Biodiversity Carbon 93

Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

Tesla profits, green Olympics, Canadian plastic, and all the green business news from around the world this week. Achieving this would allow green hydrogen to start to reach fossil parity, representing one of the most significant achievement for zero-emission solutions and a carbon neutral planet.".

Wind power 93

Wind power Plastics Hydrogen Packaging 93

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. The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. and globally by 2040.

Sustainability 523

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 523

Business Green

APRIL 24, 2022

As part of our mission at Google to operate on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) by 2030, we continue to prioritise internal development in sustainable operations and initiatives. One way of doing this is by having access to information about where carbon free energy is available.

Business Energy Monitoring 69

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral 69

Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Emissions from farm to table to landfill Emissions are generated at every stage of the food system, from the production of food on farms to transport and refrigeration to processing and packaging to consumer dietary choices and, ultimately, to food waste. Seventy percent of total food system emissions come from land-use change.

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Waste Waste Packaging Transportation 59

Business Green

JULY 30, 2020

As L'Oréal embarks on the next phase of its sustainability programme, BusinessGreen speaks to UK operations director Nathalie Bleach about plastic, environmental labelling, its growing delivery business and the firm's 2050 net zero mission. L'Oréal is very proud of its first ever sustainability strategy.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Carbon-neutral Plastics Ocean acidification 52

Business Green

JULY 16, 2020

You can reserve your place at the Awards and secure access to accompanying marketing and promotional packages at the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2020 website. Breaking the Plastic Habit - Canary Wharf Group. Delphis Eco - Recycled Plastic Rating. GFG Alliance's Carbon Neutral 2030 (CN30) Initiative.

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Carbon-neutral Sustainability Investment Plastics 100

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Carbon offset. Does the carbon offset provider use sound science and accounting practices to back up the claims it makes about its carbon offsets? The FTC said in December that it expects comments on 'carbon offsets' in particular for the next Green Guides. If not, the FTC says to leave this term off the package.

Recycling 36

Recycling Recycling Ozone Building Energy Monitoring 36

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As a company, Google claims to be carbon neutral since 2007 and has set a goal to be carbon-free by 2030. Green Building Council. Google has made headlines multiple times for its efforts to lean into environmentally-friendly practices.

Retail 28

Retail Carbon-neutral Recycled materials Recycling 28

Business Green

MARCH 26, 2020

Tobacco giant promises to beef up existing environmental targets and make all plastic packaging recyclable. It is against this backdrop that British American Tobacco, yesterday unveiled a revamped sustainability strategy including a headline pledge to deliver 'carbon neutrality' by 2030.

Carbon-neutral 58

Carbon-neutral Carbon Plastics Climate change 58

Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The company said it would host and participate in events and talks at the summit detailing how it reduced its carbon footprint 42 per cent in the past 16 years, despite growing as a business by 46 per cent. "We To achieve our vision, we know that all of society needs to be low carbon, resource efficient and harmonized with nature.

Carbon-neutral 64

Carbon-neutral Government Retail Climate change 64

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

GreenBiz readers got excited about climate change solutions that ranged from the new, from the emerging potential of hydrogen as an energy source to changes in plastics manufacturing, to the ancient, such as planting trees. Some of the biggest contributors to the plastic crisis are the cosmetics and fashion industries. . Courtesy of.

Sustainability 540

Sustainability Plastics Agriculture Carbon-negative 540

Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

It said it would aim to reduce carbon emissions across its operations and value chain by at least 55 per cent by 2025 and at least 65 per cent by 2030, against a 2019 baseline, backed by targets to secure 100 per cent renewable power by 2022, and shift to a 100 per cent battery-car fleet by 2024. by the end of the century.

Carbon-neutral 95

Carbon-neutral Biodiversity Agriculture Carbon 95

EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It produces over two million tons of low carbon cement annually and is responsible for around 10-15% of the cement supply in the markets in which it operates. Figure 2: Group carbon footprint by ton of product Steel industry decarbonization The steel sector’s direct and indirect emissions represent 7% of CO2 emissions globally.

Packaging 44

Packaging Carbon-neutral Plastics Recycling 44

Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We all know that giving waste a second life is more carbon-efficient than incinerating it, but reaching a definition on what makes an item 'recyclable' is one of the most complex challenges policymakers currently face. The proposal states that packaging (all materials) entering the EU market must meet design for recyclability criteria.

Recycling 44

Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 44

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

Tearfund estimates that the open burning of companies’ plastic products in six focus countries spews roughly 4.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent into the atmosphere each year. The research claims that Coca-Cola is the biggest culprit, responsible for 200,000 tonnes of plastic pollution annually.

Plastics 101

Plastics Waste Waste Packaging 101

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Apple's big-ticket sustainability goals released this year for 2030 include becoming carbon-neutral and achieving a net-zero impact in all operations. Apple is still aiming to make all of its products and packaging from recycled and renewable materials. The company is more quietly progressing on safer chemistry.

Recycling 357

Recycling Recycling Climate change Fossil fuels 357

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. The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. and globally by 2040.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

A sweeping strategy to boost reuse, repair, and recycling across a multitude of consumer products has been unveiled by the European Commission this week, with stricter rules planned for food, plastics, textiles, construction, and electronics in a bid to cut down on waste and pollution.

Packaging 97

Packaging Recycling Recycling Plastics 97

Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

Hungary has become the latest country to pass net zero legislation, after the national parliament this week approved a law that establishes a 2050 climate neutrality goal for the central European state. The US government has confirmed plans for new tax breaks to encourage the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Law 76

Law Carbon-neutral Plastics Hydrogen 76

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

GreenBiz readers got excited about climate change solutions that ranged from the new, from the emerging potential of hydrogen as an energy source to changes in plastics manufacturing, to the ancient, such as planting trees. In the $500 billion-per-year cosmetics space, small-scale packaging leads to large-scale single-use plastic waste.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Plastics Climate change Agriculture 28

Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The 10-year plan, with its four broad goals and 23 targets, has a hugely ambitious aim: to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. The ecosystem services that underpin the global economy should recover, providing greater climate resilience, enhanced natural carbon sinks, and improved food and water security.

Biodiversity 40

Biodiversity Carbon-negative Government Agriculture 40

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. More and more businesses are disclosing their carbon footprint due to increased stakeholder pressure and as a response to climate change. . 18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint .

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. More and more businesses are disclosing their carbon footprint due to increased stakeholder pressure and as a response to climate change. . 18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint .

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Apple’s big-ticket sustainability goals released this year for 2030 include becoming carbon-neutral and achieving a net-zero impact in all operations. Apple is still aiming to make all of its products and packaging from recycled and renewable materials. The company is more quietly progressing on safer chemistry.

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Climate change Fossil fuels 28

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Angelini was instrumental in setting two signature goals for 2030. As of the latest count, 102 corporations have committed to the 2030 (or better) goal — including Ikea, Genentech and Lyft — and more than 170,000 EVs have been deployed. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere.

Building Energy Monitoring 530

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

Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

It will specifically explore systemic solutions to the climate crisis focusing on clean energy, electrified, transportation, the circular economy, carbon removal and sustainable food systems. Protein is being sourced from an increasingly long list of plants, synthesized from carbon dioxide sucked from the air, and extracted from insects.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

While companies such as Amazon, Nestlé, and Unilever have set targets for carbon neutrality, Microsoft just announced that it will become carbon negative by around 2030, and remove all the carbon the company has emitted since its founding in 1975.

Carbon 17

Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 17

AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Angelini was instrumental in setting two signature goals for 2030. As of the latest count, 102 corporations have committed to the 2030 (or better) goal — including Ikea, Genentech and Lyft — and more than 170,000 EVs have been deployed. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere.

Business Energy Monitoring 36

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

Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

But the fossil fuel has also quietly seeped into other aspects of our lives: from paint, washing detergents and nail polish to plastic packaging , medical equipment, mattress foams, clothing and coatings for television screens. A hefty chunk of this is for single-use plastics, found in packaging and drinking straws.

Building Energy Monitoring 78

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Fossil fuels 78

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. She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . percent of its GDP.

Sustainability 546

Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546

Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

Germany's clean energy blitz, Abu Dhabi's plastic bag ban, EU proposals for a coal embargo on Russia, and all the big green business news from around the world this week. Research from WWF, for example, has found 46 per cent of the UK's carbon footprint is generated overseas by goods produced to satisfy UK consumption.

Plastics 40

Plastics Carbon-neutral Climate change Fossil fuels 40