GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The annual growth rate will slow over the next decade, but FAO projects aquaculture will supply close to 60 percent of fish consumed globally by 2030. Its ultimate goal: 220 metric tons annually by 2030 — that’s nearly 1 billion salmon meals. "By

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

L et's get together: Intel's 2030 commitments include "shared" climate and social goals. TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky on what goes into a life cycle assessment for reusable packaging. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 01:21. Week in Review. Commentary on this week's news highlights begins at 4:35. How coronavirus will affect 4 key environmental issues.

Biodiversity 308

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 308

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As part of the program, the home furnishings company, widely known for its flat-pack packaging and ready-to-assemble furniture, will be taking back a range of IKEA products: bookcases and shelf units; small tables; chairs and stools without upholstery; and chests of drawers. We have a lot of goals by 2030. 24 through Dec.

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Sustainability Retail Recycling Recycling 443

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

That blueprint, The Ceres Roadmap 2030 , isn’t meant to supersede existing frameworks or initiatives but rather to build on them and underscore high-level aspirations, she said. Achieve resource positivity across key commodities by 2030. Reach water balance in watersheds of high-water stress. Enable a just and inclusive transition .

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Recycling Recycling Climate change Sustainability 444

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In mid-January, PepsiCo joined that club with a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent across its entire value chain by 2030 and to reach the elusive net-zero emissions status 10 years before it’s called for by the Paris Agreement. One of the big parts of my job is mobilizing the organization.

Sustainability 393

Sustainability Recycling Recycling Packaging 393

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With Our Responsible Journey, Samsonite strives to lead the lifestyle bag and travel luggage industry across key sustainability indicators, including the use of recycled materials in its products and packaging and achieving carbon neutrality across its owned and operated facilities.

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Carbon-neutral North America Innovation Sustainability 448

Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

The Sciences Advances article draws on more than 1,500 “ brand audits ” coordinated between 2018 and 2022 by Break Free From Plastic, a coalition of more than 3,000 environmental organizations. It’s not going to be Coca-Cola or some other big company saying, ‘I’m gonna reduce my plastic by 2030, you’ll see,’” Cowger told Grist.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations. degrees Celsius, scientists posit carbon emissions must drop rapidly to 25 gigatons by 2030, or 7.6 Below are excerpts, edited for style and length. In 2019, 690 million people or 8.9

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Health Sustainability Agriculture Organic 532

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ukrainian firm S.Lab picked up the 2023 Green Alley Award for a sustainable alternative to expandeed polystyrene packaging (image credit: Green Alley Awards). To better understand the state of the circular rollout in Europe, we can examine the types of companies that are currently vying for support from circular minded organizations.

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Europe Recycling Recycling Waste 147

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 13, 2022

The global partnership between the two organizations will implement advanced technology to intercept and clean up waste in some of the world’s major rivers. The company also invested in plant-based technologies and package-less innovations to make 100% of its packaging recyclable globally by 2025.

Plastics 28

Plastics Pollution Recycling Recycling 28

EDF + Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

20x Global consumption of plastics has increased twentyfold in the last 50 years, and 40% of plastics are used for packaging. 14% of current plastic packaging is recycled , despite 70% of plastic packaging being able to be reused or recycled, equating to a loss of $80-120B per year.

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Automotive Plastics Waste Waste 52

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2022

ESG goals are company-wide objectives that help an organization meet environmental, social, and governance business needs as per the standards set in the ESG framework. The ESG framework evolved from the sustainable business model as financial institutions recognized the need to invest in purpose-driven organizations. Sustainalytics.

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Organic Sustainability Government Waste 78

Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

Green Packaging Project of the Year. Greener Packaging. Riverford Organic Farmers - Box Zero and Packaging Pledge. Seedlip - Mushroom Packaging. Switch Packaging Specialists. CottonConnect - Organic Farmer Input Centres. Magical Mushroom Company - Mushroom Packaging. envoPAP - Kraft E-Com.

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Packaging Innovation Sustainability Carbon 92

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Under the Act, passed in 2019, most buildings over 25,000 square feet—roughly 50,000 residential and commercial properties across the city—must meet new energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions by 2024, and stricter limits in 2030. The goal: Reduce their emissions 40 percent by 2030, and 80 percent by 2050.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

FAO director-general QU Dongyu said a coordinated response to address soil pollution and boost soil health in line with the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was urgently needed, as soil health is fundamental to ensuring a healthy planet. And the global annual production of industrial chemicals has doubled to around 2.3

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Soil Pollution Agriculture Health 84

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

— three climate policy packages since 2021. What it covers: Domestic energy production and manufacturing, reducing energy costs, slashing carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030, and accelerating the uptake of deployed technologies. Buy America Build America or prevailing wage rules ).

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2021

From packaging to supply chains to recycling behaviours - staying environmentally ethical can, at times, feel like a full-time endeavour.

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Ethics Sustainability Plastics Climate change 92

The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A landmark United Nations-backed climate report in 2018 found that countries need to cut their emissions nearly in half by 2030 to meet goals set in the Paris climate accord. given the overwhelming momentum among countries in support of a renewable energy package and a long overdue fossil fuel phase out, we needed a far more ambitious result.”

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Fossil fuels Pollution Global warming Energy 123

AGreenLiving

MAY 19, 2021

This list is long but includes respected certifications like Cradle-to-Cradle, Fairtrade International, Energy Star, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), Forest Stewardship Council, Made in Green by OEKO-TEX, Rainforest Alliance and much more. Amazon’s Second Chance program offers more information on how to recycle each packaging material.

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Recycling Recycling Packaging Organic 28

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. Additionally, more consumers are preferring organizations with demonstrated environmental and ethical practices. Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) Overview.

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Business Energy Monitoring Ethics Waste Waste 130

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Google announced a package of renewables deals on Thursday totaling 1,600 megawatts, which the tech behemoth says is the largest corporate renewables purchase in history. Amazon joined Google in dropping a big commitment on Thursday, announcing plans to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 and net-zero carbon by 2040.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Packaging Energy 100

Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

In addition to a review of the current literature, the team interviewed sustainability leaders in 24 organizations across the United States. Leading organizations have made a solid business case for providing workplace charging and other EV related employee incentives or benefits. Key strategies to maximize benefit.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 64

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The minigrid funding commitment from international donor organizations is “in the billions,” says Daniel Kitwa, energy access finance advisor at the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA). ” Another option is to switch minigrid funding packages to a results-based financing model.

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Building Energy Monitoring Africa Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 130

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

The oil industry is structured to prevent real climate action, with business models and oil executives’ compensation packages dependent on amassing oil reserves and growing production. These companies cannot be relied upon to decarbonize at the speed and scale needed to align their emissions with a 1.5°C

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Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Climate change Carbon 115

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

The oil industry is structured to prevent real climate action, with business models and oil executives’ compensation packages dependent on amassing oil reserves and growing production. These companies cannot be relied upon to decarbonize at the speed and scale needed to align their emissions with a 1.5°C

Fossil fuels 108

Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Climate change Carbon 108

Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

A raft of corporate green packaging goals are looming - how can they be met? Despite that sobering statistic, momentum is building towards 2025 sustainable packaging goals. Here are some key takeaways from three breakout sessions about sustainable packaging goals at Circularity 2021. Packaging goals need to move into action.

Packaging 72

Packaging Sustainability Plastics Recycling 72

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The effort is part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network: The think tank has helped organize key public and private stakeholders to push towards a circular economy for plastic in countries around the world, from the United Kingdom to Chile to South Africa.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 484

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

If you're going to use more recycled content, you're going to use alternative materials for packaging, you have to be ready to make the capital investment needed in your infrastructure in your factories. One pocket-size result is new recyclable paper packaging for Smarties candies, popular in the U.K.

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Innovation Recycling Recycling Packaging 441

Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 8, 2020

We represent leading national organizations and industry associations focused on clean, low-carbon solutions including in the energy supply, demand management, storage, transportation and cleantech space. a year between now and 2030, faster than the national average of 1.5% growth per year. growth per year.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This funding package will strengthen our energy security, by ensuring we have a safe and secure supply of domestic nuclear fuel services - while also creating more UK jobs and export opportunities," he said.

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Hydrogen Government Carbon-negative Carbon 81

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Due to this and other harms — such as wide-scale damage to ecosystems and human health — the EU has made limiting pesticide use a key plank of sustainable farming measures included in its Green Deal, a historic package by the bloc to reduce its emissions in line with global climate targets. Their agenda? Playing the Long Game.

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Agriculture Europe Biodiversity Law 93

Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Small-scale growers, selling via farmer-focussed supply chains, are better able to deliver public goods due better calibrated supply and demand and to customer understanding of issues such as seasonality, waste and packaging avoidance and trade-offs between crop damage and agrochemical use.

Building Energy Monitoring 74

Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Energy Monitor Soil 74

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2020

The final coal deal, approved by Germany's parliament last month, will see all of the country's capacity closed by 2038, with more than half of it shut down by 2030. There are also compensation packages for workers in mines and power plants who lose their job as a result of the coal exit laws.

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Law Carbon-negative Natural gas Europe 130

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Due to the environmental harms associated with the use of these agrochemicals, the EU has made limiting their use a key plank among the measures included in its “Green Deal” — a historic package by the bloc to reduce its emissions in line with global climate targets. million tonnes of additional CO2 will be emitted globally.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability 98

Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

Selfridges intends to become a net zero emissions business by 2050 and achieve a preliminary 2030 target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 64 per cent against a 2018-2019 baseline. All targets are in line with a 1.5C warming scenario and have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, the retailer said.

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Retail Sustainability Waste Waste 101

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 6, 2023

three climate policy packages since 2021. What it covers: Domestic energy production and manufacturing, reducing energy costs, slashing carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030, and accelerating the uptake of deployed technologies. Buy America Build America or prevailing wage rules ).

Government 52

Government Organic Technology Law 52

Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

The European Commission has unveiled a sweeping new biodiversity strategy , promising to protect 30 per cent of the continent's land and sea by 2030, backed by stricter nature restoration targets and an annual budget of at least €20bn. EU Commission unveils strategy to 'fix broken relationship with nature'.

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