Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics. We will also look to go further and faster in other European markets where the conditions allow," said PepsiCo Europe CEO Silviu Popovici.

Plastics 41

Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 41

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

PepsiCo accelerates efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable food system, reducing absolute GHG emissions more than 4 percent by 2030 across entire value chain and pledging to net-zero emissions by 2040. Clancy: You mentioned a couple of interim goals to the 2040 one. Things like recyclability impediments.

Sustainability 399

Sustainability Recycling Recycling Packaging 399

Business Green

JUNE 4, 2023

The good news is we've already removed 100 tonnes of plastic packaging from deliveries to our customers - just one example of how we're reducing waste and promoting a circular economy. We're striving to reach Net Zero carbon emissions for our UK operations by 2027, and to be fully Net Zero across the Group by 2040.

Recycling 36

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 36

Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Online retail giant will instead use 100 per cent recycled and 100 per cent recyclable packing paper in its parcels. Instead of plastic air pillows, items will be packed with 100 per cent recycled and 100 per cent recyclable packing paper, known as dunnage, which is designed to prevent movement within boxes and keep products safe.

Plastics 36

Plastics Packaging Recycling Recycling 36

Business Green

MARCH 1, 2022

The new line of products - initially launching today for customers in the US, Canada, and Europe - is being given its own brand store on the online retail giant's website, the company said. It is also the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, as part of its drive to become a net zero emission firm by 2040.

Retail 45

Retail Sustainability Recycled materials Recycling 45

EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By Helen Spence-Jackson and Thorfinn Stainforth The European Commission has just proposed a new 2040 climate target of -90% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1990 levels. At the same time a recent official scientific report shows that there is still a lot of hard work and policy setting to do to reach it. billion in 2023.

Innovation 52

Innovation Policy Retail Packaging 52

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 23, 2020

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? We didn't slow down the implementation of our new recyclable tube," Tracy said.

Recycling 356

Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 356

Business Green

DECEMBER 4, 2020

That means using estimated carbon emissions factors per kwh of electricity that will be relevant to 2030 or 2040. Another example closer to my home is packaging recycling. There are many comparative LCAs that only focus on past recycling rates - because the official data in that area is always two or three years old.

Recycling 41

Recycling Recycling Packaging Automotive 41

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. and globally by 2040. The H&M Foundation and CO:LAB venture capital arm share a focus on advancing textile recycling.

Sustainability 524

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 524

DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2023

McDonald’s is at the forefront of a campaign against new laws to reduce packaging waste in the EU, in what has been described by some insiders as the largest-scale lobbying effort they have ever witnessed in the European Parliament. The call follows mounting pressure from industry over the past year.

Packaging 98

Packaging Law Europe Waste 98

Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Soft drinks giant unveils new goal to double share of drinks it sells through reusable packaging. The new commitment to boost packaging reuse across its products is also designed to help deliver on the company's overarching target to reduce virgin plastic per serving by 50 per cent by 2030 and deliver net zero emissions by 2040.

Packaging 69

Packaging Plastics Europe Recycling 69

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

PepsiCo has this week launched a major new campaign for its Pepsi MAX brand, highlighting that its flagship drink is now available in 100 per cent recycled bottles. The move follows the decision earlier this year to transition 7UP bottles from green to clear plastic to better enable recycling.

Recycling 80

Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 80

Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The EU has unveiled sweeping new plans that could crack down on everything from mini shampoo bottles and disposable coffee cups to excess packaging and virgin plastics. However, this week could mark the second phase of the war on plastic waste, and it is likely to have huge implications for businesses right across Europe.

Packaging 45

Packaging Waste Waste Plastics 45

Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The three-year funding package is to be channelled into solutions and measures that help the firm, which bottles Coca-Cola products across Western Europe, to eventually transition to using 100 per cent recycled plastic, as well as into depolymerisation technology that can improve rates of plastic recycling, it said.

Plastics 67

Plastics Packaging Global warming Transportation 67

Business Green

JUNE 2, 2020

The pandemic has, for example, shone a light on the importance of undervalued work such as waste and recycling collections to the day-to-day functioning of society. A great many frailties, structural problems, and inequalities sitting right at the heart of the economy have been exposed by the coronavirus crisis.

Home Energy Monitoring 68

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Health Climate change 68

Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

The vice-president of sustainability at CCEP, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world, spills the details on how the firm intends to achieve net zero packaging, manufacturing, shipping, and ingredients within 20 years. Europe is kind of the epicentre of what's going on climate change," he says. "If

Plastics 74

Plastics Carbon-neutral Recycling Recycling 74

Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

New SIM card produced using recycled plastic to be made available across Europe from this month. Vodafone is introducing Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic across its European markets, as part of the company's commitment to reduce its environmental impact.

Plastics 94

Plastics Recycling Recycling Africa 94

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 23, 2020

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? “We didn’t slow down the implementation of our new recyclable tube,” Tracy said.

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 28

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

.” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. and globally by 2040. It is already at 96 percent renewable energy toward the 2030 goal of 100 percent.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The firm says the approach is “non-toxic and recyclable” and that it “could potentially save the mining industry billions of dollars”. The report asks: can Europe’s Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act close the gap? The CRM Act is a package of measures proposed by the European Commission in March, part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

Energy 148

Energy Energy Demand Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Rather than focusing on the problem, 2040 is a motivating story of action. 2040 is a story of hope, finding opportunities that can mitigate climate change, and improve the lives of many. 2040 is a story of hope, finding opportunities that can mitigate climate change, and improve the lives of many. Length: 2 hours.

Climate change 147

Climate change Sustainability Fossil fuels Law 147

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

She was instrumental in designing Amazon’s signature program, The Climate Pledge, launched with Global Optimism in September 2019, which includes a commitment to earn net-zero carbon status by 2040 — 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement timeline. 17, there were 53 signatories representing 18 industries. . So far, that effort has diverted 1.7

Sustainability 546

Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546