Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2020

As the waste sector moves to become a zero-waste sector, it depends, utterly and entirely on the actions of people. The ability to recycle materials into new products depends on people in homes and offices. It is starkly obvious but also often forgotten, the heart of the sector depends on people and the actions they take.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As the one of the leading producers of plastics, how we make our plastics has to be at the centre of our approach as well as ensuring that our products are recyclable, are getting recycled and contain recycled content. Ethylene steam crackers supply chemicals used to make products that people use every day.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

In essence, sustainability today should be on any leader's radar, as the most powerful opportunities for profitable innovation are embedded in their ability to understand the challenges it presents, and to accurately address them. Develop a culture that attracts and engages new people to your organisation and your products.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Barra's vision for General Motors includes bringing emissions, crashes and congestion down to zero while becoming the "most inclusive company in the world." Nearby in Flint, where at least 100,000 residents suffered exposure to lead-poisoned tap water, GM turned millions of water bottles into filler for coats for homeless people.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

An Article by Ferguson : It’s never too late to make a resolution. Customers want to know that they don’t have to give up luxury and powerful performance in exchange for sustainable products. Bring reusable bottled water and other reusable items to the job site. The reasons to avoid disposable plastic are endless.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

In essence, sustainability today should be on any leader's radar, as the most powerful opportunities for profitable innovation are embedded in their ability to understand the challenges it presents, and to accurately address them. Develop a culture that attracts and engages new people to your organisation and your products.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 6, 2021

Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

On its 50th anniversary and in the midst of the worst global crisis in living memory, this year's Earth Day had a particular power and resonance. However, in a blog post yesterday , Google's Ana Radovanovic provided an insight into a project that promises to better match data centre demand to zero carbon power availability.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company's first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. Lauder office facility, while the Minnesota one will contribute up to 50 percent — the remainder of its power will come from utility-sourced wind power. .

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2021

AeroFarms uses aeroponics, a soilless way of growing produce that uses mist to cut down on water usage by 95 per cent; it plants seeds in cloth made from recycled plastic bottles. The SPAC merger is expected to bring AeroFarms $317m in cash, on top of the $80m the company already has, to scale and expand into new geographies.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2024

But it’s more than just another annual calendar date, as Nicki Lyons, Vodafone UK's chief corporate affairs & sustainability officer, explores Starting as a US-wide forum in reaction to a Californian oil spill, the inaugural Earth Day saw more than 20 million people take to the streets in peaceful protest.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 28, 2020

It’s simply asking too much of most people formulating a consumer product only to include ingredients that are proven not to harm living systems. Levi’s innovations include its recyclable Wellthread denim line. A view inside a ChemFORWARD display of dimethyl phthalate, used in plastics.

Plastics 28

Plastics Innovation Organic Retail 28

GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company's first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. But there's a lot of great people who are rowing in the same direction now. People were posting on their social channels. The question is how do we integrate ourselves?

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Being able to view fabrics, textures, designs in real life through a device really brings the products to life — to say nothing of the ability to try fashion on.” The goals are powered by Lablaco technology and will be achieved together with the summit attendees (“Catalysts”).

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 28, 2023

This article discusses some Earth Day ideas for employees, tactics for engaging workers from home and encouraging them to do their part in protecting the environment and reducing carbon emissions to fight climate change. There are lots of easy ways to improve the green impact of your home.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

All 10 steps below were summarized in the first article, The Executive Guide for Becoming a Sustainable Business : Step 1: Define your vision, mission and values. Today’s article will cover Step 5, a blueprint for a sustainability plan. Do we use plastic bottles for water? install recycling bins in the break room)?

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This article will focus on the most impactful and cost-effective steps small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can take to be more green. . To many peoples’ surprise, going green in your business doesn’t have to be expensive. If you operate in an office, generally the biggest drain on power is lighting.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

They were sent into the villages everywhere to meet with the Japanese people in villages — no uniforms, no weapons, no paperwork, no marked Jeeps. What is it about people that they would try and kill each other? I designed a daycare center that was solar-powered. James and Sara McDonough visit K? We had a war. Purified water.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 7, 2021

This article discusses some Earth Day ideas for employees, tactics for engaging workers from home and encouraging them to do their part in protecting the environment and reducing carbon emissions to fight climate change. Make or improve a home recycling system. Safely recycle electronics or batteries. Switch to efficient lights.

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Charged

JANUARY 5, 2024

That means Kia—not Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, or any other maker—will bring the first electric SUV under $60,000 to the US market with a third row usable by almost any passenger. kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. The starkness of the plastics is emphasized by a single 12.3-inch

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

And yet, as a recent Harvard Business Review article put it, the business case for more women entrepreneurs is clear. Under Cave’s fearless leadership, Opus 12 has forged partnerships with companies including NASA, SoCalGas and Shell to deliver products such as carbon negative plastics and jet fuel at scale. 47 — Bioplastics.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

As part of this contest, each team is partnered with a purpose partner nonprofit including Wave of Change , Energy Observer Foundation , STEM Crew and A Plastic Planet , with which they work on projects throughout the season and during the race events. And we don't have 100 people traveling to every event.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2021

This article covers the how-to’s of sustainable catering for business owners looking to green their operations. It’s extremely important to get an accurate estimate on the amount of people you will be serving at each event as this will avoid unnecessary leftovers. Getting Started. Serving smaller portions can prevent food waste too.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Barra’s vision for General Motors includes bringing emissions, crashes and congestion down to zero while becoming the “most inclusive company in the world.” Ecolab says it helped its customers save enough water in 2018 equivalent to the needs of 600 million people. and globally by 2040.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Whatever it is, if it's poverty or if it's climate change or plastics in the oceans, optimising a current system that simply is not designed anymore to deliver will only bring you so far. Optimising a current system that simply is not designed anymore to deliver will only bring you so far. "We Become 'collectively courageous'.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For instance, according to studies from the National Institute of Health (NIH) , certain plastics found in consumer packaging can lead to cancers, diabetes, neurological disorders, hormonal imbalances, and other various ill-health effects caused by inhalation or direct contact. Waste recycling/recovery : Mechanical recycling.

Packaging 78

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company’s first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. Lauder office facility, while the Minnesota one will contribute up to 50 percent — the remainder of its power will come from utility-sourced wind power.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Packaging Government Recycling 28

AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company’s first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. But there’s a lot of great people who are rowing in the same direction now. People were posting on their social channels. We’ll be giving away almost $2.3

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2020

Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics. But something extraordinary is going on at this Eastman chemical plant: two breakthrough processes to turn waste plastics of all kinds back into new plastics, continuously, with no loss of quality. Joel Makower. Mon, 05/11/2020 - 00:44.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Could the planet-littering plastic bag be on the way out? The plastic bag has become a nemesis of the environmental movement. About four trillion single-use plastic bags are used across the globe each year. Sway replaces traditional plastic with a seaweed-derived material. Reuse and refill. Innovative materials.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. For Ghislain Irakoze, it was a startup helping boost electronics waste reuse and recycling in Rwanda.

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Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

From plastics to fashion, the US chemicals giant is innovating in pursuit of a new approach for managing the world's most ubiquitous materials. But something extraordinary is going on at this Eastman chemical plant: two breakthrough processes to turn waste plastics of all kinds back into new plastics, continuously, with no loss of quality.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 41

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

We’re using more plastic. In the 1970s, 35 million tonnes of plastic was produced globally, mounting to 381 million tonnes in 2015. On April 22nd, 1970, 20 million people took to the streets across the U.S. In 2008, Earth Day galvanized millions of people across the globe in the Call For Climate campaign. For the U.S.,

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 18, 2022

We’re using more plastic. In the 1970s, 35 million tonnes of plastic was produced globally, mounting to 381 million tonnes in 2015. On April 22nd, 1970, 20 million people took to the streets across the U.S. In 2008, Earth Day galvanized millions of people across the globe in the Call For Climate campaign. For the U.S.,

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Earth Day Politics Global warming Climate change 78

AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. For Ghislain Irakoze, it was a startup helping boost electronics waste reuse and recycling in Rwanda.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This is a review of an article from the Financial Times , which first appeared in February 2020 just before the fossil fuel industry had its worst year ever. The article was called ‘can the world kick its oil habit?’. The article in the Financial Times however was incredible bullish on the oil and gas industry. > (2).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

As the saying goes, to change everything, we need everyone … We need feminine and feminist climate leadership, which is wide open to people of any gender.". million pounds of plastic, or 60 million bottles. We’re also tracking the overall impact on people and on communities, collectively with our partners.

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