GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20. recycling market has been in free fall since 2018, when China, Malaysia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries announced that they would no longer import many types of recyclable material scraps. Plastics Pact.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2021

The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. The new funding makes Back Market a triple unicorn, valued at $3.2bn.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Raised in Detroit, as a teen Mary Barra worked as a co-op student at Pontiac Motor, where her father was a die maker. Now, in its eventual internal-combustion phaseout, GM can’t seem to make EVs fast enough, and 30 new models are lined up for the market for 2025. Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors; Detroit.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. But COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in those plans, with single-use packaging skyrocketing, low fossil fuel prices and disrupted recycling systems, already weakened by China’s 2018 plastics waste ban. .

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

To bridge this function gap, businesses need a clearly defined sustainability program, and this article will be your guide to create and launch one. Refer to Green Business Bureau’s article, How to Create a Sustainability Plan: Executive Guide to Becoming a Sustainable Business – Step 5 , for more guidance.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 12, 2021

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity Heather Clancy Mon, 07/12/2021 – 02:00 The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 percent of electronics are collected, refurbished or recycled worldwide. .”

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AGreenLiving

JULY 12, 2021

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity Heather Clancy Mon, 07/12/2021 – 02:00 The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 percent of electronics are collected, refurbished or recycled worldwide. .”

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2022

Demand for biofuels has seen significant tracts of land, much of it the Global South, repurposed for energy crop production, a trend that campaigners have blamed for driving deforestation and biodiversity destruction while exacerbating food insecurity. Regulators and investors have taken note.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In this Green Business Bureau article, we define corporate greenwash. Corporate greenwash is a marketing tactic. And as with any market segment, this created new opportunities for businesses. Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

On the supply side, General Motors and Volkswagen planned major EV rollouts. Ultimately, how fast these markets rev up depends on demand from fleet buyers. One reason for all this: Batteries continue their journey down the price-experience curve, where increased demand lowers prices, further pumping up demand.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2021

Also in March, AeroFarms announced a research and development partnership with Hortifrut to push vertical farming technology into the lucrative $39.8bn berry market, reducing its dependency on revenue from leafy greens. It's not where the mouths are, but where the produce distribution centers are," Rosenberg said. "So

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

From marketing to engineering, the GreenBiz 21 Emerging Leaders represent a variety of professions in the sustainability field. Was there anything particularly impactful that happened during your time at GreenBiz 21? GreenBiz 21 reaffirmed that there are multiple paths when navigating a career in sustainable business.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Partner Content: Dow's Daniella Souza Miranda explains how designing for recyclability, reusing and repurposing can ensure plastic retains its value and helps contribute to a circular economy. Yes, the demand for a circular economy in the plastics industry is real. This goal is tough, but achievable.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable, recycled or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. of gender justice and social injustice, essentially, and racial injustice.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics. Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Elsa Wenzel. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 02:01. Picture a double bag in 30 years.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Partner Content: Dow's Daniella Souza Miranda explains how designing for recyclability, reusing and repurposing can ensure plastic retains its value and helps contribute to a circular economy. Yes, the demand for a circular economy in the plastics industry is real. This goal is tough, but achievable.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 6, 2022

Policy deadlines have led to a photovoltaic (PV) boom, with 23% market growth from 2019-2020. US estimations state that solar power could account for as much as 40% of the nation’s electricity supply by 2050. It’s for this reason that the Green Business Bureau has put together this article on solar company sustainability.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a solution. Reuse can reduce the amount of waste that will need to be recycled or sent to landfills and incinerators. . How to meet people where they are. Reuse] is needed.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. In mid-June, the company issued a series of sweeping new racial equity policies , i including reaching "U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The goods themselves are in the trailer on the back, while the emissions come from the tractor on the front, where the engine is. That's where Remora comes in. There are several options for this material, each with its own pros and cons. Remora recycles much of this heat for the release of CO2.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. Customers expect it and the health of our planet demands it. There is a wave of new innovative eco-friendly alternatives to traditional packaging materials.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 8, 2022

Hotels that do not commit to and implement sustainable strategies will be subject to uncertainty and instability as traveler demands continue to shift. This article will cover the following steps for creating and implementing a sustainability plan for hotels: Establish your hotel’s current sustainability status.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These 7 sustainable developments are business opportunities that arise from key market trends we’re witnessing today. These 7 sustainable developments are business opportunities that arise from key market trends we’re witnessing today. For this article we’ve analyzed the business landscape to identify such trends.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Plastic waste in particular is a huge source of concern across the continent. This issue will move further into the spotlight over the coming weeks, as world leaders gather in Nairobi to develop a legally binding agreement on plastic pollution. We believe that accelerating plastic circularity will be a key part of the solution.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau article, we wanted to help you support a sustainable food supply model on a global level, starting at a smaller scale with your organization’s cafeteria. Before you jump into this guide, your must understand the key sustainability challenges our global food supply chain faces. In the U.S.,

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

There’s heightened market demand for sustainable practices with robust and transparent disclosure. As such, you can use this Green Business Bureau article as your starter sustainability guide, to help you become a purpose-driven organization. Creating a sustainable law firm demands responsible consumerism.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20 Holly Secon Wed, 09/02/2020 – 00:45 The U.S. Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20 Holly Secon Wed, 09/02/2020 – 00:45 The U.S. Plastics Pact.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors; Detroit LinkedIn | Company profile Raised in Detroit, as a teen Mary Barra worked as a co-op student at Pontiac Motor, where her father was a die maker. Now, in its eventual internal-combustion phaseout, GM can’t seem to make EVs fast enough, and 30 new models are lined up for the market for 2025.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

On the supply side, General Motors and Volkswagen planned major EV rollouts. Ultimately, how fast these markets rev up depends on demand from fleet buyers. One reason for all this: Batteries continue their journey down the price-experience curve, where increased demand lowers prices, further pumping up demand.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14000 is in high demand as corporate CEOs, business leaders, and green teams recognize the seriousness of sustainability for business viability, but struggle to take action. Regain your power, and use this article alongside the ISO 14000 family of standards to approach sustainability with an actionable manual to get things done.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

And across the pacific ocean, to the north, we have the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a region where our waste problem is visibly indisputable. E.g. a recent study by Plymouth University estimated that a staggering 700 marine species are threatened with extinction due to the build-up of plastic trash. of total MSW generated.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable, recycled or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. In that way, we’ve had opportunities, which hopefully we’ve seized upon.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Editor’s Note: Rob Leclerc is a Founding Partner at venture capital firm AgFunder where he co-leads the investment team with Founding Partner Michael Dean. And despite its many shortcomings, plastic continues to take market share from leather. trillion dollar animal protein market [1]. Food may be next.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

Moreover, Estée Lauder Companies also has declared its intention to make 75 percent to 100 percent of its packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable or recoverable by 2025 — the strategy will depend on the needs of individual brands. We also created a race and social justice fund in a matter of a couple of weeks.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

How two companies are building systems to scale reuse, which is vital for a circular economy Deonna Anderson Fri, 11/06/2020 – 01:15 In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a solution. million tons (29.9 It is possible.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2020

Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics. There are hundreds of buildings and countless miles of pipes, conveyors, distillers, cooling towers, valves, pumps, compressors and controls. The company claims this enables waste plastics to be recycled an infinite number of times without degradation of quality.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

This article was adapted from Climate Tech Weekly, a free newsletter focused on climate technologies. Technically, the market is still pretty small, about $380.3m Technically, the market is still pretty small, about $380.3m The company estimates this market at something like $1 trillion. "We in revenue during 2021.

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