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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

What we were looking at was how do we look at carbon in this circular economy? How do we look at carbon itself as an element, which is both an energy source and a material? It was about five square miles of trees’ worth of oxygen production or carbon sequestration required to set up one building. Where did that take you?

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This wallet can tell you about its carbon impact

GreenBiz

This wallet can tell you about its carbon impact. In early January, I covered personal care products company Aveda’s project to trace and verify the provenance of its vanilla supply using blockchain — and to allow consumers to peek into that information by later this year. Hence, Covalent’s ability to make a carbon-negative claim. .

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

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. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. and globally by 2040.

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Why batteries can and should have 'passports' soon

Business Green

These benefits cannot be obtained, however, unless far-reaching collaborative action is undertaken with a view to sustainably scaling up the battery value chain and avoiding negative impacts. The passport also aims to strengthen circularity through battery life extension and recycling. Innovation is central to this transition.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

We’ve been able to shift many environmental projects’ approaches to the home-scale, like home gardens, yard tree plantings and home recycling campaigns. . We are using the newly developed Embodied Carbon for Construction Calculator (EC3) to support low-carbon procurement on structural steel, piles, rebar and concrete.

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This wallet can tell you about its carbon impact

Business Green

Covalent reveals how Blockchain technology is offering a consumers a peek at its environmental footprint. In early January, I covered personal care products company Aveda's project to trace and verify the provenance of its vanilla supply using blockchain - and to allow consumers to peek into that information by later this year.

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

AGreenLiving

What we were looking at was how do we look at carbon in this circular economy? How do we look at carbon itself as an element, which is both an energy source and a material? It was about five square miles of trees’ worth of oxygen production or carbon sequestration required to set up one building. Where did that take you?