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Blockchain set to transform quality assurance in the recycling market, suggests study

Envirotec Magazine

Blockchain technology will revolutionise the trade of recyclable materials by providing each part of the supply chain with vital data and assurance about the quality of secondary commodities, says The Recycling Association, following recent trials.

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Northvolt to supply €2 billion worth of green battery cells to BMW

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Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson said last November that the company hopes to be producing 150 GWh worth of cells in Europe by 2030. The Northvolt Ett plant will be powered entirely by renewable energy, and will have in-house recycling capacities. Northvolt aims to use 50 percent recycled material in new cells by 2030.

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Affordability threatens to put the breaks on Germany’s electric mobility – study

Smart Energy International

Have you read: Bangkok boats bolster e-mobility ReBeam – harnessing blockchain to improve the e-mobility experience Overcoming the e-mobility chicken or egg dilemma. At the same time, the majority of respondents are not prepared to pay a premium for reused or recycled materials in their vehicles. Hopes for government subsidies.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. Rosalind 'Roz' Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks. Company profile.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. Most of Mattel’s paper-based packaging is Forest Stewardship Council-certified.