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5 Green Technologies Small Businesses Are Using Increasingly More

GreenTech Gazette

That hasn’t solely been seen with cars and in the home, but it’s become quite popular in the business world, with there being multiple green technologies small businesses can use. Benefits Of Green Technology For Small Business. Green Technologies Small Businesses Should Use: 5 Top Options. Hybrid/Electric Vehicles.

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Study: Circular strategies could slash auto industry emissions by two-thirds

Business Green

New analysis from Bain & Company suggests recycled materials could play dominant role in auto industry supply chains. The European auto industry could slash emissions and drastically reduce its exposure to resource security risks by embracing recycled materials and circular business models.

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Why government action is vital to help Volvo Cars become part of the solution to climate change

Business Green

Strong, clear climate policies across power, transport and heavy industry, would help to support businesses to achieve climate goals, argues Volvo Car's. Planetary safety needed to be as important to us as vehicle safety has been since we began producing cars in 1927. Anders Kärrberg.

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'Business exists to address challenges': Ingka Group's Karol Gobczynski on net zero problem-solving

Business Green

The head of climate and energy at Ingka Group, which owns the majority of Ikea stores, sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the company's sustainability plans and why investment now will secure the company's future profitability. At the end of the day, business exists to address challenges," he argues. warming scenario.

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Sustainability Regulations for Business: A Brief Review

Green Business Bureau

Understanding which sustainability regulations apply to and influence your business is part of the responsibility that comes with being a green business. Many businesses have faced instability and uncertainty over the last few years from the combined impact of shifts in power, the U.K.’s Energy Use and Carbon Emissions.

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The Lead-Acid Battery’s Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

R-Squared Energy

Many people have argued that oil usage is on its way to extinction. The huge hike in demand for energy storage, from energy storage systems (ESS) for residential, to commercial and industrial applications, to renewable energy integration will require a wide range of batteries, each with their different strengths.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.