Business Green

MAY 8, 2022

A better understanding what drives consumers to return their clothes can help efforts to curb the rising carbon, waste and packaging footprint of fast fashion returns, argues Hubbub founder Trewin Restorick. As expected, the polling revealed that fashion purchasing on-line is increasing. The results were fascinating.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Human activities produce 40 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in a year as per 2015. To create such amount of carbon, you’d need to burn a forest the size of the African continent every day throughout the year. Fortunately, there are ways you can reduce the carbon footprint in your daily life. Take a look.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

fashion industry , which accounts for ~10% of global CO2 emissions —more than aviation and shipping combined. Read more about the industry’s footprint in our sustainable fashion deep dive ]. In the meantime, Rubi aims to capture the CO2 from industrial processes and use it to make apparel inputs carbon-negative.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

They've expanded their markets and slashed carbon footprints along the way, cementing reputations as innovators. Buying 100 percent-recycled nylon from Aquafil has helped Interface reduce the carbon footprint of its carpet tile by 69 percent. For Interface, the journey was a solo one that began back in 1994. Ahead of the times.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 26, 2023

Achieving carbon neutrality and effective stakeholder communication The Beacon Design Collective has focused their sustainability efforts on achieving carbon neutrality, and effective stakeholder communication and engagement, as we discuss. To validate their carbon-neutral claim, the business signed up for the Carbon Neutral Club.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Below he discusses the issue of water pollution in the fashion industry. The fashion industry is reliant on water. Startlingly, the fashion industry is now the second largest generator of pollution on Earth after the oil industry, which is driven by the snowballing effect of ‘fast fashion’.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 8, 2021

Made with rubber, vegetable oil and other natural ingredients, this leather alternative, aptly named Plant Leather, has 40 times less carbon impact than animal-derived leather and 17 times less carbon impact than synthetic leathers made from plastics. The runoff from leather production negatively impacts air and water quality.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2022

The band has long voiced its concerns around the climate impact of major global concert tours, which require transportation of vast amounts of equipment and staff around the world, and in 2019 the group said it would not be touring again unless it could find lower carbon solutions.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Researchers map emissions impact of high-carbon advertising, as Innocent is rapped by advertising regulator for ad that exaggerates environmental benefits of purchasing smoothies. The easiest way to start cutting carbon emissions is by ending the excesses that only happen because adverts are pushing higher consumption.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

New fashion house Valani has launched its debut collection of biodegradable separates and dresses inspired by “light living.” The fashion brand has designed its pieces to reflect sustainability, with soft styles that can be worn throughout the year — regardless of season.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2019

These days, hardly a week goes by without the announcement of another big corporate renewables deal, as companies move to lock in competitive energy prices while lowering their carbon footprint. So far this week, Amazon has announced three new solar projects totaling 329 megawatts in the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2020

On a daily basis major companies are putting out bold statements detailing how they are going to slash carbon emissions. Britain Thinks' research revealed that people on lower incomes were less concerned about climate change and over half believed that action would have a negative impact on their lives.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

New fashion house Valani has launched its debut collection of biodegradable separates and dresses inspired by “light living.” The fashion brand has designed its pieces to reflect sustainability, with soft styles that can be worn throughout the year — regardless of season.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2021

The government said it was committed to working with businesses that are "taking real steps towards net zero" as part of the talks, pointing to Microsoft's pledge to become a 'carbon negative' organisation by 2030 and remove from the environment all the carbon it has emitted since its founding by mid-century.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sustainable fashion became material. Fashion is another long-simmering environmental story that has finally reached a boiling point. In 2020, several new developments help put sustainability in fashion. Adidas and H&M Group teamed up for a project to recycle old garments and fibers into new items for major brands.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

Nevertheless, he gave just a 30 per cent chance to "solve this in a reasonable fashion" and a 70 per cent chance that "we are going to fail and hand on to our children and grandchildren a really nasty environment". This is despite, he said, having the technology to solve it.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

UN argues 'rapid deployment' of CCUS needed to meet carbon neutrality goals. The report acknowledges that CCYUS technologies alone will not be sufficient to deliver carbon neutrality in line with the goals ofthe Paris Agreement. The trend now is to shift away from carbon," said Maeda Tadashi.

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Bidgely

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Hear more from Jason McGrade about SECC’s research findings in the on-demand video of his Customer Perspectives on EVs, Smart Homes, and Beneficial Electrification session and then explore how Analytics Workbench can help you implement more effective customer-centered carbon reduction programs and strategies. The Message.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In recent months, we have seen game changing commitments from companies such as Microsoft to go carbon negative by 2030 and BP announcing a move away from fossil fuel extraction to grow their investments in renewables tenfold. Sustainability and regeneration have never been so high on the business agenda.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

Still, the ongoing reliance on diesel doesn’t sit well with Microsoft’s recently announced goal to be carbon negative by 2030. Microsoft is “building utility-scale assets, just in a distributed fashion … we have potentially hundreds of megawatts, they just happen to be sitting behind our meter.”

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Its interdisciplinary team is based on the east coast of the United States and combines expertise in food technology, seaweed biology, polymer engineering and even fashion to create “not just the material, but also the feeling of the brand." By 2013, following several years of studying, research and development, Hijosa had a Ph.D.,

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Planet Pulse

JULY 11, 2023

The growing need for soy fields in food production is having a negative impact on biodiversity. With this rapid expansion have come difficulties, which have negatively impacted on natural habitats and biodiversity. The challenges surrounding supply chains also extend to the textile and fashion industry.

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2022

However, the negative impacts of continued North Sea exploration could be felt for decades or even centuries. The answer is good, old-fashioned energy efficiency. This is an important step to help families, but it will only be effective in the short term. This latter calculation accounts for the cost insulation of 3.1

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Clean beauty and fashion are trendy. Some of the biggest contributors to the plastic crisis are the cosmetics and fashion industries. . In fashion, similarly, going the extra mile takes an innovative approach. Companies are investing in nature-based climate change solutions such as planting trees to draw down carbon.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This wallet can tell you about its carbon impact. Fashion brand Covalent, created to showcase the potential of a biomaterial called AirCarbon made by biotech firm Newlight Technologies, has started communicating with its customers in a similar way. Hence, Covalent’s ability to make a carbon-negative claim. .

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2023

These could develop both independently as well as through integration with existing Nature Based Solutions (NBS) based carbon markets. For example, the need to both transition to low-carbon energy and meet nature-related goals could drive a shift towards second-generation bioenergy technologies that do not rely on current sources of biomass.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

In another report , the European Commission conducted a website sweep to analyze online green claims from various business sectors including garments and fashion, cosmetics, and household equipment. These are difficult for consumers to interpret and may also suggest an item or service has no negative environmental impacts.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

The chamber will be installed at ACS’s automated fashion fulfilment facility on the outskirts of Glasgow. aureus and coronavirus, which can remain on clothing and fashion accessories” It is now being trialled on PPE, to assess its performance in making it safe to reuse. ACS clean around 45,000 garments each week.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 14, 2021

In a bold move last January, Adidas acknowledged its contribution to plastic waste, noting the waste’s negative impacts on the world’s oceans. As stated in an article from January 2020, Adidas plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 30% by 2030 and be climate neutral by 2050.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2023

And what even is 'carbon negative' beer? Is that shampoo bottle as easily 'recyclable' as the label claims? Which plant-based milk variety really has the smallest environmental footprint? What is the correct way to dispose of 'biodegradable' plastic bags?

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 12, 2022

Inasmuch, the type of pans you use has the power to positively or negatively impact the planet and your health. Related: Essential old-fashioned tools and practices to make your kitchen more sustainable Whether your New Year’s goal is to reduce waste in your life or to use more eco-friendly products, the New Life Frying Pan brings it home.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Earlier this year the government was accused of a "shocking absence of leadership" for failing to take action to clamp down on the negative impacts of fast fashion. The report is not the first time the government has faced calls to ramp up its circular economy efforts in recent weeks.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Environmental and social disruptions cause a negative brand reputation (note BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill ). Are there areas to improve supply chain efficiency in terms of lowering waste and carbon emissions? If not, how can we offset our carbon emissions? Are we sourcing products from the closest source?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2021

If you truly look at the externalities of most companies out there, there are significant negative externalities. So net positive would really say that you move in the direction of Microsoft - that you not only become carbon neutral, but you take the carbon out since you started in 1975.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

They’ve expanded their markets and slashed carbon footprints along the way, cementing reputations as innovators. Buying 100 percent-recycled nylon from Aquafil has helped Interface reduce the carbon footprint of its carpet tile by 69 percent. For Interface, the journey was a solo one that began back in 1994.

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