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Solar-powered Zamasport HQ produces over half of its energy needs

AGreenLiving

After 3 years of development, Italian architecture firm Frigerio Design Group has completed fabrication engineering company Zamasport’s new headquarters, a fabric-inspired building that is mostly powered with solar energy. A Building Automation system monitors the mechanical and electrical systems at all times.

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GHG Protocol: Scope 3 Emissions Explained

Green Business Bureau

A 2021 report by Natural Capital Partners analyzed carbon neutrality commitments made by the Fortune Global 500, finding that there’s been a three-fold increase in net-zero targets, which means a 50% increase in the number of companies that have either achieved carbon neutrality, or are targeting it by 2030.

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Mulberry unveils 'low carbon' leather handbag

Business Green

New designer bag created in partnership with low carbon leather pioneers Muirhead. Designer bag brand Mulberry has this week announced the launch of a new range of low-carbon leather handbags, created through a transparent 'farm to finished product' model that promises to slash supply chain emissions for the high profile firm.

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? Spinning CO2 into clothes

Climate Tech VC

Now the CEO of Rubi Laboratories , Mashouf wants to clean up the industrial sector and create processes that harness the powerful systems of the natural world to create a sustainable manufacturing ecosystem. fashion industry , which accounts for ~10% of global CO2 emissions —more than aviation and shipping combined.

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? Copper’s the new gold rush #184

Climate Tech VC

  KoBold Metals discovered a major copper deposit, which could be the start to solving growing supply and demand imbalances brought on by copper’s fundamental role in the energy transition.  Demand The most critical of energy transition minerals.   Demand is on the rise.

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'From field to wardrobe': Inside Mulberry's plans to develop world's 'lowest carbon leather'

Business Green

British fashion brand launches ‘made to last’ sustainability manifesto geared at transforming into a fully regenerative and circular business model by 2030. While fashion brands' supply chains are notoriously complex and opaque, the firm claims it will benefit from having more than 50 per cent of its manufacturing already located in the UK.

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How rampant greenwashing of food and drinks is poisoning the sector's reputation

Business Green

The most ubiquitous form of greenwashing criticised by the researchers, however, was the use of climate claims such as 'carbon neutral', 'climate friendly' and 'net zero' to describe products from firms with an outsized carbon footprint and plans to purchase offsets to meet goals.