Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

A sweeping strategy to boost reuse, repair, and recycling across a multitude of consumer products has been unveiled by the European Commission this week, with stricter rules planned for food, plastics, textiles, construction, and electronics in a bid to cut down on waste and pollution.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

So, in 2016, we set an ambition to have global climate neutral manufacturing operations by 2025. So , last year, at the launch of our first fully electric vehicle, XC40 Recharge, we stated our intention to become a climate neutral company by 2040. It has been easier in Europe but more challenging in the US and China.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Business group representing some of Europe's biggest brands argues that policies and market incentives are urgently needed to drive demand for green steel, cement, and chemicals. The EU is one of the biggest single markets in the world and a world leader in clean and efficient technology," said Eliot Whittington, CLG Europe's director.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Meanwhile, the manufacture of new electronics is also fuelling the climate crisis, pumping out carbon emissions while consuming large quantities of precious metals essential for the development of low-carbon technologies. Most electronic devices are recyclable and contain valuable and reusable materials.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

Europe is kind of the epicentre of what's going on climate change," he says. "If If you look at the markets we operate in - whether it is the UK, Sweden or Norway - most of our markets have the most ambitious policies for carbon neutrality or net zero. The policy is based on evidence of what works to drive up recycling rates.

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2022

Looking more specifically at food packaging, Tetra Pak is on a journey towards creating the world's most sustainable food package, a carton that is made from responsibly sourced renewable or recycled materials, is fully recyclable and carbon-neutral.

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Charged

JANUARY 5, 2024

It’s a subcompact SUV designed first and foremost for Europe, where it’s a starter family car—sized well for tight city streets and alleys, or the winding one-and-a-half-lane roads that connect rural villages. Expect US EX30s to come from Europe, once that line is up and running, to avoid import tariffs on China-built vehicles.

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

ER: I know you’ve committed the company to carbon neutrality by 2050, what are some of the top things you are doing to get there? ­­. Finally, we also will make sure we are involved in carbon sequestration. And by the way, using recycled materials means emitting less when we produce. It’s even an aspiration.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With Our Responsible Journey, Samsonite strives to lead the lifestyle bag and travel luggage industry across key sustainability indicators, including the use of recycled materials in its products and packaging and achieving carbon neutrality across its owned and operated facilities.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

” 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.

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