Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

Amogy is building a novel, portable, carbon-free energy system using ammonia as a renewable fuel. EarthBond leverages group financing and carbon accounting to lower costs and risk in the energy transition of Nigeria’s $14B fuel-based, off-grid generator market. The startup is part of the inaugural ACCEL cohort.

Startups 52

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52

Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

The ever-increasing global population and the rise in environmental consciousness have created a demand for sustainable business practices. The type of initiatives that a company implements often depends on their financial resources and the extent to which they are willing to reduce carbon emissions and promote social sustainability.

Agriculture 99

Agriculture Sustainability Methane Biodegradable 99

Business Green

MAY 30, 2022

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF GB&I) said its decision announced on Friday to shift to use 100 per cent recycled plastic was a considerable investment, as growing demand for rPET was pushing up costs.

Plastics 79

Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 79

Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

The maker of KitchenAid, Maytag, and Brastemp products announced earlier this week it would reduce its direct emissions to net zero by switching its global plants and buildings to renewable energy, investing in energy efficiency improvements, and purchasing carbon offsets.

Recycled materials 92

Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Law 92

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, a collaboration between industry and government on reducing food and packaging waste through the Courtauld 2025 Agreement had prevented 2.7 The new policy, unveiled in late July as part of the EU's pandemic recovery package, will see a levy of €800/tonne per kilogram of plastic waste introduced on all new products.

Waste 84

Waste Waste Policy Building Energy Monitoring 84

Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

It embeds certain energy efficiency and environmental criteria into its purchasing contracts, much as Salesforce will require suppliers to do, and it is vocal about the carbon-reduction potential of its strategy with customers. But getting to net zero in a supply chain will take more than nudges and new purchasing contracts.

Innovation 78

Innovation Biotechnology Carbon Recycled materials 78

Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2022

Sustainability is the “new normal” From food production, to packaging, to fashion to lifestyle products, there is a clear effort to replace traditional demands with sustainable alternatives. It’s highly likely that the demand for sustainable products by consumers will make their production mandatory in the next few years.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 52

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Sustainable Packaging: Customers Expect It. One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. Businesses need to become more sustainable and shift to more eco friendly packaging. Sustainable Packaging Materials.

Biodegradable 146

Biodegradable Packaging Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 146

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, a collaboration between industry and government on reducing food and packaging waste through the Courtauld 2025 Agreement had prevented 2.7 The new policy, unveiled in late July as part of the EU's pandemic recovery package, will see a levy of €800/tonne per kilogram of plastic waste introduced on all new products.

Waste 53

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 53

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

With only a week left for industry to respond to the consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Waste , the UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak, has released detailed modelling for a range of the proposed options. The modulated fee system aims to encourage the design of more sustainable packaging.

Packaging 130

Packaging Waste Waste Recycling 130

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 12, 2022

When a company invests in that quality and makes the pan from recycled materials, it’s a double win. Of course, green design can mean creating a product that performs for many years, or one that cuts down your carbon footprint through eco-friendly materials. The company even ships the pan using recycled paper packaging.

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Waste 28

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

Climate change has been linked to carbon emissions, yet another reason for businesses to change. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. ROI From Increased Sales.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 158

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.

Sustainability 520

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 520

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

. • Building & Construction Product: SOLAR HEAT panels from recycled plastic by Montello spa & WET/Ecopixel srl. Plastic Packaging Product: Recyclable collation shrink film with outstanding PCR content by Freiberger Lebensmittel GmbH, alesco Folien GmbH & Co.KG, Ecoplast Kunststoffrecycling GmbH, Borealis AG.

Plastics 264

Plastics Recycling Recycling Europe 264

Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Other recommendations include urgently delivering clear strategies to deliver new carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen projects, setting clear and ambitious targets in the delayed Environment Bill, laying the groundwork for domestic EV battery manufacturing at scale, and aligning the UK's net zero and nature agendas.

Policy 79

Policy Carbon-negative Government Climate change 79

Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The winners were chosen for their innovative solutions to the world's most pressing environmental problems and awarded £1m each, alongside a package of professional support to help them scale up and roll out the winning innovations around the world. We need businesses, leaders, innovators, and communities to take action.

Waste 36

Waste Waste Innovation Recycled materials 36

Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But demand for polluting fossil fuel-derived plastics could peak by 2035 if business and government works together to create a more sustainable plastic supply chain, report finds. Gilfillan said this outcome depended on all actors playing a part in overhauling the way plastic is used in modern society. of pre-industrial levels," he said.

Plastics 96

Plastics Carbon Fossil fuels Packaging 96

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

There is also a pressing need to reduce carbon emissions and businesses need to be part of the solution. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. ROI From Increased Sales.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

There is also a pressing need to reduce carbon emissions and businesses need to be part of the solution. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. ROI From Increased Sales.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The EU has unveiled sweeping new plans that could crack down on everything from mini shampoo bottles and disposable coffee cups to excess packaging and virgin plastics. It warns that without action the EU would see a further 19 per cent increase in packaging waste by 2030, including a 46 per cent increase in plastic packaging waste.

Packaging 44

Packaging Waste Waste Plastics 44

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials. Tip #5 – Recycle and reuse paper : Workspaces should have paper recycle bins to make it easy to collect all types of paper including packaging and cardboard.

Waste 148

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The demand for safe, eco-friendly products is growing. Their packaging is also eco-friendly. Making your own cat toys is another excellent option, allowing you to reuse and recycle things around the house. Their cat crafts use old clothes and items from your recycling bin.

Plastics 28

Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 28

Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

Tech giant pledges to deliver carbon neutral operations by 2025 and a net zero emission value chain by 2040. Combating the climate crisis is an unprecedented challenge demanding action across the private and public sectors," said Enrique Lores, HP Inc. President and CEO. "We

Carbon-neutral 92

Carbon-neutral Earth Day Recycled materials Packaging 92

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. It also highlights examples of encouraging corporate efforts to develop low carbon heavy industry and manufacturing processes.

Carbon-neutral 40

Carbon-neutral Demand Europe Policy 40

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Containers with food residue and left over scraps (Oils from food soak into the fiber of paper and cardboard containers rendering them unrecyclable while too many food scraps can contaminate a whole batch of recyclable material.). Bubble wrap , packing peanuts and other plastic loose fill packaging. Plastic bags.

Recycling 147

Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Plastics 147

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

Demand for Sustainable Fashion. Fast, toxic fashion is the term for the high-turnaround, low-cost, trendy clothing and accessories created to maximize profit and meet demand. This has been the common practice for years without consumers blinking an eye; however, trends are shifting and consumers are demanding more ethical goods.

Fashion 109

Fashion Sustainability Ethics Waste 109

Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Over 90 per cent of global greenhouse emissions are now covered by net zero targets, and key clean technologies such as wind, solar, and electric vehicles are rapidly disrupting polluting industries and driving down growth projections for fossil fuel demand. But achieving its 2030 target is no easy feat.

Plastics 81

Plastics Pollution Waste Waste 81

Sustainability Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

plastics, mixed paper, and other materials in 2017 , the actual products and packaging that actually gets recycled changed dramatically, and not for the better. So what happens as the overseas demand for recyclables declines and US policies continue to fluctuate? When China banned the import of U.S.

Recycling 64

Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 64

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. More and more businesses are disclosing their carbon footprint due to increased stakeholder pressure and as a response to climate change. . 18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint .

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. More and more businesses are disclosing their carbon footprint due to increased stakeholder pressure and as a response to climate change. . 18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint .

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Explore ideas that will take into consideration effective packaging, smart servicing and records of past events. Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process.

Waste 167

Waste Waste Methane Recycling 167

Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

The UK is estimated to consume five million tonnes of plastic per annum, and demand for plastic is expected to increase both in this country and across the world. Alternatives such as fibre-based packaging, biodegradable plastic or even simply using conventional plastic of a non-black variety are available. In 2019, 1.5

Plastics 58

Plastics Policy Waste Waste 58

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The consumer population is growing to include more eco-minded, socially conscious young buyers who are demanding businesses take accountability for their environmental impact. Effective recycling can also help reduce the amount of emissions released from landfills. Further, not all municipalities accept the same items for recycling.

Recycling 147

Recycling Recycling Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

AGreenLiving

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.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

For instance, there is significant risk exposure when it comes to chemical recycling - a suite of technologies ranging from attempts to turn plastic into fuel to experiments in break down and then reassemble the molecular building blocks of plastic. But separate collection and recycling alone will not be enough to solve the plastic crisis.

Plastics 40

Plastics Investment Recycling Recycling 40

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The 21st century is also going to require vast amounts of aluminium; the light, recyclable material is a vital ingredient in renewable energy infrastructure, electric vehicles, and long-lasting packaging that provides an alternative to plastic. per cent annually to 2030 to meet a Paris-aligned climate scenario.

Carbon 54

Carbon Packaging Climate change Recycled materials 54

Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

It is worth pointing out that, while consumer demand for green products may be skyrocketing, the optics of pushing any form of product to consumers on a day dedicated to celebrating a planet ravaged by over consumption are difficult, no matter how 'green' said item is. Klarna's carbon calculator. Greener mayonnaise.

Earth Day 76

Earth Day Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Power 76