Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Reusable packaging can reduce companies’ reliance on risky supply chains and fluctuating commodity prices, writes Corplex’s Lucas van der Shalk. Circular packaging suppliers can provide clients with this stability, by designing products that can be reused for as long as possible.

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Charged

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Pompano Beach, Florida-based Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing, a marine and recreational vehicle parts distributor, and Servientrega International, a Bogota, Colombia-based logistics company with operations in Miami, each signed a multi-year Ryder ChoiceLease agreement that will enable them to incorporate light-duty electric cargo vans into their fleets.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The logistics behind product passport use might seem complicated at first glance but are, in fact, straightforward: all a consumer needs to do is scan the product QR code with their phone to access DPP information. Traceability systems are to be in place to enable tracking all procedures leading from raw materials to the finished product.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Whether you’re a small business owner or a logistics manager, understanding   LTL shipping benefits can help you make informed decisions that optimize your shipping processes. By maximizing trailer space and consolidating shipments, LTL reduces the number of trucks on the road , subsequently curbing carbon emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

Drones will be used to deliver packages on remote Scottish islands – that, at least, is among the visions intimated by nine new freight projects which have been awarded £1.2 million in UK government funding.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

To be classed as net zero, a company must achieve a balance between the carbon it emits into the atmosphere and the carbon it removes. To be a completely carbon free company by 2022 , Crystal Doors will look at indirect emissions not related to the manufacturing or logistics processes, including how their employees travel to work.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Given the increasingly obvious need for the world to lower its carbon emissions, the case for making a switch to cleaner, greener forms of transport is nigh-on incontrovertible. Just about every package that’s delivered will at some stage travel along roads on the back of a van. So what are they? Electric Vans.

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Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While voluntary carbon markets and policy regulations are rapidly evolving, we need corporations to develop sound, tactical strategies for managing their emissions abatement and removal. Here, I will discuss how to fund active carbon sequestration today as well as R&D for these more durable solutions in the future.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Online supermarket Ocado is forging ahead with plans to draw down the emissions of its extensive delivery fleet using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), as it yesterday revealed more than a third of its delivery vehicles are now powered by the lower carbon fuel.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 16, 2021

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal Deonna Anderson Tue, 03/16/2021 – 05:00 Scope 3 emissions are the hardest emissions for companies to address when setting goals. In recent years, Etsy has been working on addressing the carbon impact of its marketplace, which is made up of nearly 4.5

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The British Beer and Pub Association and the Zero Carbon Forum have today published a new guide that aims to help brewers get on a pathway to net zero emissions, setting out detailed advice for decarbonising ingredients and transportation fleets, optimising hot liquor systems, and purchasing carbon removals credits.

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Terra Infirma

OCTOBER 24, 2019

I’m currently designing a workshop to help small businesses understand their place in a low carbon economy. The stakes are high – the current UK Government has pledged net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the main Opposition looks likely to pledge the same by 2030. “Whose carbon footprint are we part of?”

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

US trading platform Etsy has pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2030. Online marketplace Esty has pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions within the next decade, targeting both its direct emissions and those from its value chain, including emissions from seller activities such as shipping and packaging.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Lighting giant Signify has today announced a series of sustainability milestones, claiming it has achieved 'carbon neutral' status for its global operations, which it said are now also powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Tech giant Amazon has today launch the latest phase of its high profile Climate Pledge initiative, unveiling a new $2bn venture investment program to help scale up "visionary companies whose products and services will facilitate the transition to a zero carbon economy". We're excited about a future of decarbonized delivery services.".

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2021

Making reverse logistics circular requires forward thinking. And as any company building a circular economy strategy knows, building an effective reverse logistics strategy takes plenty of upfront planning and close collaboration across a value chain — whether the good in question is a consumer product or one used in a commercial setting.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Warehouse logistics – Massive companies with huge warehouses and complex distribution requirements are powering their forklifts, pallet trucks and tractor trailers with hydrogen fuel cells to be able to operate emission-free while enhancing the air quality for employees.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 Of the $12.5M invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Here are some tips when implementing go green marketing: Green Design: Use a big recycle symbol on your product packaging to encourage recycling after initial use. Green Positioning : Live to the values of your product as what is reflected on your packaging and marketing channels, like your website and social media pages.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

The beermaker’s 2025 goals pledge bold advances in water strategy, returnable or recyclable packaging, renewable energy procurement (its U.S. Clancy: How has the situation affected your packaging commitments and recycling strategy, if at all? And to achieve that circular packaging vision, there are a number of things we do.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. The case for reusable packaging.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. It is also now targeting becoming a net carbon neutral business. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings. Engaging Scotland Award – The Highland Council.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2023

Ferrybridge power station: Promising locations might include existing projects with carbon capture and hydrogen production infrastructure. When choosing the location for a hydrogen hub, it is logical to look at existing low (or zero) carbon centres. The economic free zone concept presents the optimal model to create this environment.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The SMP's work will focus on measuring the carbon impact of medicines, which is currently estimated to make up 20 per cent of the NHS's carbon footprint, as well as addressing the waste created by packaging and the disposal of unused medicines, it said.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 16, 2021

The Netherlands has launched a plan that will ban all carbon-emitting delivery vehicles in urban areas. The country has started by allowing only zero-emission delivery vehicles in 14 cities so far and has authorized all cities in the country to come up with zero-emission zones and logistics plans. Via EcoWatch Image via Biontologist.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. The definition of fleet is evolving. Media Source.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential to almost halve the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of urban freight transport compared to small light commercial vehicles (LCVs), providing an unprecedented opportunity for the logistics industry to reduce its environmental impact.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

Priority areas for action are expected to include measures to curb emissions from agriculture, packaging, distribution, and operations. The company said it would focus on both reducing emissions from its operations and supply chain and enhancing resilience to climate impacts.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

The government said the technology had the potential to reduce costs for haulage, freight, and logistics companies, while also slashing carbon emissions, improving air quality, and reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels. Several of our divisions will thus benefit from this agreement with Volvo Trucks.".

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Plastic packaging will continue to be used in only a small number of scenarios, the company said, including in bad weather where products are left on the doorstep and to avoid spillages. Ending the use of plastic air pillows is just another step towards packaging that can easily be added to our customers' household recycling.".

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

So we gave people a set of tools, so that they can estimate, for example, the carbon and the water footprint of products and development, and what are the choices that they make early that are going to affect those footprints. So we've conducted life-cycle analyses, carbon footprints. Photo courtesy of PepsiCo. Did they take effect?

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 20, 2021

Food left rotting in landfills generates planet-warming greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide, accounting for the third-largest source of human-related methane emissions in the U.S. Being able to divert food from landfills has enabled Replate to save 819 million gallons of water and avoid 6 million pounds of harmful carbon dioxide.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

The carbon footprint of e-commerce has long been the subject of intense debate, with the reduction in retail space and customer travel set against the increase in emissions from delivery fleets and reams of additional packaging. Moreover, in the UK logistics occupies less than 2.4 per cent of total traffic in London.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

The new strategy will see the company slash its use of plastic packaging, switch to zero emission logistics and delivery vehicles, install new green refrigeration technology, and drastically curb food waste, the company said. Progress against the target will be reported every six months. "We

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

Drinks giant begins work on major new solar energy project at packaging plant in Scotland. The 9,000 panel solar farm is set to generate around 22 per cent of the annual energy needs of its packaging plant in Leven, Fife. The Leven site packages up to 40 million cases of spirits annually.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

The mail giant confirmed today that the move would increase the number of EVs in its UK fleet 10-fold, driving it closer to its aim of becoming a "net zero carbon business" by mid-century.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2023

Royal Mail and Skyports Drone Services unveil low carbon drone delivery service between the Orkney Islands Skyports Drone Services and Royal Mail have this week launched a drone-based mail delivery service between the Orkney Islands, which promises to slash the carbon emissions associated with deliveries to remote locations.

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