GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business. If not, you were probably born during the plastics-era, which began about 50 years ago. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. Today, plastic has taken over. Joana Kleine Jäger.

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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

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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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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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

AUGUST 24, 2022

It added that the development of lab scale prototypes could make the generation of essential raw and packaging materials more sustainable in the long-term by reducing some of the largest sources of emissions in global supply chains, while also saving on material, transportation, and logistics costs.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The UK's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been besieged with delays since it was introduced in Defra's 2018 Resource and Waste Strategy as a credible way to address the linear nature of our packaging economy. As reports on the global plastic crisis regularly inform us, we've got no time to lose. SRC7] LINK: [link].

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2021

Manufacturing including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. Finance and Accounting including applying carbon credits, minimizing paper billing and printing and remote working. Do we use plastic bottles for water? Is our packaging also safe for people and the planet? How much do we waste?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The company said it would host and participate in events and talks at the summit detailing how it reduced its carbon footprint 42 per cent in the past 16 years, despite growing as a business by 46 per cent. "We To achieve our vision, we know that all of society needs to be low carbon, resource efficient and harmonized with nature.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

Seafood stand-ins not only promise a low carbon footprint, they seek to serve people with dietary restrictions. If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. Here in random order are some key companies making waves in alt-seafood: Nestlé.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Lower carbon sources of fuel for aviation and shipping is critical to delivering on net zero targets for firms, argues WasteFuel CEO Trevor Neilson. The impacts of climbing onboard a plane for your annual summer holiday or tearing open the packaging on a shiny new iPhone, freshly shipped from China, are well known.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

We have a duty to the communities we serve to continue to reduce the impact our business has on the environment and we are committing to reduce our own carbon emissions and become Net Zero by 2040, 10 years ahead of the government's own targets, because 2050 isn't soon enough," he said. "We

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It produces over two million tons of low carbon cement annually and is responsible for around 10-15% of the cement supply in the markets in which it operates. Figure 2: Group carbon footprint by ton of product Steel industry decarbonization The steel sector’s direct and indirect emissions represent 7% of CO2 emissions globally.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We all know that giving waste a second life is more carbon-efficient than incinerating it, but reaching a definition on what makes an item 'recyclable' is one of the most complex challenges policymakers currently face. The proposal states that packaging (all materials) entering the EU market must meet design for recyclability criteria.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Carbon emissions are one of the most harmful forms of waste, and the coming transition to electric vehicles (EVs) offers a great opportunity to reduce them. We can ditch the single-use plastic packaging without forgoing the to-go food we love! Electric vehicles will be everywhere, and be more sustainable. .

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

Part 2: Goals and KPIs – This section documents your current baseline in terms of your eco profile which includes your energy usage, water usage, carbon emissions and overall eco score. However, there are a few common goals every business shares: to minimize their waste and reduce carbon emissions. How much do we waste?

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2022

Examples include opting for cardboard packaging over non-recyclable plastic packaging. Tip #6: Have your suppliers ship with minimal packaging : Shipping materials account for ~ 28% of the total waste produced in the US. Work with sustainable and ethical suppliers. Manage scope 3 emissions across your supply chain.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Firm celebrates new funding injection and kicks off trials of its reusable packaging service with Budweiser Brewing Group, Diageo, Biffa, Greene King, and Arsenal Emirates Stadium. However, the upfront cost of reusable packaging and logistical challenges cleaning used packaging has proven a barrier to widespread adoption of such schemes.

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2020

Tobacco giant promises to beef up existing environmental targets and make all plastic packaging recyclable. It is against this backdrop that British American Tobacco, yesterday unveiled a revamped sustainability strategy including a headline pledge to deliver 'carbon neutrality' by 2030.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 13, 2020

Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business Joana Kleine Jäger Thu, 08/13/2020 – 01:45 Remember the time when milk was delivered to your door in reusable glass bottles? If not, you were probably born during the plastics-era, which began about 50 years ago. Today, plastic has taken over.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2022

An all-electric refrigerated lorry trailer powered in part by kinetic electricity generated as the vehicle's wheels turn is currently being trialled by Aldi as part of the supermarket chain's efforts to decarbonise its food logistics operations. That's why we have been carbon neutral since January 2019 and use energy from renewable sources.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This means retailers must seek new uses for AI, SaaS, and Internet Of Things (IoT) logistic solutions, and integrate these solutions to pass data from one tool to another. For instance, the shoe retailer Rothy’s manufactures footwear from ocean plastic waste. And this circularity is a model consumers are embracing.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

It said it would aim to reduce carbon emissions across its operations and value chain by at least 55 per cent by 2025 and at least 65 per cent by 2030, against a 2019 baseline, backed by targets to secure 100 per cent renewable power by 2022, and shift to a 100 per cent battery-car fleet by 2024. by the end of the century.

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2021

The UN has set out challenging pathways for decarbonising steel, cement, chemicals, plastics, fashion and more - and they require urgent action in the 2020s. Plastics, mining, aluminium and CCS are also covered in the report. The pathways set out sectoral visions for achieving a 1.5C

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Types: Design & Materials, Next-Gen Packaging, Business Model Innovation. How Capital Markets Can Support a More Sustainable Plastics Economy How can the capital markets and major financial institutions help corporates, governments and investors tackle global plastic waste? Rates Increase Feb. But why Morgan Stanley?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

It got me thinking: Could we boost the carbon drawdown potential of clean technologies even further by supporting more women-led startups in the burgeoning climate-tech ecosystem? Carbon removal. Opus 12 is addressing climate change by using carbon emissions to create products traditionally derived from fossil fuels.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Seafood stand-ins not only promise a low carbon footprint, they seek to serve people with dietary restrictions. If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. I honestly thought I was eating conventional shrimp when I took a bite of it.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2023

Highly Commended: NatWest Group - Reverse Vending Machines Supply Chain and Logistics Project of the Year Zedify The cargo bike delivery specialist secured the judges vote thanks to its core focus on zero emission last mile deliveries, its innovative microhub operating model, and its impressive and growing client roster.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2020

Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics. But something extraordinary is going on at this Eastman chemical plant: two breakthrough processes to turn waste plastics of all kinds back into new plastics, continuously, with no loss of quality. Joel Makower. Mon, 05/11/2020 - 00:44.

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Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

From plastics to fashion, the US chemicals giant is innovating in pursuit of a new approach for managing the world's most ubiquitous materials. But something extraordinary is going on at this Eastman chemical plant: two breakthrough processes to turn waste plastics of all kinds back into new plastics, continuously, with no loss of quality.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 9, 2021

PFAS and PFOA, pharmaceuticals, micro-plastics). Reduced emissions in heavy freight, shipping, logistics, and air travel. But just as food production and consumption are key drivers of climate change, creating a regenerative food system can help us sequester carbon in soil and create healthier waterways and ecosystems.

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Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

While companies such as Amazon, Nestlé, and Unilever have set targets for carbon neutrality, Microsoft just announced that it will become carbon negative by around 2030, and remove all the carbon the company has emitted since its founding in 1975. A low carbon economy will demand new skills both upstream and downstream.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere. LinkedIn .

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

It will specifically explore systemic solutions to the climate crisis focusing on clean energy, electrified, transportation, the circular economy, carbon removal and sustainable food systems. Protein is being sourced from an increasingly long list of plants, synthesized from carbon dioxide sucked from the air, and extracted from insects.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere.

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Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

The bond issuance follows the government's sweeping 'green recovery' package, which has seen it earmark €54bn of spending through to 2023 to support the country's decarbonisation efforts alongside plansfor a new national carbon tax. The first issue next month is set to raise €4bn through a 10 year bond.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025. She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . percent of its GDP.

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