Greentown Labs

JANUARY 24, 2023

Funding Sublime Systems raised a $40M Series A to advance its groundbreaking manufacturing process for low-carbon cement. Greentown Go alum BlakBear , which provides package-level food freshness visibility, raised a £2.3M Energy Dome won €17.5M from the European Commission’s 2022 EIC Accelerator to advance its CO 2 battery.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The Loop circular packaging model is fast taking shape, and the company behind it insists conventional retailers still have a huge role to play in its success. While TerraCycle may be the primary corporate face of the Loop brand, the important role of retailers in scaling any reusable packaging model should not be downplayed.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

It’s vodka, made without any potatoes or grains, and the key ingredients are hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. Last year, global carbon emissions hit an all-time high of 40.9 But all that carbon doesn’t have to wind up in the atmosphere. Carbon doesn’t necessarily come free, in terms of its environmental burden,” Dunn said.

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Business Green

APRIL 12, 2021

Drinks giant claims biofuel furnaces tested in trial will reduce carbon footprint of glass manufacturing by 90 per cent and thus boost sustainability of its “grain-to-glass” supply chain. We now know that glass can be the most sustainable of all packaging types and must all work together to ensure that happens.".

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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. Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 27, 2022

Instead of course, the sustainability scorecard might list functional areas for both environmental (energy, waste, recycling, buildings, packaging, supply chain, food) and social responsibility (diversity, inclusion, gender equality, worker wellbeing, fair wages, community support, and charity contributions). Carbon footprint-based approach.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

In a unique life cycle, marine plastic waste collected from the shorelines of the Dominican Republic will be transformed into upcycled PPE visors and soon returned back to the DR to offer aid and protection to the country’s frontline workers.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 15, 2022

The good news is that new technologies and methods have come about making it possible for the manufacturing industry to reduce its environmental footprint through energy conservation , alternative packaging, and smarter storage and organization (amongst other solutions). Tip #3: Use alternative and sustainable packaging solutions.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

Coca-Cola's European arm has announced backing for recycling start-up CuRe Technology, with a view to establishing an innovative pilot factory to turn waste plastic bottles back into high quality packaging for food and drink via a single, on-site process.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

Carbon Intelligence. Green Packaging Project of the Year. Greener Packaging. Riverford Organic Farmers - Box Zero and Packaging Pledge. Seedlip - Mushroom Packaging. Switch Packaging Specialists. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Becoming a Carbon Literate Organisation. Zero Carbon Campaign.

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Packaging Innovation Sustainability Carbon 91

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.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Ultracapacitors complement batteries in the grid-scale use of renewable energy, and by supporting locally farmed hemp, the startup says it’s both sequestering carbon in hemp and “sequestering wealth” in the farmers’ communities. gigatons of carbon by 2050 (through supporting the use of renewables) and can sequester 2.2

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

Coca-Cola European Partners has announced backing for recycling start-up CuRe Technology, with a view to establishing an innovative pilot factory to turn waste plastic bottles back into high quality packaging for food and drink via a single, on-site process.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2022

If you’re wondering what to get your favorite coworkers while keeping your carbon footprint low, then here’s a must-have guide on sustainable office gifts! Use what you already have around the home or office to create a chic upcycled organizer! For the Organizers. Sustainable fitness gear is growing in popularity. For the Sweet Tooths.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 7, 2021

Your sustainability program may need new green initiatives and more involvement from your employees since their homes have become part of your carbon footprint. A great way to do your part on Earth day is look for ways around you to go green and improve your carbon footprint. Use Earth Day For Employee Engagement.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 29, 2022

For instance, a single pint of beer can have a carbon footprint as high as 900g CO 2e (for bottled beer that’s been extensively transported). This is ~14% of the daily average carbon footprint from meals per US citizen – having 2 to 3 pints ramps that percentage up to 42%. Challenge 5 : The brewing process is wasteful.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 28, 2023

Your sustainability program may need new green initiatives and more involvement from your employees since their homes have become part of your carbon footprint. Subscribe 33 Earth Day Activities for At-Home Workers A great way to do your part on Earth day is look for ways around you to go green and improve your carbon footprint.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Explore ideas that will take into consideration effective packaging, smart servicing and records of past events. Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process. A solution is to include the goal to reduce food waste while planning the food menu.

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Waste Waste Methane Recycling 167

Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2022

Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. Products & Packaging – Do our products use sustainably sourced and eco-friendly materials? Is our packaging also safe for people and the planet? Are there areas to improve supply chain efficiency in terms of lowering waste and carbon emissions?

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Post Office will deliver 15 billion pieces of mail and 900 million packages between Thanksgiving and the New Year. The combination of resources, carbon emissions, and waste make fast fashion an environmental nightmare. Buying used products or those made from upcycled, or recycled content, is a good way to decrease the resource inputs.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

We love that you love the planet, so we’ve put together some ideas of ways to enjoy the season without leaving behind a Sasquatch-sized carbon footprint. Watch packaging When it comes to gifting, watch out for extra packaging, especially plastic foam and molded, unrecyclable plastic.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

As Carbon Brief's Simon Evans noted today, three quarters of the carbon emissions ever released by human society has been released since the first Earth Day 50 years ago. The UN and the COP26 co-hosts were to the fore today , lending their voices to the growing chorus demanding governments deliver explicitly green recovery packages.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

This article includes several eco-friendly office products and supplies that will lower your carbon footprint. Bic has partnered with TerraCycle, however, to offer a Stationary Recycling Program that accepts all brands of empty writing instruments, glue sticks, and flexible packaging.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 29, 2020

Related: This jewelry is made with upcycled gold from Dell computers Sustainable practices have always been at the heart of the company. All items are packaged using eco-friendly filler that is reusable and recyclable. Emma Aitchison is based in the U.K. and has made a concentrated effort to partner only with other local businesses.

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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.

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2021

Research has shown that action on resource efficiency could deliver 80 per cent of the additional emission savings required to deliver the UK's Fifth Carbon Budget and deliver a net gain in Gross Value Added of £9.1bn by 2030.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hemp makes for a soft and flowy fabric that is hypoallergenic; it is also a carbon-negative crop, uses less water in production and is naturally resistant to bacteria growth. As an additional sustainability feature, Valani uses recycled materials as well as straw, hemp and jute for its packaging.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2021

Finance and Accounting including applying carbon credits, minimizing paper billing and printing and remote working. Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. Is our packaging also safe for people and the planet? Are there areas to improve supply chain efficiency in terms of lowering waste and carbon emissions?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Package Free makes a zero-waste lunch kit complete with a silicone sandwich bag, organic cloth napkin, a bamboo cutlery set and an airtight stainless steel container. Everything inside the gift set is reusable and comes inside a handy drawstring produce bag to make it completely package free. by family-owned production partners.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Related: Thoughtful Human makes zero-waste cards for every occasion Then the food moves to the manufacturing step, where more resources are used to produce secondary products and packaged goods. From there, we have our own carbon footprint of driving to and from the store. Yet, it has the same preservative effect as Mori and Apeel.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The 11-room Victorian lodging features vegan dining, upcycled furniture, eco cleaning products and runs on renewable energy. With carbon offset in mind, the Saorsa contracts with Green Earth Appeal to plant a tree for every dinner served. Sandra McLaren-Stewart and her son Jack head the Scottish getaway.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 21, 2020

Related: These funky sandals upcycle fabric from the cutting room floor The dress line, called Summer of Comfort, offers a variety of style options such as tank, slip, strap, tie and open back, all made with the same silky, breathable fabric. Customers can purchase additional carbon offsets directly through the company website.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. Products & Packaging : Do our products use sustainably sourced and eco-friendly materials? Is our packaging also safe for people and the planet? Are there areas to improve supply chain efficiency in terms of lowering waste and carbon emissions?

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GreenTech Gazette

AUGUST 21, 2020

But which are the companies putting the effort in, and which are simply making a few strategic changes to their packaging? The algae in these panels captures carbon dioxide and other airborne pollutants and release oxygen back into the exterior or interior. Image by Geralt via Pixabay.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hemp makes for a soft and flowy fabric that is hypoallergenic; it is also a carbon-negative crop, uses less water in production and is naturally resistant to bacteria growth. As an additional sustainability feature, Valani uses recycled materials as well as straw, hemp and jute for its packaging.

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Low Impact

MAY 5, 2021

You could also choose a coffin made from 100% reclaimed and upcycled solid wood. When choosing a bamboo coffin, however, it is important to consider where the bamboo was grown and where the product was made, and the carbon cost of bringing it to the UK (likely from China). Wicker coffins. as a similarly-sized stand of trees.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Related: The sustainable wardrobe: it’s more accessible than you think Hand-woven baskets Help your parents decorate with a cute artisan gift like Lola & Mawu baskets made from upcycled vintage indigo fabric and natural undyed straw. The company is carbon negative, so you can feel even better about your sustainable purchase!

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