GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

Episode 261: Sea changes, strategy shifts. BSR's take on resilient business strategies (36:55). A new guide from the nonprofit BSR suggests ways companies can anticipate material changes to their operations, develop and test strategies to adapt — ones that will help them become part of "thriving societies." Corporate Strategy.

Resilience 397

Resilience Batteries Sustainability 397

GreenBiz

MAY 13, 2021

Getting things done in corporate sustainability is easier said than, well, done. Lofty goals and good intentions don’t automatically yield reduced impacts, and the most brilliant environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy means little if it can’t be implemented. Being in the room where it happens.

Politics 458

Politics Organic Fashion Sustainability 458

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Joe Biden can be the president for a sustainable private sector. To accomplish this ambitious agenda, we believe the time is right for the president to establish a White House Office of Sustainable Finance and Business. The Office of Sustainable Finance and Business would develop a national strategy for U.S.

Sustainability 453

Sustainability Policy Investment Government 453

GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

The events of 2020 thrust the issue of corporate sustainability front and center in many C-suites. The application was first developed internally for the company’s sustainability team and then spun out into a product meant to help companies collect data for sustainability reporting purposes. Heather Clancy.

Carbon 432

Carbon Real Estate Sustainability Waste 432

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

How effective stakeholder engagement shaped Samsonite’s ESG strategy. With strong support from the entire senior management team and especially from Samsonite CEO Kyle Gendreau, the company has embarked on this journey to make sustainability a key tenet of its brand promise. Christine Rile…. Mon, 11/16/2020 - 01:00.

Carbon-neutral 473

Carbon-neutral North America Innovation Recycling 473

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

Waste transmission fluid taken from across Jaguar TCS Racing’s test and development activity is collected and re-refined using a technique to recover its main constituent base oil. Sustainability sits at the heart of JLR’s Reimagine strategy.

Recycling 219

Recycling Recycling Sustainability Innovation 219

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

What’s a sustainable (and just) business model? Corporate Strategy. Collective Insight. Episode 254: David Crane chats, PepsiCo CSO talks business. Heather Clancy. Fri, 02/05/2021 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:25). What the US could learn from China about how leasing affects EV transition. Innovation.

Logistics 397

Logistics Resilience Biodiversity Sustainability 397

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Because of our scale, we know it's our responsibility to address textile waste and then overall be thinking about how to keep products in use for the long term, and to design out waste from the beginning,” said Jeannie Renne-Malone, who has served as the vice president of global sustainability at VF Corp since Sept. Renne-Malone: Absolutely.

Waste 491

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 491

GreenBiz

APRIL 14, 2021

According to Project Drawdown, adopting end of life strategies for old refrigerants (e.g., These gases will leak into the atmosphere unless they are identified, collected and destroyed. In this hour-long webcast, you'll learn: Why refrigerant management is a necessary and vital strategy for preventing the climate crisis.

Cooling 370

Cooling Carbon Sustainability Technology 370

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: "plastic neutrality." WWF defines a plastic credit as a "transferable unit representing a specific quantity of plastic that has been collected and possibly recycled from the environment.". That could bring in necessary investment in waste collection.

Plastics 520

Plastics Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Waste 520

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

We chat with Kristen Lang, senior director of the Ceres Corporate Networks about the new Corporate Roadmap 2030 , a blueprint for strategy, policy action and systems change. The global fashion industry is looking toward innovative materials and strategies. Corporate Strategy. Collective Insight. Resources galore.

Retail 458

Retail Fashion Biodiversity Innovation 458

GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

While the lasting impacts of COVID on industry may take years to accurately assess, one thing we can see right now is how the pandemic has focused the textile industry’s attention on sustainability. It shows how companies performed and where they are focusing their efforts in sustainability.

Sustainability 485

Sustainability Recycling Recycling Climate change 485

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

The UK water sector should give more focus to the themes of delivering resilient infrastructure systems and protecting and enhancing natural systems, according to a survey about the UK 2050 Water Innovation Strategy. For the question, ‘Which innovation strategy themes do you feel the water sector needs to focus more on?’,

Innovation 147

Innovation Resilience Sustainability Technology 147

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

7 roles to create sustainable success. As someone who works at the intersection of human resources and sustainability, I’m fascinated by the question of who is leading this change, and how they can do so effectively. Both serve to enhance and focus a company’s sustainability program, and both support learning. Ellen Weinreb.

Sustainability 432

Sustainability Innovation Organic Waste 432

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Business can — and must — be powerful change agents for social and environmental change in order to have resilient, reliable supply chains and a more equitable and sustainable world. We can only stop deforestation by working collectively in key production landscapes and across the entire sector.". Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture.

Energy Monitor 508

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Resilience 508

GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

Fifth Wall, the biggest venture fund dedicated to funding disruptive ideas in real estate and retail, this week revealed that it has become a Certified B Corporation (B Corp) — a move that requires it to embed concerns about equity, inclusiveness and sustainability into its portfolio. Corporate Strategy. Standards & Certification.

Real Estate 522

Real Estate Technology Policy Sustainability 522

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Speakers share details of successful composting businesses, systems for scaling up food waste collection and strategies for diverting corporate food waste into composting systems. Kevin Quandt, Vice President of Supply Chain & Sustainability, sweetgreen. Jim Giles, Food and Carbon Analyst, GreenBiz Group .

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North America Biodegradable Waste Waste 291

Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 2, 2024

TORONTO — Rachel Doran, vice president of policy and strategy at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to Manitoba’s 2024 budget : “Manitoba’s Budget 2024 rightfully recognizes the opportunities for households and businesses in a cleaner, more sustainable economy. “It million allocated for rebates) $6.4

Electric vehicle 91

Electric vehicle Innovation Climate change Investment 91

GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

Despite years of progress by leading corporations toward ESG, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental health and safety (EHS) and sustainability goals, the reality is that board members overseeing these companies are still trying to discern how all of this applies to them.

Education 525

Education Climate change Government Demand 525

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Both the diversity and abundance of insects are in decline with data collected by the Bugs Matter survey suggesting that the abundance of flying insects has fallen by 64% between 2004 and 2022, with similar trends have been detected by scientific studies around the world.

Pollution 195

Pollution Agriculture Government Soil 195

GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. Case in point: sustainability. Digital ecosystems and the orchestration of large value networks are emerging as our only real chance to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Golnar Pooya. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 02:00.

Sustainability 520

Sustainability Blockchain Health Plastics 520

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Circularity and equity in cities: Mark Chambers, director of the mayor’s office of sustainability for New York, and Jose Manuel Moller Dominguez, founder and CEO of Algramo, comment on how brands can participate in motivating systemic change. ESG values and a sustainable future. You can read an excerpt here. . Action plus ambition.

Packaging 346

Packaging Waste Waste Plastics 346

GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2021

"We’re trying to create clarity for our [customers] that we do care about this, that’s it’s really important to us that we’re making progress by experimenting a bit," said Katie Wilson, senior manager for social and environmental sustainability at Arc’teryx. Circular strategy in motion. Courtesy of. Close Authorship. .

Upcycling 534

Upcycling Waste Waste North America 534

GreenBiz

MAY 14, 2021

Highlights of our recent interview with Ben Thompson, director of sustainable business for Autodesk. . Corporate Strategy. Collective Insight. Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere : "Curiosity," "Sad Marimba Planet," "As I Was Saying," "Small Steps," "Night Caves," "More on That Later" and "Southside". Contributors.

Waste 490

Waste Waste Transportation Carbon 490

GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

How Ocean Spray cranberries became America’s '100 percent sustainable' crop. Because the plant is actually meant to grow in the natural environment, many growing and harvesting practices already help the surrounding land and could be considered sustainable, under normal conditions. Jesse Klein. Thu, 06/04/2020 - 01:45.

Sustainability 522

Sustainability Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 522

GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters. However, there is a growing and collective awareness of environmental impact across the industry. Companies are discovering sustainability is not just a fad, but a new standard that is here to stay. . Phylicia Wu. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 01:00.

Technology 496

Technology Fashion Sustainability Energy Monitor 496

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Making FMCG manufacturing more sustainable using intelligent energy management. AMRs: fossil-free moving AMRs (autonomous mobile robots) are the future of sustainable materials handling in manufacturing environments. There is plenty that can be done to make existing factories and production lines more sustainable.

Energy Monitor 147

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral IoT 147

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The paper addresses the current state of the textiles industry, strategies and technologies needed for the transition to a circular value chain. By exploring innovative strategies and technologies, the firm says the white paper charts a course toward a circular textiles value chain, revolutionising waste into valuable resources.

Recycling 147

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 147

GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2021

How the EU’s new ‘toxic-free’ vision could shape your safer chemicals strategy. It has now proposed a new vision for a "toxic-free environment" and published a strategy for moving the EU towards that goal. In October, the commission published " Chemical Strategy for Sustainability: Towards a Toxic-Free Environment."

Policy 500

Policy Health Law Asia 500

GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

If your sustainability team has regular debates about how to label or describe its various initiatives, it’s not alone. So how does this idea apply to the world of sustainability? Included in that should be strategies addressing biodiversity, land use, freshwater consumption, the phosphorus cycle and the nitrogen cycle, she noted.

Carbon-negative 363

Carbon-negative Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Carbon 363

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

The urgency to reconsider our energy consumption and render it more sustainable has never been greater than it is today. The fundamentals of energy efficiency encompass a wide range of strategies and techniques aimed at minimizing energy consumption while maintaining or even improving the quality of life.

Energy Monitor 195

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 195

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

As 2021 begins, more companies are seeing their strategies for addressing deforestation deep down into their supply chains scrutinized. . "We Are there more companies with stated strategies? But not a step change over what we have seen in previous years. There hasn’t been an obvious gearup.

Policy 545

Policy Organic Sustainability Agriculture 545

The Environmental Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

By understanding the significance of tackling this issue, we can work towards implementing effective measures and adopting sustainable alternatives to minimize vehicle pollution and create a cleaner, healthier environment for all. The development of efficient public transportation systems and sustainable urban planning is equally important.

Pollution 195

Pollution Health Transportation Climate change 195

GreenBiz

JULY 16, 2021

Ensuring sustainable vanilla may be both harder and easier than you think. Interview highlights with Don Seville, co-director of the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative. VERGE Net Zero conference chair Jim Giles drops by with insights about some strategies that will point us in the proper direction. Collective Insight.

Logistics 195

Logistics Sustainability Waste Waste 195

GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

They’ll be measured and reported on, just like another other sustainability metric and the company’s leadership will be held accountable for them, said Todd Brady, senior director of global public affairs and sustainability at Intel. Sustainable. Corporate Strategy. The shorthand used by Intel is RISE.). Technology.

Carbon-neutral 491

Carbon-neutral Climate change Carbon-negative Health 491

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

While recycling, reuse and composting of packaging continues to increase significantly, a fifth of all food packaging could still find its way to landfill and incineration even in two decades time, according to a study commissioned by sustainable packaging specialist UPM Specialty Papers.

Packaging 211

Packaging Innovation Recycling Recycling 211

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

June 22 marked the publication of the fifth annual GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , our report celebrating rising young professionals in the field of corporate sustainability. . Do you think the COVID-19 crisis marks a turning point for the sustainability movement? . Sustainability must be a must have and not a nice to have.

Sustainability 500

Sustainability Health Carbon-negative Innovation 500