Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In some regions, lack of access to basic necessities such as water or reliable electricity is a major impediment to profitability and growth. When done right, sustainable business practices deliver a positive return on investment (ROI), improving efficiency, lowering costs and driving sales. Increased Sales.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

The four new prisons will use an "all-electric" design that eliminates the need for gas boilers, it added, meaning that they will deliver zero emission heating when the national electricity grid is fully decarbonised.

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2021

Rather than slowing the pace of environmental concerns in the investment world, the pandemic appears to have focussed minds - collective wake-up call, perhaps. Just last week, HSBC announced it would halt funding coal investments. Is the role of governments redundant as climate-adverse investments continue to become unviable?

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Investment Recycling Recycling Climate change 58

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

Having solar panels installed is a long-term investment, and despite you paying more initially to set them up, you will save more money in the long run. Some people have solar panels that generate sufficient electricity to meet all their energy needs, completely putting them off the grid. Purchase recycled furniture.

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Recycling 378

The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Whether that energy is turned into renewable fuels or clean electricity, it can reduce carbon emissions and resource depletion. The purity of recycled materials can be increased using these systems to distinguish and isolate various plastic types according to their chemical makeup. There is a lot of latent energy in our waste.

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Waste Waste Technology Energy Monitor 195

Mearth

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Many people are familiar with kick scooters but the rise of ride-sharing eco electric scooters across the globe pushed its popularity further, especially in the field of micro-mobility transportation. Given its convenience, portability, and affordability, electric scooters are indeed the future of personal transportation.

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Scooters Electricity Electric vehicle Recycling 52

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

In order to continue this momentum, we need to escalate the tax and roll it out across all types of plastics like construction, cars, furniture and electric goods. “It We must continue to work together to drive investment to overcome these challenges and act more sustainably.”.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2021

Invest in reusable silverware and dishes can reduce waste. Since plumbing involves large amounts of driving, consider investing in high efficiency vehicles or even an electrical fleet in order to minimize fossil fuel emissions. Use More Eco Friendly and Durable Materials. Actively repair any leaks in order to save water.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The so-called 'steel city' is set to play a lead role in a new government-backed study announced today, which aims to assess the feasibility of utilising green hydrogen generated from renewable electricity as a climate-friendly fuel for steelmakers. Increased investment is also being funnelled into green steel projects worldwide.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 26, 2021

Cuomo announced the New York Power Authority’s Board of Trustees has approved three low-cost hydropower allocations that will create 102 jobs across Western New York and spur $145 million in private capital investments. More than 80% of the electricity NYPA produces is clean renewable hydropower. The approved awards of 3.58

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 21, 2020

If it succeeds, then by the end of this decade every Apple device sold worldwide will have a net-zero climate impact, from the mining of the materials used to make them, to the ships that bring them to global markets, to the electricity that powers their use. technology giants.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 22, 2022

billion from the US Infrastructure Law will expand domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid as well as for materials and components heretofore imported. This includes critical minerals and materials needed to meet production and deployment goals.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Online electricals retailer AO has announced it will recycle plastic from old fridges for use in energy saving ventilation products, as part of a new effort to cut down on waste and establish a more circular business model. AO opened its first recycling facility in 2017 and now recycles more than 1.2

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 17, 2023

An eco-friendly house is designed with recycled materials, renewable energy sources, and sustainable landscapes. In other words, it’s a wise investment. To gather and store solar energy, you need to install solar panels, which convert sunlight into energy that creates a source of electricity. Invest In Landscaping.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Last fall Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt announced that it had raised $600 million in equity to invest in capacity expansion, research and development, and large-scale recycling. A big part of this strategy is reflected by Northvolt’s investment in battery recycling. That figure is expected to rise to 1.2

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Batteries Technology Lithium Recycling 78

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Government should publish detailed policy framework to help drive low carbon investment in heavy industry following recent industrial decarbonisation and hydrogen strategies, sustainable business group warns.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2021

Further, hotel waste consists largely of common recyclable materials – aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and landscape waste – all materials that could be processed into a new useful material. Invest in proper sealing and insulation to maintain indoor temperatures and avoid uncomfortable drafts.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

Exports are vital for our economy and tracking recycling material will become increasingly available through the development of technology. The use of compliance fee revenue will also need to be carefully considered by the Government to ensure it helps to increase recycling.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

"I think in a dream world, it is that every product that you would buy is coming from recycled materials that are closed-loop in our own supply chain. We're finding alternate ways to reuse it or we have partners that we're working with who can reuse the materials or recycle materials in some way.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2022

Resource management company Veolia has unveiled plans to build a new recycling plant in the West Midlands that it claims will be capable of processing a fifth of the UK's end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries in 2024.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 51

The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Billions of dollars in incentives such as the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have spurred the creation of a so-called Battery Belt across the southeastern US, all fuel to fire an anticipated spike in electric vehicle demand. The solution, or part of it, might come from recycling.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Long-distance sourcing of materials that contribute to extensive transportation emissions. Carbon emissions from operations, vehicles and material engineering. Reduce Waste and Use Recycled Materials. Electric equipment is often designed with smart technology thus improving operational efficiency and safety.

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Grist

MARCH 21, 2024

But that’s beginning to change — electric heat pump sales are outpacing gas boilers, and some cities have passed resolutions banning the use of natural gas in new construction. ” A home’s heating system is the big-ticket item, in terms of financial investment and emissions-saving potential.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The programme, launched in 2013, was designed to drive a more circular economy and encourage reuse and repair across a number of priority areas, including food, textiles, plastics, electricals, chemicals, healthcare, and the built environment.

Waste 84

Waste Waste Policy Building Energy Monitoring 84

Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2022

Patagonia, a US brand, has transitioned to a more circular process by establishing material and environmental and social responsibility programs, as well as by taking stock of where they do business. ESG investments are top priority As we highlighted in November , the pandemic escalated environment-driven ESG into a whole new realm.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2020

Sorting technologies manufacturer TOMRA Recycling considers the limitations of existing sorting methods and explores the issues facing European scrap metal processors and aluminium producers investing in equipment to sort their own scrap material.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B in Convertible notes from BlackRock, CPP Investments, OMERS, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and other investors.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Volvo Construction Equipment and Mack Trucks , both Volvo Group companies, recently delivered an electric excavator and an electric refuse truck to Boca Raton, Florida-based Coastal Waste & Recycling, which has 25 locations in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and operates more than 700 vehicles.

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Waste Waste Electricity Recycling 116

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The startup won $25,000 from the New Climate Ventures Sustainability Investment Prize at the 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition; took home the grand prize and audience choice award at the MIT $100K LAUNCH Competition ; and was selected for both the 2023 Cleantech Open Northeast and Venture For ClimateTech cohorts. “The

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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. That’s no small investment. This pan does both.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Waste 28

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The programme, launched in 2013, was designed to drive a more circular economy and encourage reuse and repair across a number of priority areas, including food, textiles, plastics, electricals, chemicals, healthcare, and the built environment.

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Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 53

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

in investment and increased sales by an average of more than 250 per cent following their participation in the programme, Amazon said. Last year's Accelerator participants, which included nine companies from the UK and Ireland, raised £4.5m

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

To get there is plans to source 100 per cent green energy from 2020 onwards backed by investments in energy efficiency. Electric vehicles, meanwhile, make up the bulk of BMW's plan to cut CO2 in the use-phase of its vehicles, with a target to rollout seven million EVs and hybrids on the roads by 2030, with two-thirds fully-electric powered.

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Recycling Recycling Electric vehicle Recycled materials 58

GreenTech Gazette

JULY 6, 2022

Hybrid/Electric Vehicles. If vehicles are an essential part of your company, it’s worth looking into hybrid or electric vehicles, both of which have a lower environmental impact than standard vehicles. Investing in these can be expensive, so it mightn’t be an appropriate option for everyone. 3D Printing. What’s stopping you?

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Start by investing in proper insulation, energy-efficient windows, and doors to regulate indoor temperatures, reducing the need for excessive heating or cooling. Consider upgrading to Energy Star-rated appliances and switch to LED light bulbs to significantly cut down on electricity consumption.

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Sustainability Energy Monitor 195

Charged

OCTOBER 16, 2021

He’s a visionary who converted a Porsche to electric drive and built a solar-powered racer, long before EVs were cool. Of course, that’s where Redwood Materials comes in. This is one reason that I’m so excited about going after every little bit of recycled material we possibly can, because it is the lowest-hanging fruit.

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Lithium Recycling Recycling Batteries 98

Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

Increasing process efficiency and the use of recycled materials, as well as buying more renewable power, provides companies with major climate gains at very low costs.". Investing in emerging green manufacturing systems would not necessarily have a huge knock-on impact on consumer prices, according to the report.

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