Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2020

The fashion industry has a pollution problem. These skyrocketing emissions are compounded by the fact that the fashion industry has dramatically low rates of recycling, which creates a dependence on virgin materials. Enter a new technology: chemical garment-to-garment recycling. Welcome to the lab.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

percent gets recycled and used again. Textile production (including cotton farming) uses almost 100 billion cubic meters of water per year, about 4 percent of global freshwater withdrawal. The world produces around 300 million tons of plastic waste every year, nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Innovate UK's Jonny Voon explores some of the most exciting green ideas this year, ranging from UK lithium mining and plastic recycling breakthroughs, clothing that 'grows' with the children wearing it. Impact Recycling. Currently, only up to 15 per cent of plastic is recycled.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The redesign was led by Rotterdam-based architectural firm Neutelings Riedijk Architects , which expanded and renovated the facility to “future-proof” standards that include 100 percent LED lighting , solar panels, green roofs and an energy-efficient climate control system.

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Biodiversity Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability 28

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Retail business sustainability trend #1: Rising fossil fuel prices call for energy-efficient retail. The average price of fossil fuel energy – oil, natural gas, and coal – has increased since 1976 , with a very recent surge in gasoline prices hitting record highs in 2022. ” – Target CEO Brian Cornell.

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Retail Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. .” and globally by 2040.

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Elemental Excelerator

AUGUST 5, 2020

Here, we’d like to share with you some high-level data from our pipeline, and explore a few things we’re learning about what’s shaping the future of energy, mobility, water, food, and the circular economy. ” Energy . So, who applied to be a part of Cohort 9?

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Building Energy Monitoring Startups Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring 104

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“We’re looking forward to partnering deeply with Cohort 9 companies and their community partners to help improve existing water, food, circular economy, energy and mobility systems.” Beyond giving your jeans a second chance at life, this opens up an entirely new, sustainable garment recycling supply chain.

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Innovation Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 105

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For instance, according to studies from the National Institute of Health (NIH) , certain plastics found in consumer packaging can lead to cancers, diabetes, neurological disorders, hormonal imbalances, and other various ill-health effects caused by inhalation or direct contact. Waste recycling/recovery : Mechanical recycling.

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Grist

JULY 21, 2022

Unlike several other Earth Day weekend cleanups going on farther down the beach, this group has been given special instructions that will help them categorize and log everything they find, from food scraps and toys to tiny pieces of foil and, of course, many types of plastic. Is the trash from camping? Is it from fishing gear?

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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

APRIL 22, 2021

We've rounded up some of our favourite announcements from drinks, fashion, consumer goods and tech brands this year. The partners said the farm would provide a "blueprint for best practice cocoa farming, optimal land usage and farming community planning" globally. Morrisons debuts plastic-saving shampoo bars. Greener mayonnaise.

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Earth Day Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Power 73

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. As the North American program manager for the Climate Group’s EV100 program, Badalian works to get large companies to commit to 100 percent electric mobility by 2030, then helps them replace global fleets with electric vehicles, deploy charging stations and affect government policy.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 528

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. The company claims this enables waste plastics to be recycled an infinite number of times without degradation of quality.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 41

Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. As the North American program manager for the Climate Group’s EV100 program, Badalian works to get large companies to commit to 100 percent electric mobility by 2030, then helps them replace global fleets with electric vehicles, deploy charging stations and affect government policy.

Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 36