GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The top 25 most sustainable fleets. Progressive cities, many in Europe, are building zones in downtown centers that are banning fossil-fuel vehicles and incentivizing zero-emission models. Netherlands-based LeasePlan is a large fleet management company that mostly operates in Europe but also has a solid presence in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

There were 12 winners at the annual “VIBES – Scottish Environment Business Awards” in Glasgow on Tuesday 1 November, recognising innovations including a system for using treated wastewater to provide heating, and a solution that empowers homeowners in striving for net zero. It also aims to become Net Zero by 2030.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'. Even though the foundation is a separate entity, there is a close link between its mission and the company’s sustainability goals, according to senior executives. I've got history in sustainability, but I'm a business guy. Heather Clancy.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Crisp brand to drive down virgin plastic use with clutch of packaging design innovations. Walkers is to invest £14m in packaging designs it claims will cut 250 tonnes of virgin plastic from its supply chain each year, the crisp brand announced last week.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In March, Samsonite announced "Our Responsible Journey," a new global sustainability strategy that outlines its commitments across four priority areas: Product Innovation; Carbon Action; Thriving Supply Chain; and Our People, including engagement, development, diversity and inclusion. Materiality assessments matter.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ukrainian firm S.Lab picked up the 2023 Green Alley Award for a sustainable alternative to expandeed polystyrene packaging (image credit: Green Alley Awards). By Jan Patrick Schulz, CEO of Landbell and initiator of Europe’s largest Circular Economy Prize, the Green Alley Award.

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2022

Global challenges of climate change, and food production and availability have been the catalyst for myriad innovative start-ups in recent years, writes Tetra Pak's Elena Moruzzi. At the same time, it has never been more important for the food and beverage industry to be more sustainable and more resilient.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 7, 2021

For the fourth year in a row, Planet is partnering with the Copernicus Masters competition in search of innovative start-up ideas with a focus on the environment and climate change. We are ready to learn about your innovative ideas! These ambitious targets present a challenge, but also an opportunity.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

Beer giant's partnership with the Paper Bottle Company and Avantium leads to Europe-wide trial of new Fibre Bottle. The outer shell of the bottle, produced by the packaging manufacturer The Paper Bottle Company (Paboco), consists of sustainably-sourced wood fibre and is also bio-based.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

RE:TV will feature films on the most innovative recycling and reuse ideas. The Prince of Wales has launched a new channel on Prime Video dedicated to films that explore how businesses and innovators are stepping up efforts to tackle climate change.

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Charged

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has arranged a $135-million financing package for EV manufacturer VinFast. Earlier this year, VinFast raised $4 billion to support market launches in Europe and the US. In 2020, the company announced plans to launch fleets of electric buses in several Vietnamese cities. Source: VinFast.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This water is provided by the Evides Demineralised Water Plant (DWP) – one of the largest demineralised water production facilities in Europe. According to its coordinators, the project sets a precedent for industrial circularity and a new generation of innovative, resource-efficient European business.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

This will in turn increase the supply of recycled plastic enabling industry to become more ‘circular’ and meet the forthcoming UK plastic packaging tax obligations. This will motivate investment in much needed jobs and infrastructure to make flexible plastic recycling a financially sustainable system in the UK.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More sustainable and digital: The construction and real estate industry is on the verge of substantial changes. By Michael Kiy, director of innovation management, Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Join Enlit Europe in Frankfurt and be part of the conversation about the energy transition in Europe and beyond. Register now.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion) in clean energy investment to upgrade energy networks, enhance energy efficiency and increase renewable energy sources across Europe. The package forms part of a €10.9 Other notable investments from the larger package include: Proposals for an electric bus line and river shuttles in Bordeaux as part of €3.4 billion ($3.5

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

While many are hearing the need to align immediate spending packages with longer-term goals, the idea of a green recovery is being met with political opposition from many quarters. Investing in clean industrial innovation can help to renew Europe's industrial base and secure its future competitiveness.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. But, if we focus solely on packaging waste, we ignore the fact that it’s only part of the story.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

The consumer goods giant announced this morning it had built a prototype for the paper-based bottle for its laundry brand OMO, marketed as Persil in the UK, which it intended to sell in Brazil in early 2022 and Europe "soon after". This … drastic change that can only be achieved through industry-wide collaboration," he said.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Since then, leading industry associations and agrochemical companies have used their lobbying might to push back against core European measures aiming to lead the transition to a more sustainable way of farming. The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. The seven winners are: • Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product: Sustainable modular headliner for vehicle interiors and downstream recycling solutions by Grupo Antolin.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

The move is the latest in a series of measures to optimise packaging for the products customers order most often, which Amazon said have resulted in it removing the equivalent of two billion shipping boxes in packaging material globally since 2015.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The forthcoming Plastics Recycling Show Europe includes a free-to-attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 25 and 26 March 2020. Immo Sander, Head of Packaging Development, Werner & Mertz. Sylvie Thomas, Head of EMEA Sustainability Policies at Lexmark.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

Europe is gripped by coronavirus. For several years, the energy industry has unwaveringly explored, innovated and invested in technologies and services to bring about a new industrial revolution - sustainable, electrified and digital. This ecosystem is an essential facet of Europe's future economy.

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Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The company already operates hundreds of EVs worldwide, including e-cargo bikes in New York City and Europe. Innovations include a large windshield to enhance driver visibility, a full suite of sensors, exterior cameras that give the driver a 360-degree view outside the vehicle, and a menu of driver-assist features.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 12, 2023

A loan package of $110 million is being funnelled into a Turkish electricity company to expand and upgrade the country’s electricity network and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The package has been granted to Enerjisa Enerji A.S. from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2022

The new line of products - initially launching today for customers in the US, Canada, and Europe - is being given its own brand store on the online retail giant's website, the company said.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Baltic Sea had the highest levels of microplastics in Europe, double the amount in the Mediterranean?. • The impact of the climate crisis on Europe’s seas was also measured. The Ocean Race Europe took place in May and June 2021, starting in Lorient in North West France and finishing in Genova, Italy.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

That's part of the vision for the base-case and upside-case scenarios laid out in a recent report on textile recycling in Europe from the consulting giant McKinsey. That's why the innovations with textile recycling feel necessary. And that's just for the industry in Europe. Here are four takeaways from the 75-page report: 1.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Loop Industries and SUEZ reveal plans to build giant plastic recycling facility, as pressure grows for sector to boost capacity across Europe. Europe consumes approximately 5.5 PET plastic is used in the production of plastic bottles, packaging, carpets and textiles.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Customers in Europe will be able to buy their shampoo in a 'refill pouch' made from 60 per cent less plastic than a standard brand bottle and, once home, decant its contents into a reusable aluminium bottle, the company explained. The window is now for embracing new sustainable lifestyles.".

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

GSK Consumer Healthcare has set a goal of producing one billion fully-recyclable toothpaste tubes by 2025, today announcing plans to launch the innovative packaging across a number of its leading dental brands including Sensodyne and Aquafresh. For Sensodyne and Aquafresh, GSKCH has also launched plastic-free packaging.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

This Global Recycling Day (18 March), Robert Lockyer, CEO and founder of Delta Global, a sustainable packaging solutions provider for luxury fashion brands, discusses some of the ways in which he believes the industry is making great headway in terms of recyclability, as well as where more can still be done. The rise of resale.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances highlights Enel Group, which has announced a set of multi-tranche sustainability-linked bonds worth €4.1 Other major moves were also made by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with a sustainability bond in Croatia and green financing in Turkey. Enel S.p.A.,

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 2, 2022

The pilot project aims to establish the first self-consumption energy community in Europe with a citizen involvement approach. Have you read: Project OMEGA-X – A European energy data space Digitalising Europe’s energy sector – ‘enabling trustful and digitally enabled interactions’. EU sustainable islands. PV build up 3, Adeje.

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Business Green

JULY 24, 2020

MEPs have warned that the landmark €1.8tr EU recovery package and budget deal brokered by the European Council this week risks undermining the bloc's long-term priorities, including its Green Deal ambition to become the world's first net zero emissions continent by 2050.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The package, originally secured to finance the construction and operation of TagEnergy’s Lakeside BESS project in October 2023, included an uncommitted accordion facility, enabling TagEnergy to incorporate Pitkevy into the funding structure. Construction has commenced and the energy park is scheduled to be operational at the end of 2024.

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