Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Coca-Cola's sustainability director for Europe Therese Noordlander talks to BusinessGreen about the drinks giant's mission to drive down emissions and ramp up its recycling efforts. As the world's largest drinks producer, the Coca-Cola Company's decarbonisation and sustainability efforts have to be supersized.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Green architecture is a branch of architecture that strives to combine functionality with sustainability. In fact, sustainable houses produce their very own. As society becomes more aware of climate change and environmental issues, ecological architecture has gained exponential interest.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2020

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. The mechanical recycling processes of which Cline speaks degrade fiber quality, resulting in lower-value end uses or the need to mix recycled fibers with virgin ones.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 9, 2024

What we found is that, although they fall far short of what so-called “high-ambition” countries and advocacy groups would like to get out of the treaty, industry groups’ proposals to bolster recycling and waste collection could cause a significant reduction in mismanaged plastic waste — even in the absence of a cap on plastic production.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But demand for polluting fossil fuel-derived plastics could peak by 2035 if business and government works together to create a more sustainable plastic supply chain, report finds. Gilfillan said this outcome depended on all actors playing a part in overhauling the way plastic is used in modern society. of pre-industrial levels," he said.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Secondly, with regard to production, plastic bags contribute to global warming by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In the next section of this article, we present eco friendly materials that can be used as substitutes for plastic. Many of these bags are made from 100% recycled materials too.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 6, 2020

Not only does this company make every piece of furniture you could want, IKEA actually makes many amazing sustainable products. IKEA’s commitment IKEA has taken big steps to encourage sustainability. Meanwhile, the use of natural fiber materials like cork and rattan has increased at IKEA.

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Business Green

MARCH 19, 2021

Jesse Klein explores how some leading businesses are navigating the complex choices that shape efforts to deliver more sustainable packaging. As consumer products companies hunt for more sustainable packaging options, some - notably smaller brands - are turning to aluminum as an alternative to plastic. The big draw?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The decisive factor in the fight against global warming is how strongly we can improve the carbon footprint of vehicles over their entire life span. The focus on recycling raw materials and components is also accompanied by recent pilot projects to with BASF and the ALBA Group to increase the use of recycled plastics in cars, BMW said.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

But he also argued that whatever emerges should not look quite the same as the Paris Agreement, which sets out a long-term aspiration to limit global warming to 'well below' 2C with 1.5C the optimal goal, which necessitates deep emissions cuts in the 2020s and net zero by 2050. "I But achieving its 2030 target is no easy feat.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 30, 2020

Autumn was a nominee for the International Children’s Peace Prize and spoke to the UN General Assembly at the launch of the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development in 2018. She is a sustainability advocate who was a finalist for Young Australian of the Year in 2019. Hilda Nakabuye is from Kampala, Uganda.

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