Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

The company said that the investment - the precise level of which was not disclosed - demonstrates the role that innovative new technologies can play in its journey to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

There’s no doubt about it — we are in the midst of a plastic pollution crisis. We’ve all seen the viral images of turtles with straws stuck up their noses, or whales washed up with bellies full of plastic bags. And one of the biggest contributors to this plastic crisis is the space we operate in: the cosmetics industry.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. In general, there is a lot of dynamism and innovation in this sector, and that is a good thing," said Torsten Pohl, head of the Nestlé Product Technology Center in Singen, Germany, via email.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

From 18 April, Uber Eats customers in Central London have been given the option to order their takeaway in reusable containers and easily return them – all in a bid to tackle single-use packaging. When placing their orders, Uber Eats customers can opt-in to receive their food in reusable packaging.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

years ago after heading strategy and innovation at Royal Philips, took over as CSO after Simon Lowden retired last fall. "I A big focus of the Sustainable from the Start program is reducing GHG emissions, sure, but also things like discouraging the use of non-recyclable packaging, because that's really important.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

Environmental charity Hubbub is today (Tuesday 28 June) launching ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’, a report uncovering the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems. The research also identified the main motivators and barriers to people using reusable packaging schemes for food and drink. Key recommendations.

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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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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a solution. In 2017, when LimeLoop, an IoT solution for sustainable e-commerce shipping logistics, started, it was in response to the amount of waste caused by e-commerce.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

As such the supermarket plans to start off with what it knows it can do, including switching all stores to LED lighting by 2022, improving the energy efficiency of its fridges, switching to a zero emission fleet, and halving the amount of plastic packaging it produces by 2025.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The impacts of climbing onboard a plane for your annual summer holiday or tearing open the packaging on a shiny new iPhone, freshly shipped from China, are well known. More and more consumer facing businesses recognise that emissions reduction targets depend on addressing emissions in logistics.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2020

The innovation is now in place on UK cans of Foster's, Kronenbourg and Heineken, with the rest of Heineken's portfolio set to follow in 2021. The plastic-free compostable cardboard topper is already in use for multipacks of Foster's and Kronenbourg, and from this week takes up position on packs of Heineken, the firm said.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

Curtailing the unnecessary use of plastic is crucial, but sweeping policies in this area have the potential to be counterproductive and damaging, writes Professor Umit Bititci. One of the prevailing narratives around sustainability and protecting the environment is that we have to eradicate, or at least massively reduce, the use of plastics.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We can ditch the single-use plastic packaging without forgoing the to-go food we love! In fact, some restaurants are already embracing reusable packaging , and reusable and compostable containers for food are widely available. It’s a matter of figuring out the logistics and creating incentives to encourage restaurants to switch.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Innovative ‘closed-fill’ technology incorporated into the pouch cap allows customers to fill up with the cap still on, enabling faster filling while eliminating the chance of mess and spills.” ” “This innovation is designed to meet Lidl’s commitment to being big on quality, Lidl on price.”

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Elemental Excelerator

AUGUST 5, 2020

Led by our Directors of Innovation, and in collaboration with our ecosystem of industry and community partners, we’ve been diligently working to select the most impactful companies from the nearly 800 applicants we received for the second year in a row. It also gives us a wide lens for the trends that are shaping the climate tech world.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 13, 2020

Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business Joana Kleine Jäger Thu, 08/13/2020 – 01:45 Remember the time when milk was delivered to your door in reusable glass bottles? If not, you were probably born during the plastics-era, which began about 50 years ago. Today, plastic has taken over.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Types: Design & Materials, Next-Gen Packaging, Business Model Innovation. In addition to the prizes, the 10 finalists will take part in fundraising and pitch workshops and share their innovation with investors that can help accelerate their business. Rates Increase Feb.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This means retailers must seek new uses for AI, SaaS, and Internet Of Things (IoT) logistic solutions, and integrate these solutions to pass data from one tool to another. For instance, the shoe retailer Rothy’s manufactures footwear from ocean plastic waste. And this circularity is a model consumers are embracing.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Using innovative approaches to old problems, ecopreneurs are looking for ways to capitalize on the environmental problems that our world faces. Consumers need new options for less wasteful and less pollutive products, packaging, transportation, and energy. Eco Friendly Distribution, Shipping and Packaging. Clean Energy.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. “To complement our internal capabilities, we also strategically collaborate with researchers, suppliers, startups and various other innovation partners.”

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2021

The UN has set out challenging pathways for decarbonising steel, cement, chemicals, plastics, fashion and more - and they require urgent action in the 2020s. Plastics, mining, aluminium and CCS are also covered in the report.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

How two companies are building systems to scale reuse, which is vital for a circular economy Deonna Anderson Fri, 11/06/2020 – 01:15 In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a solution. million tons (29.9

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

Under Cave’s fearless leadership, Opus 12 has forged partnerships with companies including NASA, SoCalGas and Shell to deliver products such as carbon negative plastics and jet fuel at scale. Innovation. Molly Morse, founder and CEO, Mango Materials ( LinkedIn ) | Drawdown Solution No. 47 — Bioplastics. 36 — Alternative Cement.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2023

Highly Commended: NatWest Group - Reverse Vending Machines Supply Chain and Logistics Project of the Year Zedify The cargo bike delivery specialist secured the judges vote thanks to its core focus on zero emission last mile deliveries, its innovative microhub operating model, and its impressive and growing client roster.

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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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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 9, 2021

And that will be even more true tomorrow, because while the challenges are daunting the opportunities for innovation are immense. Encouraging the adoption of innovation in this sector through unique business models and approaches. PFAS and PFOA, pharmaceuticals, micro-plastics). Digital and financial solutions.

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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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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. As COVID came to dominate 2020, she helped donate more than 600,000 meals and 100,000 pounds of packaging to food banks. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

SPEAKERS The list of speakers is composed of professionals in energy management and procurement from corporations and governments, as well as allied service providers, innovators, developers, financiers and utilities. Energy Procurement Fundamentals (Workshop): This session is designed to help you to develop foundational understanding of U.S.

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Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

An energy transition scenario will require capital to be re-allocated strategically to emergent technologies, operating methods, and business models; global energy supply chains to be fundamentally transformed such as in the fuel logistics of recycling plastics and tires as feedstock for waste-to-energy conversion; and new markets to be developed.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. As COVID came to dominate 2020, she helped donate more than 600,000 meals and 100,000 pounds of packaging to food banks. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere.

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Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

The bond issuance follows the government's sweeping 'green recovery' package, which has seen it earmark €54bn of spending through to 2023 to support the country's decarbonisation efforts alongside plansfor a new national carbon tax. The first issue next month is set to raise €4bn through a 10 year bond.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Celine Herweijer, Partner, Global Innovation and Sustainability Leader, PwC. In her current position as innovation and sustainability leader for consulting firm PwC, Herweijer has advised some of the world’s largest financial services organizations and asset management companies on climate risk strategy and sustainable finance initiatives.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

   ♻️ SuperCircle , a New York City, NY-based recycling logistics platform, raised $7M in Seed funding from Radicle Impact, Ulu Ventures, BBG Ventures, Earthshot Ventures, Blueprint Ventures. The German government is coming to the rescue with a €15B ($16B) package to support green projects. 

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