GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

But more companies outside of the food space are figuring out how they can invest in or use regenerative practices in the supply chain for their products. . The second prong of the partnership is the opportunity for Timberland to test and learn and build a new supply chain from the ground up.

Regenerative

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

A more circular solar industry at the manufacturing level. Some of these opportunities arise at the solar manufacturing level. Since 2005, First Solar has been a part of an established global recycling and take-back program for its panels since 2005.

Waste

3BL Media

AUGUST 17, 2022

This strategy centers around goals to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, create a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, and achieve net zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050. How Is the US Strategizing to Secure the Supply Chain? The US will invest $1.5

Supply Chains

3BL Media

AUGUST 17, 2022

Their timing was perfect for 3M, whose leaders were looking for a new manufacturing site for the company’s line of tapes. Paul in search of new opportunities for an abandoned 10,000 square foot hemp rope plant in their hometown. On the first day of operation, 3M Hutchinson processed 10,000 rolls of 3/4” Scotch™ Brand transparent tape.

Manufacturing

3BL Media

JANUARY 4, 2024

From manufacturing through to end-of-life, Lenovo supports sustainability at every step of the journey. Since early 2005, over 130 million kg of recycled plastics went into our products [4], with closed-loop post-consumer recycled (CL-PCR) content incorporated in nearly 300 Lenovo devices[5].

Carbon Offsets

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

It’s only the second recycling company and the first steelmaking company to earn the top spot in the Global 100 since its inception in 2005, highlighting the growing importance of both the circular economy and low-carbon metals in creating a more sustainable future. The company’s rise to the top of the ranking has been rapid.

Net Zero

3BL Media

APRIL 14, 2022

D&M started out as a custom injection molding manufacturing company, molding bicycle seats, handles for the fixture industry and food containers. In 2005, she bought the company and renamed it Edge Plastics, expanding the business to tap into the retail market. They later branched out to housewares.

Supply Chain

3BL Media

MARCH 18, 2022

building on its long history of improved environmental performance—is accelerating its commitment to sustainable operations through investments in renewable energy, manufacturing plant retrofits, and on-going energy, water, and waste reduction projects. As part of this update, Whirlpool Corp.—building Whirlpool Corp. Whirlpool Corp.’s

Net Zero

3BL Media

APRIL 20, 2022

The reduction in CO2 emissions per ton produced between 2005 and 2021 was 19%. . Breakthrough technology: In 2021, Essity began tissue manufacturing using pulp from wheat straw.

Net Zero

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 18, 2022

Vestas has evolved from hydraulic crane production into the largest of all wind turbine manufacturers, responsible for nearly one-fifth of global installed wind power capacity. In December it began work on a North Sea turbine that will be Europe’s most powerful and Scotland’s largest renewable energy project. C, SBTi A+. C, SBTi A.

Banking

3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2022

As an example, let’s assume that most of a retailer’s locations are in the US northeast corridor, but it sells products that are manufactured overseas. For example, one provider calculates a company’s physical risk based solely on its headquarters location, despite its global supply chain stretching across far-flung manufacturing locations.

Climate Change

3BL Media

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Its Scope 3 emissions, which make up more than 99 percent of Applied’s carbon footprint, consist of the upstream emissions from the company’s supply chain and the downstream emissions from the use of its products by customers. Applied Materials has been reporting on social responsibility and environmental matters since 2005.

Net Zero

3BL Media

MAY 1, 2024

Alternative recycling options for businesses to consider There are plenty of recycling options that manufacturers can consider when it comes to making IT hardware and devices. As such, manufacturers need to work closely with suppliers to develop and qualify new grades of plastic resins previously unavailable to the IT industry.

Waste

GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Healthy soil is critical for environmental sustainability, food security and the agricultural economy — even large food companies are starting to fold soil health efforts into their sustainability programs as they understand the impact it has on creating a viable, cost-effective supply chain. .

Digitalization

Corporate Knights

APRIL 22, 2024

Since 2005, moreover, urban emissions have fallen by more than a quarter, while rural emissions from those same sectors have remained stable. The problem with city climate plans As Canada has become more urbanized, greenhouse gas emissions from Canadian urban communities have declined by 17% from 1990 levels.

Climate Change

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

September 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Masonite International Corporation (NYSE: DOOR), a leading global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors, today announced a €5M investment in the Circular Innovation Fund L.P. (“CIF”), SOURCE: Masonite. DESCRIPTION: TAMPA, Fla.,

Supply Chains

3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2023

He started his career with the company in 2005 as a senior staff engineer at the corporate headquarters in Austin, Minn. By environmental management systems, we’re talking about air, wastewater, the things that we interact with in our communities and manufacturing organizations. What are some recent milestones?

Manufacturing

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Dow is first manufacturer to announce intention to develop small modular nuclear technology options. This is a great opportunity for Dow to lead our industry in carbon neutral manufacturing by deploying next-generation nuclear energy.". Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people.

Supply Chain

3BL Media

APRIL 5, 2022

We’ll also watch for accelerated investment in alternative energy sources, energy efficiency and new materials, to substitute stranded supplies in Russia and Ukraine. During the pandemic, supply chain disruptions threatened to dismantle decades of globalization, which was already under threat due to rising populism.

Net Zero

ESG Today

JULY 11, 2024

While the green economy has outperformed over the long-run, the study also highlighted the volatility in its performance since 2020, driven by a combination of factors including supply chain disruptions, cost inflation, higher interest rates, geopolitical fragmentation and green protectionism.

Data Analytics

3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

Several of the sessions served as crash courses on technology poised to become indispensable to the consumer goods industry, including AI tools that can help model the effects of crises on the supply chain; data tools that deliver real-time consumer insights; and diverse applications of Web 3 and the Metaverse.

Supply Chain

Corporate Knights

MARCH 5, 2024

With more than 165,000 grants already issued, and the rest of the audits and retrofits still in the queue, Greener Homes “has supported over 75,000 jobs in the retrofit economy, ranging from jobs in construction, made-in-Canada manufacturing, home energy auditing, sales, clean technology, and financial services,” the department said in a release.

Climate Change

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Some of these provisions are likely to increase the supply of and demand for companies who directly benefit from the IRA. These provisions represent novel and financially rewarding opportunities for companies to cut their current emissions, which is likely to give rise to changes in those entities’ manufacturing or operating models.

Supply Chains

Chris Hall

MARCH 30, 2022

In principle, CBAM is designed to prevent ‘carbon leakage’, where companies can offset their emissions by importing carbon-intensive products that have been manufactured in non-EU countries not subject to emissions-related costs. . As with all climate policy, putting theory into practice is easier said than done. .

Net Zero

Gail Tverberg

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Use global supply chains to source as large a share of manufacturing inputs as possible from countries with low wages and low energy costs. Build very “lean” just-in-time supply chains. The 2005 to 2008 period was another period of concern that the world might be running out of oil.

Supply Chain

Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Companies release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to their operations and supply chain. In St John River Forest in Maine (US), The Nature Conservancy bought 75,000 hectares from the pulp and paper manufacturer International Paper. 1 – 1.5ºC emission pathway (Source McKinsey & Co).

Carbon Offsets

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The country also controls the global EV battery supply chain, including 80% of the world’s raw material refining and 60% of its battery component manufacturing. billion kilowatts by 2030. China produced 44% of the world’s electric vehicles during the past decade.

Net Zero

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Angelini manages the sustainability aspects of both Timberland’s partnership with Other Half Processing to build a more responsible leather supply chain, and its partnership with Terra Genesis International to build the world’s first regenerative rubber supply system for footwear.

Waste

Corporate Knights

JUNE 12, 2023

After the war, the same factories that were synthesizing nitrogen for munitions shifted to manufacturing fertilizer. Those yields have come with severe environmental impacts, as research shows that the nitrogen fertilizer supply chain accounted for more than 10% of agricultural emissions in 2018. million cars.

Supply Chain

Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

Based on existing supply deals with industrial clients such as GM and LG, Li-Cycle estimates it could supply 15% of North America’s battery manufacturing capacity by 2025. After that firm went bankrupt, Bédard teamed with a former Corbeil executive to bring yellow-bus manufacturing back to Quebec – with a green tinge.

Waste

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Solar is a job-creator, and the long-term tax incentives for solar, storage, and domestic manufacturing will put us on a path to decarbonize the electric grid, reach the President’s 2035 clean energy target, and create hundreds of thousands of quality career opportunities in every community," Hopper said. "The

Climate Change

Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Global supply chain disruptions, workforce protection measures, and policy uncertainty required adaptation across the industry. emissions sank 9% to end 2020 20% below 2005 levels as result of the pandemic. got on track to meet its Paris Agreement goal but 2021 emissions will rebound with economic recovery.

Paris Agreement

Corporate Knights

APRIL 18, 2023

Given the current demand for natural rubber and possible future supply chain issues, there is a compelling need for a domestic source,” says Barry Burton, a program manager at AFRL. If it stimulates manufacturing in the U.S., rubber industry, helping the country become more self-sufficient.

Supply Chains

Gail Tverberg

MAY 4, 2023

It can manufacture weapons of war, if it chooses, in as large quantities as it chooses, without waiting for outside suppliers. One part of today’s problem is the fact that the world’s fossil fuel supply, particularly oil, is becoming depleted. If world energy supply is growing, it encourages growth of the world economy.

Banking

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. It aims to reach net-zero for its own operations and supply chain by 2030.)

Supply Chain

Corporate Knights

AUGUST 8, 2022

emissions 37 to 41% from 2005 levels by 2030, short of the country’s Paris agreement target of 50 to 52% but close enough to “make up the difference with executive actions and changes to state law,” Inside Climate says. million new jobs by 2030, a lot of that concentrated in manufacturing, construction, and service.”.

Manufacturing

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JUNE 24, 2025

An alternative is to ramp up existing US manufacturing capabilities (cars) and rebuild dormant ones (chips and ships). Ramp up —increasing the total amount of manufacturing or processing. Established manufacturers can build new factories, and new industries can develop (or old ones be revived).

Manufacturing