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Understanding the price of decarbonization

McKinsey Sustainabilty

In 2007, McKinsey developed—for a Swedish utility—the first marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) to provide such a framework (Exhibit 1). Since 2007, MACCs and their equivalents have become widely accepted. 3 “ Accelerating decarbonization across the farming supply chain ,” McKinsey, February 4, 2025.

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

Royal Canadian Mint In 2023, Canadas coin producer released its inaugural Impact Report and committed to making its manufacturing carbon-neutral by 2030. billion in its infrastructure, and there is now additional focus on eliminating supply-chain-related emissions. Last year alone, the company invested 1.8

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Advanced Economies Are Being Pushed Toward Financial Collapse

Gail Tverberg

Per-capita consumption of these early used energy sources has shrunk since peaking in 2007. Most of us remember the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009. With a declining supply of what used to be inexpensive energy resources, many economies have done poorly. Whole new, short supply chains will be required.

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Productivity at the core: How COOs deliver strategy

McKinsey Sustainabilty

percent between 2002 and 2007. We’ll use that as a convenient shorthand, recognizing that the role of a COO is as diverse as the organizations they serve, with titles ranging from president to chief supply chain officer. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, global productivity growth has largely declined around the world.

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How Sustainable Forestry Fuels the Future of Construction: A Rayonier Perspective on Mass Timber

3BL Media

For instance: Renewable resource : Trees used to manufacture mass timber products are grown in sustainably managed forests and replanted after harvest, making mass timber an entirely renewable resource. Minimized waste: Sawmill residues are typically used in mass timber manufacturing, helping reduce waste associated with production.

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Vestas: Powering Quality in the Supply Chain

3BL Media

This can not only damage the reputations of wind turbine manufacturers and operators, but also adds weight to arguments against wind power. Product defects are one possible cause, but how can manufacturers resolve quality issues when supply chains are so complex? And repairs are costly, too.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

Founded in 2007, New York based Ecovative Design leverages the naturally binding properties of mycelium — mushroom’s root structure — in several sustainable materials. Sourcing algae from sustainable seaweed farmers that capture carbon as they grow their crop, Loliware is working to manufacture a variety of bio-based polymers.