McKinsey Sustainabilty

JULY 10, 2025

Including GVA from the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, the manufacture of basic metals, and the estimated GVA in the cement and lime industry within the other nonmetallic mineral products sector in 2022 for Portugal and Spain. “Gross value added and income by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2),”

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Green Technology

MARCH 6, 2025

When it was imploded in 2008 to make way for a new arena, the steel deck had already served a full lifecycle and was ready to be recycled, demonstrating the enduring value and sustainability of EPICs materials. EPIC Metals products are designed with longevity and recyclability in mind.

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Manufacturing 52

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JULY 17, 2025

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, global productivity growth has largely declined around the world. Indeed, McKinsey Global Institute research projects that if advanced economies can regain their pre-2008 productivity growth rates, GDP per capita could increase by $1,500 to $8,000 by 2030. percent between 2002 and 2007.

Analytics 54

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This economic impact is comparable to the financial losses experienced during the 2008 global financial crisis. Health and Safety in the Workplace As we think about workplace impacts under the new Trump administration, proposed mass deportations could have substantial impacts on labor and workplaces, particularly in manufacturing facilities.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain EPA Climate Change 130

3BL Media

JUNE 3, 2025

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.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Supply Chain Supply Chains Development 130

Eco-Business

JUNE 22, 2025

In 2008, I did a paper with an environmental economist which looked at how we can get the maximum value of mangroves’ goods and services if a mangrove area is converted to other uses. Education 5. Gender equality 6. What are the biggest challenges to mangrove rehabilitation in the Philippines?

Logistics 10

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Gail Tverberg

MARCH 31, 2025

Note that on Figure 3 (in both charts shown), the especially significant increase in debt starts around 2008. Finally, goods and services manufactured closer to home will need to be transported to citizens, sometimes in new ways. Many of today’s manufactured goods require imports of minerals from China or Russia.

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Manufacturing Supply Chain Supply Chains Shipping 89

Gail Tverberg

MARCH 4, 2025

After the spike in oil prices in oil prices in 1973, manufacturers started making cars smaller and more fuel efficient. The increase in debt following this narrative seemed to keep the world economy away from another major recession after 2008. Factories sometimes used diesel as fuel for processes done by machines. See Figure 4.)

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Shipping Climate Change Development Manufacturing 99

Gail Tverberg

MAY 27, 2025

Prices rose in the 2003 to 2008 period and then fell temporarily due to recession. If we look at the period since 2008, there was an especially large increase in debt at the time of the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis and the 2020 Pandemic. Figure 1 shows that oil prices rise and fall; they don’t rise endlessly.

Banking 86

Banking Development Academics Shipping 86

Gail Tverberg

JULY 14, 2025

Figure 1 suggests that the supply of diesel started being constrained during the 2008-2009 recession. It remained relatively flat between 1979 and 2002 and then rose quite rapidly until 2008. I have written recently about the huge US government debt increase since 2008 that has tended to prop up both the US and world economies.

Shipping 90

Shipping Manufacturing Development 90

Corporate Knights

APRIL 25, 2025

In 2008, the Italian oil company ERG faced a crossroads. It was established in 1938 as a small oil, tar and chemicals business; in the postwar reconstruction period, its founder, Edoardo Garrone, pivoted to brick manufacturing. In 2008, when ERG was weighing its options, pragmatism again prevailed.

Divestment 147

Divestment Manufacturing 147

Stanford Social Innovation

APRIL 3, 2025

In only seven years, starting in 2008, Morganton quickly evolved from a deindustrialized textile city to a new kind of regional economic hub. As part of this economic shift, Hemstreet founded an employee-owned textile company, Opportunity Threads , with one sewing machine and two employees.

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Banking Regenerative Development Manufacturing 125

GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2021

Petersburg, Florida, a manufacturing giant is strategizing on design, development and packaging services for the likes of Apple, Cisco Systems and HP Inc. In Manteca, California, a small company is pioneering the creation and production of paper bottles for brands such as L'Oreal and Seventh Generation. Across the U.S.

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Manufacturing Development 528

GreenBiz

JULY 16, 2020

The primary reason I started covering the business of sustainability during the 2008 financial crisis wasn’t just because I was laid off from my position as editor of a technology trade publication. By weight, that’s more than all of the commercial airliners ever manufactured, and only 20 percent of the stuff is formally recycled.

Waste 486

Waste Manufacturing Digitalization Development 486

GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

This is a longstanding practice for Intel, something the company has done since 2008. It will work with personal computer manufactures to create "the most sustainable and energy-efficient PC in the world — one that eliminates carbon, water and waste in its design and use." . One company can’t solve climate change’.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

To rebuild the economy, the United States government so far seems to choose to deploy the same playbook it did in 2008: funding legacy companies in industries such as oil and gas. . Futuristic, sustainable, brewed, high-performance materials already are manufactured locally, disrupting traditional supply chains.

Supply Chains 442

Supply Chains Supply Chain Digitalization Data Analytics 442

GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

As businesses, we can manufacture and sell products with no packaging, create closed-loop recycling systems and collaborate with suppliers to create innovative solutions for reducing waste — all while thriving. Lush started the Black Pot program in 2008 when global recycling rates were very low. But it doesn’t have to be like this.

Supply Chains 485

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The company is aiming to install EV charging stations at all manufacturing plants, customer service centers, and large offices over the next several years. Southwire introduced its formal sustainability philosophy in 2008 based on five tenets: Growing Green, Living Well, Giving Back, Doing Right and Building Worth.

Manufacturing 147

Manufacturing 147

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Rogers (R3) Manufacturing and R&D Center, our global facility in Texas. Through Pink Changing Lives, Mary Kay supports women-related cancer research and programs, helps ending domestic violence, finding solutions to environmental issues, and fighting poverty around the world. Since 20008, the program has raised over $18 million.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2021

Here are some notable learnings from his interview with GreenBiz: The Hewlett Foundation (HF) has been a long-term, large funder in clean transportation since 2008. Since its inception, the focus has been on trying to build strong international policies in favor of green transport. The second reason is its focus on job creation.

Climate Change 369

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Since 2008, Essity’s plant in Hondouville has been the leader in recycling paper fiber from food and beverage packaging in France. Essity uses the fiber raw material to manufacture tissue products under the Tork brand. The latest expansion has increased the recycling capacity by 40%.

Supply Chain 147

Supply Chain Supply Chains Net Zero Manufacturing 147

Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As global leaders gathered in Glasgow to negotiate the latest UN climate agreement, a small Colorado-based company struck a quietly disruptive deal with one of the world’s largest pet food manufacturers. One pioneering California-based brand, Natural Balance, has had a vegetarian dog kibble (which is actually vegan) on the market since 2008.

Manufacturing 306

Manufacturing Development 306

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Southwire introduced its formal sustainability philosophy in 2008 based on five tenets: Growing Green, Living Well, Giving Back, Doing Right and Building Worth,” said Colby McCollum, metals sourcing buyer at Southwire and one of the originators behind the project. “At

Manufacturing 147

Manufacturing Development 147

3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As part of our sustainability journey, we have been tracking the environmental footprint of our operations since 2008 and have been using this data to drive continuous improvement to reduce the impact of our operations and our products. It’s integral to our manufacturing processes around the world and to the utility of many of our products.

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3BL Media

APRIL 10, 2024

The collection of companies, that includes software maker Autodesk and shoe manufacturer Brooks Running, will buy renewable energy certificates from the Ocotillo Windpower facility over the next five to ten years, providing funding for essential upgrades that will keep the wind farm operating. and launched commercially in 2008.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Development 130

3BL Media

JULY 26, 2023

It was among the first brands to be sterilized (1920s), to be “splinter-free” (1930s), to use two layers (1960s), and to offer a three-ply option (2008). Since its inception over 100 years ago, the makers of Quilted Northern® have been on the cutting edge of bath tissue. A third tree is replanted by the brand’s suppliers.

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Shipping Manufacturing Waste 130

3BL Media

JUNE 18, 2024

About Gildan Gildan is a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel. Gildan owns and operates vertically integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities which are primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and Bangladesh. Read the full 2023 ESG Report here.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Manufacturing Climate Change 147

Cisco CSR

APRIL 22, 2022

Eventually, these optics were modularized and with recent advances in DSP design and optics manufacturing, this technology is now available in small form factor pluggable modules. Tom spent nearly 15 years in various management roles at Optium, where he participated in the company’s 2006 IPO and 2008 acquisition by Finisar.

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Manufacturing Development 143

3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Through emissions reduction initiatives, we have reduced our global net greenhouse emissions intensity by 62% since 2008 and by 17% in 2022. Water is not only used in our manufacturing processes, but it is also the means by which many of our products deliver experiences.

Waste 147

Waste Net Zero Manufacturing Digitalization 147

3BL Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

Sofidel The paper manufacturing Group, alongside Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), is embarking on the pathway to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain. For Sofidel, Net Zero represents the next step in a journey to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that goes back a long way.

Net Zero 147

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3BL Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

This collaboration aims to reduce the environmental impact of food and beverage manufacturers while supporting regional dairy farmers. Over the years, The Sugarman has consistently expanded its customer base, forming key partnerships in 1993 and 2008.

Waste 147

Waste Regenerative Climate Change Decarbonize 147

Cisco CSR

MARCH 8, 2022

Eventually these optics were modularized and with recent advances in DSP design and optics manufacturing, this technology is now available in small form factor pluggable modules. Tom spent nearly 15 years in various management roles at Optium, where he participated in the company’s 2006 IPO and 2008 acquisition by Finisar.

Manufacturing 137

Manufacturing Development 137

3BL Media

DECEMBER 14, 2022

December 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Henkel, a global leader of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, and leading manufacturer of well-known consumer brands, celebrated the expansion of its operations in Salisbury, North Carolina. SOURCE: Henkel. DESCRIPTION: BRIDGEWATER, N.J.,

Supply Chains 130

Supply Chains Supply Chain Manufacturing Development 130

3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

a global leader in the innovation and manufacture of plumbing products; tile, cabinetry and lighting; and engines, generators and clean energy solutions, released its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report highlighting goals and progress across environmental sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion and social impact.

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Development Manufacturing Net Zero Supply Chains 130

3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

That’s why a number of the principles that underpin Eco-Design have shaped our activity for many years now, with leading energy efficiency credentials and long-life cycles inherent in our approach to design and manufacturing. The end result of this is has resulted in a 14% C02 equivalent saving on the manufacturing of the product.

Net Zero 147

Net Zero Manufacturing Development 147

Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2024

Back then, Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, operated a shipyard on the city’s harbour front that manufactured some of the largest container ships in the world and employed almost 3,000 workers. This all started to change after the global financial crisis of 2007/2008. Its first shipyard opened in 1918.

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Shipping Manufacturing 344

3BL Media

APRIL 10, 2024

Since 2008, Subaru of America and its retailers have held the Share the Love Event at the end of the year through the holiday season to give back to charities in the communities Subaru retailers know and love. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S.

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Manufacturing 147