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Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million

GreenBiz

Apeel, which got its start in 2012 with a grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has attracted funding from many high-profile funds, such as Andreessen Horowitz, as well as several firms that have championed a focus on climate tech including S2G Ventures, DBL Partners and Powerplant Ventures. Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture.

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AB InBev VP: Our quest for 'agile' sustainable development continues

GreenBiz

So, sustainability at AB InBev is housed under procurement, so we have a great relationship with our procurement colleagues who are really delivering that impact and executing against those long-term commitments of our supply chain. . Clancy: You already referenced supply chains. That's short-term efforts.

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Let?s get together: Intel?s 2030 commitments include ?shared? climate and social goals

GreenBiz

Make technology fully inclusive and expand digital readiness. Make technology fully inclusive and expand digital readiness. A major focus on addressing the digital divide and expanding access to technology skills. kilowatt-hours of energy from 2012 to 2020 (beating its goal of 4 billion kWh). . billion gallons of water.

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Earth Overshoot Day 2022: Can We Live in Balance With the Earth?

3BL Media

Gartner’s latest survey — which finds that barely a quarter of supply chain leaders have conducted a climate change risk assessment, much less prepared a reaction plan — similarly shows that despite all progress more work lies ahead for most of us. Since 2012, SAP has helped to plant more than 12.2

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The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy

GreenBiz

The early stages of the COVID-19 crisis have revealed the brittleness of many global supply chains, not limited to but illustrated by medical equipment availability issues, for example. Supply Chain. Circular Economy. Risk & Resilience. Resilience. Policy & Politics. Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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iPoint Commits to Ambitious Climate Target

3BL Media

Back in 2012, the company was named Cool Vendor in “Green IT and Sustainability” by technology research and consulting firm Gartner. Often, more than 80 percent of a company's climate impact occurs in the supply chain. iPoint's product and service portfolio also makes a significant contribution to climate protection.

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Thought Leader 2023: Justin Ellis, Emerson Automation Solutions

Sustainability Matters

Digital transformation plays an important role here and we have been working with many Australian operations to build unique technology-enabled automation solutions. How are you ensuring supply chain resilience during times of global uncertainty? What plans do you have in 2023 for an energy transition to renewables?