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Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million

GreenBiz

Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million. This morning brings one of the biggest deals yet this year: an infusion of $250 million in new financing for food waste crusader Apeel Sciences. Apeel can extend the life of fresh produce, which is critical to our food supply and to our planet too.". Heather Clancy.

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Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life

GreenBiz

This GreenBiz tradition began in 2012 at its VERGE events, offering a venue where startups make a 2.5-minute The early-stage company, based in New York, focuses on the $16 billion children’s clothing market, which, like the entire apparel space, suffers from a significant amount of waste. Infinity Goods.

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

GreenBiz

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." . kilowatt-hours of energy from 2012 to 2020 (beating its goal of 4 billion kWh). . Achieve carbon-neutral computing to address climate change.

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Climate Tech Startup UBQ Raises $70 Million to Convert Waste into Fossil-Plastic Substitute

ESG Today

Climate tech startup UBQ materials announced that it has raised $70 million to scale up and drive the global expansion of its advanced materials made from waste. kilograms of waste from landfills and incinerators, and prevents up to 11.7 kilograms of waste from landfills and incinerators, and prevents up to 11.7

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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. billion tonnes CO2e , corresponding to a 49 percent reduction in the projected 2050 total food system emissions.

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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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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