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Unilever sets $1.2B sales target for meat and dairy alternatives

GreenBiz

Unilever acquired plant-based meat company The Vegetarian Butcher in late 2018 and since has expanded the brand into more than 30 countries and secured a major supply deal for the firm's vegan patties and nuggets with Burger King. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant said last week that it plans to sell more than $1.2 Pull Quote.

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FedEx Takes Delivery of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) From Neste at LAX

3BL Media

Recognizing the important role of air cargo in the global economy, FedEx is demonstrating how this industry can leverage available lower-emission solutions like SAF to reduce its environmental impact. Neste SAF is made from 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials, such as used cooking oil and animal fat waste.

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

In its deep dive into the worlds most sustainable private- and public-sector companies, Corporate Knights revealed an undeniable fact: public-sector companies are doing essential work when it comes to moving the needle toward a greener global economy. reduction in emissions and the diversion of 67% of waste from landfills.

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How Consumer Goods Companies Can Turn the Tide on Plastic Waste

3BL Media

So, how can consumer goods companies contribute to global goals around reducing plastic waste and pollution? Progress toward the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment , signed by over 500 organizations, for example, has been a mixed bag. trillion in the global economy, and reducing plastic waste is a crucial focus.

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The Blue Wonder

3BL Media

3 Pressures on the ocean, including plastic waste, acidification, tourism, pollution from shipping, and overfishing are all increasing. 10 These ecosystems are worth US$ 375 billion per year to the global economy, from industries and services including fishing, food, pharmaceuticals and tourism.

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Cisco’s Sustainability 101: What Is the Circular Economy?

3BL Media

This includes waste reduction and the environmental impact of packaging, such as using recycled paper and cardboard. The 2023 edition of the Circularity Gap Report , an annual study of circularity adoption worldwide by Circle Economy, states that the global economy increasingly relies on materials from virgin sources.

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Will China’s crackdown on ‘foreign garbage’ force wealthy countries to recycle more of their own waste?

Green Technology

recycling facilities and send more waste to landfills. Global recycling markets are easily prone to disruption, and developed countries have underinvested in recycling infrastructure for years. Waste Dive, the must-read daily bulletin of waste-related news, named the initiative “Disruptor of the Year.” Geyer et al.,

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