Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

Computer-generated image of a ship retro-fitted with sails (image credit: Smart Green Shipping). Air pollution from shipping has increased rapidly over the last decade driven by growth in world trade, and as most emissions are from international shipping, they are not included in individual countries’ reduction targets.

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3BL Media

JULY 7, 2022

These can include increasing the use of clean energy, reducing excessive electricity consumption during peak times and optimizing the supply chain ranging from sourcing materials to shipping products. Alibaba maintained its position as the third leading public cloud IaaS service provider globally since 2018, according to IDC.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

More than half of the global utility solar projects planned for 2022, meanwhile, could be delayed or canceled due to a worsening supply chain, according to a new analysis. Rystad Energy estimates that 56% of projects -- or 90 gigawatts of solar capacity -- are threatened by commodity price inflation and supply chain bottlenecks.

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Supply Chain Supply Chains COP26 Shipping 136

Daniel Burrus

JANUARY 4, 2018

Look for applications in healthcare, supply chain and finance to grow rapidly. Not all data need to come back to the mother ship to create high value. The post Daniel Burrus’ Top 20 Technology-Driven Hard Trends Shaping 2018 and Beyond appeared first on Daniel Burrus. 13 Mobile Apps for Business Process Innovation.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 23, 2021

A recently released report on the 2018 grounding of a Russian ship in the Canadian Arctic points out the many dangers of a coming shipping boom in an increasingly ice-free Arctic, including the lack of reliable navigational charts and crews inexperienced in polar waters. Read the full story at e360. Read more →

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

A study published on 9 January appears to find that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. Around USD 2 trillion will be needed to transition to a green ammonia fuel supply chain by 2050, primarily to finance supply infrastructure.

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3BL Media

JUNE 5, 2024

A global challenge, a regional response As the world celebrates World Ocean Day 2024, Indonesia takes center stage for its pioneering efforts towards sustainable shipping. Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a region heavily reliant on maritime trade, the need for sustainable shipping practices is particularly acute.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 26, 2022

Steinbach, who was the president of a major university in Brandenburg before being named minister in 2018, has overseen the most recent chapter of the region’s structural transformation and feels that things are coming together beautifully. With pride, he can say that his region is now home to the entire supply chain of electric vehicles.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Overall, Anheuser-Busch has a goal to slash carbon emissions by a quarter across its entire supply chain by 2025. In 2018, VTA put its first five electric buses , built by Proterra and using DC fast charging infrastructure made by Chargepoint, into service. Shipping & Logistics. Just a short five years away. Media Source.

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3BL Media

APRIL 29, 2022

Kathy was recently selected as one of four Champions of Sustainability , a quarterly recognition for Supply Chain and Global Procurement Services employees at Cisco who advance sustainable and ethical practices as part of their daily responsibilities. I spent over 26 years there and retired. And then the product is off your hands.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” The seed funding round was led by sustainable mobility-focused venture investor Maniv, and seed-stage supply chain and mobility investor Dynamo Ventures, and included participation by EPS Ventures. Hydrogen technology startup Celadyne announced today that it has raised $4.5

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A pilot BECCS project has been running at the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire since October 2018. BECCS technology will not capture the emissions that result from cutting down trees, processing them into wood pellets, and shipping the pellets across oceans to power stations before being burned.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2025

In 2018, DP World and Suzano signed a long-term agreement for storage, handling, and transportation services at the Port of Santos. This means quicker turnaround for exports and fewer headaches for everyone involved in the supply chain. Thats where DP World port facility based in the port of Santos steps in.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 8, 2022

Environmental compliance requirements and identified risks are communicated to leadership at the distribution centers and to the Vice President of Compliance, who reports to the General Counsel of Tractor Supply. In 2018, we set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2025 on a per square foot basis. A Smarter Way to Ship.

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Just Capital

APRIL 22, 2022

degree Science Based Target , and is informed by its goal to reach net zero emissions by 2030 across its operations and supply chains and its analysis on the carbon impact of remote work. C Science Based Target Supplier inclusion in clean energy targets Carbon neutral supply chain by 2030 commitment. Verified 1.5°C

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Net Zero Supply Chain Supply Chains Climate Change 132

Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. International shipping accounted for 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). What progress has the IMO made?

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Cisco CSR

APRIL 20, 2022

Kathy was recently selected as one of four Champions of Sustainability , a quarterly recognition for Supply Chain and Global Procurement Services employees at Cisco who advance sustainable and ethical practices as part of their daily responsibilities. I spent over 26 years there and retired. And then the product is off your hands.

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Logistics Supply Chain Supply Chains Corporate Social Responsibility 98

3BL Media

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Products have a lifecycle that starts before they’re made and goes beyond their use – including what they’re made of and how they’re manufactured, shipped and eventually disposed of. Many companies talk about how the “circular economy” can reduce environmental impact – but what does that mean, in general and in practice?

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 1, 2023

s Legislative Assembly, Evanesce raised $123,000 in start-up capital in 2018 – and a whopping $14 million in 2021. But supply chain problems slowed production at its Chinese plant last year, and in February EM recalled all 429 of its Chinese Solos for “unexpected loss of propulsion.” Case in point: the no. Vicinity Motor Corp.

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Gail Tverberg

JULY 22, 2024

Figure made by Gail Tverberg in 2018 to explain the complex interplay of debt, energy supply, devices using energy, growing efficiency, profitability and government laws. Between 1990 and 2018, consumption of diesel and jet fuels increased by an average of 1.7% during the five-year period from 2018 and 2023. If the 1.7%

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Just Capital

APRIL 21, 2023

HPE requires the adoption of science-based emissions reduction targets for its supply chain and is an early adopter of the reporting recommendation guidelines from the G20 Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). is from renewable resources.

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Gail Tverberg

MARCH 31, 2025

Without enough oil for all purposes, a logical way to cut back is to use less oil for international shipping. Figure 4 shows that the US started shifting heavy industry to other countries with better supplies of oil as early as 1974. Whole new, short supply chains will be required.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 22, 2025

Investing in traceability and fostering accountability throughout supply chains could improve sustainability and profits in the seafood sector. As of 2018, the largest providers of such subsidies globally were China (21%) with US$7.4 billion, the EU (11%) with US$3.9 billion, the US (10%) with US$3.5 Approximately US$22.2

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James Militzer

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2018, the mini-grid developer JUMEME in Tanzania became an early adopter of the Key-Maker model , collecting fish from local fishers on the shores of Lake Victoria and processing then deep-freezing the fish on site using its mini-grid electricity. The fish are purchased and shipped to urban centers by JUMEME’s partner.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 15, 2024

The second element, which is exciting, is the ability to retrofit existing devices that maybe did not have that capability when they were shipped. Oh, by the way, it also tells you where it's located and how soon it can be shipped to you. [00:12:36] There's supply chain issues. So, it's just more worldly.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says the region will be able to supply two-thirds of the power needed from non-carbon sources by 2050. It will also bring significant supply-chain opportunities, for example in battery, green commodities and green materials manufacturing.”.

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We Mean Business Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Despite long standing criticism over its environmental impacts, from the next-day shipping policy to its plastic pollution problem , not only did Amazon sign on to beat the Paris Agreement, it managed to enlist an astonishing amount of companies to join in. Beating the Paris Agreement’ is a huge statement to make.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

According to a Prepared Foods report , 44 new fermentation companies launched in late 2019 and early 2020, a 91 percent increase compared to 2018. . As we move to 2021 and beyond, fermentation technology likely will become a pillar of the alternative protein supply chain. . And there is about to be even more competition.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Angelini manages the sustainability aspects of both Timberland’s partnership with Other Half Processing to build a more responsible leather supply chain, and its partnership with Terra Genesis International to build the world’s first regenerative rubber supply system for footwear.

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Waste Climate Change Supply Chain Supply Chains 517

Corporate Knights

JUNE 12, 2023

The compound is naturally present in a variety of sources, from composted plants and legumes to manure and seabird poop (which was shipped around the world from Peru in the 19th century). The invention of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, however, in the early 20th century, changed everything. But it doesn’t need to.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2020

It then converts the PET waste into pellets, which are shipped by railroad from its plant in California to Eastman in Tennessee. In one recent initiative, Eastman partnered with Circular Polymers , a company that reclaims post-consumer products for recycling. And it’s not just polyester.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Unprecedented wildfires raged across Australia and California, with the Australia fires releasing about three-quarters of the CO2 that the country’s industry emitted in 2018-19. Launched in 2018 with the Canadian and UK Governments, GPAP is now helping countries across ASEAN and West Africa to tackle ocean plastic waste.

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James Militzer

JANUARY 23, 2023

The process for building the presses that Dasgupta had created was scalable, and the supply chain matched well with a local economy dominated by small family farms. Delivery channels, ground transport and shipping routes came to a halt. But Tamul’s business fundamentals were solid. Dasgupta lost loved ones to the virus.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Ahead of COP26, the Mission Possible Partnership released industry-backed roadmaps for steel, shipping and aviation, demonstrating it is technically and economically feasible for hard-to-abate sectors to develop pathways to net zero across their value chains this decade. Apple is a member of Climate Group’s RE100 initiative.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 18, 2023

Given the current demand for natural rubber and possible future supply chain issues, there is a compelling need for a domestic source,” says Barry Burton, a program manager at AFRL. If they can be grown to scale, TK dandelions have the potential to launch a robust, resilient and bio-based U.S.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

businesses continued looking to new markets for both supply chain partners and end customers. businesses needing to ship cargo that wont fill an entire trailer while the extensive FedEx road network connects thousands of facilities to enable deliveries to 100% of U.S. Trade between the U.S. For example, U.S.

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Shipping Supply Chain Supply Chains Logistics 147

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 28, 2021

More than half of the global utility solar projects planned for 2022 could be delayed or canceled due to a worsening supply chain, according to a new analysis. Rystad Energy estimates that 56% of projects -- or 90 gigawatts of solar capacity -- are threatened by commodity price inflation and supply chain bottlenecks.

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Supply Chain Supply Chains COP26 Shipping 87