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More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together

GreenBiz

Here are a few of IKEA’s other recent waste reduction and circular economy efforts: The retailer plans to remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishing offerings by October 2021. And that [with] everything we're utilizing in a store, there is no waste going to landfill," Keesson said.

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Why IKEA is investing in sustainable mobility

GreenBiz

The furniture giant’s commitments have the potential to move markets: IKEA has 433 stores in 53 countries, and it hit 2019 global retail sales of about $45.5 These cities have committed to science-based targets to cut emissions in sectors that are some of the biggest urban emitters: buildings ; transportation ; and waste.

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The rise of the chief sustainability officer

Corporate Knights

She pushed executives to see climate issues not just as an emissions problem, but as the source of new business opportunities through innovations in sustainable materials and processes, such as producing ethanol from plant waste and reducing the volatile organic compounds in paints. Ikea’s sustainability is wide-ranging.

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Here’s How You Remain Competitive: Optimization and Digitalization

3BL Media

By mobilizing our ecosystem for a more climate positive world, we estimate our solutions will have saved and avoided 100 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year by 2025. Companies are now on the hunt for plastic waste. During one conference, BASF mentioned it secured plastic waste for the next six years.

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Cultural Changemakers Have a Powerful Role in Promoting Climate Action

3BL Media

In April, the Hawks’ home at State Farm Arena became the world’s first sports and entertainment venue to earn zero-waste certification. In less than two years, the arena went from diverting just 10 percent of all waste from landfills to diverting a minimum 90 percent of all waste from the roughly 175 events it hosts annually.

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BCG Signs Sustainable Aviation Fuel Deal to Eliminate 100,000 Tons of CO2 Emissions

ESG Today

The company’s SAF is manufactured with hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) using waste fats, waste oils, and other residues as feedstocks. Under the new agreement, BCG’s investment allows the company to make a greenhouse gas reduction claim on climate disclosures, while the physical SAF flows to an aircraft operator.

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022

Just Capital

C Science Based Target , and carbon negative and zero waste targets have helped to raise the bar on corporate climate action. C Science Based Target Carbon negative target Zero waste target. Intuit ranks first among Software companies for its work to address climate change. Microsoft ’s verified 1.5°C

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