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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. Pull Quote.

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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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Designing a Positive Future: Logitech's FY22 Impact Report

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Logitech’s 14th annual Impact Report shares the latest progress toward its goal of Designing a Positive Future , one that defies the logic of the past to create a more equitable and climate positive world. None of that is possible, however, without prioritizing culture and community. Learn more: [link].

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IKEA Parent Ingka Launches its First Battery Storage Project to Support Clean Energy Goals

ESG Today

Storage forms one of the major building blocks for the rapidly expanding clean energy transition, given the intermittent generating nature of many sources of renewable energy, such as wind and solar, and the need to satisfy round-the-clock energy demand, while ensuring that energy is not wasted. billion by 2030.

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Tetra Tech Releases Our 2022 Sustainability Report and 2030 Goals

3BL Media

The report includes new baseline sustainability metrics for 2021, interim targets for 2025, and goals for 2030. In 2021 we shared the results of our first decade of sustainability reporting—with achievements significantly beyond our original aspirations. MT CO 2 e per associate. MT CO 2 e per associate.

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Five Ways in Which Beijing 2022 Will Become Carbon Neutral

3BL Media

In 2018, the total GHG baseline emissions covering the whole process of the Beijing 2022 Games were calculated at 1.637 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, which were later revised in June 2021 to 1.306 million t-CO2e. As of June 2021, the 2016-2021 GHG emissions of the Beijing 2022 Games were calculated to be 489,000 t-CO2e.

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Logitech Pushes Boundaries, Scales Use of Recycled Plastic in Products

3BL Media

An estimated 8,000 tons of virgin plastic was eliminated in Logitech products in 2021, reducing the overall demand for plastic derived from petrochemicals and transforming e-waste into a valuable resource. Learn more about all of Logitech’s sustainability initiatives in the 2021 Sustainability report or on the website.

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