Corporate Knights

MAY 5, 2025

Since 2021, it has used only lab-grown diamonds to avoid concerns about blood diamonds and inhumane labour practices and since 2024, exclusively gold and silver in recycled form. Six years later, Pandoras charms, which can be engraved and assembled to create personalized pieces, are just one element in its full palette of fine jewellery.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

In 2024, the company lowered its emissions 19% compared to its 2021 baseline and pledged to implement 100% renewable-energy use for its own operations by the end of this year. billion in its infrastructure, and there is now additional focus on eliminating supply-chain-related emissions. Last year alone, the company invested 1.8

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2025

There is an urgent need to make them more sustainable by developing biodegradable alternatives and developing circular economy infrastructure to stop the waste of these valuable chemicals, which in many cases, go directly down the plughole.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

Beyond reducing carbon emissions, the partnership aims to create opportunities for local supply chains and skills development in the growing heat networks sector, supporting Scotland’s just transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Eco-Business

JUNE 19, 2025

India’s booming electronics sector risks hitting a sustainability wall unless it embraces circular economy strategies to recover critical materials from mounting e-waste and reduce import dependence. This has elevated India’s status as a credible global contender in the electronics value chain. Education 5. Gender equality 6.

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Sustainability Matters

MAY 12, 2025

At the same time, supply chains are becoming increasingly fragile as global crises mount and transportation costs rise. Chinese battery manufacturer CATL presented a sodium-ion battery in 2021 that completely dispenses with lithium and cobalt.

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3BL Media

JUNE 3, 2025

However, in light of the specific qualities that make mass timber different, such as its fire resistance and sturdiness even against natural disasters, changes to International Building Codes in 2021 deemed it safe to use mass timber in buildings up to 18 stories high. What Type of Trees Is Mass Timber Made From?

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Eco-Business

JUNE 5, 2025

The country’s supply-chain optimisation was no accident – it was a deliberate policy choice that required regional coordination and billions of renminbi in infrastructure investment. Education 5. Gender equality 6. Economic growth 9. Infrastructure 10. Government support went far beyond subsidies.

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Eco-Business

JULY 21, 2025

During her tenure in 2005-2021, Angela Merkel had cultivated a “special relationship” with Beijing, emphasising pragmatic cooperation and regular institutionalised dialogues. Olaf Scholz largely continued along this path in 2021-2025 while cautiously integrating “de-risking” into German policy. Education 5. Gender equality 6.

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Eco-Business

JULY 22, 2025

As India’s leather exports thrive, communities along the Palar River bear the toxic cost of untreated tannery waste and decades of failed enforcement. Now, they are filled with toxic waste. A 2021 study found that over 15,000 hectares of land in the region is affected by high total dissolved solids. Education 5.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 01:15. That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. It’s moving into quick service restaurants including Burger King, McDonald’s and Tim Hortons in 2021. Meg Wilcox.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2021

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. Mon, 07/12/2021 - 02:00. The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. .

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GreenBiz

APRIL 16, 2021

Strategies for the war on waste. Fri, 04/16/2021 - 01:00. What would happen if the United States enacted a comprehensive plan to combat food loss and waste? Keep organic waste out of landfills and incinerators . Some of this waste is perfectly good food. Organic waste is the single biggest input in landfills.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Mon, 03/22/2021 - 02:00. I also have observed firsthand how technology-driven innovation is disrupting the traditional grocery supply chain, opening new doors to reducing food waste and helping the world to think differently about how we source food. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

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GreenBiz

JULY 26, 2021

Lululemon, LanzaTech are reshaping carbon waste into fabric. Mon, 07/26/2021 - 02:00. . What we're saying is, ‘Look, we're gonna take all of this waste, whether it's a gas or a solid, we're going to convert it to ethanol," Holmgren said. Deonna Anderson. In 2018, every ton of steel produced emitted about 1.85

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GreenBiz

MAY 14, 2021

Episode 268: Doing the math on net zero; taking food waste off the menu. Fri, 05/14/2021 - 02:00. The link between net zero and supply chain innovation. The food service company has promised to halve food waste by 2025. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:30). How's it faring?

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GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2021

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 01:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. In the context of sourcing and supply chains, we’ve seen this movie before. In a circular supply chain, sourcing no longer focuses exclusively on virgin materials. The circular economy shows its human side.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

Consider that the cosmetics industry brings in a booming $500 billion every year and imagine the waste created by default. As businesses, we can manufacture and sell products with no packaging, create closed-loop recycling systems and collaborate with suppliers to create innovative solutions for reducing waste — all while thriving.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

DESCRIPTION: To help protect the environment, we are addressing and reducing waste from our direct operations and our supply chain. We are innovating and re-thinking historical fashion industry norms by reusing, recycling and repurposing, which ultimately result in less waste to landfill. OPERATIONAL WASTE.

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3BL Media

APRIL 26, 2022

DESCRIPTION: LONDON, April 26, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Pentair, a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, today released its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report , reporting on its mission to provide smart, sustainable solutions to make the most of life’s essential resources. SOURCE: Pentair. compared to the 2019 baseline.

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3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Zero production waste. Essity works actively to turn production waste into a valuable resource with the target to reach zero production waste by 2030. Our production process generates waste in the form of ash, sludge, organic waste and plastic, particularly when recycled fiber is used as input goods.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 00:40. Leveraging pineapple leaves, a waste product of the pineapple industry, Ananas Anam uses a low-energy, low-water, chemical-free process to convert the leaves’ natural fibers into a leather-like material called Piñatex. Finally, early 2021 will see the launch of Loliware’s 2.0 Producing just 2.69

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GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

Mon, 04/26/2021 - 00:30. But if current, low recycling rates continue, decommissioned PV modules instead could add up to 1 million tons of waste in the U.S. That’s 1 percent of the world's e-waste.). A circular approach to electrification and renewable energy. Lauren Phipps. In the U.S. In the U.S., we don’t have that. .

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

Wed, 01/27/2021 - 02:00. More specifically, Amazon's air shipping business, which along with its entire global logistics supply chain juggernaut is booming. . The companies said the jet fuel will be made from agricultural waste fats and oils (such as used cooking oil and inedible fats from beef processing). Supply Chain.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 01:00. You can’t stick an instrument in a bucket of palm oil and measure whether there was deforestation or forced labor in its supply chain. You can’t stick an instrument in a bucket of palm oil and measure whether there was deforestation or forced labor in its supply chain. Jesse Klein.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:30. A small number of influential large companies are creating internal funds to support sustainability goals specific to circular economy initiatives, such as designing out waste and recovering materials from products used internally or sold in the market. Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

In 2021, 99% of Ericsson’s suppliers were assessed through this approach. In 2021, 124 audits were performed on suppliers located in 40 countries. During 2021, most of the major deviations concerned working hours and wages and benefits while most of the minor deviations were in hazards and health and safety.

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3BL Media

APRIL 11, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Today, Walmart marks a major milestone: We are now more than halfway toward our goal to reduce or avoid 1 billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from product supply chains by 2030 through our Project Gigaton™ initiative. Driving Action on Supply Chain Emissions.

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3BL Media

MAY 12, 2022

DESCRIPTION: For most companies, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions created throughout the supply chain are by far the largest contributor to their overall carbon footprint. Scope 3 emissions are known as supply chain emissions. KEYWORDS: antea group, supply chain, Scope 3, sustainability, esg.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Its sustainable design reflects our commitment to waste reduction and reducing our carbon footprint,” said Chuck Kostalnick, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer at Arrow. The Venlo PDC also is designed to reduce packaging waste – a priority in a facility that features 78 truck loading docks.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

These smart freezer sensors help Domino's, 7-Eleven combat food waste. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 00:05. Refrigerators, freezers and warehouses are vulnerable to malfunctions or human error issues that could result in spoilage and, ultimately, food waste. million, hopes to be part of those more advanced supply chain solutions.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Amazon's plans to decarbonize its shipping supply chain isn't just focused on electrifying its delivery vans. The companies said the jet fuel will be made from agricultural waste fats and oils (such as used cooking oil and inedible fats from beef processing). A drop in the fuel tank.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 10, 2022

DESCRIPTION: We are working with our suppliers to integrate environmentally sustainable practices throughout our supply chain and are committed to increasing the use of environmentally preferred materials and manufacturing processes throughout our company. on-site waste, the type and quantity of waste. Energy & GHG.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 10, 2022

Rotting food and other organic waste created 20% of methane emissions in 2021. Minimizing food waste throughout the supply chain, as well as composting and using captured methane leaks from landfill to heat homes, can help curb emissions.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

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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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Calavo seeks to minimize pollution to land, water and air because we understand that responsibly managing our waste streams is important to our business and to the communities in which we operate. Solid Waste: Every facility has a program for managing solid waste and recycling. 2021 Waste and Water Highlights.

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3BL Media

APRIL 20, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Essity is acting to reduce its environmental impact across the value chain from the perspective of, for example, the climate, biodiversity and ecosystems, and also to increase recycling and reduce plastic waste. In 2021, the outcome was 59%. ?. initiative in 2021, which uses a digital watermark to improve sorting.

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