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Europe is setting the standard for sustainable business – and earning the rewards

Corporate Knights

The French company is the only one to have topped the Global 100 twice (the other time back in 2021 ), and it has played a unique role in electrification efforts across a wide variety of sectors, from manufacturing light switches to pioneering new software and clean energy solutions for data centres and smart cities.

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Clean Tech’s Growing Pains: Meeting Supply-Chain Demands Sustainably

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With the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicting that 2,400 gigawatts of clean energy will be deployed between 2022 and 2027, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passed in 2022, has already catalyzed a wave of investments aimed at scaling up U.S. clean energy manufacturing.

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Driving Sustainable Water Use in Operations

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At Henkel Adhesive Technologies, water is not just an essential resourceit is a key part of our value chain, from raw material sourcing to manufacturing and product application. Since the site does not use water in manufacturing, all reductions stem from domestic water use. million gallons.

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Chemours Joins University of Kansas-Led Collaborative the Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) To Advance Sustainable Cooling Technologies

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In fact, the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, enacted in 2020 to minimize the environmental impact of high GWP hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) technology, is accelerating the transition to next-generation HFO technology. 22 (9), 6087-6101 (2022). DOI:10.5194/acp-22-6087-2022. and reduce global temperature rising by 0.5C

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Stegra Signs 6 TWh Electricity Deal to Power Green Steel Production

ESG Today

The company utilizes hydrogen produced using green power to remove the oxygen from iron oxide, avoiding most of the CO2 emissions normally produced, and uses electricity from 100% renewable sources for the energy requirements generated in the manufacturing process.

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These 50 Canadian corporations are carving out a more sustainable future

Corporate Knights

The companies on the list present an unexpected cross-section of the economy, from consumer-product manufacturers to banks, big telecoms, insurance companies and government-owned entities such as Export Development Canada, Hydro-Québec and Farm Credit Canada.

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Cisco's Sustainability 101: What Is E-Waste?

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The United Nations (UN) Global E-waste Monitor 2024 reports that a record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022 Up 82% from 2010; on track to raise another 32%, to 82 million tonnes, in 2030. This concept is often known as product takeback when products are returned to the manufacturer for responsible reuse or recycling.