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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

Amazon's plans to decarbonize its shipping supply chain isn't just focused on electrifying its delivery vans. The move shows the efforts that Amazon is willing to go to eke out carbon emissions across its vast network of planes, vehicles and distribution centers that deliver on-demand goods across the globe. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Wind giant sweeps into top spot of Global 100

Corporate Knights

More than half the firm’s emissions in its supply chain come from its use of steel, principally for turbine towers. Steel is one of the most carbon-intensive materials to produce, and Vestas is in “active and intensive dialogue with its steel suppliers to address this,” says Lisa Ekstrand, head of sustainability at Vestas.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

But in early 2019, Amazon announced an industry-first for a delivery company: It pledged that half of all of its shipments would be net-zero carbon by 2030. The entire company (including transportation) will be net-zero carbon by 2040. Just a short five years away. An Antelope Valley Transit Authority bus on the road.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. Now, in its eventual internal-combustion phaseout, GM can’t seem to make EVs fast enough, and 30 new models are lined up for the market for 2025. and globally by 2040. Company profile.

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The JUST Report: My Top Takeaways from a Frenetic Climate Week

Just Capital

degree Science Based Net Zero commitment, and providing sellers with 100% recycled packaging. Apple commits to eliminating all plastics in its packaging by 2025 and has pledged to create products with net zero carbon impact. Over the past 12 months or so, we’re really seeing that ramp up.”