ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The main data center buildings are due for completion by mid-2025. AWS has worked with various companies in its supply chain to ensure that 70% of the structural steel used in several of its data centers in Sweden are derived from scrap-EAF sources, resulting in 10,000 fewer tons of embodied carbon emissions, the company said.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2025

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 22, 2025 /3BL/ - Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today published its 2024 Sustainability Report, Building Better Together, outlining the companys progress toward its 2030 sustainability goals. The report was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards.

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Green Technology

MARCH 31, 2025

As climate change drives innovation in design, building reuse emerges as a powerful solution to reduce embodied carbon, honor cultural heritage, and craft modern spaces for todays needs. Youll discover how reuse can revitalize projects, lower environmental impact, and support a circular economy.

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Sustainability Matters

JANUARY 16, 2025

Consistent with the International Energy Agencys zero carbon buildings approach , homes built through the strategy aim to be energy efficient, fully electric and capable of being powered by renewables while driving reductions in embodied carbon.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Also about one year ago, Nestlé launched its $2 billion sustainability fund , to support companies developing innovative packaging and recycling technologies through 2025. Its broader sustainability targets include getting to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. . Nestlé's circular recipe.

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Green Technology

MARCH 28, 2025

We will also review the embodied carbon reduction regulations that went into effect July 1, 2024, with a built-in increase in scope effective January 1, 2026. Awareness of the publication and effective dates of the 2025 CALGreen. Familiarity with the state agencies that propose building standards in CALGreen.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 14, 2022

Some point to the fact that one way to achieve Passive House certification is to use a lot of petrochemical-based insulation, which drives up embodied carbon. New York, by contrast, took a more hard-edged approach with Local Law 97, which has firm 2025 deadlines and real fines. By 2030, they’ll no longer be optional.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The company has already emerged as the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy, and is on track to power 100% of company activities with renewables by 2025, and it has also announced significant investments to electrify its delivery fleet. The ILFI certification is the first worldwide Zero Carbon third party certification standard.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 11, 2025

In line with its Operational Net Zero 2030 target, CDL has reduced its Scope 1 and 2 operational carbon emissions for assets under direct management and operational control by 25% from 2016 levels. It achieved a 38% reduction in Scope 3 embodied carbon in new developments compared with a 2016 baseline. The Group recorded a 52.1%

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This project follows several other recent actions taken by the company to solidify its commitment towards sustainability: In October, Saint-Gobain announced CarbonLow TM , a new wallboard line that will contain up to 60% less embodied carbon.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In October, Saint-Gobain announced CarbonLow TM , a new wallboard line that will contain up to 60% less embodied carbon. The line will be produced starting in 2025 from CertainTeed Canadas facility in Montreal, which will be North Americas first zero-carbon (scopes 1 and 2) wallboard facility.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 13, 2025

to receive Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding, as of January 31, 2025. The funding was targeted to support low-embodied carbon materials, emerging and sustainable technologies, and high-performance green building features.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2024

At Cisco, we have a goal for 100% of new Cisco products and packaging to incorporate Circular Design Principles by Cisco’s fiscal year 2025. This can help reduce the contribution of embodied carbon to overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

At 28, Kurtis Layden, senior policy advisor in the Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has been a key advisor on the federal ban on some single-use plastics, taking effect in 2025. Once the ban takes effect in 2025, it could eliminate an estimated 1.3 million tonnes of plastic waste over the following decade.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 8, 2022

Going forward, it will include lifecycle assessment of materials employed in the construction phase as part of the development design as a way of reducing embodied carbon, waste and pollution. The 12-year green bond will secure funding to complete the Aidu project by 2025, which already generated 100MW in Northeast Estonia.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

With diverse membership from across the concrete and construction value chain, ConcreteZero has three ambitious targets: to deliver 30% low carbon concrete by 2025, 50% low carbon concrete by 2030 and net zero concrete by 2050. Steel is used to reinforce concrete, increasing levels of embodied carbon.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Nick Brown Education Sessions: What’s New for 2025 in the Energy Code Embodied Carbon and CALGreen Nick Brown is President of Build Smart Group, an independent energy consultancy focused on California’s residential and nonresidential energy modeling, energy code, and building performance.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 4, 2023

Efforts to push developers to assess and disclose the embodied carbon in their projects, and then report on the energy performance of their buildings, have gained some traction in recent years, for example with New York City’s Local Law 97, which mandates asset managers to begin filing assessments of energy consumption by 2025.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2025

March 26, 2025 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, today announced it is an official supporting organization of the MEP 2040 Challenge , becoming the first company in its industry to endorse the challenge.

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3BL Media

MAY 8, 2025

For example: Customers who choose Cisco Refresh switches or IP phones can realize at least a 60% reduction in embodied carbon emissions compared to purchasing equivalent new products. To learn more about our circular economy transformation, visit our Purpose Reporting Hub.

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3BL Media

MARCH 10, 2025

In an effort to maximize the efficient use of materials for construction and minimize waste, Saint-Gobain plans to repurpose many of the currently viable structures on the campus, utilizing repurposed materials to further reduce embodied carbon emissions on site through circular practices. "We

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2025

At some point this year, a Quebec-based factory will begin producing a product that will fly under the radar of most new years trend forecasts: a form of drywall with 60% less embodied carbon emissions than the conventional form, marking a first in North America. For comparison, Canada has electricity capacity of 149 GW nationwide.)

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