Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

5 th July marked one year since the launch of ConcreteZero , a global, industry-led initiative to achieve net zero concrete by 2050. Concrete production accounts for 8% of global annual carbon emissions – if it were a country, it would rank somewhere between the US and India in terms of its carbon footprint.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The announcement is the latest in a series of moves announced by Amazon over the past several years, aimed at achieving its goal to reach net zero emissions across its operations by 2040. The ILFI certification is the first worldwide Zero Carbon third party certification standard.

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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. .

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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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