Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 24, 2025

2025 promises to be a busy year for companies that use or previously used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their supply chains. Read the full story from Warner Norcross + Judd.

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3BL Media

APRIL 9, 2024

Such extreme events – compounded by aging infrastructure, changing demand patterns, supply chain issues and workforce changes – can be expected to continue, endangering the critical energy, water and communications infrastructure that drives business and underpins our quality of life. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Amex GBT Commits to Reach Net Zero Emissions Across Value Chain by 2050 Oxy’s 1PointFive Awarded up to $500 Million by DOE for Texas-based DAC Carbon Removal Hub Microsoft Buys 234,000 Rainforest Restoration Carbon (..)

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ESG Today

MAY 12, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Climeworks Starts Up Largest-Ever DAC Carbon Removal Plant PepsiCo to Achieve its First Net Zero Plant by 2025 Mars Launches Initiative to Tackle Carbon Footprint of Dairy Supply Chain Amazon Launches Electric Heavy (..)

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3BL Media

JULY 6, 2023

Originally published by Sustainable Brands By DAVID DARR One of the most complicated issues with greenhouse gas accounting in our nation’s food and beverage supply chains is Scope 3 emissions and the potential solutions. The GHG Protocol , introduced in 2001, is a widely used standard for sustainability reporting.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With the US EPA advancing its PFAS Road Map and states launching their own initiatives, businesses need to be vigilant about compliance and risk management to stay ahead. Collaborate with Supply Chain Vendors: Work with suppliers to find and implement PFAS alternatives. They may have alternatives ready for you.

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Cisco CSR

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 25 percent of GHG emissions arise from the production of electricity. According to the EPA, total 2019 U.S. Four years ago, The Guardian projected that a “Tsunami of data could consume one-fifth of global electricity by 2025”. Run-time defenses.

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

Most of these cases can be taught within multiple business disciplines such as leadership, strategic management, supply chains and marketing, to name a few — making them useful tools not only for emerging entrepreneurs themselves, but for the educators who are training them. housing market typically works.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to the EPA , transition risks are related to the transition to a lower-carbon economy, while physical risks are associated to the physical impacts of climate change. with operations or activity in the EU will be required to adhere to the CSRD beginning in 2025. Let’s get into it. Companies based in the U.S.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

transportation industry is currently the largest contributor (29%) of greenhouse gas emissions , according to the EPA. Connected machines and cooperative robotics will be able to orchestrate all manufacturing and supply chain management activities, automating once-manual processes to enable more efficient and resilient supply chains.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The biggest challenge we face in meeting our climate commitment will be engaging our supply chain partners to reduce Scope 3 emissions, which make up 97% of our total emissions.”. The packaging goals include specific measures such as increasing recycled content to 50% for paper packages and 20% on average for plastic packages by 2025.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 8, 2022

Environmental compliance requirements and identified risks are communicated to leadership at the distribution centers and to the Vice President of Compliance, who reports to the General Counsel of Tractor Supply. In 2018, we set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2025 on a per square foot basis. Goals Achieved.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU’s FuelEU Maritime initiative is also set to apply from 1 January 2025. Starting at a 2% reduction in 2025 compared to 2020 intensity levels, it will increase to 6% by 2030, and eventually reach 80% in 2050. It will impose constraints on the average annual GHG intensity of onboard energy used by ships.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2021

The nonprofit also has teamed up with the EPA to bring the Department of Energy's Energy Star label to ultra-low temperature freezers used for COVID-19 vaccines, applied first to equipment sold by Stirling Ultracold, another sponsor of My Green Lab. Projects and progress. million two-liter soda bottles each year. .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

For coal, the proposal envisages a ban on venting and flaring of methane by 2025 from drainage stations and by 2027 from ventilation shafts, ensuring that safety aspects in coal mines are accounted for. These estimates have not included the gas supply chain, which CBI says is a “significant omission”.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 14, 2023

When California began requiring that car companies sell a certain percentage of zero-emissions vehicles, its initial target translated to about 15% of all new car sales by 2025. A second EPA proposal, also announced April 12, 2023, affects heavy-duty vehicles in the same way, but sets a lower target.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

Under the Paris Agreement, countries were only obliged to update their goals by 2025. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) committed to establishing new limits on discharges into rivers and streams. The Biden-Harris Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan involves guidance from the EPA and 15 actions across 10 federal agencies.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

It is cumbersome to change processes and no one down the supply chain is putting their hands up to say, ‘we don’t want you to use them’,” Haider says. The EPA is currently consulting on whether to remove the loophole. Investor pressure. A similar resolution was filed at Phillips this November.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The incoming administration in 2025 is poised to significantly influence Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) regulations and sustainability efforts for businesses and workplaces, both domestically and globally. Both proposals, if enacted, could affect the EPAs staffing and its ability to complete work.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Drafted by Trump allies, Project 2025 encourages significant budget cuts to agencies leading on climate action – most notably the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Interior. They may try to rewrite the rule, or avoid enforcing it. There are a number of options.”

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