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2025 Global 100 list: World's most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

Corporate Knights

The firms in the 2025 Global 100 ranking allocated 58% of their investments to sustainable projects in 2023, up from 55% in the prior year. Waste management $20,010 4% 57% 95% 100% B- 54 64 Cisco Systems Inc San Jose, U.S. Last years leader, Australian waste management company Sims Ltd.,

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

3BL Media

Instead of helping you listen to music, they have now become what is sometimes referred to as e-waste. The European Commission explains that E-waste contains a complex mixture of materials, some of which are hazardous. These can be recycled and re-used if the waste is effectively managed. How much e-waste is there?

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Showcase Transformative Electronics Purchasing: Cut Costs and Maximize Impact With the 2025 EPEAT Awards

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The Global Electronics Council (GEC) invites leading organizations to apply for the 2025 EPEAT Purchaser Awards. In 2024, previous award recipients achieved: $103 million in cost savings , demonstrating how purchasing EPEAT registered IT products reduce lifetime product costs, from energy consumption to waste disposal.

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Cisco: Six Environmental Sustainability Trends for 2025 and Beyond

3BL Media

As we approach 2025, following what is likely to be the hottest year on record , the urgency to address our planets interconnected challenges has never been greater. Below are six sustainability trends expected to emerge in 2025: 1. But there is still more to be done. As of our FY24, we are at 96 percent. According to WWF , some 1.1

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Veolia Completes Most Comprehensive Industry Testing to Date on PFAS Waste Incineration

3BL Media

The two-phased study was conducted at Veolias hazardous waste incinerator in Port Arthur, Texas in July and October of 2024 by a third party provider. The test results were recently announced at the 2025 PFAS Forum V in Tampa, Florida.

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HPRC Publishes Final White Paper on Advanced Recycling for Plastic Hospital Waste

3BL Media

April 9, 2025 /3BL/ - The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) announces the completion of its groundbreaking multi-year project on the advanced recycling of hospital waste. Advanced recycling technologies can successfully convert hospital waste into valuable products, supporting a circular economy in healthcare.

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Saint-Gobain Receives 2025 Better Practice Award From U.S. Department of Energy

3BL Media

The collaboration with the companys process sustainability specialists, and the mobilization of engineers from Saint-Gobains innovative Essential of Manufacturing engineering development training program have been crucial in the success of this implementation, which is expected to be scaled further in 2025 and beyond.