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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

The same week that PepsiCo announced its new ambition, the company’s foundation extended the terms of its 14-year-long relationship with the Inter-American Development Bank — with initiatives including a fund meant to promote the inclusion of women in regenerative, sustainable agricultural models in Latin America.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 10, 2023

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By using the same components across models and reducing use of expensive rare materials, the company said development and manufacturing costs will be reduced by 30% in 2026 compared to 2019 levels. To Japan, where automaker Nissan has unveiled its development strategy to ramp up electric vehicle (EV) production.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: April 28, 2023

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Agroforestry – growing crops among trees – is used on less than 1% of US agricultural land but has greater carbon sequestration potential than regenerative annual cropping, which is currently the dominant form of regenerative agriculture. The new seven-year supply agreement with Bilstein is set to begin deliveries in 2026.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: May 5, 2023

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Land & Nature VF Corp — the company behind brands including Timberland, The North Face and Vans — has seen growing successes for its regenerative cotton farming initiatives in Haiti. The company has committed to adopt regenerative agriculture across its entire potato supply chain by 2030.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 31, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

The company, which plans to build 2 million EVs annually by 2026, is responding to demand by launching in the six Persian Gulf countries as a precursor to moving into the wider region. Nestlé, Cargill and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are working together to scale the adoption of regenerative farming practices in the meat sector.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: July 21, 2023

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The delivery, which will happen between 2026 and 2030 and is Energix’s biggest deal to date, will provide clean energy for projects in Israel, the U.S. The factory, slated to have a capacity of 40 GW of batteries when operational in 2026, could supply roughly half a million electric vehicles per year for Tata subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover.

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Take Five: Biden’s Gear Shift

Chris Hall

Nevertheless, the agency estimates the measures could help to avoid around seven billion tons of emissions, cutting passenger car pollution to half the levels projected for 2026. With EVs having accounted for only 7.6% of new US car sales in 2023, the incoming rules imply a sixfold increase in demand over eight years. million – were 46.3%