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SAP Asks Top Suppliers to Report Product-Level Emissions by 2027

ESG Today

Sustainable procurement practices have become one of the key enablers in achieving net-zero targets.” SAP CFO and Executive Board member Dominik Asam said: “Reducing scope 3 emissions is a key factor on the journey to net zero.

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Diageo to Use Net Zero Glass Bottles from Hydrogen-Powered Furnace

ESG Today

Global spirits and beer company Diageo announced today a new partnership with glass manufacturer Encirc to build a hydrogen-powered furnace for the first-ever at scale net zero glass bottle production. The decarbonization of glass packaging also forms a key part of the UK government’s plan to reach net zero by 2050.

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

We Mean Business Coalition

Signals of change in the net zero transition this week include EU reforms of its carbon market and deforestation laws, and a $1 billion wind project in Laos. The rules will ban imports of coffee, beef, soy and other commodities if their supply chains are linked to deforestation.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: July 7, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

Companies restoring Texan forests and government plans for decarbonizing shipping are among this week’s net zero Signals of Change. Net Zero Economy & Finance At the recent New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris, governments including the UK, France and Canada committed $2.7 and Europe.

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Renewables cheapest amid rising technology costs

Sustainability Matters

The report highlights concerns that the rapid pace of the global energy transition will contribute to escalating cost pressures, attributed to the immense scale of manufacturing, raw materials and labour required to develop and deploy clean energy technologies consistent with net zero goals.

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Biomass power generation: A technology for the energy transition only?

Envirotec Magazine

This renewed energy and focus on the energy transition is good news to ensure we continue to move towards the UK’s net zero targets. The “full life cycle” analysis which considers the recapture of carbon dioxide by new trees is a not an attractive analysis when the imperative is to achieve net zero in the near future.

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The Business Imperatives of Sustainable Buildings

3BL Media

These social considerations and green building techniques apply to all stages of the project lifecycle and its supply chains, from planning and design to construction and throughout its operation. Now to deliver a net zero building is embedded in the cost of doing business.

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