Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Increasingly, attention is turning to the carbon footprint of an automaker’s supply chain and all the materials that go into building a vehicle. BMW announced its procurement of “carbon-reduced” steel supplied by H2 Green Steel, based in Sweden, and has partnered with Salzgitter AG to receive “low-carbon steel” in 2026.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Sweden-based truck and bus manufacturer Scania announced today a new goal to decarbonize its supply chain by 2030, and the development of a strategy to eliminate emissions sources from the most common production materials and batteries.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Apple said today that it is urging its suppliers to take action to address their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions towards the company’s 2030 value chain decarbonization goal, while also announcing a series of clean energy and climate solutions investments, partnerships and projects.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Accelerating decarbonization is an environmental imperative that we must continue driving with innovative solutions to reduce carbon emissions and enhance energy efficiency,” said Scott Tew, VP of Sustainability, Trane Technologies. 15, 1:00pm AZT Revolutionizing Heating and Cooling for Building Decarbonization: Nov.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Commercial property manager and developer CBRE announced the launch of new interim climate goals, with new 2030 targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50%, and to cut emissions per square foot from properties and facilities managed for clients by far the largest source of CBREs carbon footprint by 55%.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2025

April 22, 2025 /3BL/ - With a thematic focus on consumer goods supply chain decarbonization, the new season of Cascales Source of Good podcast reflects the nonprofit organizations commitment to combat climate change. AMSTERDAM, HONG KONG, OAKLAND, Calif.,

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Energize program aims to address the current and future challenges of climate change and its impact on human health by supporting decarbonization across the global industry supply chain. As a key partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we’re also pleased to support their efforts to decarbonize their supply chain emissions.”

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Microplásticos announces goal of being Net-Zero in Scope 1 and 2 by 2030. Collaboration will support Schneider Electric’s Zero Carbon Project to decarbonize supply chain. Tweet me: @SchneiderElec and long-time supplier Microplásticos announce joint efforts to accelerate #decarbonization efforts: [link].

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The cohort’s success will directly support Walmart’s Project Gigaton™ goal, which aims to reduce or avoid one gigaton (or one billion metric tons) of greenhouse gas emissions from the global value chain by 2030.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels.

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ESG Today

APRIL 18, 2024

Apple announced significant progress towards its goal to decarbonize its value chain, including revealing that more than 320 suppliers – representing 95% of the company’s direct manufacturing spend – have now committed to use 100% renewable energy for Apple production by 2030, up from around 250 suppliers last year.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Later, Crowley and Griesbeck Garcia moderated two well-attended side sessions: Bridging the Gap: Traceability to Enable Due Diligence and Mid-Decade Reflection: Insights from The Industry We Want's 2025 Metrics and the Road to 2030 , in which Ellis also participated.

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3BL Media

MAY 14, 2025

Baker announced that Living Future is advancing an ambitious plan to decarbonize the supply chains of the built environment (and reduce industrial emissions), despite the anticipated loss of federal grant funding.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Jenny McInnes, Group Head of Policy and Partnerships at HSBC, said: “At HSBC we are not only leveraging our philanthropy but also our trade finance expertise to support the apparel sector’s journey to net zero and the decarbonization of trade and global supply chains.

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3BL Media

MAY 19, 2025

May 19, 2025 /3BL/ - At the recent Cascale Forum: Ho Chi Minh City, over 600 manufacturers, leading brands, service providers, and supply chain partners Cascale members and non-members alike convened to address urgent challenges and opportunities in the consumer goods value chain. AMSTERDAM, HONG KONG, OAKLAND, Calif.,

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3BL Media

MAY 23, 2022

As a global manufacturer of essential products, Kimberly-Clark’s tissue business is classified as an energy-intensive industry in many markets, which reflects the challenge of decarbonizing. To learn more about Kimberly-Clark’s 2030 sustainability strategy, click here. To find out more about the awards, click here.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Amazon's plans to decarbonize its shipping supply chain isn't just focused on electrifying its delivery vans. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030. Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions. Pull Quote.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 17, 2025

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Paris-based financial services group Societe Generale announced the launch of a new clean energy financing initiative, aimed at unlocking as 8 billion in investments to support manufacturers across the wind energy supply chain in Europe.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

While electrification and renewable energy are key to decarbonizing the economy, the growing demand for solar PV may be creating a new problem. The market for recovered materials from modules alone could total $60 million by 2030 and $2 billion by 2050 in the United States. That’s 1 percent of the world's e-waste.). In the U.S.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

Decarbonizing steel has a chicken or the egg problem. And right now, there isn’t enough demand for decarbonized steel for manufacturers to justify investing several millions of dollars into lower-carbon steel facilities. SteelZero commitments represent a new era in heavy manufacturing production. Jesse Klein. Wed, 01/27/2021 - 00:30.

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ESG Today

JULY 6, 2023

As much as $4 trillion in investments may be needed by 2030 to scale up the materials supply chain to address upcoming supply shortages of key metals and materials required to meet global decarbonization goals, according to a new report released by global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Companies then need to identify and implement action to deliver on their ambition, including engaging with supply chains. The small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that make up the supply chains of many of the world’s largest companies can access help in setting and achieving climate targets through the new SME Climate Hub.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Improving supply chain resilience helps mitigate these risks, benefiting our consumers, suppliers and franchisees.” beef supply chain; they also generate many important ecosystem services, including helping with carbon storage, supporting water retention and providing habitats for fish and wildlife. It’s all connected.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While electric vehicle sales continue to rise worldwide, automotive supply chains are lagging behind the required pace of decarbonisation, according to a new report from Greenpeace Asia. SAIC reported the highest volume of EV sales, but took just third place due to its slow progress on supply chain decarbonization.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The report estimates that agriculture’s supply chain is responsible for at least 15% of the world’s fossil fuel use and for driving the equivalent annual carbon emissions of the European Union and Russia combined. This is thanks to the ways we produce, transport and store food.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

A new project to transport wind energy to the Ruhr region will make an important contribution to the security of supply in Germany and Europe in the future as early as 2030, Amprion CTO Hendrik Neumann says. It has committed to investing 1 billion to increasing energy efficiency by 2030. and ground carbon by 15%.

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ESG Today

JUNE 20, 2024

Fashion and design brands company H&M Group announced the launch of a new partnership with zero-carbon industrial heat solutions provider Rondo Energy, aimed at applying Rondo’s industrial decarbonization solution to help address the emissions footprint of H&M’s supply chain.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2021

The Anglo-Dutch firm first announced plans to give its shareholders a direct say over its climate action strategy back in December , in a bid to boost corporate transparency and governance surrounding its drive to reach net-zero emissions for its core business by 2030 and across its entire supply chain by 2039.

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3BL Media

APRIL 11, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Today, Walmart marks a major milestone: We are now more than halfway toward our goal to reduce or avoid 1 billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from product supply chains by 2030 through our Project Gigaton™ initiative. Driving Action on Supply Chain Emissions.

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ESG Today

MAY 16, 2024

Tokyo-based banking and financial services company Mizuho Financial Group announced today a new goal to provide JPY 2 trillion (USD$13 billion) in financing for the production and supply of hydrogen and related technologies by 2030.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

HSBC Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific and biofuels platform EcoCeres announced a new initiative aimed at helping to decarbonize air travel by supporting the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Hong Kong.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

By 2030, 100 percent of those new purchases will be ZEVs. . Decarbonizing FedEx's airline fleet will be even more difficult than moving its trucks to batteries. The company has a goal to move its 700-plane airline fleet to 30 percent sustainable aviation fuel — made from bio sources instead of fossil fuels — by 2030.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

million over ESG investing claims; IAASB releases first sustainability reporting assurance standards; EU lawmakers delay supply chain deforestation law; Shell wins appeal against landmark climate ruling; CDP strengthens alignment of sustainability reporting platform with GRI, EU standards; IKEA invests $1.6

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

companies announced the launch of the Clean Energy Procurement Academy, a new initiative aimed at addressing supply chain emissions by equipping companies with skills and knowledge required to explore and adopt clean energy. A coalition of large U.S. Businesses can help drive that change.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Hakan Bulgurlu, the company’s CEO, said Arçelik has started measuring its decarbonization progress on a weekly basis. The abstract term of a date – 2030 or 2040 – puts too much distance between us and what needs to be done,” he said. There are only 415 weeks until 2030. Decarbonize your supply chain.

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ESG Today

APRIL 11, 2023

Apple reported significant progress towards its goal to decarbonize its value chain, announcing that the use of renewable electricity by its manufacturing partners increased by nearly 30% in 2022, alongside commitments from dozens of additional suppliers to move to 100% renewable energy for all Apple production. million metric tons.

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ESG Today

JUNE 1, 2025

This week in ESG news: Survey finds companies not in favor of process to reduce CSRD sustainability reporting requirements; SAP launches new suite of sustainability data tools; Microsoft buys low carbon building materials to help spur clean solutions markets; EU on track to reach 2030 climate goals; EBA proposes simplifying ESG reporting for banks; (..)

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