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Lenovo Boosts Sustainability Efforts at European Manufacturing Facility With Expanded Solar Power Capacity

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Lenovo’s manufacturing facility in Budapest was built from the ground up with sustainability in mind and the new solar panels bring the total solar energy capacity onsite up to 3 megawatts (MW), enough to power an electric car to drive 10,800 miles. said Stefan Brechling Larsen, Global Sustainability Services Engagement Leader at Lenovo.

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Is carbon offsetting enough?

Envirotec Magazine

How carbon offsetting compares to carbon reduction. It made clear that more must be done to reduce and offset carbon emissions. In the years since 2015’s Paris Climate Accord, many industrial businesses have begun using carbon offsetting strategies to balance the emissions of their operations.

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Lenovo CO2 Offset Services Surpasses 1 Million Metric Tonnes of Carbon Offsets Milestone, As More Businesses Champion Sustainability Practices

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Offset funds will be invested in UN-approved initiatives like renewable energy or ecological projects across the world. The company also announced that enterprises can now add Lenovo CO2 offsets to their purchase of select Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. Looking beyond offsets. Growing demand for ESG services.

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Delivering Tangible Climate Action Through the Circular Economy

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89% of organisations currently recycle less than 10% of their IT hardware[1], resulting in over 50 million tons of e-waste dumped into the environment every year[2]. From manufacturing through to end-of-life, Lenovo supports sustainability at every step of the journey. That’s the equivalent of 1,000 laptops discarded every second.

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Reducing Our Footprint at Eaton

3BL Media

At the same time, we have defined targets to reduce waste and water use. C, we must remove more carbon through nature-based and technological solutions that create carbon sinks. Where emissions cannot be reduced by 2030, we plan to use carbon offsets. Manufacturing efficiency. Carbon offsets.

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Our Climate Transition Opportunities and Risks

3BL Media

As demand for carbon credits grows, voluntary markets that are large, transparent, and verifiable are developing. Regulatory landscapes and market frameworks are evolving, which could build confidence in the use of forest carbon offsets to support a company’s transition to net-zero.

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CIRCON Environmental Recognizes MPC With 2022 Sustainability Leadership Award

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DESCRIPTION: For more than a decade, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has worked with CIRCON Environmental to convert hazardous waste from oil tanks to waste-derived fuels used in cement production. Working together to convert hazardous waste into fuel for cement kilns is a conscious decision to reduce waste and displace higher-emitting fuels.