Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2024

As we decarbonise the grid, and as our buildings become more energy efficient, we will reach the stage where operational carbon will no longer be the focus. In its place will be embodied carbon. Embodied carbon refers to all the CO2 emitted; not just from the time of construction and onwards, but the entire lifetime.

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ESG Today

MARCH 20, 2024

Steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply low-embodied carbon steel for the automaker’s production plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Hällekis plant manufactures stone wool insulation for use in building insulation and technical insulation applications. When the project is finalized, the investment will reduce the embodied carbon from products produced in Hällekis. Scope 1 includes the direct emissions from our own manufacturing operations.

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Sustainable Investment Embodied Carbon Manufacturing Supply Chains 147

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

SWORDS, Ireland, November 20, 2023 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, today announced a significant milestone for its industry-leading, sustainable climate solutions – with more than one million HVAC units with low-carbon steel shipped to homeowners and commercial customers across the U.S.

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3BL Media

JUNE 3, 2025

For instance: Renewable resource : Trees used to manufacture mass timber products are grown in sustainably managed forests and replanted after harvest, making mass timber an entirely renewable resource. Minimized waste: Sawmill residues are typically used in mass timber manufacturing, helping reduce waste associated with production.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2024

To reach Net Zero, manufacturing more products in the UK that contain recycled content, and ensuring that they are reprocessed domestically, will be crucial. The aluminium recycling process requires only 5-10 percent of the energy needed to produce the primary metal, resulting in significant carbon emissions savings.

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Sustainability Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

More sustainable building products need to be identified and steel suppliers need certification to ensure products are sustainable and sourced through responsible and ethical supply chains. Image credit: iStock.com/schwartstock

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3BL Media

JULY 10, 2023

For example, with its unique digital twin on a blockchain, the GreenToken by SAP solution helps businesses gain material sourcing transparency and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data across their supply chains.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Another thing that we're super proud of - our new commitment in terms of reducing embodied carbon by 40 percent by 2030. So we're doing a lot of work with regenerative agriculture to not only reduce GHG emissions but also to sequester carbon. So to be able to back that up with an embodied carbon goal is incredibly important.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Then we carried out research and analysis, much of it based on workshops that we led for other stakeholders and industry experts, including leading architects, national green building organisations, engineering firms and manufacturers for the construction industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Many IT and electronics equipment manufacturers are still lacking when it comes to offering modular upgrades of equipment, leading to the rip-and-replace culture for hardware assets such as TVs, mobile phones, IT servers, laptops, network kit and cabling every 3 – 5 years. billion per year.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Some manufacturers offer leak detection devices that can be installed easily in customers’ homes. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. Ferguson will contribute to the partnership’s savings of 279.7

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

He stressed the importance of local manufacturing for local circularity, completely eliminating the increasing dependency on heavy transport. As of September 2019, at least 77 countries and 100 cities have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Anirban Ghosh, CSO of Mahindra discussed the impossible mission: heavy transport.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Regardless of the end product or the manufacturing modality, biopharmaceutical processes are resource intensive. This raises an important question for pharmaceutical manufacturers: between conventional stainless steel and single-use systems, which type of processing equipment will align best with your corporate sustainability goals?

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3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2024

manufacturing, creating jobs, and increasing equity,” said Abby Campbell Singer, head of climate and infrastructure policy, Siemens USA Government Affairs. By 2050, Michelin is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions across our business.” clean energy solutions and advanced manufacturing.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 31, 2022

To begin, there’s the embodied carbon in the building’s construction and component materials – labs typically use large amounts of concrete, steel and glass. Davy explains how the concept was applied in a project for one of the world’s largest diagnostic manufacturers.

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Sustainability Matters

APRIL 10, 2025

To achieve our national net zero commitments, the Australian built environment needs to reduce its embodied carbon emissions by at least 60% by 2035, said Jorge Chapa, Chair of ASBECs Embodied Carbon Working Group and Chief Impact Officer at the Green Building Council of Australia.

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