3BL Media

JULY 26, 2022

The premiums seem to come from limited delocalized supply chain, a lack of standards in member sizes, connections, delivery method and installation trade responsibility, uncertainties in building officials’ responses to new systems. Reducing Embodied Carbon. To view the firm’s Embodied Carbon Action Plan, click here. [To

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

One goal of Closed Loop Partners (CLP), entering its ninth year, is to bring together institutional investors with strategic corporate investors who seek to build a circular economy for their supply chains while helping their sustainability goals. And in terms of how we integrate those with the rest of the decision process.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

18, 10:00am AZT Catalysts for Change – Transforming Food Supply Chains for Reduced Waste and Sustainable Production: Nov. Trane Technologies recently announced its industry-first commitment to reduce embodied carbon by 40% by 2030 , furthering its leadership in sourcing more sustainable solutions.

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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

MAY 16, 2024

In the foreword to the report, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa said that the increase has been driven by the construction of datacenters, including embodied carbon in building materials as well as hardware components.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Can the beneficial recovery and reuse of materials during construction steer our industry’s resiliency efforts, relieve material supply chain issues, and support local communities in job growth… Read more →

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The focus on quantifying Scope 3 emissions in the value chain is part of a broader effort by organisations to assess and manage their environmental impact comprehensively. Undertaking this process allows for more informed decision-making and targeted efforts to reduce carbon emissions throughout the value chain.

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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

When the project is finalized, the investment will reduce the embodied carbon from products produced in Hällekis. Our customers have expressed positive excitement about our commitment to sustainability and reducing carbon emissions.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The company advocates for a holistic approach to sustainability, prioritizing business value and leveraging the power of technology and collaboration across industries: from data centers and transport to grids and supply chains.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Cutting their carbon emissions to zero – as many have pledged – might appear to be an impossible task. How can manufacturers – which have complex global supply chains and use large amounts of energy and raw materials – begin to move towards such targets? million tonnes/year of carbon dioxide equivalent. New approach.

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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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ESG Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The ILFI certification is the first worldwide Zero Carbon third party certification standard. Requirements for buildings under the standard include the achievement of energy and embodied carbon reduction targets, 100% renewable energy use, and offsetting of 100% of emissions associated with construction.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“As we continue taking bold, innovative action to decarbonize our entire value chain, this milestone highlights another remarkable step on our journey toward a net-zero future,” said Keith Sultana, senior vice president, global integrated supply chain, Trane Technologies.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2024

EMR has been working closely with a string of partners across the aluminium production supply chain to discover the barriers to using recycled content in the UK, and to figure out how to bring them down. Our improved separation techniques enable us to recover more usable aluminium, resulting in higher yields.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Trane Technologies leaders will join several climate action dialogues throughout COP28, including: Raising Ambition and Leveraging Opportunity – Financing and Innovating Industry Decarbonization: Jose La Loggia, president, Commercial HVAC EMEA, Trane Technologies (Dec.

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3BL Media

JUNE 3, 2025

Comparison of Embodied Carbon Footprint of a Mass Timber Building Structure with a Steel Equivalent. Forests have always provided incredible inspiration and resources for humanity, and we see mass timber as an integral part of shaping a brighter and healthier future. Hemmati, Messadi, Gu, Seddelmeyer and Hemmati. April 2024.)

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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

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. Going back to the report as a whole, what are the standout aspects for the construction industry?

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Global supply chains – global supply chains are fragile – supply chain resilience in the face of multiple, widely distributed, extreme weather events is critical to prevent price rises and shortages from cascading round the world.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2023

These developments are driven by concrete goals – at Ericsson, our ambition is to be Net Zero across our value chain by 2040, and the first major milestone will be to reduce supply chain and portfolio in use emissions by 50% by 2030, and to be Net Zero in our own operations at the same time.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

If we are to achieve carbon neutral infrastructure, we must ensure that every asset solution has a carbon neutral outline design option, prior to planning and tender, by the asset owners. “We While there is plenty of political and industry commitment to driving down carbon consumption, we lack consistent methods to achieving it.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2023

GRESB will also provide an impact assessment of climate-related opportunities, scoring scenario analysis indicators. “There is ongoing research around the topics of biodiversity, diversity equity and inclusion, embodied carbon, data quality and supply chain management,” GRESB said.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 3, 2021

But more importantly, we need to factor in the massive emissions of the construction industry and supply chain, when calculating the climate impact of buildings. There is a lot of embodied carbon in a building structure, especially in the concrete and steel.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Such wastage is amplified by a prevailing strategy to minimise the cost associated with IT disposal rather than find ways of maximising reclamation of components and precious rare earth metals which are in finite supply. Here’s the thing: The pre-use manufacturing phase accounts for 70 – 90% of hardware equipment total embodied carbon.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. The tool enables industry professionals to think about their carbon impact at the time of definition and purchase. million barrels of oil, $37.5 million homes.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cristina Gamboa of the WGBC presented the future of buildings, “By 2030, new buildings, infrastructure and renovations will have at least 40% less embodied carbon, with significant upfront carbon reduction.” As of September 2019, at least 77 countries and 100 cities have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2024

By 2050, Michelin is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions across our business.” Danone is committed to partnering with farmers in our supply chain to work towards regenerative agriculture and reducing our climate impact,” said Chris Adamo, vice president of public affairs & regenerative Agriculture, Danone North America.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Elisabeth van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen, Principal Consultant at Acre Europe (Sustainable Business), said: “Cooling (alongside lighting, heating and embodied carbon) is an increasingly important concern for the built environment across the globe. The effects of the climate crisis are becoming more tangible by the day.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Supply chain vulnerability: Unlike stainless steel, single-use systems require a steady stream of consumables, such as tubing and bags. COVID-19 further increased the risk of supply chain shortages, affecting both new stainless steel and single-use system materials. AL-6XN®) have mature industry standard practices (e.g.,

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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. It opened in 2017, and the excess energy generated will pay back the embodied carbon within its structure within 25 years.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Issues of health, the working poor and racial justice are making people uncomfortable, and with the supply chain disruption with the closing of meatpacking cesspools, Jonathan Safran Foer writes, "Our hand has been reaching for the doorknob for the last few years. COVID-19 has kicked open the door." Alexis Rocamora (2019).

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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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3BL Media

APRIL 17, 2025

By expanding our internal systems and external supplier processes for material repurpose and repair, well safeguard the environment and our supply chain. Material selection: As we select materials, we prioritize those with low environmental impact, incentivizing a circular and sustainable supply chain.

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