GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. This is on top of 54 million tons of electronic waste (e-waste), of which just 17.4

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 25, 2020

Long-term sustainable investment theses once relegated to the fringes of the capital markets are suddenly fundamental to the global economy. The post The Brief: Stronger case for sustainable investing, waste management in Singapore, backstopping gig workers, collective bonds, Japan’s Hiro exits appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Green Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

recycling facilities and send more waste to landfills. Global recycling markets are easily prone to disruption, and developed countries have underinvested in recycling infrastructure for years. Waste Dive, the must-read daily bulletin of waste-related news, named the initiative “Disruptor of the Year.” Geyer et al.,

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Sustainability Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Australian Government has allocated $40 million to the Solving Plastic Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in its current CRC program selection round. Solving Plastic Waste was one of two national CRCs to secure funding in the latest round. But the existing linear plastic value chain is unsustainable.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2023

Regulations regarding plastic waste are expanding at a dizzying pace. According to UNEP , 91% of consumers express concern over plastic waste. Driving Up Accuracy, Driving Down Costs For consumer goods giant Henkel, the quest for an effective solution to its plastic waste challenge began in its tax department.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

Founded in 2006, New York-based GIP is the world’s largest independent infrastructure manager with over $100 billion in assets under management across infrastructure equity and credit strategies, targeting investments in the energy, transportation, digital, and water and waste sectors.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

More than 200 nations—and on the sidelines, just about every major global brand—came together and said it’s time to change. We are living through the fastest and most systemic overhaul of the global economy in human history. The other big shift is around capturing waste heat. And we get to be a part of it.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

While the worldwide textile market plays a crucial role in the global economy, the industry’s growth in production and consumption over the past two decades has placed immense pressure on our natural resources and adversely impacted the health of our planet.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

For example, the Mission Possible Partnership gets leading heavy-industry companies, banks and governments to create investment-grade “net-zero” sector strategies in seven key areas of the global economy — aviation, shipping, trucks, chemicals, steel aluminum and cement. More than 200 companies and organizations are so far involved.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

Companies are adopting new technology solutions to help them manage sustainability across many different dimensions, from environmental issues like energy, water, and waste, to social issues like diversity and human rights, to governance and reporting issues. SAP customers produce 87% of the world’s global commerce.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Appointments of new COP26 President and Environment Secretary triggers renewed efforts to demonstrate the benefits of biogas for decarbonising the UK and global economies. The industry can also help reduce the carbon footprint of hard-to-decarbonise sectors such as heat, transport, waste management and agriculture.

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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 23, 2024

So let’s review them quickly : The video starts with research from the US NGO Environmental Defense Fund stating that ” Americans spend $350 billion a year on electricity – with three-quarters of the energy going to waste. These are good signs of the global decarbonization of our global economies.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This agreement provides a good foundation for global action on biodiversity, complementing the Paris Agreement for Climate. Now the world has a double track of action for a sustainable global economy by 2050.”. The new framework includes 4 long-term 2050 goals supported by 23 global 2030 targets.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

A vital part of modern manufacturing, sulphuric acid is required for the production of phosphorus fertilisers that help feed the world, and for extracting rare metals from ores essential to the rapidly required green economy transition, like cobalt and nickel used in high-performance Li-ion batteries.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

That means better incentivizing end-users to consume their energy as efficiently as possible, minimizing unnecessary waste. Decarbonizing the global economy means lessening our dependence on fossil fuels and increasing dramatically our use of renewable energy sources like solar, wind, biomass, and hydropower.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 17, 2022

percent of the global economy is circular. This is where the concept of circular economy enters the stage. The circular economy is seen as one of the keys to minimizing resource inputs and reducing waste and carbon emissions. SOURCE: Ericsson. DESCRIPTION: Csaba Balogh , Strategic Product Manager.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Change is hard, and we’re talking about massive changes, really reinventing and rebuilding our global economy over the coming decades,” said Makower. “We We have to transform that ‘take, make and waste’ linear supply chain and linear manufacturing processes to a much more circular one.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Last year, the Environment Agency made changes to the classification of waste plastic produced by the treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Following an industry investigation, some waste plastics, which are found in certain categories of WEEE, have now been classified as containing POPs.

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B the Change

APRIL 1, 2023

As a global leader in the semiconductor industry, Brewer Science made it a mission to address the company’s environmental impact. Reducing waste, evaluating materials used in manufacturing, and finding geothermal energy alternatives are just some of the methods industry leaders are making strides into becoming more environmentally conscious.

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2023

So, how can consumer goods companies contribute to global goals around reducing plastic waste and pollution? Progress toward the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment , signed by over 500 organizations, for example, has been a mixed bag. trillion in the global economy, and reducing plastic waste is a crucial focus.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

From a business perspective, focusing on net zero means reducing risk, improving SAP’s operational efficiency, and delivering cost savings by reducing our energy consumption and waste and optimizing our processes and resources. Only a fundamental transformation of our global economy will allow us to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In the midst of a weakened global economy and the war in Europe continuing to place strain on geopolitical relations, speculation as to whether COP27 could deliver measurable outcomes was a global concern. planets to provide the resources needed to produce goods and absorb waste (Global Footprint Network 2020).

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

Circular economy strategies essential as reuse of resources falls to 8.6%. The report seemingly finds that total resources entering the global economy have increased by 8.4% Global use of materials has nearly quadrupled in 50 years, from just 26.7 in just two years from 92.8 billion tonnes in 2015 to 100.6 5] [link]. [6]

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2023

We all have a role to play in this, and at EGA we are committed to playing our part including working with our waste management, can-making and beverage producer partners in the UAE Aluminium Recycling Coalition we formed.”

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Although the global COVID-19 outbreak is first and foremost an existential public health threat, it also likely represents the dawn of an economic "new world order" and a reshaping of the global economy. How can traditional and ecommerce retailers ensure fair pricing and reduce the risk of supply hoarding or price gouging?

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Chris Hall

JULY 14, 2023

Dr Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste at the World Resources Institute, outlines how to reduce food loss and waste at every stage of the supply chain and the benefits of doing so. At the same time, 1 in 10 people globally remain malnourished. What causes food loss and waste?

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. billion tonnes in 2016 but passed 100 billion in 2019 and is estimated at 101.4

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It is not surprising, then, that HP’s sustainability strategy includes a key focus on circularity, or systems where materials are reused and recycled in perpetuity and nothing becomes waste. Now is a time for bold moves and ambitious goals that will protect our planet and create new sources of innovation and growth across the global economy.”

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This event will delve into the means and examples of how to access funding by GCF and the critical role of ESG principles in shaping investment decisions and financial mechanisms to combat climate change and foster a more sustainable global economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This spike in forest destruction led Brazil to be the only country in the world reporting a major increase in greenhouse gas emissions, in a year when the global economy stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Environmental crime runs rampant as state environmental agencies are laid to waste. percent of the deforestation.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 29, 2022

It’s a way of thinking that worked fine in the 20th century, but it is no longer fit for purpose in an age where the global economy is undergoing a sustainable revolution on the scale of the Industrial Revolution and at the pace of the digital transformation. Money and solutions are not the barrier; we have them.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 4, 2024

3D Energy transitions within complex social-ecological systems and a global economy Chairs: Jorge Gómez-Paredes, Novia University of Applied Sciences and Duke University; Alex Godoy-Faúndez, Chilean University for Development and Harvard University Climate action requires an urgent global transition towards sustainable energy systems.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

With much of the global economy on pause during the pandemic, greenhouse gas emissions are projected to decline by the largest rate on record. Rather, if we tackle the system as a whole—industry, energy, buildings, transportation, food production and waste management—we can run more sustainably for the longer term.

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We Mean Business Coalition

APRIL 12, 2023

When we discuss scale, we cannot afford to ignore the millions of small and medium sized businesses – or SMEs – that drive global economies and create the fabric of local communities. There is no more time to waste in the global effort to tackle climate change. It’s time to get started.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As the world continued to experience the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including global supply chain disruptions, resource shortages, employment challenges and inflation – these have not been easy times. Tweet me: Food waste is being transformed.? 5 ‘Tonnes’ refers to metric tonnes.

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3BL Media

MAY 25, 2022

A detailed analysis by McKinsey notes that the path to achieving net-zero will require a universal transformation of the global economy throughout all energy and land-use systems, with significant capital allocations, costs, and shift in jobs.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2023

Charlotta Dawidowski Sydstrand , Head of ESG at AP7, explains how universal owner s can exert collaborative pressure to drive sustainable outcomes in the global economy. This, says Sydstrand, creates a “ripple effect” in the global economy.

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