Corporate Knights

JUNE 24, 2022

It’s an important first step that should eliminate more than 1.3 As the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) noted in its latest global plastic report , released in June, “ Plastic waste is projected to almost triple by 2060, with half of all plastic waste still being landfilled and less than a fifth recycled.”.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The latter commitment is one touted by members of The Climate Pledge, orchestrated by Amazon and Global Optimism, although PepsiCo isn’t a member of that campaign as of this writing. The extension will see $6 million more invested through 2026, initially in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Guatemala. Photo courtesy of PepsiCo.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

At Circularity 2020, I’m talking about how to engage people in recycling, and the two ideas are linked together. For now, though, we feel disempowered and unable to do much about the environment. . For instance, last summer the one environmental issue 27 percent of us felt we actually could do something about was plastic waste.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

At e-Zinc, for instance, which just raised US$25 million, Larsen is confident he can raise another $100 million or more – and still be able to choose investors who will add technology expertise and customer connections, not just cash. It struggled for months to navigate complex packaging rules to pivot to retail sales.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Circular outdoor gear. The first is for 100 percent of products to be designed with the circular economy in mind. As of the latest count, 102 corporations have committed to the 2030 (or better) goal — including Ikea, Genentech and Lyft — and more than 170,000 EVs have been deployed. The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

Good news stories do not have the sensationalistic allure of dramatic prophecies of doom, but once you get past the dire headlines, there is a litany of overlooked achievements that tangibly illustrate progress. Although Republicans are all in on voter suppression , more than two-thirds of Americans (70%) want expanded voting rights.

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