GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2021

California legislation, for example, prohibits sale of electronic products that would be subject to the EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive if amounts of cadmium, lead, mercury or hexavalent chrome in those products exceed EU RoHS limits. While EU chemical restrictions have gained limited traction in U.S.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2015, are current consumers, future business leaders and the future of this world. With buying power of more than $140 billion , Gen Z is the fastest-growing consumer segment with unique purchasing values in mind and the willingness to act upon them. The Gen Z consumer segment is growing fast.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

As companies and consumer brands incorporate recycled plastic content into their products and as part of their circularity goals, product integrity becomes an important consideration. Topic include: . Ensuring Performance and Safety in Recycled Plastics. How regulations and brands are driving the use of recycled plastics.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 31, 2024

Originally published on HARMAN Newsroom This January, HARMAN returned to Las Vegas to unveil our latest products and technologies designed to enable more connected and personalized experiences in two expansive showcases at CES and HARMAN EXPLORE.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our Employees’ Wellbeing Group ran a full-day event focusing on many aspects of employee wellbeing, covering a wide variety of topics such as mental health, smoking cessation, neurodiversity in the workplace, physiotherapy, cancer awareness and support, eating disorders, pensions, and much more! About Crown Holdings, Inc. Crown Holdings, Inc.,

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Fossil-based plastic production is still growing exponentially. In recent years, we’ve seen over 450 companies pledge to dramatically slash their use or production of plastic by 2025 as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation circular economy commitments. Topics include: .

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2021

In Manteca, California, a small company is pioneering the creation and production of paper bottles for brands such as L'Oreal and Seventh Generation. We are getting this great, great point of success because we are the right package at the right moment, and consumers love it. brands in the professional products division at L'Oréal. “One

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Historically, cybersecurity software has been viewed as a separate entity from the product design. Oftentimes, IoT device security testing occurs late in the design stage, which can lead to unidentified gaps in production and vulnerabilities in the product. trillion USD in 2025, according to an eSentire report published in 2022.

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3BL Media

MARCH 18, 2024

Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more? Many companies want to show how they are making their products more sustainable. i.e.: THEY say my product has sustainability benefits. According to the U.S.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Supply chain and sustainability topics have dominated global business headlines for more than two years. These include the need for responsible consumption and production, decent work and economic growth, as well as driving climate action (SDGs 8, 12 and 13.) This sentiment is also shared among the consumer population.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 20, 2020

With veganism surging , many of those trillions of dollars will be spent on plant-based products that companies will need to redevelop to appease shoppers. . According to Lynn, when a food company wants to move to a gluten-free or plant-based version of one of its core products, that process takes a lot of trial and error. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

There's a big appetite for farm-to-consumer shopping. Then he added products from nearby farms to the site. . There’s been a big uptick in demand — probably 3X," Joe Heitzeberg, CEO of Crowd Cow , which connects consumers with small producers, told me this week. Fri, 08/21/2020 - 01:45. This won’t go away any time soon.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

As discussed in earlier columns ( here and here ), consumer demand drives 70 percent of the economy. Consumers and citizens have significant influence over the shape of the economy because we — in aggregate — ultimately control almost 70 percent of it. Then we can guide consumers and help drive the changes our economy needs.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant said last week that it plans to sell more than $1.2 In the same time frame, it has launched a number of vegan products for its most high profile brands, including Hellman's, Magnum and Ben & Jerry's. "As These are bold, stretching targets which demonstrate our commitment to being a force for good.".

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

And by 2040, 60 percent of meat sales will be plant-based or cultured meat products. . Perfect Day uses fermentation to make dairy-like products while startups such as Clara Foods are focusing on egg substitutes. A move to direct-to-consumer. The plant-based meat market is predicted to grow from $3.6 billion in 2020 to $4.2

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

The billions of dollars flowing into indoor ag, followed by news of a big announcement in regenerative farming, is yet more evidence of the furious pace of change we’re seeing in food production. The plans are impressive: The 95,000 square feet facility will be as productive as 700 acres of farmland, according to CNN. Pull Quote.

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3BL Media

APRIL 18, 2024

The study, which analyzed consumer behaviors and needs through pseudonymized and aggregated quantitative data and qualitative surveys with Nubank's customers and non-customers, suggests that Brazil stands out in Latin America for being at a stage of growing financial inclusion, with 70% card penetration (i.e.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

Our goal is to help reduce the barriers to traditional lending and expand the opportunities for homeownership in the communities we serve,” said James Griffin, Head of Consumer Banking. “We Borrowers in these areas are eligible for both purchase and rate and term refinance transactions.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Typically, as people’s incomes rise throughout the developing world, they consume more resource-intensive animal-based protein, as opposed to unrefined grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables. The products are sold in higher-end restaurants around the world, and recently entered grocery stores as well. Alternative proteins, that is.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

Large companies including Bumble Bee, Nestlé, Tyson, General Mills and Thai Union are making various plays, whether by investing in upstarts or flexing their research and development muscles to cultivate new products. Alternative meat, dairy and egg products make up more than half of that, at $2.1

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Two recent developments suggest consumers may be less willing than I’d anticipated to switch to alternative proteins, and a third piece of news confirms governments are typically unwilling to nudge them in that direction. Before I unpack the developments, a quick note on how I think about animal products. Food & Agriculture.

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3BL Media

MARCH 28, 2024

Del Monte Foods proudly sponsors the Improving Nutrition & Food Access topic area, aligning with its commitment to advancing the health of youth and communities nationwide. For more information about Del Monte Foods and our products, please visit www.delmontefoods.com or www.delmonte.com. Del Monte Foods, Inc. is the U.S.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Personal care products brand Gillette, known for its razors, set out to become a more sustainable company one decade again. Another one of Gillette’s goals is to reduce water consumption related to production by 35 percent. that product was designed with caregivers in mind, with a shave gel tube attached directly to the razor. .

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2024

According to Expedia Group Media Solutions research , 90% of consumers already look for sustainable options when booking. We understand that for many of our partners, the topic of sustainability is an urgent issue to address, but is often complex, and it can be hard to know how to put words into meaningful action. ®, and Vrbo®.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Over three years, the New Cotton Project will see textile waste collected and sorted via consumer apparel take-back programs, then regenerated into cellulose-based textile fibers by Finnish biotechnology specialist Infinited Fiber Company, the 12 project partners confirmed. Circular Economy. Supply Chain. Textile Waste. European Union.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Their Hill-branded products are still in development but are part of a growing trend of pet foods that don’t include meat from animals. In a 2017 study, Environmental Impacts of Food Consumption by Dogs and Cats, University of California Los Angeles professor Gregory Okin found that meat consumed by cats and dogs in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 18, 2021

They are talking to decision makers about a subject that few had on their radar even a few years ago: product stewardship, which calls on producers to take responsibility for what they make at the end of life. EPR is product stewardship legislation charging producers with managing and paying for end-of-life consumer products.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

Schneider Electric In our last blog , we explored what the term Eco-Design actually mean and how it impacts you as a consumer. Here, we’re taking you through the journey that every product at Schneider Electric goes through, and how Eco-Design plays into this. What does Eco-Design mean to us?

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We need to do a heck of a lot more than change the ways that we create and consume," said Sherri Mitchell, an environmental and Indigenous rights activist, teacher and founding director of the Land Peace Foundation. "We The path forward for better products is relatively clear. . Pull Quote. Circular Economy. Social Justice.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Using CCU technologies to consume waste feedstocks reportedly can cut production costs; monetize industrial emissions; allow companies to meet CO2 emissions goals; and foster continued development of a circular economy. Stakeholders and business models. Many CCU projects underway to date are in China and Europe.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Now Instacart is in the process of hiring more than half a million additional shoppers and a third of all consumers say they are using online grocery delivery more often. This bumps up emissions from delivery but the total emissions associated with food consumed at home can fall by as much as 41 percent. Food Systems. E-commerce.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In March, Samsonite announced "Our Responsible Journey," a new global sustainability strategy that outlines its commitments across four priority areas: Product Innovation; Carbon Action; Thriving Supply Chain; and Our People, including engagement, development, diversity and inclusion.

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2021

Yet as a consumer, I’ve found it too daunting to evaluate whether the seafood at my restaurants or supermarkets are truly sustainable and ethical. . Their tuna is available on Amazon and you can find their other products in many supermarkets. . Shrimp is the most consumed seafood in the U.S. I’m also excited about Wildtype.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 27, 2022

SOURCE: The Consumer Goods Forum. DESCRIPTION: AMSTERDAM, October 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ - We kicked off an exciting start to our first full day of sessions with a warm welcome from moderator Isabelle Kumar and Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director at The Consumer Goods Forum.

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GreenBiz

MAY 13, 2020

Here's what fringe consumers tell us about the post-pandemic marketplace. For years, communications firm Shelton Group has been gathering data about "fringe" consumers through intensive, manual social media analysis about both environmental and social sustainability. Deonna Anderson. Wed, 05/13/2020 - 00:06.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2020

Third-party food delivery apps offer a valuable opportunity to connect consumers to the knowledge they need to adopt a climate-friendly diet. . We believe that food delivery apps can implement some basic features to help consumers be more aware of the environmental impact of their food choices.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

Here are the companies that caught my eye over the past few months for snagging funding, releasing products or breaking the mold with unexpected technologies. We should be able to find out soon, because Atomo says it will release its first product later this year. Fri, 06/04/2021 - 02:30. emissions. . RipeLocker. Food & Agriculture.

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