3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Impact Plastics is a custom sheet extrusion company focused on the production of innovative and high-quality extruded sheet and rollstock solutions for thermoformed and form-fill-seal medical, pharmaceutical & healthcare packaging applications. MacVarish, Director of Marketing at Impact Plastics. “As

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3BL Media

MAY 6, 2024

Until recently, PFAS were added to firefighting foam and to pizza boxes (among other food wrappers,) and are still found in products such as clothing, food packaging , inks, paints and building products. It is common to find PFAS in coatings of many products, since they can protect against water or stains. In the U.S.,

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3BL Media

JUNE 27, 2022

Potential impacts to the environment are associated with resource exploitation, scarcity, and increasing requirements related to the presence of certain substances in products. A design that enables efficient recycling, material choices, and increased use of recycled material, are all important steps in halving supply chain emissions by 2030.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 15, 2024

It’s a touchy topic. They’re lobbying for bans on the use of terms such as “milk” and “steak” on plant-based products (even cauliflower steaks are off the table in Italy, along with lab-grown prosciutto). The new products. Sales of alternative meat, seafood and dairy products reached US$28 billion globally in 2022.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

17 with the Environmental Defense Fund to continue the reduction of toxic chemicals in its products. . Sephora reported that 94 percent of its products contain no high-priority chemicals laid out by its chemical policy , and 13 percent more products on its shelves release ingredient information compared to last year.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

We need to dismantle the standard paradigm that designs sustainable products and services only for the top 1 percent. For example, designers made medical grade face masks for white men and many don’t fit women very well. The mask issue illustrates a clear design disconnect. Then when you know better, do better." .

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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? Products have a lifecycle that starts before they’re made and goes beyond their use – including what they’re made of and how they’re manufactured, shipped and eventually disposed of.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 25, 2023

The app is designed to help users set electricity usage limits, send themselves turn-off reminders, and even helps users earn badges as rewards for responsible energy use. Lessons cover topics including the innovation life cycle, rapid prototyping, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and more.

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GreenBiz

MAY 14, 2021

Autodesk's design for carbon removal (49:10). The powerhouse in software for product, building and infrastructure design is careful about balancing offsets and actual investments in carbon removal solutions — and its customers are at the center of that vision. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment? Contributors.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

February 26, 2024 /3BL/ - Webinars, podcasts, and on-demand events with Environment+Energy Leader are designed to equip environmental professionals, business leaders, EHS managers, and sustainability directors with the latest insights and tools in sustainability and energy management.

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3BL Media

JULY 11, 2022

Her eyelash salon has been in business for over six years; this year she added a product line, too. By taking courses on the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready portal, Vestal was able to upgrade her business know-how on topics such as finances and social media marketing. To sign up, visit verizon.com/smallbusinessdigitalready.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Companies, brands and designers are increasingly looking to circular fashion models, including resale, rental and repair, to mitigate these impacts. Given the sheer size of the industry and the many ways people intersect throughout production and consumption, social implications, whether positive or negative, are unavoidable.

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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. Petersburg, Florida, a manufacturing giant is strategizing on design, development and packaging services for the likes of Apple, Cisco Systems and HP Inc. Design & Packaging.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

The San Francisco Bay Area company produces one commercial product, a bio-inspired film used in personal electronics, but it plans to unveil 10 products for use in consumer care, agriculture and electronics over the next few years. When it designs a product, it searches the database for the properties it desires in these biomolecules.

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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

JUNE 17, 2022

Our approach covers reducing the power consumption of broadband, thus reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which is a topic I explored in this blog ; and minimizing the environmental impact of our broadband products and their packaging, which is my focus in this article. Product design. Packaging design.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The resulting fiber will be used to create different types of fabrics for clothing that are designed, manufactured and sold by global sportswear brand Adidas and retail companies in the H&M Group, they explained. Circular Economy. Supply Chain. Textile Waste. European Union. BusinessGreen.

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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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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

In that role, I worked with national and local brands that wanted to get their products in the stores or on the e-commerce sites of those retailers. With all of my experience in retail, e-commerce, strategy, and operations, I knew I had a good foundation to help them take their product-based business to the next level.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Across industries, companies are beginning to prioritize recycled and renewable materials, powering manufacturing with clean energy, and (sometimes) embracing circular design principles of durability, modularity and reparability. The path forward for better products is relatively clear. . Pull Quote. Circular Economy. Social Justice.

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3BL Media

APRIL 23, 2024

Bank Magnolia Place Financial Education Center is designed to provide a welcoming environment for individuals and families with limited access to financial education and services who are looking to expand their knowledge and work toward financial stability. Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog The U.S.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2021

The company started implementing circular strategies for its products years ago — for example, it launched its used gear program in the United States in 2019. In addition to launching the ReBird site, the company also this week released its first upcycled products, made of materials from warranty-returned Gore-Tex waterproof jackets.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As part of the services it provides to the community, Habitat offers homeowner education classes on topics like financial planning and home maintenance to help prepare homebuyers for their journey of homeownership. This grant will help Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver educate and prepare homebuyers to build wealth through homeownership.”

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Hershey maintains some of the highest food safety production standards in the industry. We maintain a Product Excellence Program (PEP), which is our Quality Management System for Food Safety, Regulatory Compliance and Product Quality. For a summary of our goals and KPIs on this topic, see page 19.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Unilever has announced plans to dramatically increase sales of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives over the next seven years as part of a new sustainability program designed to shrink the environmental footprint of its food brands. Mon, 11/23/2020 - 00:30. Pull Quote. Food Systems. Alternative Protein.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Three years ago, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University at Buffalo, Clean Production Action (CPA) and Niagara Share created the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Economy (CoRE). CoRE recognizes the critical societal importance of scaling clean energy technologies such as solar to address the climate crisis.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Today we are talking about economic inequality, a new report from Microsoft looking at productivity, World Mental Health Day, and how we can design a more disability-friendly future. Disability inclusion advocate Meghan Hussey is sharing in this TED talk how we can design a more disability-friendly future. Read more here.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Jim Andrew, chief sustainability officer of the food and beverage giant, talks up two new elements of the company's sustainability mission: its mission to embed environmental considerations into product design and development and two new programs to set an internal price on carbon for employee travel and carrier logistics. Innovation.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

To help lower our footprint, we seek to incorporate sustainable characteristics that include recycled materials into our product design, manufacturing and packaging operations. To address barriers, we continue to explore input and waste reduction opportunities that help us manufacture safer, efficient and more sustainable products.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It's not for lack of trying, lots of really smart companies working hard, but we couldn't find a vehicle that suited our need,” said Rachey, director of global fleet and product logistics for Amazon. We realized we needed to take an active role in accelerating the products and the technology," Rachey said. Courtesy of Amazon.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

the 106-year-old Australian recycling giant, points out that in conversations about climate and carbon, topics like renewable-energy investments and offshore wind farms tend to attract the lion’s share of the attention paid to problems and solutions. on its carbon productivity. Stephen Mikkelsen, CEO and managing director of Sims Ltd.,

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 22, 2021

Most industrial systems are linear: We extract a resource, which could be anything from timber to crude oil; transform it into a product, often with little concern for the waste produced along the way; then trash that product when we’re done with it. Food & Agriculture. Circular Economy. Food Waste. Featured Column. Sponsored Article.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Through IfG, Kohler has provided funding for new products and services related to using materials recycled from our manufacturing processes, such as the KOHLER WasteLAB®, discussed in the Better Planet chapter. Our associates participate in IfG to demonstrate their passion for innovation and social impact.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This includes establishing circular economy business models that ensure materials in our products remain in the economy indefinitely. Both approaches intend to reclaim 100% of the shingle to eliminate product waste. “We For more information on this topic, please visit the Shingle Recycling page on the Owens Corning Roofing website.

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3BL Media

APRIL 18, 2024

The study also suggests that making payments with prepaid cards can be a stepping stone to accessing advanced financial products. More than three-quarters (80%) of people who used a prepaid card used it as their first financial product, 67% went on to access loan products, and 36% progressed to make investments.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Shortsightedness and paltry data in the cycles of product design and engineering are partly to blame for this collateral damage of modern chemistry. Most product designers are unlettered in chemistry, and the practice of green chemistry remains in its early years. What if they had a handy menu that graded each chemical?

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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. Many companies want to show how they are making their products more sustainable.

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