Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The £1 million fund was made possible by the sales of 10p plastic bags through the John Lewis Partnership. ” Saskia Restorick, Director at Hubbub said: “The four projects, while very different in nature, shared an ambition to bring innovative, creative and entrepreneurial approaches to designing out waste in their respective sectors.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

The aspiration for a growing number of them is “zero waste.” The aspiration for a growing number of them is “zero waste.” Another vivid example: plastic that has been used to wrap meat, which cannot be sent to traditional facilities without first being decontaminated.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

First, it’s zero waste. O’Grady: I lost my dad in 2011 after a 10-year battle with colon cancer. Inhabitat: Tell us about the sustainability aspect of your cards. All of our products, packaging and shipping materials are totally plastic-free and made with either recyclable, compostable, or plantable materials.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 18, 2021

May 18, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) have selected six startups for the KAITEKI Challenge that are innovating in the areas of alternative proteins, plastics, and packaging. This enables supply chain improvements and reduction of waste.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

First, it’s zero waste. O’Grady: I lost my dad in 2011 after a 10-year battle with colon cancer. Inhabitat: Tell us about the sustainability aspect of your cards. All of our products, packaging and shipping materials are totally plastic-free and made with either recyclable, compostable, or plantable materials.

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Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

GreenBiz has released its highly anticipated State of Green Business Report 2021 which details the top 10 sustainable business trends for the year ahead. and global companies have made towards meeting sustainability goals. Overall, 2020 was a good year for the sustainability field. s Sustainable Development Goals.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 12, 2022

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. Carbon is a waste product, suspended in the air we breathe,” said Pat Sapinsely, Managing Director of the Urban Future Lab.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Makower: So, what was the path from there to sustainable design? Hannover had just won the World's Fair for 2000, and they wanted to do sustainability as the theme. They asked me to write the design principles for that World's Fair based on our work in sustainability. Center for Sustainable Development, based out of Portland.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Velux Group's vice-president of sustainability reveals what it takes to address emissions from the present, the future, and the past. Any disappointment about being pipped to the post by the tech giant was short-lived, Velux Group's vice-president of sustainability Ingrid Reumert remembers. "We But then we thought, this is also great.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

In 2018, the issue of single-use plastics came to the forefront and captured the world’s attention. But what about the arguably even more concerning challenge of tackling electronic waste (or ‘e-waste’)? The world currently produces up to 50 million tons of e-waste a year (and only 20% of this is formally recycled).

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Grist

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

” Last January, as a sophomore, she started the Menlo-Atherton Reusables Club — a student group focused on policy changes that target plastic waste in San Mateo County, California. ” Jenni Vanos and David Hondula first met at the 2011 International Congress of Biometeorology in Auckland, New Zealand.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Of the 64 total board members at Omnicom Group , WPP , Interpublic Group (IPG), Publicis Groupe , Dentsu and Havas , 32 have significant experience in carbon-heavy sectors such as fossil fuels, fossil fuel financing, plastics, utilities, and aviation. Twenty-two are still serving in roles at such companies.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

We recognise that we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to make the changes needed to help the planet exist sustainably. In 2011, the firm had little idea how to achieve its promised 35 per cent cut in emissions - but ended up meeting the goal two years early, Dunne points out.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

With backing from across the sector, the new AdGreen initiative aims to provide benchmarks for cutting CO2 and waste from TV ad production. If the transition to net zero bears any resemblance to fighting a war, then the fight for hearts and minds is a key battleground.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 23, 2020

We believe partnerships are paramount to the success of the entrepreneurs we support and we are fortunate to work with dozens of corporations that have announced bold science-based climate and sustainability goals. ER: How do you think about sustainability and its role in business?

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

The brands "can use plastics to make fibers, but they don't have a solution for fiber-to-fiber recycling at scale," Emmanuel Ladent, Carbios CEO, said in an interview. The company expects the facility, which will recycle local plastic waste, to begin operations in 2025. A 'truly circular' solution.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Independent directors can hold companies' feet to the fire on plastics - they owe it to their shareholders as well as the planet, argues Planet Tracker's John Willis. In light of this, it is crucial that the key players within the plastics industry make an urgent commitment to changing their practices. A problem on the rise.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 1, 2020

How hard would it be to say no to single-use plastics for an entire month? People who sign up for Plastic Free July are about to find out. The global movement is asking people around the world to be part of the plastic pollution solution. Plastic Free July started back in 2011.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14000: Sustainable business design using environmental management systems (EMS) ISO 14000 gives the framework, requirements, and standards for the implementation of an effective company-wide environmental management system (EMS). Like SSIR and HBR, the Green Business Bureau sees the leaders that seek a sustainable business world.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

develops a chemical recycling process to turn polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyester-fiber waste into “virgin-grade” plastics. is developing an electrochemical process to convert CO 2 into fuels and chemicals, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or propylene glycol. MacroCycle (Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.)

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Makower: So, what was the path from there to sustainable design? Hannover had just won the World’s Fair for 2000, and they wanted to do sustainability as the theme. They asked me to write the design principles for that World’s Fair based on our work in sustainability. I decided to build a solar-heated house.

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Energy Innovation

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Less widely recognized threats, like dissolved metals and other molecular health hazards, lurk in runoff from industrial sources, home waste, and building materials. Large Wildfire Trends in the Western United States, 1984-2011,” Geophysical Research Letters 41, no. million related deaths across the globe each year. Dennison et al.,

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Not only that, but the location Moonachie, New Jersey was specifically chosen in 2011 and has housed the floats and supplies for the past ten years in the state-of-the-art and LEED-certified facility. Macy’s sustainability practices It’s no surprise the organization continues to evolve the parade in alignment with the needs of the planet.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Benzene is a colorless, sweet-smelling chemical found in crude oil and products including gasoline, solvents, plastics, paints, adhesives and detergents. As the global demand for plastics has grown, Texas also has become a hub for the petrochemical industry, which uses benzene in its production processes. He wouldn’t call personally.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Speaking of giving credit where credit is due, nominations are open for the seventh annual Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards, to be conferred by the Women in Sustainability Alumnae Group at a virtual ceremony May 19. This list, selected subjectively, celebrates a diverse, intergenerational set of leaders. LinkedIn | Twitter.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 4, 2021

An interview about the future of fossil fuels with Daniel Yergin, combined with perspectives from Mr. Sustainability At the start of 2021, an interview with Daniel Yergin appeared in the Financieel Dagblad. Mr. Sustainability (1) I read the book, it is a great work. Plastics, for example (1). Around 2030.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 4, 2021

An interview about the future of fossil fuels with Daniel Yergin, combined with perspectives from Mr. Sustainability At the start of 2021, an interview with Daniel Yergin appeared in the Financieel Dagblad. Plastics, for example (1). The body of a Tesla is made of plastic. Wind turbines are partly made of plastic.

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