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How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold

GreenBiz

And the company sells a lot of jewelry: Fast Company noted that last year, it sold 96 million pieces of jewelry, or roughly 750,000 pounds of silver, which is more than any other company in the industry. He noted that shifting from partially virgin metals to 100 percent recycled metals will make a big difference in Pandora’s carbon footprint.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECYCLED PLASTIC.

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Is carbon offsetting enough?

Envirotec Magazine

In the years since 2015’s Paris Climate Accord, many industrial businesses have begun using carbon offsetting strategies to balance the emissions of their operations. Here, Samir Jaber, technical writer at sustainable materials sourcing platform Matmatch, explains why offsetting alone will not suffice — and what businesses can do instead.

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EU project aims to play leading role in addressing e-waste

Envirotec Magazine

An EU project is attempting to lead the European electronics industry towards more sustainable materials, design, manufacturing methods, and improved circularity and energy efficiency, writes Finnish research group VTT. This calls for new materials and the uptake of circular principles by the electronics industry.

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The Return on Investment (ROI) of Sustainable Business

Green Business Bureau

In some regions, lack of access to natural resources and basic necessities such as water or reliable electricity is a major impediment to profitability and growth. For these reasons and others, a business strategy that includes sustainability is key to building resilience, improving profits, and reducing risk.

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PRN proposals: A welcome raising of standards (comment)

Envirotec Magazine

The primary purpose of the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) should be to provide evidence of recycling and monitor progress towards meeting targets. But the PRN is also designed as a funding mechanism to encourage higher recycling levels when there is a risk of the targets not being met. It builds confidence. Compliance fee.

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Sustainability Guide for Plumbers: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

How does the plumbing industry affect the environment? The effects of said practices are costly: Poor materials can pollute their surrounding environment. The effects of said practices are costly: Poor materials can pollute their surrounding environment. Poor materials are inefficient, wasting both water and energy.