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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

GreenBiz

They've innovated on raw materials, resulting in Aquafil's Econyl yarn that it recycles from ghost fishing nets, carpet fluff and other would-be waste. That's when founder Anderson set "Mission Zero" goals to remove negative environmental impacts by 2020, an ambition that largely has been achieved.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

But in early 2019, Amazon announced an industry-first for a delivery company: It pledged that half of all of its shipments would be net-zero carbon by 2030. The entire company (including transportation) will be net-zero carbon by 2040. City of Oakland. Its circular renewable diesel fueling system is unique in the country.

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Advancing Sustainability Innovation at VMware

3BL Media

A 2020 IDC report (IDC white paper, sponsored by VMware: “Enabling More Agile & Sustainable Business through Carbon-Efficient Digital Transformations,” August 2020.) Zero Carbon Committed. In May of last year, VMware launched our Zero Carbon Committed (ZCC) public-cloud partner initiative.

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Corporate climate action: 3 acceleration areas to get ahead on in 2024

Corporate Knights

From the way we source energy to the way we use it across buildings, grids, mobility, and industry, there is no time to waste in embracing every pathway to decarbonize, for the sake of planet, people and yes, the economy too.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.