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Delivering Tangible Climate Action Through the Circular Economy

3BL Media

Since early 2005, over 130 million kg of recycled plastics went into our products [4], with closed-loop post-consumer recycled (CL-PCR) content incorporated in nearly 300 Lenovo devices[5]. Carbon offsetting is a tangible way for businesses to take responsibility for their carbon emissions.

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DP World Launches Carbon Inset Program to Help Importers Cut Value Chain Emissions

ESG Today

Multinational logistics firm DP World announced the launch of a new trial carbon reduction program at its UK logistics hubs, aimed at helping cargo importers cut their emissions.

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Is your team embedding equity considerations into its carbon removal projects?

GreenBiz

Examples of this dynamic include projects such as a hydroelectric plant in Guatemala ( later linked to egregious human rights abuse ) and forest preservation projects in Brazil ; both offered Western companies opportunities to gain carbon offset credits, but the reality of their impact from a human rights standpoint was less understood. .

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Schneider Electric Is Working to Cut Its Suppliers’ CO2 Emissions By Half

Environment + Energy Leader

In 2005, Schneider Electric became one of the first companies to highlight its goals on people, the planet, and profit. In the intervening years, the company has saved its customers 120 million tons of CO2 emissions while giving energy access to 30 million more people.

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Overcome the Challenges of the Modern Workplace With a Tailored Sustainability Strategy

3BL Media

Since early 2005, Lenovo’s cumulative total use of recycled plastics in products has reached over 130 million kilograms. Adding carbon offset services to mitigate unavoidable emissions Some emissions will always remain unavoidable, but you can still do your bit to mitigate these through carbon offsetting.

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Green Flight Path Clouded by Doubts over Fuel

Chris Hall

Morningstar’s report suggests that carbon offsets could mitigate the carbon impact of air travel, but are seeing very little uptake in customers, while potential carbon taxes might not do much to change customer behaviour. .

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A Voluntary Distraction

Chris Hall

To understand the role of net carbon removers within the broader net zero conversation, it important to breakdown how the Paris Agreement is structured, explains Kevin Conrad, Executive Director of the CfRN, with its foundation built around ‘climate stability’. The CfRN is an intergovernmental organisation that was established in 2005.