Environmental News Bits

MARCH 24, 2025

Manufacturing plants and other industrial facilities can earn recognition by taking the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. The Challenge is a benchmarking and goal-setting program that rewards plants for improving their energy performance by 10% within five years or less.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Under the agreement, Tata Steel will supply the British construction equipment manufacturer with green steel from Port Talbot after completing its transformation plans. JCB, which maintains a close focus on carbon reduction in its manufacturing and equipment, will integrate the steel into its machinery range.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 27, 2025

Peylina has been an integral leader of HPRC since its early days in 2010. Tracy brings over 10 years of experience managing Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs for diverse teams in office, manufacturing, and field-based environments. Tracy succeeds Peylina Chu, who is retiring from Antea Group after a distinguished career.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

It will work with personal computer manufactures to create "the most sustainable and energy-efficient PC in the world — one that eliminates carbon, water and waste in its design and use." . Achieve carbon-neutral computing to address climate change.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

C, SBTi 3 2 Vestas Wind Systems A/S Aarhus, Denmark Machinery manufacturing $ 141,969 19% 70:1 42% 100% 100% A 1.5°C, C, SBTi 4 9 Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp Taipei, Taiwan Transit and ground transportation $ 7,698 0% 11:1 15% 100% 100% A 5 Nordex SE Hamburg, Germany Machinery manufacturing $ 160,887 73% 82:1 33% 100% 100% A 1.5°C,

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3BL Media

MARCH 28, 2022

DESCRIPTION: In the heart of Illinois, Shane Lange hears a repeated request from regional manufacturers and trades executives located near his training school. “We The facility also became a testing site for the American Welding Society in 2010, further appealing to students who might be interested in continuing or upgrading their training.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2024

21 A core component of any circularity strategy are products that enjoy multiple lives through repeated cycles of reuse, recovery and recycling, and the assurance that any byproducts of the manufacturing process are put to good use. Dry ash can be used in road construction and in the manufacturing of concrete.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The United Nations (UN) Global E-waste Monitor 2024 reports that a record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022 Up 82% from 2010; on track to raise another 32%, to 82 million tonnes, in 2030. This concept is often known as product takeback when products are returned to the manufacturer for responsible reuse or recycling.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2021

Industries including energy and manufacturing use up 20 percent more, give or take. The French cosmetics manufacturer operates three "dry factories" — in Spain, Russia and Italy — where all the water used in its industrial processes, such as for cleaning and cooling, is purified and reused onsite.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The company has also reached zero-manufacturing-waste-to-landfill status across all of the plants in its global network. Building on the 26 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions — and using a 2009-2010 baseline — Gillette plans to boost that number to a 50 percent reduction by 2030.

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3BL Media

MARCH 13, 2024

Malcolm created two incredible murals—one of local Huntsville landmarks in 2000 and another of the manufacturing process in 2010. Word got around the plant, and I was asked if I could do a mural.” The rest is history. Each took about a month to complete.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 3, 2024

After two years of design and manufacture, the plant is now operational and provides a strong foundation for further expansion of this technology to support the world’s challenges with electronic waste, which is simply discarded electrical or electronic devices.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

Consumer brands partner with Loop to offer products in a durable package that when empty, get collected in various channels, cleaned and sanitized by Loop, and then refilled by the manufacturer for another use. Since 2010, Procter & Gamble had a 13.5 In addition to sourcing, reducing packaging material use is effective.

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3BL Media

APRIL 5, 2022

Throughout its long history , Henkel developed innovative products and manufacturing processes that save resources and cut waste. As heavy users of electricity, gas and water, Henkel is always looking for ways to operate its manufacturing sites more efficiently. Note: Compared with 2010 baseline. Accelerating Progress.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Those cheaper materials, paired with outsourced labor, efficient manufacturing and reduced trade barriers, caused the price of consumer goods to plummet. The amount of waste produced by the average American — on average, the world’s most wasteful consumer — tripled between 1960 and 2010.

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3BL Media

JULY 1, 2024

“I am looking forward to working with Nic more closely on the Executive Committee and leveraging his strategic thinking and European perspective to advance HPRC’s mission of creating a more circular economy for healthcare plastics.”

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Now, a combination of factors, including a new urgency for government and corporates to decarbonize and surging investments by auto and battery manufacturers, has shifted the battery market into high gear. What the market may not fully appreciate, however, is the speed, breadth and complexity of the burgeoning global battery economy.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In 2010, the levelized cost of utility-scale solar PV was 38 cents/kWh. It provides more jobs for women The IEA recently declared that the world was entering the “dawn of a new industrial age” and estimated that jobs in clean-energy manufacturing will grow to 14 million (from six million) by 2030. In Australia , where solar costs 3.2

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This was a great project to be part of,” says Janani Bhaskar, “Continuous education and dialogue between medical device manufacturers, hospitals, and recyclers is so important, as we work towards innovative solutions and closing the loop on healthcare plastics. Manufacturer Chat. About HPRC.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

By 2010, household products giant Unilever had developed a “Sustainable Living Plan” geared to reducing the company’s environmental footprint. The 10-year plan cut carbon dioxide production in Unilever’s manufacturing by 75% and reduced manufacturing waste by 96%.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 19, 2023

Zimbabwe banned plastic bottles and packaging back in 2010. “The current system works really well for them, because they get to keep using single-use packaging,” Justine Maillot , from the advocacy organization Rethink Plastic alliance, told DeSmog. It’s still very profitable.” Efforts to combat packaging waste have been a long time coming.

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3BL Media

MAY 8, 2024

As Cummins continues towards its Destination Zero Strategy and its plan to achieve zero emissions across its products, the investment will involve installing new equipment for the future of manufacturing and upgrading the assembly line for next generation products. manufacturing network. “We About Cummins Inc. Cummins Inc.,

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ESG Today

JUNE 21, 2024

Kadri Simson, Commissioner for Energy, said: “Solar power is at the heart of our energy transition in Europe, with the potential to create thousands of jobs across our continent, at all stages of the industrial supply chain, from design through to manufacturing, installation and maintenance.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Joining SCS in 2010, she designed and implemented the corporate Quality Management System across more than 100+ programs and services, and oversaw numerous accreditation activities, stimulating rapid growth across the board, from food and agriculture to natural resource extraction to consumer and commercial product manufacturing.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 3, 2023

Over the past decade, HanesBrands associates in Latin America planted approximately 100,000 trees in communities near our manufacturing facilities as part of our global sustainability strategy. Type of Content. Featured Media.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

RSF Social Finance has been reflecting on that question as we wind down our Food System Transformation Fund, a pooled loan fund launched in 2010 to help rebuild regional processing, manufacturing and distribution infrastructure that was lost as the food system industrialized. What will it take to achieve such massive shifts?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2024

That would make China home to almost half of the world’s total renewable power capacity by the end of this decade, up from a share of a third in 2010. The report also looks at the state of manufacturing for renewable technologies.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Steadily declining costs of solar PV modules since 2010 has fueled the growth in the U.S. per peak watt in 2010 to $0.38 Earlier this week, solar PV manufacturer Silfab Solar announced that it has doubled its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. The average value of solar shipments decreased from $1.96

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 19, 2022

Germany-based Henkel wants to reduce its CO2 emissions from its 185 production sites by 75% by 2030 from a 2010 baseline. It is focused on efficiency rates and using more renewable energy. The post Henkel Lauded for Vastly Improving Its Water and Energy Efficiency Rates appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 10, 2024

The initiative began in 2010 as a partnership between the Missouri Department of Corrections and a network of animal shelters and rescue organizations across the state. Charles, Missouri, began providing Puppies for Parole with diets from its manufacturing facility in Rolla, Missouri. Royal Canin, whose U.S.

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3BL Media

MAY 29, 2024

HPRC is a private, technical consortium of industry peers across the manufacturing, healthcare, and recycling industries. Founded in 2010 and comprising globally recognized members, HPRC engages in pioneering projects to improve the recyclability of plastic products and packaging within healthcare settings.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 13, 2022

In 2010, GM committed to a 20% reduction in carbon intensity by 2020. It achieved that goal in 2017. And in January 2021, it said it would source 100% renewable energy to power GM facilities in the U.S. by 2030 and globally by 2035.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Since 2010, the “Cars CO₂ Regulation” has set an EU fleet-wide target for average CO₂ emissions from newly registered cars. In addition, each manufacturer – which must declare a vehicle’s CO₂ emissions on certificates of conformity – must pay an excess-emissions premium if it doesn’t meet specific emissions targets. “A

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

For apparel and footwear brands and retailers, PG&S emissions result from all the value chain activities that go into making finished products, from raw materials to fabric manufacturing to product assembly. In 2010, Walmart and Patagonia identified this as a serious problem.

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3BL Media

JUNE 7, 2024

In truth, most people have never even heard of food science and don’t often think about how their food is developed, manufactured or kept safe. Louisville, Kentucky, United States 2014 – 2018: Director, Food Safety & Quality Assurance Yum! People will always eat, and that food will always need to be safe.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Spanning over 300 retailers, brands, manufacturers, governments, academics, industry associations, and NGOs/nonprofits around the globe, Cascale’s members are united by a singular vision: To catalyze impact at scale and give back more than they take to the planet and its people.

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ESG Today

MARCH 5, 2024

Founded in 2010, Dresden-based Sunfire produces industrial electrolyzers aimed at addressing a key clean energy challenge of providing renewable hydrogen and syngas as climate-neutral substitutes for fossil energy.

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