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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

Within its own operations — it has 21,000 employees and offices in 50 countries — BCG is aiming to reduce direct energy and electricity emissions by 90 percent per full-time employee against a baseline measurement of 2018, according to the new set of commitments the company announced Tuesday.

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More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together

GreenBiz

In 2018 , for example, the retailer pledged to having electric vehicles complete the last-mile portion of delivery to its customers by 2025. . Ingka announced in September that it was investing more than $715 million over the next 12 months for IKEA to become " climate positive" by 2030 , in addition to past investments. "We

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Women lead the world’s most sustainable cities

Corporate Knights

Three of the four mayors to succeed Billström in Stockholm have been women, and the city, which was named the European Commission’s first European Green Capital in 2010, continues to excel in its environmental and climate performance. It also established higher standards for energy-efficient buildings than in the rest of the country.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Ecolab says it helped its customers save enough water in 2018 equivalent to the needs of 600 million people. The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. This could happen to my son any day of the week," she said. "I

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Schneider Electric Scores Twice at Awards Presented During Climate Week NYC 2022

3BL Media

SUMMARY: Altivar variable speed drives named The Most Climate-positive Carbon Handprint Product. Schneider Electric took first place in the Most Climate-positive Carbon Handprint Product category and secured an honorary certificate in the High Potential Carbon Handprint Innovation category. SOURCE: Schneider Electric.

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Change the World: By Focusing on the Human Impact of the Climate Crisis, Companies Can Turn Risks Into Opportunities

3BL Media

By recognizing the intersection between climate and equity-focused goals, companies today can realize co-benefits for both. For instance, women and girls disproportionally experience the greatest impacts of climate change , yet global data from 2018 shows that only 32% of renewable energy jobs are held by women.

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Five Ways in Which Beijing 2022 Will Become Carbon Neutral

3BL Media

In 2018, the total GHG baseline emissions covering the whole process of the Beijing 2022 Games were calculated at 1.637 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, which were later revised in June 2021 to 1.306 million t-CO2e. In response to the growing climate crisis, the IOC is constantly increasing its ambition to address it.