3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The cohort’s success will directly support Walmart’s Project Gigaton™ goal, which aims to reduce or avoid one gigaton (or one billion metric tons) of greenhouse gas emissions from the global value chain by 2030. We applaud these companies for coming together to find common ground and develop solutions that will have industry-leading impact.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 01:00. The 2020 Sustainability Leaders , a GlobeScan- SustainAbility survey of experts worldwide, reveals which companies are perceived to be leaders on sustainability during this challenging time by sustainability professionals representing business, government, NGOs and academia. Tove Malmqvist. Consumer Trends.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

Fri, 06/19/2020 - 02:45. But more companies outside of the food space are figuring out how they can invest in or use regenerative practices in the supply chain for their products. . The second prong of the partnership is the opportunity for Timberland to test and learn and build a new supply chain from the ground up.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the fashion industry into disarray, leaving supply chain workers without wages and causing major global brands to file for bankruptcy. In addition, we will leverage strategic foresight in developing and testing practical recommendations with special focus on the U.S.,

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic first disrupted food supply chains earlier this year, huge amounts of animals and produce raised for human consumption were lost. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 14:13. What emerging strategies have been employed to tackle food waste during the pandemic, and how can we scale these strategies in the future?

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 02:00. All the glitters: Beautycounter and the mica supply chain (17:30) . Outakes from the reporting behind Joel Makower's two-part series about the mica supply chain and retailer Beautycounter's work to address the sector's big child labor problem. Supply Chain. Heather Clancy.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

Mon, 06/15/2020 - 00:15. Over the past year, agricultural commodities giant Cargill stepped up its global sustainability initiatives substantially, with a series of programs created to support its science-based target of reducing supply chain emissions by 30 percent by 2030. . Heather Clancy. Farmers] come to us with a program.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Fri, 12/11/2020 - 00:05. Adidas and H&M Group are among a host of fashion and textile firms to have teamed up for an EU-funded sustainable fashion project announced in late November, which aims to develop a circular economy for clothing that would result in old garments and fibers being recycled into new items for major high street brands.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Wed, 08/05/2020 - 01:00. trillion industry accounts for about 8 percent of the world’s carbon emissions when considering the entire value chain — higher than the entire iron and steel manufacturing industry combined, for comparison. Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters. Phylicia Wu.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Developing a Comprehensive Circular Economy Strategy. The impacts of circular initiatives can ripple throughout a business and its supply chain, creating opportunity and disruption in its wake. Thu, 09/10/2020 - 20:19. John Davies, VP, Senior Analyst, GreenBiz Group . Holly Secon.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:15. The discussion is part of Investors Talk Deforestation, a series of interviews with influential investors and partner organizations who supported the development of the Ceres Investor Guide to Deforestation and Climate Change. Why investor Green Century has taken an active interest in fighting deforestation.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The first buyers’ cohort from the Energize program brings eight companies together to procure renewable energy through seven new solar projects in Spain with two developers. As a key partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we’re also pleased to support their efforts to decarbonize their supply chain emissions.”

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

AB InBev VP: Our quest for 'agile' sustainable development continues. Tue, 05/19/2020 - 02:37. Barcenas, the executive responsible for managing that plan and part of the GreenBiz 2020 Badass Women in Sustainability list , joined the company seven years ago. Clancy: You already referenced supply chains.

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GreenBiz

MAY 15, 2020

Fri, 05/15/2020 - 01:43. From global cotton supply chains to pollution from textile factories, the need to improve the industry in favor of both people and the planet is pressing. . That's one of the human costs we see along the chain in order to get these inexpensive materials. . Kirstie Dabbs.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2025

Under his leadership, the Port of Virginia has seen significant growth in cargo volume and revenue, implemented advanced technological solutions and fostered strong public-private partnerships to drive the port's development, making it a critical hub for international trade.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 29, 2024

And increasingly, the provincial and federal governments have been pouring money into the rest of the supply chain, with investments like the one slated for the green fields in Saint-Basile-le-Grand and McMasterville, a short drive from Montreal. It’s already processing recalled or end-of-life car batteries.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Or will global supply chains still be essential in keeping the grid – and our EVs – powered? In the face of this, DP World co-authored a report with Canary Creative, “ Closing the Gap on Clean Energy Supply-Chain Sustainability ,” to explore some of the implications of all this. But while the U.S. And in batteries?

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead. Irwin looks back on 2020 with "somewhat rose-tinted glasses" because it has proven the need to take the relationship between nature and society seriously. Reframe as vulnerability.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2025

Meanwhile, oil and gas markets remain volatile, with geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions leading to unpredictable price swings. However, while investment is accelerating, securing financing for developing economies remains a challenge, requiring targeted policies and international collaboration.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

Mon, 07/13/2020 - 01:00. Just a couple of months into 2020, the world was amid significant discussion about the core purpose of businesses, led by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink calling for corporate America to take control of its carbon footprint and major companies, including Microsoft and Delta , making ambitious zero-carbon pledges.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 25, 2020

Tue, 08/25/2020 - 01:45. Thinking back to the beginning of 2020 can seem like a lifetime ago. With the development of integrated digital design tools, the hope is that addressing both the battery and the car’s geometry in one combined design process will lead to greater efficiency for both. . Zoé Bezpalko. Driving forward.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 01:00. From developing company-wide environmental policies to making smart climate-related investments, Gen Z wants to see actionable plans and measurable progress. . Why Gen Z voices matter in making business sustainable. Isabel LoDuca. Yet, Gen Z is unlike any other generation to date. Human rights.

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3BL Media

APRIL 11, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Today, Walmart marks a major milestone: We are now more than halfway toward our goal to reduce or avoid 1 billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from product supply chains by 2030 through our Project Gigaton™ initiative. Driving Action on Supply Chain Emissions.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

Tue, 06/23/2020 - 01:30. We are presented with a rare opportunity to invest in new innovations, rebuild our data and power infrastructures and supply chains to restore and strengthen the economy while healing the environment. Tom Baruch. We know this current crisis is a preview or warm-up act for a climate-changing world.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Tue, 09/29/2020 - 01:00. Consequently the need to develop a robust leadership position on climate action is more urgent than ever and central to any company’s strategic vision. . Companies then need to identify and implement action to deliver on their ambition, including engaging with supply chains. Maria Mendiluce.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

Mon, 05/18/2020 - 18:18. This collection of disaggregated waste management decisions is a challenging start of the "reverse supply chain" that is recycling. The Recycling Partnership’s 2020 State of U.S. Most important, it cannot work properly without the aligned efforts from all members of industrial supply chains.

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ESG Today

APRIL 18, 2024

Addressing these emissions forms a major part of the company’s strategy to achieve its ambition to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030, a goal set by the company in 2020. Apple said that its supply chain generated more than 25.5

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Thu, 09/24/2020 - 01:15. businesses, states and cities accelerated their action on climate in 2020. For example, investor BlackRock is asking that by the end of 2020, companies issue reports aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Thu, 10/01/2020 - 01:30. We are proud to play our role in a sustainable future, and we know that a successful energy transition depends on strong technology partnerships anchored in co-innovation and development with leaders in the energy sector.” . Unilever has committed to a "deforestation-free" supply chain by 2023.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

The report offers a wealth of company-specific data such as the number of workers affected by discrimination, fair wages and working hours across the company’s supply chain. Fast-forward to 2021, and Unilever’s third Human Rights report is a study in how social strategies and disclosure are evolving. Data that drives decisions.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2020

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 08:55. The company is developing new store concepts to shift the lighting installations and also adjusting its procurement policies for electricity in its network so that its stores are more energy efficient, and that it is sourced from renewable sources sourced wherever possible, according to Twomey-Madsen.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Wed, 09/23/2020 - 01:30. We have decided to craft this brief manifesto to challenge the status quo, accelerate innovation, solve wicked water problems and achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.". Will Sarni. and globally.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:01. Protesters hold these companies responsible for violations happening a long way down their supply chains. The supply chain is extremely lengthy and confusing. "In The best bet for having a responsible mine in their supply chain is to encourage responsible mining everywhere.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Back in 2010, more than 400 companies promised that all their soy, palm oil, beef, and pulp and paper would be “zero net deforestation” by 2020. Transitioning to be “forest positive businesses” (with market value of more than US$2 trillion) would involve a more collaborative approach to their shared supply chains moving forward. .

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Mon, 11/23/2020 - 01:00. When I cover solutions to the plastic waste crisis, I typically focus on infrastructure development and bringing recycling systems to scale, standardizing materials, inventing new ones and designing out unnecessary single-use items, and rethinking business models and supply chains. Lauren Phipps.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

Meanwhile, manufacturing and process businesses continue to face ongoing labor crunches and a mass retirement wave (taking significant tribal knowledge with them), which add to the urgency and stress to understand the concept, develop a strategy, and take action to maintain or increase a competitive edge. Wed, 07/22/2020 - 13:24.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

Tue, 05/12/2020 - 01:30. As a vertically integrated business at Lush, we’re in a unique position to embed our values and zero-waste philosophy throughout our value chain. It challenged us to rethink our black pot supply chain that had been set up in Asia. Supply Chain. Katrina Shum. Circular Economy.

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