Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Earlier this year, fast fashion retailer Zara released its first womenswear collection made of recycled poly-cotton textile waste. The collection is available for sale in 11 countries, helping clothing made of blended textile waste reach the mass market. This is often referred to as waste colonialism. This would generate €3.5-€4.5

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

8, 2022, that should help further the growth and development of its connected device platform. Apkudo announced a $14.4 million growth funding round on Feb.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Set to be finalized in early 2022, the GBF’s draft sets out targets for protecting marine and land habitats, reducing pesticides and plastic waste, and increasing investments.

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3BL Media

MARCH 10, 2022

DESCRIPTION: PERTH, March 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) technologies is helping a leading cereal manufacturer use anaerobic digestion—a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material—to generate energy from organic waste. SOURCE: Rockwell Automation. Read more here: [link].

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 29, 2022

On a national seasonally adjusted annual basis, corporate profits before income tax hit $402 billion in the first quarter of 2022 (up from $118 billion in 2002) and now comprise 20% of GDP, more than double their 8% share in 2002. Who earned a spot on the 2022 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada ranking? Executive Gender Diversity 26.6%

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

April 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Kohler Co. Kohler WasteLAB ’s objective is to reimagine the approach to waste by finding the value in landfill-bound material and engaging in a manufacturing process where nothing is wasted. tons of food waste from the Ryder Cup in 2021. SOURCE: Kohler Co. DESCRIPTION: KOHLER, Wis.,

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3BL Media

APRIL 28, 2022

DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, April 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - International advocacy organization Global Citizen , and the Waislitz Foundation, today announced that the application process is now open for the 2022 Waislitz Global Citizen Awards, which recognizes extraordinary individuals' efforts worldwide to End Extreme Poverty NOW.

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3BL Media

MAY 11, 2022

DESCRIPTION: May 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The innovative and sustainable cleaning cloth for multipurpose usage which helps to lower environment impact in industry and foodservice environments while improving efficiency, is this year’s overall and category winner of the Amsterdam Innovation Award. SOURCE: Essity.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report A more sustainable supply of key raw materials such as cocoa, wheat, dairy, and palm oil is critical to the continued growth and success of our business, to the resilience and prosperity of the communities producing these raw materials, and to the protection of the landscapes the ingredients are grown in.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

3M and Discovery Education are excited to announce that the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge is now open to entries. Competition entries are accepted at YoungScientistLab.com until the April 26, 2022 deadline. Tweet me: 3M and @DiscoveryEd have announced that the 2022 @3M #YoungScientist Challenge is now open to entries.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 15, 2022

Initiated an update to Nielsen’s Code of Conduct , published in May 2022, with the latest foundational guidance to help everyone at Nielsen, including our subsidiaries and affiliates and the joint ventures that we control, uphold Nielsen’s ethical standards. Updated our Global Privacy Policy in January 2022. Human Capital - 2024 goal.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Self-healing asphalt roads, made from biomass waste and designed with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), could offer a promising solution to the UK’s pothole problem, which is estimated to cost 143.5 We are proud to be advancing the development of self-healing asphalt using biomass waste and artificial intelligence.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2023

It's the quarterly roundup of what the big food and agriculture players were up to at the end of 2022.

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3BL Media

APRIL 12, 2022

April 12, 2022, /3BL Media/ - SC Johnson, the global maker of household consumer and professional products, today announced the launch of DISSOLVE™ Concentrated Pods in its Windex ® , Scrubbing Bubbles ® and fantastik ® brands in the U.S. DISSOLVE™ is the latest product innovation in SC Johnson’s efforts to help create a waste-free world.

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3BL Media

JULY 10, 2023

Sakheni used her 2022 Employee Ideas that Matter grant to help fund the renovations of the Boston Building Resources (BBR) Reuse Center, an organization that provides affordable building materials to low- and moderate-income homeowners and nonprofit organizations—materials that would otherwise be headed for the landfill.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 29, 2022

In March, Hydro-Québec released its strategic plan for 2022 to 2026. In other words, if Hydro-Québec is to succeed in its ambition of becoming the renewable “battery” for a large swath of North America’s northeast, it would have to raise its rates, especially at peak hours, to get Quebecers to stop wasting so much power.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Today marks global Earth Overshoot Day 2022, a reminder that we have reached the limit of Earth’s budget yet another day earlier in the year. If we cut food waste in half worldwide, we would move Earth Overshoot Day 13 days. program, including Goodr and Too Good to Go — to foster innovation tackling food waste.

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3BL Media

MAY 30, 2022

Ahead of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos 2022, business leaders provided insights on how to build supply chain resilience and sustainability. SUMMARY: Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered new supply chain disruptions, but supply chains face additional challenges. Data transparency is essential.

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3BL Media

MAY 31, 2022

We congratulate the winners of the 2022 Changemaker Challenge, and we hope their work in the world serves to motivate all young people to dream, build a team, and change their world.". Winners of the 2022 Changemaker Challenge For more details about each winning project, check out the 2022 Changemaker Challenge Lookbook.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Whether they’re legal advocates, entrepreneurs, activists, engineers-in-training or policy geeks, Corporate Knights’ 2022 Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders are using their collective skills to challenge the status quo and bend the arc of history toward a more just and sustainable future. They’re in good company.

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3BL Media

JULY 18, 2022

DESCRIPTION: CINCINNATI /3BL Media/ - The winner of the 2022 Cintas Custodian of the Year contest is… Lydell Henderson from Presidential Park Elementary School in Middletown, N.Y.! was recently named 2022 @CintasCorp Custodian of the Year. SOURCE: Cintas. KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:CTAS, Cintas, Custodian of the Year.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 6, 2022

October 6, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The U.S. with a 2022 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award for its continual efforts to innovate water-efficient plumbing products, promote water conservation, and aid in the protection of this natural resource. SOURCE: Kohler Co. DESCRIPTION: KOHLER, Wis.,

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As part of our Recipe for Change, we are working to eliminate food waste going to landfill, reducing plastics and packaging in our Own Brands products, and accelerating our transition to a more circular economy. Eliminating food waste going to landfill starts with preventing food from ever becoming waste.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: An international student team from Augustana University in South Dakota has won the 2022 Call for Code Global Challenge with a smart phone app to solve local hunger and food distribution issues. SOURCE: Arrow Electronics. About Call for Code: Launched by David Clark Cause with IBM and the U.N., Call for Code. link] #FiveYEarsOut.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 22, 2024

Yet nuclear energy production requires managing what is known as “spent” nuclear fuel where major problems arise about how best to safeguard these waste materials into the future – especially should nuclear energy production increase. Sweden and Finland have described KBS-3 as a world-first nuclear-waste management solution.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

That’s the magic formula behind this month’s Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa, a glitzy event that shamelessly combined Hollywood pizzazz and British royalty with innovative waste-heat systems, wildlife conservation and circular-economy waste solutions.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 15, 2024

of the SCS-110 Certification Standard for Zero Waste is now available for public review. The Standard was first introduced in 2022 as a series of three zero waste standards for facilities, events and projects that are now being consolidated into one. EMERYVILLE, Calif., Key updates in version 4.0 Key updates in version 4.0

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3BL Media

MARCH 4, 2025

Advancing Waste Management and Recycling Efforts: DP World Brazil marked a significant milestone in 2022 by becoming the first port terminal to achieve zero waste to landfill, diverting 870 tons of waste. This initiative was recognized with the Atmosphere category award at the GRI Infra Awards in 2022.

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Supply Chain Supply Chains Climate Change Waste 147

ESG Today

DECEMBER 16, 2024

EU member states in the European Council announced today that they have adopted a series of new rulesaimed at significantly reducing packaging waste in the EU, including a goal requiring all packaging placed on the market to be recyclable by 2030. Packaging accounts for 40% of plastics and 50% of paper used in the EU.

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3BL Media

MAY 28, 2024

In the quest for sustainability, imagine a scenario where waste management isn't just a necessary task, but a pivotal component of a circular economy. Turning Waste into a Resource Aterro Zero is not just a policy; it's a revolutionary shift in how waste is perceived and handled. In 2022 alone, DP World reused 1,761.51

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

SEPA officers said they noted a range of controlled waste, including construction and demolition waste, furniture, carpets, gas canisters, waste electrical and electronic equipment, white goods and waste vehicles. Another person was fined 240 on 28 November 2023 for disposing of controlled waste by burning at the site.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 21, 2024

October 21, 2024 /3BL/ - SCS Standards, an ANSI-accredited standard development organization, is pleased to announce the publication of the latest version of SCS-110, Certification Standard for Zero Waste. The SCS-110 Standard underpins SCS Global Services’ Zero Waste certification program. EMERYVILLE, Calif.,

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 10, 2024

The legacy of “waste colonialism” in the fashion sector is undeniable. We have the potential to produce, we have the potential to create,” Ugandan fashion designer Bobby Kolade said in 2022. We’ve also delved into textile waste – specifically, the role of plastics in second-hand clothing,” founder Betterman Musasia says.

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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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Corporate Knights

MAY 10, 2022

Rotting food and other organic waste created 20% of methane emissions in 2021. Minimizing food waste throughout the supply chain, as well as composting and using captured methane leaks from landfill to heat homes, can help curb emissions. Source: IEA (2022), Global Methane Tracker 2022 , IEA, Paris.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 29, 2022

National Waste & Recycling Association award recognizes Otay Compost Facility’s innovative and sustainable approach to organics diversion. is the first fully solar-powered compost facility in the state, recycling food and yard waste from throughout the San Diego region. SOURCE: Republic Services. KEYWORDS: NYSE:RSG.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Here are a few of IKEA’s other recent waste reduction and circular economy efforts: The retailer plans to remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishing offerings by October 2021. And that [with] everything we're utilizing in a store, there is no waste going to landfill," Keesson said.

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