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Owens Corning Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report

3BL Media

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 22, 2025 /3BL/ - Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today published its 2024 Sustainability Report, Building Better Together, outlining the companys progress toward its 2030 sustainability goals. In addition, 58 percent of the companys global sites worked injury-free in 2024. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

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Environment+Energy Leader Awards 2024 Winners Announced

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GEORGIA, April 22, 2024 - Environment+Energy Leader is pleased to announce the 2024 E+E Leader Award Winners as part of our Earth Day celebrations. A Global Celebration of Sustainability Innovation The 2024 Environment+Energy Leader Awards represent the pinnacle of environmental stewardship and energy management achievement.

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Reaching for net zero in Canada’s built environment

Corporate Knights

Could modular construction be considered to reduce material waste? There are two key things to focus on when talking about the existing buildings: 1) Existing buildings contain a lot of embodied carbon that we cannot afford to waste by demolishing the building. Is mass timber an option? Can recycled steel be utilized?

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Microsoft to Require Key Suppliers to Use 100% Carbon-Free Electricity as Supply Chain Emissions Jump

ESG Today

The new policy was reported with the release of Microsoft’s 2024 Environmental Sustainability Report, assessing the company’s progress on its key sustainability goals.

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Everything You Need To Know About Green Building Certification

3BL Media

In 2024, USGBC is doing a slow-release of LEED v5, which introduces new prerequisites such as "embodied carbon assessment" and "climate resilience assessment" to emphasize upfront environmental impact and long-term adaptability to climate change. Documentation Gather any necessary information for certification.

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Fixing an inconvenient truth: A solution to unsustainable PCB metals extraction

Envirotec Magazine

Here’s the thing: The pre-use manufacturing phase accounts for 70 – 90% of hardware equipment total embodied carbon. The UN puts the value of wasted rare and precious metals contained on PCBs at $62.5 It was important to create cyclical processes that can reutilise the reactive ingredients of the processes so minimising waste.

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Digitising Australia's buildings is key to tackling net zero

Sustainability Matters

Wasted energy in buildings is significant at almost one-third of energy consumption. Automating energy management improves efficiency and reduces energy use and therefore cost, as well as contributing carbon emission reduction,” continued Monger. Heating and cooling commercial buildings when they are empty is a prime example.