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IKEA will buy back used furniture in stand against 'excessive consumption'

GreenBiz

"With the launch of 'buy back' we are giving a second life to many more IKEA products and creating more easy and affordable solutions to help people live more sustainably," said Peter Jelkeby, country retail manager and chief sustainability officer at IKEA UK and Ireland. "It

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Cascale Members Are Key Speakers at Sourcing Journal x Rivet Sustainability Summit LA

3BL Media

After a welcome from Sourcing Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Peter Sedera, who promised the day’s speakers were “at the tip of the spear when it comes to transforming the industry,” he was joined for a conversation with Kathleen Talbot, Chief Sustainability Officer & Vice President, Operations at Reformation, a Cascale member.

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The rise of the chief sustainability officer

Corporate Knights

public company to appoint a chief sustainability officer (CSO). Bush administration that took little interest in regulation or climate change. In many cases, Deloitte found, “the CSO is emerging as the ‘sense-maker in chief’ in the organization.” “My Ikea’s sustainability is wide-ranging.

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BCG Buys Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from CO2 from Twelve

ESG Today

We are excited to partner with BCG via the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance and leverage the SAFc Registry to accelerate the roadmap toward net zero emissions.” Under the new agreement, BCG’s investment allows the company to make a greenhouse gas reduction claim on climate disclosures, while the physical SAF flows to an aircraft operator.

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BCG Signs One of Largest Ever DAC Carbon Removal Deals

ESG Today

According to BCG, the carbon removal agreement will support the firm’s commitment to achieve net zero climate impact by 2030. David Webb, BCG’s Chief Sustainability Officer, said: “Carbon dioxide removal is critical to achieve net zero emissions globally, and DAC is a very promising technology.

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BCG Signs Sustainable Aviation Fuel Deal to Eliminate 100,000 Tons of CO2 Emissions

ESG Today

” BCG set a 2030 net zero target in 2020, alongside a goal to become climate positive beyond 2030, and outlined plans to significantly reduce its carbon footprint, as well as to remove emissions by purchasing high-quality removal credits. by 2025, on a 2018 basis.

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BCG Signs 15-Year, 80,000 Ton DAC Carbon Removal Deal

ESG Today

commitment to achieve net zero climate impact by 2030. BCG set a 2030 net zero target in 2020, alongside a goal to become climate positive beyond 2030, and outlined plans to significantly reduce its carbon footprint, and to offset the remainder of its emissions through investments in carbon removal projects and technologies.

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