Sustainability Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The rate of plastic production has grown faster than any other material since the 1970s, making plastic waste an urgent global concern. Currently, about 400 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced every year. Plastic waste flows into riverways and oceans, with an estimated 11 million tonnes of plastic on the ocean floor.

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ESG Today

JUNE 24, 2024

Founded in 2020 by Paul Sandberg, Claes Kollberg and Marcus Olsson, Sweden-based Cemvision provides an alternative to traditional Portland cement, produced using raw materials recycled from industrial waste instead of virgin limestone, and utilizing kilns powered by green electricity at much lower temperatures, with a 95% lower carbon footprint.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

And the good times extend to Mississauga, Ontario–based Li-Cycle, which recycles metals from electronic waste – including nickel, copper and cobalt, but especially the lithium ion in consumer and EV batteries. Its GlassLock process removes arsenic linked to metal mining and smelting, stabilizing it in a non-hazardous glass waste product.

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