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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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IKEA Parent Ingka Launches its First Battery Storage Project to Support Clean Energy Goals

ESG Today

Storage forms one of the major building blocks for the rapidly expanding clean energy transition, given the intermittent generating nature of many sources of renewable energy, such as wind and solar, and the need to satisfy round-the-clock energy demand, while ensuring that energy is not wasted.

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

ESG Today

Founded in 1998, Boston-based World Energy specializes in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), clean hydrogen, advanced biofuels, and decarbonization services. The company’s SAF is manufactured with hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) using waste fats, waste oils, and other residues as feedstocks.

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BCG Buys Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from CO2 from Twelve

ESG Today

It uses an electrochemical reactor that takes in carbon dioxide from waste or captured directly from the air and uses a metal catalyst and electricity to split the CO2 and water and recombine the elements into different chemicals.

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From Net Zero to Net Positive

Sustainable Round Table

The decarbonization of Texans’ residential electricity supply is representative of Intuit’s corporate social responsibility ethos: “powering prosperity.” The company’s climate-positive commitment touches all lines of business—TurboTax, QuickBooks, ProConnect and Mint—and ensures that Intuit’s influence is far-reaching.

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From Net Zero to Net Positive

Sustainable Round Table

The decarbonization of Texans’ residential electricity supply is representative of Intuit’s corporate social responsibility ethos: “powering prosperity.” The company’s climate-positive commitment touches all lines of business—TurboTax, QuickBooks, ProConnect and Mint—and ensures that Intuit’s influence is far-reaching.

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Is 'net-zero' greenwash?

GreenBiz

Indeed, "net-zero" is the new "zero waste" — remember way back in 2019 when everyone was making that commitment? There’s also net-zero water and waste. It’s becoming hard to read the green media, or even the mainstream media, without seeing new net-zero commitments from companies, governments, institutions and others.

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