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Reaching for net zero in Canada’s built environment

Corporate Knights

An environmental commitment sought by billions of global citizens, creating a world where the production of carbon emissions is counterbalanced by the amount we are able to absorb or sequester. The transition to net zero is one done for the long-term health of ourselves, and our planet. Is mass timber an option?

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Is the green tourism industry truly sustainable?

Corporate Knights

“To achieve the approved sustainable travel badge,” the survey notes, “each hotel has to share their carbon emissions, water consumption, food consumption and waste, animal welfare, and many other environmental factors.”. In the green building industry, net-zero is a building that produces as much energy as it uses.

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Embodied carbon vs operational carbon: What’s the difference, and why does it matter?

Renewable Energy World

By the same year, the UK Government aims to have reached net zero. But operational carbon must not be forgotten as so much of the work to reach net-zero depends on the retrofitting of existing buildings. Operational carbon accounts for more than a quarter (28%) of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

Rob Jenkinson is Net Zero Program Manager at Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing firm SKF. Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson.

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Saint-Gobain Achieves 49% Waste Reduction at Roofing Facility in Shreveport, Louisiana

3BL Media

Saint-Gobain North America, through its building materials subsidiary CertainTeed Roofing, has achieved a 49% reduction in landfill waste over the past year at its Shreveport site through the building of a new recycling area at the facility. The Group’s commitment is guided by its purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”.

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Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations

GreenBiz

A small number of influential large companies are creating internal funds to support sustainability goals specific to circular economy initiatives, such as designing out waste and recovering materials from products used internally or sold in the market. Its broader sustainability targets include getting to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Technology’s Role in Achieving ESG Targets

3BL Media

Technology’s role in ESG strategy As the case for reaching net zero takes precedence across the commercial property sector, there’s been increasing demand for ESG solutions amongst clients, investors and tenants. “We Their priorities commonly revolve around energy, water and waste efficiencies.