The next net-zero frontier: emissions-free supply chains
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Any credible corporate net-zero target requires a focus on the decarbonization of supply chains – with collaboration a key driver of change.
Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal
GreenBiz
MARCH 16, 2021
Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. The ambition is part of the company's net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 goal, which it set in February. . “I I know many companies have different definitions of net-zero. Deonna Anderson. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 05:00.
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Inside Salesforce’s bold play for supply-chain leadership
GreenBiz
MAY 3, 2021
Inside Salesforce’s bold play for supply-chain leadership. Walmart’s Project Gigaton , for example, aims to cut 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases from its global value chain by the end of this decade. Other companies have created similar, if less ambitious, supply-chain initiatives. Supply Chain.
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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote
GreenBiz
MARCH 25, 2021
Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote. Unilever has become one of the first multinational companies in the world to publish a corporate net-zero action plan for oversight by its shareholders, as it prepares to put the climate strategy to an advisory vote at its upcoming AGM in early May. Michael Holder.
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Supply chains are key for carbon reduction in the food sector
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
At VERGE 21, representatives of the food sector including Walmart and Maple Leaf Foods highlighted working on innovation from inside their supply chains to meet net-zero commitments.
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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.
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China’s solar supply chain domination a threat to net-zero, says IEA
Renew Economy
JULY 7, 2022
IEA report warns that China’s across-the-board domination of the global solar supply chain stands in threat to the smooth transition to net zero emissions. The post China’s solar supply chain domination a threat to net-zero, says IEA appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Electrification could squeeze CO2 out of industrial supply chains
GreenBiz
JUNE 9, 2021
Electrification could squeeze CO2 out of industrial supply chains. In a net-zero carbon world, the low-carbon solution wins. With this in mind, the remaining years of this decade will be defined by tackling value chain emissions. Jean Haggerty. Wed, 06/09/2021 - 00:10. Missed VERGE Electrify?
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Episode 268: Doing the math on net zero; taking food waste off the menu
GreenBiz
MAY 14, 2021
Episode 268: Doing the math on net zero; taking food waste off the menu. Is "net zero" much ado about nothing? Infrastructure, green finance and net zero. The link between net zero and supply chain innovation. Doing the math on net zero (21:30). Heather Clancy.
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Companies won't reach their science-based targets without suppliers on board
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2021
There is a close correlation between the companies managing their supply chains and setting science-based targets. In order to meet net-zero targets, companies must include their supply chains in their environmental strategies.
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Evaluating the Cost of a Net-Zero Future
GreenBiz
JUNE 7, 2022
The past three years have seen mounting challenges compound on a global scale – from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions, to fuel shortages, energy security issues, and extreme weather events – raising the stakes within an already complex purchasing environment. Today’s markets are more volatile than ever.
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Lenovo's Journey to Net-Zero: Natural Resources Conservation
3BL Media
JULY 27, 2022
DESCRIPTION: How does a global technology leader make progress toward that “Mars shot” of net-zero emissions? Lenovo is proud to be working with Science Based Targets initiative to establish goals that support our vision to reach net-zero by 2050. KEYWORDS: ADR:LNVGY, Lenovo, Lenovo net zero.
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Ammonia: Transitioning to a Net-Zero Future
GreenBiz
MARCH 28, 2022
Learn how diverse industries are collaborating and innovating to advance a net-zero future for ammonia. Read about processes, technologies and markets being leveraged today and the unique partnerships that have formed and continue to form, to advance a net-zero future for ammonia.
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3 Pivotal Advances That Will Unlock Supply Chain Decarbonization
GreenBiz
AUGUST 23, 2023
in the value chain) in most industries, the path to net zero is simply not achievable without decarbonizing the supply chain. This session explores this problem space and three pivotal advances that are poised to unlock supply chain decarbonization within and across industries.
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How circularity transformation is impacting supply chain innovation
GreenBiz
JUNE 28, 2022
Lean: WEAR and no TEAR How circularity transformation is impacting supply chain innovation What goes up must come down To arrest the growing effect on nature and curtail the rise in temperatures, countries across the globe are devising measures to rejuvenate Mother Earth. The aim is to reverse the temperature by 1.5-2.0 deg Celsius.
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Can Apple deliver on its net zero supply chain goals?
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Tech giant announces raft of fresh sustainability measures and investments to address emissions across its global business.
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Getting to Grips With Sustainability in the Supply Chain
3BL Media
JULY 8, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Covid-19 has instigated significant changes in global procurement and supply chain operations. The global lockdowns exposed supply chain weaknesses, which were pervasive even before the pandemic, especially sub-par labor practices. Understanding supply chain complexity.
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Climate Action for Suppliers Helps Make HP's Supply Chain More Sustainable
3BL Media
JULY 14, 2022
With one of the largest supply chains in the IT industry, reducing upstream emissions benefits the value chain and the planet. In 2021, HP announced a range of ambitious climate action targets , including a commitment to be net zero by 2040 — a full decade ahead of the Paris Agreement. SOURCE: HP Inc.
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The three keys to kickstarting Canada's net-zero industrial policy
Corporate Knights
JUNE 19, 2023
With Budget 2023’s “made-in-Canada plan” released in late March, the federal government has laid out its net-zero industrial policy – a response to the U.S. The made-in-Canada plan seeks to bolster manufacturing at home and secure a place for Canadian firms and products in global supply chains.
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Qualcomm's Commitment to Net-Zero Global Operational Emissions by 2040
3BL Media
MARCH 25, 2022
In November 2021, we were proud to publicly announce our goal to achieve net-zero global emissions across our value chain by 2040, joining more than 2,000 businesses around the world committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). What does it mean to achieve net-zero? Why 2040 vs 2050?
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Essity's Journey to Net Zero: Fossil Fuel Free Production
3BL Media
JUNE 9, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Going fossil free in an industry that is traditionally energy intensive is one of our most important and challenging tasks in becoming net zero emitters by 2050. Learn more about Essity's Journey to Net Zero here. Download Essity's Journey to Net Zero report here. SOURCE: Essity.
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Mars claims palm oil is 'deforestation-free' after ditching hundreds of suppliers
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 7, 2020
confectionary, food and pet care giant Mars claims to have eliminated deforestation from its palm oil supply chain after shrinking the number of mills it works with from 1,500 to a few hundred, it announced this week. Business as usual will not drive the transformational change that's needed," Reid said.
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2020 was the year that…
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 28, 2020
German sportswear company adidas committed to using only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024. And pressing companies to eliminate deforestation in their supply chains has long been an activist focus. Net-zero commitments found infinite potential.
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For High-Tech Supply Chains, CO2 Emission Tracking Is Sustainable Business Currency
3BL Media
JULY 25, 2022
Make no mistake, for high tech and every industry, net zero is a bottom-line issue. IDC researchers predicted that by 2024, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 70% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools supporting sustainability and a circular economy business model.
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Building Resilient Clean Energy Supply Chains: The Role of Infrastructure and Investment
3BL Media
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The global race to net-zero emissions has put supply chains under a sustainability microscope. A joint report by DP World and Canary Creative, Closing the Gap on Clean Energy Supply-Chain Sustainability , dives into the challenges and presents strategies to ensure supply chains are secure, resilient, and sustainable.
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Essity's Journey to Net Zero: Zero Production Waste
3BL Media
JUNE 23, 2022
Learn more about Essity's Journey to Net Zero here. Download Essity's Journey to Net Zero report here. Tweet me: Learn how @essity is working to actively turn production waste into a valuable resource with the target of reaching zero production waste by 2030.
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SLB Named Sustainability Award Finalist for Supply Chain Decarbonization
3BL Media
OCTOBER 2, 2024
SLB is among the 2024 Reuters Sustainability Awards finalists in the Net Zero: Supply Chain Decarbonization category. The supply chain decarbonization category showcases sustainable supply chain practices and highlights how companies are managing and transforming their supply chain to reduce GHG emissions. Finalists
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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions
GreenBiz
JULY 8, 2020
Amazon's plans to decarbonize its shipping supply chain isn't just focused on electrifying its delivery vans. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030. Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions.
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Walmart, Ørsted, and Schneider Electric Announce First Cohort for Renewable Energy Supply Chain Program: Gigaton PPA
3BL Media
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The company aspires to have its own carbon neutral supply chain by 2040 and recently extended its 100% renewable electricity target to all suppliers. . This effort aligns with Ørsted’s own net-zero by 2040 supply chain initiative - we understand firsthand that in the realm of decarbonization there are no competitors, only partners.
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Clorox Announces Partnership With M2030 To Advance Supply Chain Climate Action
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
November 5, 2024 /3BL/ - The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced a strategic partnership with Manufacture 2030, or M2030, to help Clorox's suppliers meet their carbon reduction targets and advance the company's long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. OAKLAND, Calif., For more information, please visit manufacture2030.com.
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Sustainable shopping is healthy, even amid a pandemic
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The biggest driver seems to be net-zero ambitions. Any company that has taken on net-zero commitments will be looking at its supply-chain partners to reduce its carbon emissions and switch to renewables in the next few years. Indeed, Apple already has set the bar for its major suppliers such as Foxconn.
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6 ways global leaders can keep us on the road to net-zero
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The International Energy Agency (IEA) issued an update to its landmark roadmap to net-zero in September, laying out a scenario that could help us limit warming to 1.5°C. The post 6 ways global leaders can keep us on the road to net-zero appeared first on Corporate Knights. trillion in clean energy in 2023.
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Amazon aims to clean up aviation
GreenBiz
JANUARY 27, 2021
More specifically, Amazon's air shipping business, which along with its entire global logistics supply chain juggernaut is booming. . Infinium, spun out of another company called Greyrock Energy , says because the biofuel (dubbed an "electrofuel") is made with clean energy and CO2, it's a "net-zero carbon" fuel.
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Sofidel Commits to Net Zero by 2050
3BL Media
JANUARY 17, 2024
The Net Zero goal, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent removal of residual emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain , is at the heart of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement.
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Saint-Gobain Video Series: Journey to 2030: The Circular Economy
3BL Media
JULY 2, 2024
Dennis Wilson shows us why reverse supply chains are the future of manufacturing. billion in sales in 2023 160,000 employees, locations in 76 countries Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 On this episode of our series, we look at creating a circular economy in manufacturing.
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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 20, 2020
With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. It is also working to introduce net-zero emissions ships in U.K.
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Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions
GreenBiz
APRIL 22, 2021
The Restore Fund money will go to investing in working forests to transition them to more sustainable management practices that will sequester more carbon from the atmosphere to balance Apple’s carbon footprint in its hardware supply chain, while the timber production will produce financial profits for Apple as an investor.
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How Alessandra Hammond Makes Our Supply Chain More Sustainable
3BL Media
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Alessandra Hammond connects to our purpose through her work as the global business operations lead for Integrated Supply Chain. She and her team handle various functions to support the operations of the Integrated Supply Chain teams, including systems enablement, training, data and insights, supplier diversity and sustainability.
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CBRE Enters Into Partnership To Accelerate Carbon Emission Reductions Across Global Supply Chain
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
(NYSE:CBRE) announced a strategic partnership with Emitwise, a leading carbon accounting software provider, to collect greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) data from its supply chain and provide carbon accounting capabilities to its suppliers. As part of the partnership, CBRE will make a strategic investment in Emitwise. CBRE Group, Inc.
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Corporations promise to go deforestation-free – again
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 5, 2022
“Reflecting on the past 10 years, we learned that solely focusing on individual supply chains and relying on certification will not drive the full-sector transformation needed to end deforestation,” FPC’s 2021 report noted. A lack of meaningful progress hasn’t created a great deal of trust amongst our valued stakeholders.
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Henkel Defines Net-Zero Targets
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, November 4, 2024 /3BL/ - In line with its ambitions for sustainability within its agenda for purposeful growth, Henkel has defined a net-zero roadmap, substantially extending its targets for emissions reduction along the value chain. We all have to take responsibility and help limit global warming to 1.5°C,
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The climate crisis needs climate leadership from businesses now
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
This means aligning corporate ambition with the best available climate science, setting a target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, at the latest, and setting strong interim targets to get there through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Companies are stepping up.
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SAP Sustainability Data Exchange Now Available To Help Companies Achieve Net-Zero Goals
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
This is where innovative technology plays a huge role in efficiently acting on climate goals and achieving net-zero emissions. While it’s relatively straightforward to control and reduce a company’s direct emissions, mitigating those that arise along the whole supply chain requires a lot of time, collaboration, and data sharing.
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Ceres Supports Bipartisan FOREST Act To Build More Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains in the U.S. and Around the World
3BL Media
MARCH 21, 2024
by requiring that key supply chains be free of illegal deforestation, rather than leaving it to voluntary action. Nestlé USA , and Unilever United States that champions policy solutions that improve sustainability in agriculture and supply chains — this week voiced support for legislation that meets the goals of the FOREST Act.
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