FEATURES AND NEWS
Regional supermarket chain Wegmans plans to start using reusable plastic containers for shipping its case-ready meat products. Switching from one-way corrugated cardboard boxes promises to increase supply chain efficiencies, eliminate packaging waste, and lower transportation costs.
Procter & Gamble signed a five-year contract to purchase recycled plastic from a supplier the UK. The consumer goods corporation plans to use the high-density polyethylene for its European Ariel laundry product range.
As the EPA moves to loosen pollution rules for coal- and oil-fired power plants, the country’s power sector wants to keep complying with the Obama-era standards. The outcome could affect corporate energy management, particularly renewables procurement.
A major fashion week usually involves plenty of travel for designers and buyers. For the first time, a research project measured the carbon emissions of travel associated with the ready-to-wear wholesale buying process.
Kellogg’s San Diego-based granola brand Bear Naked says it has introduced the first fully-recyclable stand-up barrier pouch for food in the United States.
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Cafes in San Francisco and Palo Alto, California, are set to begin testing two new reusable cup systems from among the NextGen Cup Challenge winners. These pilots represent the latest stage in the NextGen Consortium’s efforts to identify viable alternatives to single-use packaging and scale them up.
Real estate company ShopCore Properties is building commercial solar projects on properties throughout the country in an effort to improve operational efficiency and reduce its environmental footprint.
New research out today reveals how central banks and regulators are responding to the climate crisis.
As climate change causes worldwide concern and prompts calls for governmental action, consumers are putting the onus on businesses to step up their sustainability standards and practices.
Geronimo Energy and Basin Electric Power Cooperative announced today the execution of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Wild Springs Solar Project. Wild Springs is a 128 megawatt (MW) clean solar energy project located in Pennington County, South Dakota.
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DYPER, an eco-friendly diaper service, has introduced the first compostable diaper offered in the industry.
A new report offers new analysis of rooftop solar survivability from the Caribbean during extreme weather events and hurricane-force winds.
More than 100 cities around the world, including Mexico City, Cape Town, New York, and Boston have been named on CDP’s Cities A List for their transparency and action on climate change.
Fashion designer Jonathan Cohen has used Econyl nylon to create his ten fall/winter 2020 pieces in a nod to zero-waste design. The designer says the use of Econyl furthers the company’s commitment to “taking responsibility for its impact on the world.”
A chemical waste landfill in Oregon has been accepting millions of pounds of radioactive fracking waste from North Dakota, violating Oregon environmental regulations.
Enexor BioEnergy, an organic waste to energy company, has announced the release of its on-site, small-scale plastics-to-energy technology: the PTE-200, which converts unrecyclable plastics into affordable clean energy (75kW power and 125kW thermal).
Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company has become the first craft brewery in Northern California to implement carbon capture technology and reduce their CO2 emissions.
Nancy Mahon, SVP of global corporate citizenship and sustainability for the Estée Lauder Companies, shares what steps the company is taking to reach net zero emissions by the end of 2020.
Adidas scored the highest in the 2020 Sustainable Cotton Ranking assessing consumer-facing companies that have significant cotton use. Ikea and H&M Group also ranked near the top.
Greece’s Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis recently announced plans to invest in two enormous solar facilities on former mining sites. One plant on the Peloponnese Peninsula would be 1 gigawatt, and another in the north would be 2 GW.
Five American colleges and universities are testing new waste auditing technology for RecycleMania, an annual competition led by the National Wildlife Federation where schools across the US and Canada try to compost and recycle as much waste as possible.
Dow received third-party verification that its programs with the International Olympic Committee reduced more than 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions to date.
French telecom Orange and Deutsche Telekom subsidiary Power & Air Solutions signed separate power purchase agreements this week to procure solar power totaling 388 megawatts.
Nestlé Waters North America’s ReadyRefresh consumer beverage delivery service earned carbon neutral certification for 2020 under Natural Capital Partners’ CarbonNeutral global standard.
The US Navy has announced it will implement a $58 million energy resiliency project at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine.