However, the high deployment costs remain a significant hurdle, along with concerns over CO2 leakage, limited infrastructure and storage capacity, and competition from alternative decarbonization options.
The report provides key insights into this rapidly growing industry including key takeaways on current developments and trends, implications for sales and marketing professionals across all segments, key drivers behind these developments, and more.
During the projected period, North America is anticipated to hold a market share of 27.6% due to the presence of several utility analytics companies and industries in the region.
A CDP analysis of corporate water withdrawal published today shows that the world’s largest companies are using more of the resource despite greater awareness of the risks. The new study looked at water data from nearly 800 publicly listed companies representing $18 trillion.
Many companies still struggle with environment, health, and safety (EHS) challenges. Fortunately, EHS management experts share smart strategies they developed in a new Environmental Leader special report.
The strategic market research consulting service Research Nestor forecasts that the global sustainable packaging market will grow 7.5% CAGR by the end of 2024 in a report published recently. Called “Sustainable Packaging Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2024,” the 2017 report looks at the market size, market share ... Read more »
Adidas missed its goal to verify supplier data last year, according to the company’s 2012 Sustainability Progress Report. The verification is a necessary step towards Adidas’s targeted 10-15 percent cut in relative energy consumption at core suppliers by 2015. The sportswear maker says it could not fully verify the data in ... Read more »
Companies can measure the value of sustainability and how their environmental efforts directly contribute to profits, using two evaluation methods described in a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The cost of sustainability programs are readily apparent, PwC said. And companies are typically able to determine the short-term value from cost savings, risk ... Read more »
Nike has committed itself to a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per unit, a 15 percent improvement in water use per unit of production and a 10 percent reduction in waste from manufacturing by financial year 2015, measured against a financial year 2011 baseline, according to the company’s 2010-2011 ... Read more »
Renewable energy now provides 51 percent of Ikea’s energy, up from 47 percent in FY10, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. In FY11 (September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011), the company’s 60 wind turbines and 40 solar arrays generated about 152 GWH of electricity. Ikea’s renewable installations now ... Read more »
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