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Global Agencies Propose New Circular Electronics Economy

January 25, 2019May 8, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

UN agencies along with the World Economic Forum, the Global Environment Facility, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development called for an overhaul of the current global electronics system this week in Davos, Switzerland.

American Restaurant Chains Bank on Plant-Based Burgers

January 7, 2019December 10, 2019 by Alyssa Danigelis

At the start of this year, Carl’s Jr. announced plans to add meatless burgers made from Beyond Meat to their menu. The burger chain isn’t alone in making the move to appeal to vegetarian and vegan customers with alternative proteins.

Multinational Group Advocates for Hydrogen as Next Top Fuel, Energy Storage Source

January 20, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

Over a dozen leading multinational companies have teamed up to promote the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel and an energy storage material, according to a January 18 report by the Phys.Org News Service.

Davos 2017: Auto, Energy Giants Pledge $1.5 bn Hydrogen Investment, Multinationals Partner on Supply Chain Traceability, TerraCycle Recycles Cigarettes

January 18, 2017January 27, 2023 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Environmental management is taking center stage at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Renewables Are Reaching Grid Parity and Businesses Are Stepping Up to Demand Them

January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

Green energy is becoming just as competitive as fossil fuels, giving businesses further incentives to push their providers to up such offerings, says the World Economic Forum.

City Bans Demolitions to Cut Construction Waste

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The construction industry produces a huge amount of waste. In the US alone, about 40 percent of solid waste comes from construction and demolition (C&D). To combat this, one US city is taking the unique approach of banning home demolitions, which it says will encourage the reuse of building materials ... Read more »

The Building Sector’s ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Circular Economy Opportunity

May 16, 2016January 27, 2023 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Using closed-loop circular design principles — reusing discarded asphalt products as road-building materials and waste lumber as wooden flooring material, for example — is one of the approaches that could, and should, shape the sector’s future, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum.

During Drought, Solar Power Shines as a Low-Water Electricity Source

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Water crises pose the no. 1 risk for the planet over the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2016. This may be a boon for rooftop solar power, which uses significantly less water compared to other types of electricity. California, for example, still experiencing ... Read more »

What Plastics Makers are Doing to Increase Packaging Recycling, Recovery

February 2, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Plastics recycling in the US is at an all-time high, according to two reports released today at the 2016 Plastics Recycling Conference. The 2014 National Postconsumer Non-Bottle Rigid Plastic Recycling Report found recycling of post-consumer rigid plastics surged 276 million pounds, or 27 percent, in 2014 to reach a record ... Read more »

Davos: Nestlé, Unilever CEOs Join Food Waste Reduction Coalition

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A coalition to reduce food waste made up of CEOs of major companies, government officials, heads of nonprofits and others formed today at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The coalition, called Champions 12.3, aims to accelerate progress toward meeting Target 12.3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ... Read more »

The Profitable Shift to a Circular Economy

November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A linear economy, where natural resources are extracted from the ground, made into products and then thrown away at the end of their useful life, is becoming increasingly unsustainable — and expensive for businesses. Commodity prices rose more than 150 percent, between 2002 and 2010, according to the World Economic ... Read more »

Boost Revenue, Brand Value by Looking Down the Supply Chain

November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Consumers are willing to pay more and wait longer for sustainably delivered products, but supply chain executives aren’t making sustainability a high enough priority, according to a study by business and technology consulting firm West Monroe Partners. The study finds that 49 percent of North American supply chain executives don’t ... Read more »

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