Day: 13 April 2021

PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo, Inc. have announced plans to more than double its science-based climate goal, targeting a reduction of absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions  across its value chain by more than 40% by 2030. In addition, the company has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, one decade earlier than called for in the Paris Agreement. Specifically, PepsiCo plans to reduce absolute GHG emissions across its direct operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 75% and its indirect value chain (Scope 3) by 40% by 2030 (2015 baseline). This action is expected to…

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ADAN e.V. and Zalando Partner to Promote Diversity

Stuart Mitchell

The Afro German Academic Network (ADAN) and Zalando have recently agreed on a long-term partnership, promoting more young diverse talents in Germany and offering them the opportunity to start their career at Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Within this three month scholarship, selected candidates will participate in an internship and get to know the work at the online platform. Additionally, each intern undergoes a mentorship program, in which the young talents are accompanied by experienced Zalando employees. Zalando will also be part of ADAN’s Career Day this…

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Groupe Renault, Veolia & Solvay Join Forces To Recycle End-Of-Life Ev Battery Metals In A Closed Loop

Stuart Mitchell

Groupe Renault, top automotive player, with Veolia, global leader in optimized resource management, and Solvay, leading science-based company, are pleased to announce their partnership to enable the circular economy of EV battery metals in Europe through closed-loop recycling. The existing Veolia and Solvay consortium, created in September 2020, is thus reinforced with Groupe Renault’s pioneering position and experience in circular economy and in the life cycle of EV batteries, leading to a highly complementary partnership benefitting from Solvay’s expertise in the chemical extraction of battery metals and Veolia’s 10 years of experience in lithium-ion…

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Birds Eye, iglo and Findus parent company, Nomad Foods and WWF announce partnership to promote sustainable agriculture and more sustainable ways of eating

Stuart Mitchell

Europe’s leading frozen foods company, Nomad Foods and WWF, the world’s leading conservation organisation, today announced a partnership that seeks to find agricultural solutions to the “triple challenge” of feeding a growing global population, while tackling the climate crisis and reversing biodiversity loss. The partnership will focus initially on two main projects centred around vegetable production. One, a blueprint for landscapes that can increase food productivity through “nature-positive” farming approaches; the other, dedicated to measuring the impact of biodiversity at farm level to target interventions and find new ways of…

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Total and Forêt Ressources Management to Plant a 40,000-Hectare Forest in the Republic of the Congo

Stuart Mitchell

Total and Forêt Ressources Management have signed a partnership agreement with the Republic of the Congo to plant a 40,000-hectare forest on the Batéké Plateaux. The new forest will create a carbon sink that will sequester more than 10 million tons of CO2 over 20 years, to be certified in accordance with the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) standards. The project, financed by Total, includes agroforestry practices developed with the local communities for agricultural production and sustainable wood energy. By 2040, responsible management through selective…

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