Day: 30 January 2022

Arla doubles carbon reduction target for operations to meet 1.5°C

Stuart Mitchell

With plans to convert to fossil free trucks, green electricity and low-energy solutions, farmer-owned dairy group, Arla Foods is scaling up its climate target for operations from 30 to 63 per cent by 2030. The new target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C. A clear plan to deliver its ambition to be a carbon net zero company has given Arla Foods the confidence to further increase its science based targets to keep warming to 1.5°C,…

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Edelman Launches Edelman Impact to Harness the Expertise of Its ESG, Sustainability, Purpose Offerings

Stuart Mitchell

Edelman has announced the launch of Edelman Impact, a new global strategy intended to harness the power of its ESG, Sustainability, Purpose and Climate offerings. Martin Whittaker, CEO of JUST Capital, will serve as senior advisor of Edelman Impact, which will provide industry leading counsel to clients seeking to advance their strategies on climate, purpose and ESG. Edelman has also named Robert Casamento its first-ever global head of Climate. To help guide client engagement around sustainability Edelman has issued a new set of principles, which include working with those committed…

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Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies sign an Agreement for an Advanced Recycling Project in Spain

Stuart Mitchell

Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies have announced a new agreement to promote the development of advanced plastic recycling. Under this agreement, Plastic Energy plans to build a second advanced recycling plant in Sevilla, Spain, in addition to their existing operational plant, which will transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock called TACOIL using Plastic Energy’s patented recycling technology. TotalEnergies will convert this raw material into virgin-quality polymers, which can be used for food-grade packaging. The plant will process and convert 33,000 tons of post-consumer end-of-life plastic waste yearly, that would…

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Kinross Gold Launches 2020 Sustainability Report

Stuart Mitchell

Kinross Gold’s 2020 Sustainability Report highlights another successful year of responsible mining despite the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The report documents Kinross’ performance and targets in the critical areas of safety and sustainability, including environment, social and governance metrics. Click here to view the report Key highlights of the report include: Managed and mitigated the impacts of COVID-19 to our Company and provided more than $6 million towards local efforts to combat COVID-19 directed to health, food security and bolstering local economies Advanced our climate strategy, including completing…

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