Tag: sustainability

Jackson Family Wines Shares Greenhouse Gas Emissions Achievement

Stuart Mitchell

Jackson Family Wines has introduced its final update in its series of sustainability progress reports toward the company’s 2021 sustainability goals. A progressive leader in environmentally and socially responsible business practices, Jackson Family Wines is this month reporting on its greenhouse gas emissions. View the report here to learn more about: The company’s achievements in lessening carbon footprint through packaging initiatives Considerations as the company sets new goals for carbon footprint after early achievement of its 2021 goal The California-based company, known for its global portfolio of premium wineries with…

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BBC outlines further commitment to sustainable broadcasting with new strategy

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC has cut out more than half a million items of single-use plastic cutlery since April 2018; is piloting one of the world’s first electric broadcast vehicles as part of a drive to be more environmentally-friendly; and is now purchasing renewable electricity for all major sites. The BBC is today publishing a new sustainability strategy, Greener Broadcasting, which sets out the corporation’s ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability throughout the current charter period. The strategy concentrates on three areas where the BBC can add value, in: Helping audiences understand the…

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PAC Worldwide Adds Key Piece to the Sustainable Packaging Puzzle: Company to Launch “Rethink” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink. That’s the new mantra at PAC Worldwide, as the flexible protective packaging leader adds a fourth strategic pillar to the three “R’s of environmental sustainability.  And, to introduce its new 4-square model, the company is embarking on a major outreach initiative with employees, customers, vendors and related partners across its global supply chain. The impetus for PAC’s “Rethink Sustainability” program comes from increasing evidence that shows stakeholders across the spectrum struggling with how best to manage sustainability. While most embrace its virtues, dealing with the complexities…

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World Bank Group Commits $1 Billion for Battery Storage to Ramp Up Renewable Energy Globally

Stuart Mitchell

In a major announcement at the One Planet Summit, the World Bank Group committed $1 billion for a new global program to accelerate investments in battery storage for energy systems in developing and middle-income countries. The program is expected to help these countries ramp up their use of renewables – particularly wind and solar power – improve energy security, increase grid stability and expand access to electricity.  The $1 billion in World Bank Group financing is expected to mobilize another $4 billion in concessional climate financing and public and private…

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Facebook Pledge to Lower Emissions and Utilise 100% Renewable Energy

Stuart Mitchell

Facebook have stated their plans for their new sustainability plans in a post on their website: Today, we are committing to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 75% and powering our global operations with 100% renewable energy by the end of 2020. In a record-breaking year of corporate renewable energy purchases, Facebook is on track to be one of the largest corporate purchasers of renewable energy. Since our first purchase of wind power in 2013, Facebook has signed contracts for over 3 gigawatts of new solar and wind energy, that…

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