Results for Circular Economy
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May 05, 2021- Blackstone asks its PE-funded companies to regularly report on sustainability
- French parliament approves climate change bill to green the economy
- Co-op reduces price of plant-based food to match meat-based equivalents
- Experts suggest carbon offsets used by major airlines based on flawed system
- Ikea starts buy-back scheme for unwanted furniture in recycling push
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April 30, 2021- Tesco to offer suppliers access to sustainability-linked finance
- Credit Suisse investors call for tougher coal finance policy
- Ryanair targets 12.5% of flights using sustainable fuels by 2030
- Denmark plans to spend 60% of its EU crisis funds on climate measures
- Asda launches second-hand fashion offering in 50 UK stores
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April 13, 2021- Temasek and BlackRock to invest $600 million in carbon reduction start-ups
- New Zealand introduces climate change law for financial firms in world first
- Nike to refurbish and resell used trainers to reduce consumer waste
- European wind powers up to €43 billion in 2020 on growing decarbonization focus
- Adani Ports to be removed from S&P index due to business ties to Myanmar military
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March 16, 2021- Major French energy group Total to help build forest in Republic of Congo
- Volkswagen plans six European battery factories by 2030
- Study finds UK Ministers watering down green pledges post-Brexit
- Global aluminium industry must cut emissions by 77% by 2050 to meet climate goals
- FW and Fartech reveal circular economy models success
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March 05, 2021- German cabinet backs law to protect human rights in global supply chain
- Bank of England given new mandate to buy ‘green’ bonds
- Burger King to phase out all single-use plastic by 2025 in the UK
- China’s new 5-year plan to cut energy intensity but removes energy consumption cap
- eBay UK launches Certified Refurbished hub in circularity push
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March 04, 2021- UK Government pledges to put green investment ‘at the heart’ of 2021 budget
- P&G launches refillable shampoo bottles in the UK
- Australia unveils national plan to curb plastic waste and pollution
- US Energy Department readies $40 billion in loans to boost clean energy
- Equivalent of Covid-19 emissions drop needed every two years to meet Paris goals
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February 08, 2021- Carrefour signs onto Brazil’s plan to protect the Amazon
- Corporate clean energy buying grew 18% in 2020
- Energy networks and Ofgem earmark £300m for green grid project
- Firmenich targets 'carbon-positive' operations by 2030
- Mainetti signs The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Global Commitment
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January 27, 2021- BlackRock pushes companies to adopt 2050 net zero emissions goal
- S&P warns 13 oil and gas companies they risk downgrades as renewables pick up steam
- Two-thirds of global population think climate change is an emergency, UN finds
- 2 in 3 banks have no commitments to stop financing deforestation
- Ikea to sell spare parts in sustainability push
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January 26, 2021- Firms with science-based targets make great progress towards the Paris Agreement
- MPs push Bank of England to improve green standards in bond purchases
- Circular economy can slash global emissions by 39%, says major new report
- Shell acquires UK's largest electric vehicle charging network
- UK supermarkets not doing enough to cut plastic use, says report
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January 08, 2021- CEOs and business groups condemn US Capitol Hill riot
- China prepares to launch its first emissions trading scheme
- M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang
- Air Protein raises $32 million to spur commercialisation of lab-made meat
- Circular economy businesses outperform those linear economy businesses, says survey