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Volkswagen restructures Sustainability unit | Brand & Sustainability
The Volkswagen Group is restructuring its Sustainability unit; Dirk Voeste will be appointed as the new Chief Sustainability Officer with effect from April 1, 2023 and will report to Gernot Döllner, Head of Group Strategy and General Secretariat. -
IKEA to use bio-based glue for reduced climate footprint | Brand & Sustainability
Finding new glue solutions is one of the main approaches to reducing the IKEA climate footprint, and most glue consumption is used in board production. -
GreenIT and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to develop floating offshore wind farms in Italy | Brand & Sustainability
The plants will be located on average roughly 30 km off from the coast and have an overall capacity of approximately 2 GW. -
Danish Carlsberg brewery saves 1 billion litres of water with new technology | Brand & Sustainability
Almost two years ago, Carlsberg Denmark broke grounds on its new water recycling plant. Since then, by recycling 90% of all process water from production, the brewery has saved almost 1 billion litres of water. -
IKEA and partners to lower carbon emissions on one of the longest non-stop rail distances in Europe | Brand & Sustainability
IKEA does 2 million shipments a year and 4.3% of the total IKEA value chain climate footprint comes from product transport.
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Maersk and Spanish Government to explore large-scale green fuels production
Signing the Protocol marks a significant milestone in the collaboration that, if implemented in full, could deliver up to 2 mil. tonnes of green fuels per year.
Claus Sonberg joins Statkraft as SVP Communication and Marketing
Claus Sonberg, partner in strategic analysis and consulting agency Zynk, has joined Statkraft as the company’s new Senior Vice President Corporate Communication and Marketing.
Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure partners join forces to develop 5.2 gigawatts offshore wind in Denmark
Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have entered into a partnership to develop approx. 5.2 gigawatts of offshore wind in Denmark across four projects.
SEB sets net-zero aligned 2030 targets for its credit portfolio
The targets focus on the areas where we can achieve the greatest positive impact and cover SEB’s lending commitments to the oil & gas, power generation, steel, car manufacturing, and Swedish household mortgage sectors.
Huawei and Dronetech elevate partnership to facilitate sustainable farming in Austria
Huawei and Dronetech, Austria's largest drone service provider, have announced new applications resulting from their collaboration in 5G smart farming.
Sasol partners with University of Twente to develop technologies for the removal of atmospheric carbon dioxide
The University of Twente is developing a mission-driven programme that focusses on Negative Emission Technologies.
TotalEnergies and Holcim join forces to study solutions for first carbon-free cement plant in Belgium
Various energies and technologies will be assessed for the efficient capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) of around 1.3 million metric tons of CO2 emitted by the facility every year.
Volvo to supply 20 heavy-duty electric trucks to Amazon
Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometres annually, fuelled with electricity instead of diesel.
Nestlé launches Nescafé Plan 2030 to help drive regenerative agriculture
The brand is working with coffee farmers to help them transition to regenerative agriculture while accelerating its decade of work under the NESCAFÉ Plan.
Unilever unveils heavy-duty electric truck as a move towards zero emission vehicles
Unilever has added one of the world’s first heavy-duty electric trucks to our fleet, marking an important milestone in our move towards zero emission vehicles.
Carlsberg signs Power Purchase Agreement with renewable energy company Better Energy
Carlsberg's new PPA contributes progress on two targets under the brewer's ambitious new ESG programme, Together Towards ZERO and Beyond (TTZAB):
TotalEnergies and SARIA join forces to produce sustainable aviation fuels
This agreement is a major step in securing feedstock supply (used cooking oils and animal fats) eligible to produce SAF and will enable the SAF production capacity to reach 210,000 tons per year, 25% higher than foreseen in the initial project announced in 2020.
TotalEnergies and the Technical University of Denmark create a center of excellence in decarbonized energies
This advanced research center will focus on developing reliable, profitable, low-emission energy solutions that will reduce the intermittence of renewables and accelerate the decarbonization of industrial facilities.
Amazon announces 71 new renewable energy projects globally
This includes the company’s first renewable energy project in South America—a solar farm in Brazil—and its first solar farms in India and Poland.
Samsung Electronics unveils environmental strategy with focus on net zero carbon emissions
It includes commitments to achieve enterprise-wide net zero carbon emissions and plans to use more renewable energy, as well as to invest in and research new technologies to develop energy-efficient products, increase water reuse and develop carbon capture technology.
Volvo Trucks starts series production of heavy electric trucks
These trucks can operate at a total weight of 44 tonnes* and the three models represent around two thirds of the company’s sales.
IKEA, Volvo Trucks and Raben Group partner to accelerate zero-emission transport in Poland
IKEA will introduce heavy electric Volvo trucks for internal transport flows at two IKEA Industry factories in Poland, which will be operated by Raben Group. The learnings from the pilot will be used for the electrification of transport operations at scale in a larger transport network.
TotalEnergies selected to install 4,400 EV charging stations for electric vehicles in Belgium
TotalEnergies will install up to 4,400 public charge points over the next two years. The new 22 kVA charging stations will be operated under the TotalEnergies brand for a period of twelve years and will be supplied with 100 % renewable electricity generated by offshore wind power in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium.
Accenture and Kubota establish joint venture for a more sustainable society
Kubota Corporation and Accenture have formed a new joint venture company, Kubota Data Ground, Inc., to accelerate the digital transformation (DX) of the Kubota group’s business model and operating infrastructure.
Esri collaborates with RB Rail AS to build sustainable rail infrastructure in EU
Rail Baltica's purpose is to provide sustainable passenger and freight service between participating countries and improve rail connections between central and northern Europe.