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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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Volkswagen enters global battery business with PowerCo
Production will start in 2025. With immediate effect, responsibility for global battery business is to be held by the newly created company “PowerCo”.
Carlsberg makes bio-based and fully recyclable bottles available to consumers
In its largest pilot to date, Carlsberg Group has revealed the trial of its new Fibre Bottle, putting the bio-based and fully recyclable beer bottle into the hands of consumers for the first time.
Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio
Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the world’s most valuable luxury car brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade.
Deutsche Bank signs net zero carbon buildings commitment and joins EP100
Deutsche Bank has signed up to the World Green Building Council’s (WGBC) Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, pledging to reduce and compensate operational emissions associated with energy used to light, heat, cool and power buildings, for assets over which it has direct control.
Volvo Trucks showcases new zero-emissions truck
To decarbonize transport, Volvo Trucks are offering battery electric trucks and trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas. In the second half of this decade, a third CO2-neutral option will be added to its product portfolio – fuel cell electric trucks powered by hydrogen.
Unilever and Geno launch $120 million venture to scale alternative ingredients
Unilever and Genomatica (Geno), a player in biotech and sustainability, have launched a venture to scale and commercialise alternatives to palm oil and fossil fuel-derived cleansing ingredients.
Accenture, Microsoft and Avanade partner to help organizations tackle sustainability challenges
Accenture and Microsoft, together with their joint venture Avanade, are joining forces to tackle climate change, one of the most critical and urgent challenges for both businesses and people.
Husqvarna expands Power for All Alliance partnership
Husqvarna Group’s largest division, Husqvarna Forest & Garden, is now joining the Power for All Alliance with selected products.
Procter & Gamble unveils new strategy to help address global water crisis
Procter & Gamble, P&G, has announced a major expansion of its environmental sustainability efforts that will make more water available in critically water-stressed areas around the world.
Samsung Electronics expands paper-free system to 11,000 services centers worldwide
The system aims to transition from the paper documentation previously provided to customers regarding their product repair, such as service records and receipts, to electronic documentation sent via message or email.
Bayer makes $160 million commitment to Zero Hunger Pledge
The Pledge, in the context of the UN Food Systems Summit of 2021 and as a part of the Summit’s Zero Hunger Coalition, recognizes the need for governments and the private sector to work together to end food scarcity.
AXA and Philips joins World Federation of Advertisers' Planet Pledge
World Federation of Advertisers, WFA, has announced two new signatories to its flagship sustainability programme, Planet Pledge, and a new learning hub to enable members to further educate teams on the positive climate impact that marketing can have.
Volvo CE delivers construction machine built using fossil-free steel to customer
In the latest step on its path toward carbon neutrality, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) becomes the first manufacturer to deliver a construction machine built using fossil-free steel to a customer.
IKEA joins Stockholm+50 events to highlight role of business in protecting biodiversity
Last week, Inter IKEA Group joined the Stockholm+50 conference with one aim to foster dialogue around the important role the private sector can play, by bringing together around 30 businesses in an event co-hosted with WWF and H&M.
CEMEX to operate fully on alternative fuels at UK cement plant
Climafuel is a waste derived fuel which is made using household residual and commercial waste that would otherwise go to landfills. This is another major milestone in CEMEX’s global Future in Action decarbonization strategy.
OpenSolar and GSES create a knowledge platform for Australian solar installers
This is useful not only to keep accreditations up to date for a solar business, but it opens the door to more knowledge for more of a solar company’s employees in the native software environment that they use daily.
Sony accelerates target to achieve a zero environmental footprint by ten years
The "Road to Zero" plan symbolizes Sony's responsibility for the global environment, and accordingly Sony has set goals for each of the four perspectives of climate change, resources, chemical substances, and biodiversity in drawing a comprehensive roadmap to achieve the goals of the plan.
IKEA takes a new leap towards 100 per cent circular mattresses
IKEA is leading an initiative where new mattresses are created from a collection of disposed mattresses, prolonging the life of already made products by increasing the use of post-consumer recycled polyols in foam.
Deutsche Bank joins RE100 commitment to renewable electricity
The bank has set a target to source 100% renewable electricity to cover its own operations by 2025. Currently, 91% of Deutsche Bank’s electricity worldwide is from renewable sources.
Volvo become the first in the world to use fossil-free steel in its trucks
As the world’s first truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo is now introducing fossil-free steel in its trucks. The steel is produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB and the heavy-duty electric Volvo trucks will be the first to include it.