Every month, numerous eye-catching and potentially transformational innovations are being developed to help businesses and nations turn their green ambitions into actions. Here, we round up six of the best from October 2020.
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The best green innovations of October 2020: AI-enabled 'smart' EV batteries and 3D solar panels
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March 2022
- Report: Fashion sustainability schemes 'not fit for purpose' and allowing greenwashing
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Recycled coins from e-waste and fully-electric HGVs
- edie: Tesla opens €5bn Gigafactory in Germany, following delays due to forest protests
- One Planet: BIODIVERSITY - ONLINE COMMUNICATION TOOLKIT
- Tackling greenwashing: Government urged to develop formal definitions for jargon like 'carbon-neutra
- UTH GmbH relies on solar energy with large-scale photovoltaic system
- Report warns: Carbon removal markets must grow exponentially by 2030 to keep 1.5C alive
- Survey: SMEs struggling to find funding and time to deliver sustainability ambitions
- The UN plastics treaty: Everything you need to know
- Plastic treaty: World leaders agree terms of international agreement to curb pollution at UN summit
- The best green innovations of February 2022: Solar-powered cement manufacturing and stackable homes
- VDMA: Flexibility urgently needed for future energy system
February 2022
- EU sets out plans to hold firms accountable for environmental and human rights violations
- Intersolar Europe - The World's Leading Exhibition for the Solar Industry
- VDMA: Decarbonization only possible together with industry
- edie: Widespread support for EU social climate fund in European Parliament
- SDGs: UN unlocks $54.5m of new funding amid worries of backwards progress during Covid-19
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Boost for UK renewables and retrofitting
- EU funds new blockchain supply chain tracking scheme for EV battery components
- edie: Germany considering lawsuit against EU over inclusion of gas and nuclear in green finance taxo
- Report: Net-zero corporate commitments largely over-reliant on carbon offsetting
- The cost of net-zero: The latest disinformation problem facing the climate crisis
- The best green innovations of January 2022: Cornish lithium extraction and Arrival's e-bus
- VDMA: Start of the new federal government - Wind energy in the center of attention
- edie: 99% of businesses neglecting social sustainability commitments
January 2022
- The sustainability success stories of the week
- edie: 75% of Brits don't trust Government and businesses to deliver just transition to net-zero A su
- Plastic Bank coalition prevents two billion bottles from ending up in oceans
- edie: The sustainability success stories of the week: Six wind farms for Poland and a fleet of e-bus
- edie: Hydrogen will only play a small role in decarbonising home heating, IRENA forecasts
- Bloomberg Green: China’s $60 Billion Wind Empire Needs to Grow Its Own Blades
- Report: Global resource use hit record high in 2021, despite pandemic slowdown
- IEA: Power sector emissions reached record high in 2021
- VDMA Brussels: Second half of Fit for 55 package published
- Veganuary: EU's 2022 promotional policy encourages shift to plant-based diets
- edie: Horizon scanning - Six green innovation areas to watch in 2022
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December 2021
- ESG Watch: Pockets of progress, but still far from where we need to be on climate
- EU confirms first green finance taxonomy rules, key decisions on energy still to come
- edie: Recap on Net-Zero November 2021 with edie's new summary report
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- edie: The global sustainability success stories of the week
- EU unveils sweeping package of low-carbon legislation for gas, buildings and transport
- VDMA: Member company Kärcher again awarded sustainability prize
- Chiron Group: Sustainable steps for the future
- UK: Europe's largest battery storage system planned for Teesside
- Business giants cut 'problematic' plastic use by 57% through WWF scheme
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Egypt's newest wind farm and AstraZeneca's work to c
- New German coalition aims for 80% renewable power by 2030
November 2021
- The sustainability success of the week of "Mission : Possible" achieving a sustainable future
- BNEF: Global battery storage capacity to grow 20 times over by 2030
- Update Agenda productronica 2021
- COP26 draft plan: Countries urged to submit and strengthen climate plans
- COP26 draft plan: Countries urged to submit and strengthen climate plans
- UN: World facing 'gathering storm' with tenfold increase needed in climate adaption finance
- Netzsche: Saving water during leak testing of progessing cavity pumps
October 2021
September 2021
- Report: Action on just six issues can deliver 90% of emissions reductions needed
- Web-Seminar on demand: Six top tips for getting to grips with your organisation's Scope 3 emissions
- The sustainability success stories of Climate Week NYC 2021: Everything you may have missed
- Purpose beyond profit: 100 businesses to report on efforts to benefit society
- UN: Climate commitments must redouble to meet Paris Agreement
- Greenstone: GHG and carbon emissions and their role in limiting warming to 1.5°C
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Bio-based Crocs and Illinois' zero-carbon bill
- Hitachi targets carbon-neutral value chain by 2050
- UK supply chain survey reveals major lack of transparency on sustainability
- Report: Oil and gas firms must halve production by 2030 if world is to deliver Paris Agreement
- Plastic pollution: WWF urges action to prevent societal costs hitting $7trn by 2040
- Sustainability success stories of the week: Recyclable wind turbines and more good news ...
- COP26 Primer reports: edie completes series with Adaptation & Resilience focus
- Report: Airlines could account for 20% of global emissions by 2050
- Greenstone Webinar: Unlocking ESG data to simplify the reporting challenge
- Report: Europe's biggest banks failing to end coal financing despite net-zero climate pledges
- edie: Nature-Based Solutions & Climate Adaptation online event
- UK and India agree $1.2bn package supporting renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure and tech
- Working towards a stronger Circular Economy – How much regulation is needed?
- Shell campaign promoting carbon offsetting is greenwashing, Dutch advertising watchdog rules
August 2021
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Hydrogen fire engines and India's newest solar farms
- Milestones for hydrogen aircraft and glass production projects in the UK
- Net zero and energy transition inevitably mean more mining
- 5 key corporate net-zero considerations based on the latest IPCC report
- IPCC report: Global temperature increase likely to pass 1.5C sooner than thought
- No air-freighted food on the menu for COP26, in bid to cut emissions
- Carbon offsetting: New 'integrity initiative' launched to tackle greenwashing
July 2021
- Mercedes-Benz to go all-electric for vehicles by 2030
- Dairy giants and UN to jointly plot global course to net-zero by 2050
- Report: Oil and gas companies set to eat up 80% of global carbon budget
- BNEF: G20 nations have funnelled $3.3trn into fossil fuel subsidies since 2015
- EN+ Group turns to oxygen-producing method to decarbonise aluminium
- Report: Circular economy attracting $1.3trn in annual investments ...
- IEA: Global emissions to reach record high by 2023, with governments breaking green recovery promise
- Taking place next week: edie's free Earth Overshoot Day webinar
- Report: Global demand for fossil-fuel-fired electricity has peaked
- Europe's 'Fit for 55' climate package: What is included?
- UN unveils draft Paris-style plan to halt biodiversity loss: 'Urgent policy action needed'
- UK Survey: 3 in 4 manufacturing executives don't understand their company's carbon footprint
- Taking place next week: edie's Clean Energy & Transport Forum
- Investors call on banking giants to step up on climate and biodiversity commitments
- Most fashion brands 'failing to disclose supply chain emissions', despite net-zero pledge
- COP26 Action Tracker: Recapping the G7 Summit and outlining a green policy wishlist
June 2021
- Uniting against Corruption: A Playbook on Anti-Corruption Collective Action
- Net-zero: The decisions taken now will shape our future
- CLOSING ON FRIDAY: Take edie's net-zero carbon business survey (10 minutes)
- Study: World set to hit 'peak oil' by 2030 as energy majors shift to renewables
- Climate change at the G7 Summit: Everything you need to know
- IEA: Renewables set to attract 70% of global energy investment in 2021
- Norway's 'eco-school' and Spain's new green hydrogen plant: The sustainability success stories of th
- EU-Japan summit: EU and Japan seal 'green alliance' in bid for climate neutrality
- Give us sector-specific guidance on net-zero transition, investment giants tell G7 nations
- UN report calls for four-fold increase in nature-based solutions investment
- Meteorological Organisation (WMO): World's hottest year on the horizon
- The best green innovations of May 2021: Domestic heat batteries and 'champagne' carbon capture:
May 2021
- edie launches new business guide on the circular economy
- Survey: 9 in 10 investors do not trust corporate ESG claims
- World Economic Forum (WEF) publication: Zero-emission zones can help cities slash transport emission
- Concerning for shareholders: World's biggest insurers failing to tackle ESG risks
- The sustainability success stories of the week:Starbucks'community solar power and a UK biodiversity
- IEA: Renewable energy to account for 90% of new power expansion post-Covid-19
- Arla unveils new measures to help farmers self-generate renewable energy
- UK: 10p plastic bag charge to come into force for all English businesses in two weeks
- edie launches free sustainability communications and reporting handbooks
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Carlsberg and Corona tackle water and plastic waste
- Alarming Report: Nations falling short on collective efforts to meet Paris Agreement
- LEAK: EU's draft renewables law confirms 38-40% target for 2030
- How Green Is Wind Power, Really?
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Greece goes coal-free as Moto installs EV chargers:
April 2021
- Report: Solar and wind can meet global energy demand 100 times over
- Textiles 2030: Fashion giants pledge to halve climate impacts
- Innovation: Unilever launches first laundry capsule using captured carbon from heavy industry
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Hydrogen-fuelled steel manufacturing and China's gre
- Gas grid operators outline plans for expanded EU 'hydrogen highway' Gas network operators from 11 co
- Rounding up the big Earth Day product announcements: Shampoo bars and sustainable shoes
- Report: China's carbon neutrality goal only achievable with major coal phase-out
- Regenerative agriculture and AI for solar: Google funnels €10m into projects tackling climate change
- Crypto Climate Accord aims for 100% renewables and net-zero digital currency by 2040
- Report reveals: Delivering Paris Agreement could help save most endangered species
- Three ESG lessons from Covid-19 for the climate crisis
- Report: 6 in 10 plastic packaging companies have no environmental policies
- The coronavirus 'white swan': Companies and investors ramping up sustainability commitments
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- VDMA: OE-A Competition 2021 - And the winners are ….
- Emissions covered by EU pricing markets fell 12% in 2020
- Report SDG Spotlight: How Businesses Can Achieve Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation
- The best green innovations of March 2021: Microwave boilers and autonomous EVs
- The 2021 roadmap for sustainable business: Single-use plastics
March 2021
- Starbucks plots path to 'resource positivity': Carbon-neutral coffee and water-efficient farms
- Why the circular economy is primed to improve social sustainability and value chain resiliency
- Recycling gap: Most Brits claim they recycle plastic at home
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Salesforce plants 10 million trees as VW ups EV targ
- Can businesses achieve SDG13 - Climate Action? Find out in edie's new report
- Today: Celebration of World Water Day 2021 – Valuing Water
- IRENA: Existing solutions can spur progress to net-zero
- Recycled materials and CCS: Aluminium industry plots pathways to net-zero
- Circular economy models reduce costs and boost sales for major fashion brands
- The Sustainability Success Stories of the week Hungary's coal exit and London's first 'tiny forest'
- VDMA Micro Technologies: LEF 2021- virtual theme weeks
- VDMA: 2nd Virtual Battery Exhibition - Produce Future Batteries
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Koala conservation and electric buses for COP26
- IEA warns: Fossil fuel emissions set to rebound after Covid-19 reductions
- The best green innovations of February 2021: Aviation fuel made from air and next-gen hydropower
- CDP: Water risk costs for corporates
- UN: Global climate pledges will only reduce emissions by 1% this decade
- Survey: Circular economy businesses outperform those that take, make and dispose
February 2021
- UK Fairtrade Foundation urges Government: Stop offshoring emissions to poorer countries
- Michelin unveils plans to ditch unsustainable tyre materials
- Report by TPI: Global heavy industry failing to align with Paris climate goals
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Carlsberg's recycled bottles and Lidl's EV chargers
- edie's online energy efficiency masterclass: Only three weeks left
- Sustainable Business Covered podcast: How can we accelerate action on nature and biodiversity in 202
- Fashion giants collaborate on Bangladesh textile reuse scheme
- Solar power and blockchain: BMW and Rio Tinto make major moves on sustainable aluminium
- Corporate giants placing their faith in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
- Fast fashion: Polyester production has doubled since 2000, with huge climate implications
- Biodiversity loss: Agriculture 'threatening 86% of at-risk species', says major UN-backed report
- Study: Fleet electrification would halve Europe's road transport emissions
- VDMA: Safe-the-date - OE-A Online-Competition 2021 - Winners presentation
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Amazon's new 'green' HQ and Denmark's wind energy is
- Governments urged to accelerate circular economy transition through green recovery plans
- VDMA: New Roadmap Battery Production Equipment 2030 - Update 2020
- Global carbon market grew 20% in 2020
- The best green innovations of January 2021: Seaweed animal feed and solar panels made from waste fru
- Web-Seminar on demand: 5 top tips for choosing onsite technologies on the road to net-zero
- Greenwash: 40% of websites 'misleading' consumers on environmental credentials
January 2021
- EY targets carbon negativity for 2021
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Ikea's forest protection and Dove's refillable deod
- edie's next online masterclass to focus on industrial energy efficiency
- UN-Statement: The US Returns to Paris Agreement
- Research: Developed nations accused of over-reporting climate adaptation finance by billions
- IEA: Oil and gas sector must 'lock in' methane emissions reductions seen amid Covid-19 lockdowns
- Banks urged to set time-bound targets to tackle deforestation
- McKinsey: Global fossil fuel demand will peak in 2027
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Aldi's plastic-free packaging and Portugal's coal ph
- NGOs call for heightened standards on corporate sustainability reporting
- VDMA Brussels: One year later – one year greener?
- UK's coal power spikes amid cold snap, despite 'greenest year on record' for electricity in 2020
- VDMA Brussels: Consultation on technical criteria under the EU Taxonomy
- edie's free webinar exploring onsite net-zero technologies, taking place next week
- Lenovo to deliver global rollout of customer offset scheme
- Horizon scanning: Eight green innovations set to shake-up sustainability in 2021
- 21 New Year's resolutions for sustainability professionals in 2021 and beyond
December 2020
- Plastic-free festive food and re-planted trees: How are businesses working to make Christmas more su
- Christmas and New Year Greetings!
- Five top tips for making 2021 your organisation's 'super year' for sustainability
- Global decarbonisation efforts need to be five times greater to reach 1.5C pathway
- In numbers: What is the environmental impact of Christmas in UK?
- Research: Shipping, aviation and carmakers failing to align with Paris Agreement
- Heathrow Airport: Supreme Court gives go-ahead for third runway, despite climate campaigns
- New report details how businesses can help achieve SDG 12: Responsible Production and Consumption
- Energy giants team up to halve green hydrogen costs by 2026
- VDMA Brussels: Successful milestones of the EU Circular Plastic Alliance
- VDMA: Decision on chromium VI application for approval (CTAC) finally made - what's next?
- IEA: Energy efficiency improvements for 2020 'the weakest in a decade'
- Accelerating climate action: edie publishes Net-Zero November round-up report
- edie launches new business guide to carbon capture, utilisation and storage
- Report: Global CCS capacity surged in 2020, despite Covid-19
- The best green innovations of November 2020: Tree-planting drones and textile recycling
November 2020
- EAC: Government 'must hold businesses like Apple and Amazon to account over e-waste'
- Research Capgemini: Half of big businesses are using AI to cut their climate impacts
- Vodafone sets net-zero target for 2040
- edie's next webinar on 10 December: Making 2021 the 'super year' for corporate sustainability
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Jaguar's 'smart city' tests and Arsenal's climate c
- New report details how businesses can help achieve SDG 7: Clean and Affordable Energy
- Report: Just 3 in 10 European businesses are properly disclosing their climate impact
- CDP: Companies worth half of global market cap are now disclosing environmental data
- Green hydrogen and retrofitted boats: Shipping giants plot course to net-zero
- Sustainability success stories of the week: McDonald's plant-based burger and green hydrogen
- Renewables will overtake gas and coal globally in 2024, IEA predicts
- Carbon offsetting: How are businesses avoiding greenwashing on the road to net-zero?
- AZO:Emission reduction by hybrid vehicles, e-charging stations and green electricity
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Plant-based pet food and Quatar's green neighbourhoo
- COP26 was due started this week - here's what's happening instead
- US Election 2020: What does Joe Biden's win mean for the global climate emergency?
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Refillable packaging still accounts for just 2% of the market
- VDMA: Will mechanical engineering become the first mover of a green economy?
- The best green innovations of October 2020: AI-enabled 'smart' EV batteries and 3D solar panels
- WBCSD launches net-zero criteria for new and existing business members
October 2020
- AZO: Granulate-Preheating for gentle and energy efficient compounding
- Greenstone: FAQs - Science-based targets and net-zero commitments
- Net-Zero November: edie's bumper month of content and events kicks off next week
- The sustainability success stories of the week
- AZO: Declaration of principles to protect and respect human rights
- Common Agricultural Policy to remain part of EU's biodiversity funding, despite criticism
- Priceless Planet: Banks and airlines join coalition planting 100 million trees
- Report: Green recovery would cut global emissions by 7% and create millions of jobs
- Electrolux debuts vacuum cleaner made from 100% recycled plastics
- Capgemini: EU must invest in high-impact climate technologies through green recovery funding
- SDG Spotlight report: How can businesses promote green industry, innovation and infrastructure?
- Sustainability Textiles: H&M brings 'garment-to-garment' recycling machines in-store
- edie explains: Electronics and the circular economy guide
- Report: Global energy storage capacity to grow by one-third every year to 2030
- The best green innovations of September 2020: Plastic-eating 'super-enzymes' and water-based fuel
- Mission Possible: Achieving a green recovery for manufacturing
- Sustainable Business Covered podcast: Happy 5th Birthday to the Sustainable Development Goals
- IEA: CCUS is essential to the net-zero transition
- Greenstone: Global sustainability reporting frameworks guide
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Net-zero blockchain and hydrogen train milestones
- IRENA: Half a million renewable energy jobs were created in 2019
September 2020
- Airbus unveils plans to debut zero-emission hydrogen planes by 2035
- China's carbon-neutral target for 2060: What does it mean for global climate action?
- Climate Week NYC 2020: The sustainability success stories
- World's largest cement manufacturer commits to science-based targets and net-zero pathway
- edie's next masterclass on energy data and the road to net-zero: Two weeks left to register
- Climate Week NYC: What happened on day one?
August 2020
- Report: Global fashion sector will emit double its Paris Agreement limit by 2030
- Amazon finances 115MW wind farm to power Irish data centres
- VDMA: Conserving resources and protecting the climate at AZO
- One week left to register: edie's Scope 3 emissions masterclass webinar
- Survey: Electric vehicle market to surpass 320 million sales by 2040
- Earth Overshoot Day - this year on 22 August!
- Kärcher: Taking responsibility, preserving resources
- Earth Overshoot Day: edie's next webinar to focus on the circular economy
- Scope 3 and the supply chain: How businesses are taking sustainability leadership to a new frontier
- Bus garage in London now hosting 'world's largest' V2G trial
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Europe's largest floating solar farm and Canary Wha
- BP vows to cut fossil fuel production by 40% by 2030
- Get to grips with Scope 3 emissions using edie's new Explains guide for businesses
- edie launches new handbook on ESG excellence and best practice
- Autonomous farming and AI-enabled energy trackers: The best green innovations of July 2020
- Report: Governments collectively failing to deliver net-zero-aligned coal phase-out
- How can businesses boost climate disclosure and green investment in line with changing demands?
- UK targets 65% municipal waste recycling rates under EU's circular economy package
July 2020
- Mobility: DPD reaches 2020 fleet electrification target ahead of schedule
- UN maps all land to help businesses halt habitat and biodiversity destruction
- The sustainability success stories of the week
- Amount of plastics in oceans will quadruple by 2040, major new research finds
- On 29 July: edie's sustainable investment and climate disclosure webinar
- WBA: Less than 10% of electric utilities are taking Paris-Agreement-aligned climate action
- Survey: Energy professionals believe retrofitting is key to a green Covid-19 recovery
- IEA: Most technologies needed to achieve net-zero aren't yet mature
- Report: Electronic waste up 21% in 5 years, with $57bn dumped annually
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Spain's coal phase-out and Danone's carbon-neutral
- One Young World: Business giants invest £500k in SDG-aligned innovations
- The best green innovations of the month 'Green Swan' observatories and Europe's biggest electric pla
- VDMA: pack4sustainability.org - The new VDMA knowledge portal for sustainable packaging
- UN: Finance giants must urgently set biodiversity targets and aim for 'net-positive'
- Report: Most oil majors' net-zero strategies are greenwash, with US firms faring the worst
June 2020
- BAM: Customized On-Demand Part Production Yields Sustainability
- The sustainability success stories of the week Ford's net-zero target and renewable energy records
- Committee on Climate Change (CCC): Covid-19 recovery a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'
- UN survey of SDGs: Just 39% of businesses think they are taking enough action
- Innovation: GE Co-Develop On-Site 3D Printing For World's Tallest Wind Turbines
- World's biggest liquid air battery under construction in Greater Manchester
- Sustainability success stories of the week
- Survey: Corporates maintaining long-term sustainability plans despite Covid-19 crisis
- Sustainability skills 'should be a pre-requisite for more executive positions'
- Report: Big-name brands failing to address plastic pollution crisis, despite improved pledges
- Commit to nature restoration in your green Covid-19 recovery plans, businesses urged
- The sustainability success stories of the week
- GB: Leaders urge Boris Johnson: Embed the SDGs into Covid-19 recovery plans
- Report: Global carbon budget will be exhausted in 15 years without fossil fuel finance overhaul
- Commitement to net-zero buildings doubles in one year
- The World Environment Day success stories
May 2020
- Coronavirus: EU's €750bn recovery fund to funnel investments towards climate action
- edie launches new business guide on carbon offsetting
- Reports: COP26 to be delayed until November 2021
- Top tips on aligning sustainability with investor needs
- edies webinar: All three online events from the CSR reporting and communications sessions
- Study Oxford University: Green stimulus can repair global economy and climate
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Wooden turbines and Electric's net-zero homes
- Innovation: First Homes in 3D-Printed Community
- Climate target: EU lawmaker puts 65% emissions cut on the table
- edie's online event tomorrow: CSR reporting and communications
- Renewables: Onshore wind and solar 'cheapest' form of energy for two-thirds of global population
- IEA: Global emissions in 2020 to plummet by largest margin ever recorded due to Covid-19
- World's top scientists: Halt destruction of nature or suffer even worse pandemics
April 2020
- Messages of hope: How world leaders are rallying for a green Covid-19 recovery
- European Commission promises green recovery to EU lawmakers
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Google's green software and New York's innovation dr
- Study: Air pollution linked to far higher Covid-19 death rates
- EU dismisses industry calls to lift ban on single-use plastics
- Carbon emissions from fossil fuels could fall by 2.5bn tonnes in 2020
- edies: On 29 April - webinar "How to build an effective carbon-reduction strategy
- Irena: New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019
- Lockdown reading: 8 of the best book recommendations for sustainability and energy professionals
- In-Depth: Why the Green New Deal is the perfect response for the post-Covid-19 economy
- VDMA: Study on resource efficiency and recycling policies in 32 European countries
- edie webinar 16 April: Climate-resilient supply chains - two weeks left to register
- VDMA: EU-Commission delivers "Valuable help for companies and employees"
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Barclays' net-zero target and a battery storage boon
- edies: The new normal - Life in lockdown for edie and our audience
- Study: Climate-wrecking products 'should come with smoking-style warnings'
- COP26 climate summit postponed due to coronavirus
- UK Government publishes statement to tackle modern slavery across its supply chain
March 2020
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Green freebies for coronavirus heroes and more ...
- Meat sector 'facing ruin' as climate change set to cripple earnings
- UK water sector targets renewables and efficiency improvements for net-zero 2030 goal
- UK: New digital tool launched by Government to simplify SECR reporting
- UN tightens carbon offsetting rules for aviation sector
- edie's webinar: Taking place on 16 April to focus on climate-resilient supply chains
- IEA Report: Coronavirus likely to see oil demands decline throughout 2020
- VDMA Brussels:Circular Economy needs innovation and clear concepts
- WaterAid: Global climate finance insufficient to 'save lives and livelihoods'
- Shell proposes 'Europe's largest' green hydrogen project
- edie webinar: Pathways to net-zero: decarbonising your business in the 2020s
- In numbers: The public's attitudes to plastics recycling and plastic-free packaging
- Future and innovation: TOP 10 WOMEN IN ROBOTICS INDUSTRY
- EU debuts climate law 'compass', Greta dismisses it as 'surrender'
- Report: Existing climate solutions, not innovations, crucial to meeting net-zero
- Five key considerations for businesses investing in electric vehicles
- United Nations Global Compact launches new tool to improve working conditions in global supply chain
- Climate: G20 sounds alarm over climate emergency despite US objections
- The best green innovations of February 2020:
February 2020
- CDP: Europe's biggest corporates must double green investments to reach net-zero
- Sustainability: Heathrow commits to becoming zero-carbon airport by mid-2030s
- EU starts to chart shipping's new green course
- Partnerships: Re-dressing the sustainability power balance
- Climate risk is financial risk: TCFD surpasses 1,000 global supporters
- IEA data: Global carbon emissions from energy flatlined in 2019
- The sustainability success stories of the week: RBS's climate goals and Aldi's plastic bag crackdown
- Recycling and ressources: Lego to ditch virgin fossil plastics by 2030
- Report Sector coupling: Electrification of transport and buildings could slash emissions by 60%
- In numbers: Are businesses and consumers ready for the circular economy shift?
- Report: 49% of world's GDP covered by net-zero targets
- Sustanaible production: Carlsberg slashes emissions by 30% as its closes in on zero-emission breweri
- UTH - TRP Reworker for the economical processing of recyclable materials
- Sustainability Leaders Awards 2020: Winners revealed at glittering ceremony in London
- Sustainability: 7 top tips for kick-starting your organisation's net-zero transition
- Report on emissions:Heavy industry making "slow progress" on Paris Agreement
- VDMA: Netzsch - Less noise with multi-channel compressed air nozzles
January 2020
- Sustainability: Carmakers make joint pledge to make battery supply chains sustainable
- Green Economy Tracker: New digital tool aims to help nations transition to greener economic systems
- New corporate EV alliances including Amazon and Ikea spearhead
- edie's next webinar on net-zero energy strategies: THREE DAYS LEFT to register for
- Davos 2020: Calls to climate action and everything else you may have missed
- SDG500: Investors commit $500m to help developing nations achieve SDGs
- Report: Corporates failing to make circular economy transition
- Humans risk living in an empty world, warns UN biodiversity chief
- World Economic Forum calls on business chiefs to set net-zero targets
- EU unveils €100bn fund for 'just' low-carbon transition - which excludes nuclear
- World Economic Forum: Humanity's biggest risks are 'climate-related, not economic'
- UN draft plan sets 2030 target to avert Earth's sixth mass extinction
July 2019
June 2019
- edie launches guide on updates to ISO 50001
- Energy industry's carbon emissions rise at fastest rate in nearly a decade
- SDG Spotlight: How businesses can achieve Goal 7 - Clean and affordable energy
- European Commission: Climate becomes top priority in EU's 2020 budget
- Sustainability: Success stories of the week - Ikea's recycled rugs and AB InBev's
- SSI Schäfer: Sustainability as factor of success
- Science: Latest greenhouse gas emissions data shows steep rises in CO2 for seventh year
- CDP: Climate risks could cost corporates $1trn, with biggest losses before 2025
- VDMA: Environmental services 4.0 - a megatrend for machine and plant construction
- Achieving a circular economy: New business guide launched by edie
May 2019
- The best green innovations of the week: H&M's orange peel dresses and Waitrose's 'invisible' door
- Alarming report: Mismanaged waste 'kills up to a million people a year globally'
- Numatic: Global Compliance – more energy efficiency with less environmental impact!
- KHS provides systems for more sustainability in the beverage industry
- Mercedes-Benz targets 'carbon-neutral' car portfolio by 2039
- Weidmüller: Lived sustainability in the new Customer and Technology Center
- Nearly all countries agree to stem flow of plastic waste into poor nations
- Bosch targets carbon neutrality by 2020
- Report: Government must act now' - Green economy reacts to the CCC's net-zero report
- UK urged to take lead on biodiversity as UN issues urgent warning
- Profiroll: The new Rolling Die Shop – sustainable and efficient
- SDG Spotlight reports to highlight how businesses can achieve the Global Goals
- The best green innovations of the week: Algae carbon capture and lobster protein plastic
- In numbers: How businesses and consumers are adapting to the war on plastic
- Ceres: Want to fight climate change? Start by checking what's on your plate
April 2019
- The best green innovations of the week: Salt-based energy storage and Adidas' recyclable sneakers
- Saurer: Permanent monitoring of energy consumption by performance indicator
- New approach: Finnish businesses set up 'world's first' marketplace for carbon removal certificates
- Three-course meal: How addressing food waste can deliver a triple win for sustainable business
- Kärcher: Employee survey with 9,836 votes for the future
- Sustainability is possible: Algae-boosted solar panels and floating cities
- TEKA: Safety at work 4.0: A sensor monitors and regulates air in Caritas workshop
- Netzsch: LED technology in the production building – savings potential and investment
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Sydney's renewables aim and more...
- Renewable energy could meet 86% of global power demand by 2050, IRENA concludes
- The Cool Coalition: Business giants unite in drive for low-emission cooling
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) calls for business and governments to partner on SDGs
- Kurtz Ersa: Sustainability is an integral part of the corporate culture
- EU on track for 50% emission cuts by 2030, study says
- Is it time for the hospitality sector to align to the SDGs?
- Switch off for Earth Hour: One hour, no power - Millions of kWh of energy to be saved as landmarks
- Rolls-Royce and ABB partner to develop microgrid solution for business
- H2O GmbH: Feel great and stay healthy in new building extension
- The best green innovations of the week: Cheese waste vodka and EV battery recycling
- ASOS urges fashion sector to take tougher action on modern slavery
March 2019
- The best green innovations of the week: NASA-certified showers and AI-enabled bins
- Food banks help reduce emissions by 10 million tonnes, report finds
- Brückner Maschinenbau: Film production technologies for a functional circular economy
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Panasonic's zero-carbon factories and more...
- Ressource water: England could run short of water within 25 years
- motan: SilentLine ensures a calm and safe working environment
- Fashion industry sourced record amount of sustainable cotton in 2018
- Emissions: Study charts six scenarios for fossil-free energy by 2050
- Family company WEILER: Sustainability means thinking down the generations
- The best green innovations of the week: Ikea's solar blockchain and autonomous electric trucks
- The SDGs In Action: How Diageo is achieving SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
- Resource extraction: Responsible for half world's carbon emissions
- Europe: Five EU countries call for 100% renewable energy by 2050
- Future for oceans: The best green innovations to mark the World Ocean Summit
- Forum for the Future spotlights sustainability's biggest challenges: Plastics and biodiversity
- Mobility: Swiss Post and Austrian Post pledge to fully electrify fleets by 2030
- Corporate reporting bodies launch framework championing SDG alignment
- Research: Consumer goods giants prioritising plastic alternatives over low-carbon innovation
- More sustainability success stories: Evian's reusable water bottles and VW's 'carbon-neutral' EVs
February 2019
- Volvo Trucks' first all-electric vehicles land in Europe
- The week's best green innovations: Ikea's air-purifying curtains and solar space stations
- CO2 reduction: Majority of European firms have no targets
- Tax fashion brands to fund circular economy for garments, MPs urge
- Global sustainability success stories: Hydrogen delivery scooters and Olympic medals made from e-was
- Report: Global energy demand to decouple from economic growth by 2035, but not quick enough....
- EU-Memberstates: Europe agrees sales targets for 'clean' buses in cities
- Sustainable solution: Drax begins capturing biomass carbon emissions in 'world first'
- The best green innovations of the week: Printed solar panels and carbon capture breakthroughs
- EU: European platform launched to drive research and innovation on batteries
- The best green innovations of the week: Eggshell energy storage and lab-grown leather
- Circular economy: Ikea to launch furniture rental offering as part of circular economy shift
- Recyling: Adidas to double production of ocean plastic trainers in 2019
- Sustainable snow days: How remote working can reduce environmental impacts for business
- Corporate clean energy purchases smash record in 2018
January 2019
- Germany agrees to end reliance on coal stations by 2038
- The best green innovations of the week: Insect-based pet food and blockchain app
- Analysis warns of lack of progress on 2020 global emissions target
- VDMA: Withdrawal from coal energy must be accompanied by further measures
- Report: AI could offer £167bn circular opportunity for food and electronics sectors each year
- Sustainable fincances: Refinitiv pledges to become a net-zero-carbon business in 2020
- UN chief outlines climate change and SDGs as key 2019 priorities
- Bubble barriers and 'naked' shampoo: Six of the best innovations for tackling plastics pollution
- A 1.5C world is circular: Nations urged to drive resource productivity to reach climate goals
- More marine sustainability: Stena Line installs onshore power supply connection to support electric
- Emissions: New air pollution plans improve on EU rules, Government claims
- Sustainable ideas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas 2019
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Ikea's solar homes
- Marine Sustainability: World's biggest container shipper commits to carbon neutrality by 2050
- Research: Global warming of oceans equivalent to an atomic bomb per second
- WWF: Finance firms must do more to safeguard food sector from sustainability risks
- MEPs locked in dispute over EU's climate plan
December 2018
- EU forges deal on coal phase-out, with special Polish clause
- The best green innovations of the week: Sugarcane shoes and silicon energy storage
- WRAP: UK fashion industry moving quickly to improve environmental footprint of clothing
- UK: Offshore wind capacity in 2018 'smashes' previous record
- Nine ways to raise your company's sustainability ambitions in 2019
- World's first carbon-negative fuel set to be unveiled at COP24 Summit
- The best sustainability success stories of the week
- ING: Green technologies could cut global energy emissions by 64%
- Sustainable Business Covered: The first two days at COP24
- The top sustainability stories of November 2018
- UN climate summit:'We are last generation that can stop climate change'
- UK: Wind generates record amount of electricity
November 2018
September 2018
- Not recycable: Lidl to stop using black plastic fruit and vegetable packaging
- Emissions: Shell sets near-zero methane emissions target for 2025
- VDMA OE-A: Sustainability
- The best green innovations of last week: Volvo's electric truck and reusable food wraps
- VDMA: Creating perspectives in Africa with vocational training
- Combined heat and power (CHP): edie launches free business guide
- Global Climate Action Summit: Lack of government climate ambition balanced by non-state action
- Number of dirty diesels on road still growing, report shows
- Hundreds of global investors commit to bolster climate strategies
- Deforestation monitoring and £50m EV investments: The sustainability success stories of the week
- VDMA: Climate protection needs credible signals
- Report: Fossil fuel demand to peak in the 2020s due to clean energy growth
- Report: Smart technology could reduce annual cost of decarbonising homes by £6.9bn
- Mercedes-Benz unveils first all-electric show car
- The Top 10 sustainability stories of August 2018!
- Vertical farms and 24-hour composting: The best green innovations of the week
- Mobility: Volkswagen to launch electric car sharing initiative in Berlin
August 2018
- PepsiCo's recycling drive and Lego's plant-based bricks: The sustainability success stories of the w
- World Water Week: Seven ways businesses are progressing water stewardship
- VDMA: Climate protection needs credible signals
- ISO 50001 revised to reflect changing energy landscape
- Europe's first bioenergy carbon capture project to assist drinks sector
- How to implement the circular economy: edie's next 30-minute masterclass
- The sustainability success stories of the week: Solar-powered breweries and Ikea's electric ricksha
- Biodegradable batteries and ocean-plastic shoes: the best green innovations of the week
- Recycling: Veolia to recycle 120 million coffee cups in 2019
- Human rights: Report about UK product imports fuelling modern slavery at home and abroad
- Important knowledge: Canon educates youth on the importance of SDGs
- Chemicals giant to slash emissions following ISO 50001 certification
- Textile industry: Levi Strauss commits to 100% renewables and science-based targets
- Heatwave made more than twice as likely by climate change, scientists find
- Top 10 sustainability stories of July 2018
- Olympic EVs and compostable coffee pods: This week's top 5 sustainability success stories
- VDMA: Interesting facts about the windpower industry
July 2018
- European Sustainability Award launched
- Science-based buildings and plastic-waste football kits: This Top 5 sustainability success stories
- Kinetic power treadmills and demand response apps: The best green innovations of the week
- Remember: THURSDAY AT 2PM: The SDG 'power hour' webinar
- China, EU reaffirm Paris climate commitment, vow more cooperation
- Sustainability strategy: 30-minute masterclass: Seven tips to influence the board
- More sustainability success stories: Panda solar parks and Uber’s e-scooter scheme
- Report: Circular economy a 'powerful force' to meeting Paris Agreement goals
- VDMA: Good progress on the circular economy
- The best green innovations of the week: Ammonia storage plants and vertical farms
- Plastic-free supermarkets and lessons in leadership: This week’s top 5 sustainability success storie
- Tetra Pak half way to sourcing 100% renewable electricity
- In Practice: SEAT's largest solar array in the automotive industry
- Ecotricity launches UK's first vegan-certified electricity tariff
- 'Promiscuous' enzymes and fjord-cooled data centres: The best green innovations of the week
- Report: Demand response will see EU meet 40% of its 2020 energy targets
- The sustainability success stories of the week
June 2018
- Switching to electric vehicles: edie launches free business guide
- Greatbritain: MPs and peers push for 'net zero' emissions by 2050
- 'Carbon bubble' could spark global financial crisis, study warns
- Report: Circular economy a 'powerful force' to meeting Paris Agreement goals
- Achieving Mission Possible: The sustainability success stories of the week
- 'High risk' meat and fish sector failing to combat climate-related business risks
- World Environment Day: Seven countries leading the charge on plastics pollution
- SEAT installs air-cleaning pavement at Barcelona plant after surpassing emissions goal
- Why now is the time for corporates to set long-term targets for renewables
- Hydrogen dustcarts and light-up trees: The best green innovations of the week
- European Commission plots ban on single-use plastics
May 2018
- Hitting toughest climate target will save world $30tn in damages, analysis shows
- EU tables ground-breaking 'low-carbon benchmark' for green finance
- Recycled plastic roads and clothes made from milk: The best green innovations of the week
- Bright ideas: Insight report on 10 of the best green innovations
- Drax launches Europe's first bioenergy carbon capture project
- Food packaging: Iceland among first adopters of new plastic-free labelling
- Audi aims for 800,000 electric and hybrid car sales in 2025
- Paris Agreement: Developing nations call for 'urgent' action to develop rulebook
- London: Mayor Sadiq Khan unveils goals to make it the world's 'greenest city'
- EU proposes 25% 'climate quota' in new long-term budget
- Worries mount over waste incineration as 'renewable energy'
- How the SDGs and stakeholder engagement can hold the key to sustainability leadership
- VDMA: Europe works, but it needs to evolve
April 2018
- Intelligent highways and underground bins: the best green innovations of the week
- Two VDMA member companies are among the winners of the German Innovation Prize for Climate and Envir
- How effective data management can drive a successful energy strategy
- Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
- Achieving Mission Possible: The sustainability success stories of the week
- UN agrees to halve shipping emissions by 2050
- International Maritime Organisation 'too slow' on emissions strategy
- VDMA: POWER-TO-X - A promising cornerstone to climate protection
- Elephant dung paper and 'Farming Trees': the best green innovations of the week
- Cross-sector electric vehicle project targets energy-neutral office buildings
- Business leaders call for net-zero carbon standards for buildings by 2030
- Apple-based leather and seawater greenhouses: the best green innovations of the week
March 2018
- World Water Day: Top brands and retailers sign up to new Courtauld 2025 water ambition
- McDonald's to reduce emissions by a third under approved science-based targets
- Crown Estate deploys London's first air purifying CityTree
- Egg white hydrogen and chewing gum coffee cups: the best green innovations of the week
- Plastic-free aisles and seaweed sachets: Six brand new business plans to tackle plastic waste
- Non profit CDP analysis: 100 global cities use renewables for at least 70% of electricity needs
- EU's carbon market update clears final hurdle
February 2018
- Mobility: Opening the road to electrification is not as simple as the flick of a switch
- The best green innovations of the week: Hybrid boats and paper batteries:
- VDMA: IFAT as a showcase to the world
- Balearics launch pioneering plan to phase out emissions
- New Report: EU can double renewables and boost economy
- VDMA: Humans – Machines – Progress – The film
- Carlsberg cuts carbon emissions 16% in two years
- Heathrow installed rapid charge points for electric black cabs
- The best green innovations of the week: Mine shaft energy storage and post-consumer packaging
- Sector insight: The state of sustainability in food and drink manufacturing
- Valentines Day: Chocolates driving deforestation across the globe, report claims
- London, Barcelona or Singapore: Which will be the best smart city in the world?
- Drop the C: Heineken outlines science-based targets ambition
- Report: Majority of UK SMEs struggling to embed sustainability
January 2018
December 2017
- Sustainability: New opportunities for climate leadership in 2018
- Philippe Joubert: Policy frameworks will define climate action in 2018
- The best green innovations of 2017: VOTE for your favourite
- Corporate giants urge EU to back 35% renewables target
- Global e-waste climbs 8% in two years, but disposal discrepancies remain
- EU announces €9bn in funding for climate action
- Edible packaging and ocean-plastic shoes: Six of the best innovations to solve the plastics problem
- Well-designed green regulations support business growth, study finds
- Are developing nations the ideal testing ground for circular economy practices?
- ISO 50001: edie launches new-look guide to implementation for energy managers
- Report: Corporate action on SDGs stalling two years on
- Everyone is talking about blockchain, so why all the hype?
- Top car manufacturers launch sustainable raw materials partnership
- Co-op and Iceland throw weight behind national plastic bottle deposit return scheme
November 2017
- UPS trials sustainable delivery system in London
- Energy storage: Free business guide to battery technology launched by edie
- Global support group launched to ease water pressures related to urbanisation
- BNEF: Energy storage market to double six times by 2030
- 'Political watershed' as 19 countries pledge to phase out coal
- Bonn: What went on at the COP23?
- The best green innovations of the week: Electric Lamborghinis and carbon-neutral eggs
- World Energy Outlook: Seven key trends shaping the low-carbon economy
- Dutch zero-emission trains to combine biofuel with battery storage
- COP 23: Climate Agreement is in the Industry’s Best Interest
- The best green innovations of the week: Uber's flying taxis and offshore robot repairs:
- Carbon price among policy wishlist issued by businesses at COP23
- COP23: What does the Bonn climate summit mean for sustainability professionals?
- E-mobility: Car giants launch pan-European electric vehicle charging venture
- World Water Council (WWC): Water infrastructure investment must to triple to combat climate change
- Climate visas and smart trains: the best green innovations of the week
- Research: Just 30% of top 250 firms have strong goals to curb emissions
- UN: World must act now to close 'unacceptable' emissions gap
October 2017
- The best green innovations of the week: Frugal Cartons and wooden wind turbines
- Report: Green gas could help fuel 15 million homes by 2050
- Christiana Figueres: Corporate leadership on climate change set to hit critical mass
- EXCLUSIVE: Guide to greening your office
- VDMAImpulse: IN SEARCH OF THE BEST SOUND
September 2017
- VDMAimpulse investigation: DESIGNED FOR GREEN DRIVING
- Terracotta air conditioning and farming in Antarctica: the best green
- EU to aim for 100% emission cuts in new 'mid-century roadmap'
- 125-years of VDMA: What humans create with machines
- New 'carbon currency' aims to ease sustainable transactions
- UK carbon targets 'under threat' unless businesses invest in energy managers
- Selfridges' yellow shopping bags to be made from coffee cups
- The Body Shop rolls out first Bio-Bridge project in India
- World Water Week: 10 shocking facts about the global water crisis
- VDMA: 5th European Machine Vision Summit
- Scientists sketch roadmap for 139 countries to go 100% renewable by 2050
- A greener footprint: How Timberland's boots ignited a decade of circular economy progress
- World set to exhaust carbon budget in 2040s, despite predicted energy plateau
- Europe – Trailblazer for democracy and digitalization
- ABB to deliver battery storage system for Burbo Bank windfarm
August 2017
- New hydrogen technology could slash engine emissions by 80%
- First of many: DHL and Ford unveil new electric delivery van model
- New forecast system to boost efficiency and reduce costs of solar energy
- Electric highways and tiny Tesla houses: the best green innovations of the week
- VDMA: Without water, everything is nothing
- VDMA report “Future Materials 2030
- VDMA: Onshore wind energy: Result of the second Renewable Energy Act (EEG)
- World's largest cruise operator closes in on 2020 emissions target
- It's getting hot in here: how to create warmth without burning fossil fuels
- Saliva batteries and biodegradable cars: the best green innovations of the week
- Britain spent 'twice as much on overseas fossil fuels as renewables'
- Al Gore: Trump has failed to knock Paris climate
- Plastic bag charge: 10 fascinating facts about the scheme's sustainability success
July 2017
- IFAT Eurasia: 4,000 trees for climate protection
- Human rights due diligence: what should businesses do next?
- Political barriers hampering onsite biodiesel production
- EcoAct Group takeover of Carbon Clear signals global 'climate leadership'
- Robotic housebuilders and eco-underwear: the best green innovations of the week
- Sector survey: What is the state of sustainability in manufacturing?
- New standard launched to certify business commitments to SDGs
- ISO 16745: First global standard for measuring carbon footprint of buildings
- Panda solar farms and self-charging cars: the best green innovations of the week
- Sustainability will distinguish leading businesses in next decade, survey finds
- Unilever suspends sourcing from Indonesian palm oil supplier amid deforestation allegations
- Electric lakes and solar paint: The best green innovations of the week
- Storage 'not fundamentally needed' for future power grid, scientists say
June 2017
- Caribbean island turns to microgrids in quest to become fossil-fuel free
- Energy giants back calls to cut financial support for polluting powerplants
- Pee Power: Glastonbury displays to run on festival-goers' urine
- It's time for ACTION: 14 green policy priorities for the new UK Government - Part one
- Wacker Neuson: Zero emissions, full power: the electric wheel loader WL20e
- Wacker Neuson: Protection against exhaust emissions
- UK leads the way on emissions reductions, despite overall increase across the EU
- Telefonica joins RE100 to accelerate clean energy commitment
- From Macron to Musk: World rallies behind #ParisAgreement following Trump's withdrawal
May 2017
- London EV drivers rewarded with car parking discount
- McDonald's and L'Oréal join CDP's zero-deforestation supply chain agenda
- How can we forge a deeper connection with consumers on sustainability?
- Maximising value: How can your sustainability report drive engagement?
- Plastic-eating worms and printed solar: The best green innovations of the week
- Study: Most supermarket seafood products now sustainably sourced
- Clean energy revolution 'locked in' by business aspirations, says Obama
- Philips: Smart lighting systems can champion the circular economy
- Toyota drives 'Digiman' project to develop 50,000 fuel cell stacks by 2020
- Sharing economy makes inroads to combat London's air pollution
- ISO 14080: New standard set to play an 'essential role' in climate change agenda
- REGISTER and JOIN! The European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) takes place from 30 May – 5 Jun
- Air pollution lawsuit set to go ahead despite delayed Government plan
- Natural capital: Credible concept or spurious sustainability approach?
- World's largest brewer saves £50m through sustainability strategy
- European Union enforces new air pollution limits
- ISO 20400: New standard launched to support sustainable procurement
- Queen's Awards recognise UK business contribution to sustainable development
April 2017
- Report: Halving global emissions by 2040 achievable if businesses act now
- Britain set for first coal-free day since the industrial revolution
- Energy efficiency must be Industrial Strategy priority, engineers say
- Trump aides abruptly postpone meeting on whether to stay in Paris climate deal
- How O2's smartphone recycling drive is strengthening its consumer relations
- Sadiq Khan urged to explore plastic bottle return scheme
- Calls for low-carbon Industrial Strategy mount as Theresa May seeks snap election
- Christiana Figueres: Peak emissions by 2020 'crazy but achievable'
- Changing the world: How are these megatrends shaping the future of sustainable business?
- The Future of Europe: five options, no alternative
- Veolia to build £10m closed-loop glass recycling facility
- Tech firms urged to expand gaze to account for 'myriad' of conflict mineral risks
- Commendabel: London's Ultra Low Emission Zone to arrive in 2019
- Big businesses unite in Square Mile coffee cup recycling challenge
- Europe's energy giants set to overshoot Paris Agreement 'carbon budget'
- The Future of Europe: five options, no alternative
- The renewables revolution rolls on: 2016 in charts
- Study: Thousands of pollution deaths worldwide linked to western consumers
March 2017
- Thinking circular: applying an effective closed-loop model
- Leaked paper exposes EU countries' abuse of climate loophole
- VIDEO: Inside Gatwick's 'world-first' waste management plant
- Britvic develops sustainable wood fibre bottle
- Battle cry: Where should the War on Waste go next?
- Study: Backing fossil fuels is economically and politically irresponsible
- Circular wastewater systems 'underexploited', says United Nations
- Sustainable mobility: Breakthroughs for biofuel in aviation and transport sectors
- British tampons and nappies set to fuel power stations
- London unveils £50m circular economy business plan
- Republicans to challenge Trump over climate change
- Circular Economy Package: Everything you need to know
- Energy management: Take the four steps to success
- Internal communication key to driving resource efficiency in fast-fashion world
- EU sees 'strategic advantage' of biofuels in aviation
- Research: Circular economy could save 11% of annual global water demand
- Survey shows shoppers will purchase wonky fruit and veg, but only at a discount
- Sustainable Business Covered podcast: 'Be bold For change' on International Women's Day
- Sustainable Business Covered podcast: 'Be bold For change' on International Women's Day
- Could this compostable coffee capsule solve the great circular economy challenge?
- Rolls-Royce and Nestlé explore the benefits of flexible energy generation
- Reform of EU carbon trading scheme agreed
- Professor Trash Wheel & wet steam energy: The best green innovations of the week
February 2017
- Biomass 'carbon neutrality' debate continues to divide opinions
- What steps must be taken now to achieve the Paris Agreement?
- Captivating CSR: How to produce an engaging sustainability report
- Twinings brews up new human rights framework in CSR drive
- The Sustainable Business Covered podcast: Episode 21 - Getting engaged with sustainability
- London bus routes set to go 100% electric
- The Sustainability Oscars 2017: Celebrating the best of climate-change cinema
- MULTIVAC supports an international research project
- Urine batteries and impossible food: the best green innovations of the week
- Going Circular: PwC's staff engagement success story
- Almost 90% of new power in Europe from renewable sources in 2016
- Vattenfall launches Scottish offshore wind education project
- MULTIVAC: A genuine win-win situation
- Low-carbon boom to stall fossil fuel demand by 2020, say researchers
- Tetra Pak commits to science-based emissions target
- How can we deliver a circular economy for novel materials?
- OceanRescue: Sky drives engagement on ocean plastic waste through new social campaign
- Consumer needs should dictate low-emission vehicle market, says ETI
- Start-ups in the limelight at the EMO Hannover 2017
January 2017
- Expansion offshore forges steadily ahead – federal government inhibiting further momentum
- What does the sustainable business of the future look like?
- Fuel for thought: Will 2017 be the year of the zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle?
- Diamond batteries and bendy solar windows: the best green innovations of the week
- Three trends that will power the circular economy in 2017
- Industrial Strategy green paper: A step in the right direction or too little, too late?
- New Plastics Economy: Businesses support action plan to recycle 70% of global plastic packaging
- Solar implants and seed-planting bullets: the best green innovations of the week
- EU risks missing climate goals without 'sustainable' biofuels, experts warn
- Apple named world's greenest tech firm in latest Greenpeace report
- Dear Mr Trump: We need a low-carbon USA, say 600 firms
- Game-changing' coffee cup project to provide retailers with cost-effective recycling service
- Tesla Gigafactory commences battery cell production
- VDMA: Air Handling Technology Association expects positive business development to continue in 2017
- Air filtering scarfs and AI cars: The best green innovations of CES 2017
- France becomes second country to issue green bonds
- Happy New Year: Seventeen big reasons for the green economy to be excited about 2017
- The best green innovations of 2016: Car-eating buses and volcanic carbon capture
- Sustainability Report: Dos and Don'ts
December 2016
- The crucial sustainability stories of the year 2016
- VDMA Photovoltaic-Equipment: Solar industry continues to invest
- Carbon Trust joins World Bank project to boost clean innovation in emerging countries
- Christmas and sustainability: Mistletoe and wine or chalk and cheese?
- EMO Hannover 2017 heading for a record
- VDMAimpulse: Is Industrie 4.0 on the right path?
- Europe vehicle industry meeting emissions targets, report claims
- The Sustainable Business Covered podcast: Episode 16 - Sharing cars and driving green innovation
- Solar thermal remains part of renewable heat reforms
- Energy storage megashift: 10 of the best battery projects across the globe
- Report: British wind farms cut carbon emissions by 36 million tonnes
- Polluting industries stand to gain from EU ETS reform, report claims
- 28 days later: What we know so far about the climate impact of Trump
- Google to be powered 100% by renewable energy from 2017
- VIDEO: The skills you need to become a sustainability leader
- EU winter package met with mixed green business reception
- VIDEO: 60-second sustainability skill - The Collaborator
November 2016
- European businesses fear 'lost decade' for renewables ahead of EU proposals
- Diesel vehicles burnt almost half of Europe's palm oil in 2015!!
- Work set to begin on pioneering green-gas-from-waste plant in Swindon
- VIDEO: 60-second sustainability skill - The Motivator
- Consumer demand for green products 'reaching a tipping point'
- The Sustainable Business Covered podcast: Episode 15 - Fresh from Marrakesh
- Energy efficiency: Vital for the Paris Agreement and Britain's economy
- Focus COP22: Major firms lead low-carbon energy drive
- Global emissions flatline for third consecutive year
- ESTA: Networked and simultaneously energy saving: Filter tower 4.0
- COP22: Water and climate justice share the spotlight with Trump
- Choice editing: a crucial next step for the circular economy?
- The battle against climate change is becoming a social movement, says Climate-KIC
- Collaboration the catalyst for circular economy adoption, say business leaders
- Paris Agreement officially enters force: what happens next?
- Offshore wind deployment could grow by 650% in 15 years, says IRENA
- Herrmann Ultraschall: Ultrasonics for Automotive celebrates a comeback
- New innovation hub aims to commercialise closed-loop CO2 feedstock
- WWF and Sodexo launch new range of sustainable meals
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October 2016
- Halloween: The living nightmare for the waste management industry
- IEA Energy Efficiency Market Report 2016: Key Takeaways for the Commercial Real Estate Sector
- Petrol cars allowed to exceed pollution limits by 50% under draft EU laws
- Quarter of global emissions could be covered by a carbon price in 2017, says World Bank
- Shipping 'progressives' call for industry carbon emission cuts
- Britain's biomass generation carries big emissions risk, report claims
- Urban energy 'rethink' needed to ensure low-carbon transition, says IRENA
- Kigali deal on HFCs is big step in fighting climate change
- World Food Day: Five fascinating projects to feed the plenty with surplus food
- Europe poised for electric car boom as sales surge towards half a million
- WEMA: Specialist for temperature control in extrusion
- Paris Agreement poised to enter into full force as EU ratifies
- Today, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon receives Honorary Award of the German Sustainability Award
- Report: Innovation can cut offshore wind energy costs by a third
- Leading by design: 7 of the world's most eye-catching green building innovations
September 2016
- Lidl pledges to remove single-use plastic carrier bags
- Business must address 'timid action' to achieve SDGs
- Is 'imperfect' ETS a better option for aviation emissions than a voluntary ICAO draft?
- Businesses remain unaware of natural capital impact, warns WWF
- Future cars: Millennials are on-board with the EV transition, survey finds
- MULTIVAC: Increased efficiency due to the R 085 e-concept™ thermoformer
- Familiar faces: World's most sustainable companies revealed
- London is now the fifth most sustainable city in the world
- Brückner Maschinenbau: Film stretching lines - new and easy operation for more efficiency
- MULTIVAC: Aid that hits the spot
- L’Orange: World premiere at the SMM 2016 in Hamburg - the new turbocharger solutions
- Tax haven money could power half the world with renewable energy
- Wonky fruit & veg: turning an environmental problem into a social solution
- World Water Week: Six innovations to quench the global thirst for clean water
- US and China ratify Paris climate deal: 'The moment we decided to save our planet'
- Emissions from new diesel cars are still far higher than official limit
- Packaging industry urges EU to reinforce circular economy proposals
August 2016
- Record Sales of "Seeing Machines" from Germany
- Leading trade fair glasstec 2016
- Circular economy provides golden opportunity to save lives in Rio and beyond, report claims
- World Energy Council: Removal of trade barriers key to reaching global climate targets
- 3D printing and the race for sustainable business
- Discussion about recycling of coffee cups
- Sumitomo Demag: #Electrified_40 enhances production efficiency
- Exporting the Energy Transition
- Sustainable energy - what is it and how do we measure it?
- German Textile machinery: 26% less energy for the production of textile billboards
- EMO 2017: Looking into the future of production technology
- Strong expansion before the switch to tendering
- Control technology refined - Added value with intelligence and electronics
- Fiber-reinforced materials: Less is more
- From Chernobyl to Antarctica: 7 wonders of the world's renewable energy revolution
- City-level climate disclosure increases by 70% in wake of Paris talks
- Scotland ranks second in Western European greenhouse gas reductions
July 2016
June 2016
- Textil machinery: 28% less energy consumption for production of cotton T-shirts
- International Rotating Equipment Conference 2016: ideal showroom for manufacturers
- Mobile machines – EU agrees on more stringent emissions limits
- H2O: For a clean environment: VACUDEST enables the zero liquid discharge production
May 2016
- Berliner Luft: Energy saving by tight air ducts
- LUTRO: Multiple painting facility designs permit efficient surface coating
- GARLOCK: Long service life and high efficiency at low maintenance costs
- Frenzelit: GOLD Pressing Wheels novaTEX® − waste avoidance when bending heated glass
- Handtmann: Resource-conserving filling technology sets the standard for sustainability
- Brückner: Quality and performance increase - energy cost reduction
April 2016
- HARTING Technology Group wins HERMES AWARD for second time
- ebm-papst: Has re-invented the wheel - more efficiency for centrifugal fans
- ESTA: New eco + line lowers energy balance of extraction devices
- RINGLER: Process and staff safety as the highest priority
- ULT: Energy-efficient process air dehumidification for dry production conditions
- LISSMAC: Ergonomically streamlined processes humanize the work place
- European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) 2016
March 2016
- MULTIVAC: Slicing and packing sausage specialities energy-efficient
- From vision to product – OE-A presents the most innovative ideas at LOPEC 2016
- IMA Klessmann: Individual utilisation of the working units
- WALTHER: Painting tin plate containers - To save material and protect the environment
- European Commission initiates a Social Innovation Competition
- Showcase project for CO2-neutral air conditioning in multifunctional buildings
- From flexible technologies to Internet of Things: Printed electronics highlights at LOPEC 2016
February 2016
- Keller Lufttechnik: Efficient and energy-optimized extraction – pleased with the clean air inside
- DencoHappel GmbH: New partner of the sustainability initiative Blue Competence
- VDMA Brief: Using the potential of #Industrie_4.0 for Europe
- Climate protection is the revolution of efficiency
- KappWerkzeugmaschinen: Energy efficiency reduces operation costs of a grinding machine
- KrämerLufttechnik: Innovative extraction system at Melitta reduces energy costs drastically
- IFFA 2016 - Machinery manufacturers are optimistic
- ITMA 2015: Focus on #sustainability
- European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) from 30 May until 05 June 2016
- VDMA demonstration days: sophisticated technology for effective biomass processing
- IST Metz: #Energy-efficient UV curing of three-dimensional parts
January 2016
- SCHNEEBERGER: Multiple contributions to reducing energy consumption
- European policy in 2016 – what is important to the mechanical engineering industry
- Wandfluh: Needs-based energy adjustment for hydraulic switching solenoids
- EU Pushing for TTIP Talks’ Completion, Hefty Trade Agenda in 2016
- EMUGE: Resource savings in thread production
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
- STEMMER IMAGING: 3D imaging ensures environmentally friendly car seat production
- Mayer & Cie: New circular knitting machine - knitting & spinning all in one
- Conflict minerals: Clarity before the end of the year
- VDMA event in Berlin on the future of industry in Europe
- Call for Papers - German CSR Forum – Academic CSR Summit 2016
- Alfred Kärcher: Premises redesigned with nature in mind
- Alfred Kärcher: Water is a source of life
- Alfred Kärcher: Children are the future
September 2015
- BIZERBA: No backing paper waste
- Anthon: Intelligent packing centre for flat-pack furniture
- Kroenert: Saving energy and resources by presicion coating
- VDMA: Juncker must not neglect Industrie 4.0
- MULTIVAC: Slicing and packing sausage specialities energy-efficiently and inline
- U.S. and China reach “clean coal” deal
- MULTIVAC: Company organises a summer holiday programme for the children of employees
- ESTA: Intelligent hall ventilation system reduces energy consumption
- HEGLA: Efficient residual glass handling with the ReMaster
- European Commission queries whether the European waste market is working
August 2015
- Textile machinery: Production of functional T-shirts by about one third more favourable
- Textile machinery: 26% less energy for the production of textile billboards
- Textile machinery: 28% less energy consumption for production of cotton T-shirts
- Innovative nozzle design doubles efficiency and stability
- LISSMAC: Symbiosis from energy efficiency and health prophylaxis
- Gautschi-VAREGA: Special burner for high-temperature aluminium-melting-furnaces
- Lindauer DORNIER: DuoColor - Weaving without catch selvedge on the weft insertion side
July 2015
- ebm-papst: Nominated for Baden-Wuerttemberg Environmental Technology Award
- The German wind industry takes a breather
- Uniform EU energy market takes shape
- Circular economy – VDMA warns against excessively detailed regulation
- Gautschi-VAREGA: Special burner for high-temperaturealuminium-melting-furnaces
- Handtmann: Resource-conserving filling technology sets the standard for sustainability
- ZAE: Spiral bevel gearbox efficiency and performance
- Political Steering Processes in Asia aiming the Photonics Industry
- Research and Innovation in the Mechanical Engineering Industry
- The circular economy – European Parliament goes way beyond objective
- VDMA: Framework conditions more important than EU investment fund
June 2015
- World class players in energy efficiency
- Take part in the Apprentice Competition: "Sustainability is a business model"
- WEMA: Specialist for temperature control in extrusion
- Johnson Controls: Freiberg district hospital uses pit water as energy source
- Johnson Controls: Energy efficient cultivation - Kellermann uses refrigeration for heating
- Handtmann: Resource-conserving filling technology sets the standard for sustainability
- Energy for life – Organic Photovoltaics opens up new architectural opportunities
- High-speed balls for energy efficiency
- Venjakob: Innovative UV coating technology
- German-Chinese successes at Chinaplas - Energy efficiency comes to the fore
- ChinaPlas shines spotlight on German-Chinese partnership success
May 2015
April 2015
- BriefPosition: Mechanical engineering designs ecological products
- IST: Energy-efficient UV curing of three-dimensional parts
- ersa: Intelligent nitrogen control reduces N₂ and power consumption
- Process technology: Growth in production and exports
- VDMA Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing is Ready for Industrial Use
- Festo: Saving energy in compressed air systems made easy
- VDMA KDV: Manufacturers expect moderate turnover increase
- Blue Competence at CHINAPLAS 2015 - save the date!
- Optimized components for the worldwide two-wheeled vehicle market
- LISSMAC: Ergonomically streamlined processeshumanize the work place
March 2015
- NPE 2015: Resource efficiency pays off
- MULTIVAC: Efficiency all along the line
- EnviroChemie: Saving water: complete water recycling for industry
- Climate policy - via Brussels to Paris
- BeyondZero – less environmental impact for bigger margins
- Competition for 2015 Federal Ecodesign Award opened
- RIETER: New spinning mill saves considerable amount of energy
- NPE 2015: VDMA Press Event on 23 March 2015
- Pfeiffer Vacuum: Green Lab Fab
February 2015
January 2015
October 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
September 2013
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 19: Kelch
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 18: Römheld
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 17: LMT
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 16: Lach Diamant
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 15: AMF
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 14: Ringler
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 13: SKF
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 12: Schneeberger
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 11: Scheffler
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 10: Gühring
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 9: Mapal
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 8: mimatic
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 7: EMUGE
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 6: Benzinger
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 5: Diebold
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 4: Schumacher
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 3: Hydac
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 2: Hainbuch
- Alliance Member @ EMO – Episode 1: Walter AG
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 17: Walter
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 16: Vollmer
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 15: UnionChemnitz
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 14: CNC-Arena
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 13: Trumpf
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 12: Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 11: Schunk
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 10: Profiroll
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 9: Peiseler
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 8: Liebherr
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 7: Kuka
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 6: Komet
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 5: Kapp-Niles
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 4: Heller
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 3: Fanuc
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 2: DMG Mori Seiki
- Collective booth @ EMO - Episode 1: Chiron
- SORALUCE: Life Cycle Management
- Nicolás Correa: certified ecodesign milling centers
- JUARISTI: Energy efficient design
- IK4 IDEKO: SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT
- IBARMIA: Sustainable improvements
- COMETEL: Energy efficiency in metallic waste recovery
- Schunk: Servo-electric Long-Stroke Grippers - Adaptable and energy-efficient
- Vitronic: VICAMsnap! – Data capture and handling in one step
- Vitronic: Camera-based welded seam inspection
- Roemheld: Intelligent hydraulic power units - The efficient way to clamp
July 2013
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