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In Industry First, PUMA Creates Sustainability Report Podcast Series to Reach Out to Gen-Z

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.

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  • Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230601005537/en/
    Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.
  • “During last year’s Conference of the People, we saw that we needed to do more to reach out to younger generations when we talk about sustainability.
  • Throughout the podcast series, PUMA will feature representatives from industry bodies, businesses and NGOs that push brands to ensure more sustainable practises are in place and monitored.

BASF celebrates 10 years of its Northeast Research Alliance

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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Since its inception, NORA has evolved to stay competitive and drive innovation in the Massachusetts ecosystem. It expanded from a single university model with Harvard in 2008 to include MIT and the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2013. NORA continued to expand in 2017 through BASF’s partnership with Greentown Labs -- the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America -- based in nearby Somerville, MA.

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  • At the conference, BASF announced its plans to expand the scope of NORA to include additional partners such as startups, accelerators, customers, research institutes, and other universities across North America to strengthen its innovation ecosystem.
  • NORA will stand for the North America Open Research Alliance moving forward.
  • “Harvard, MIT, UMass, and Greentown Labs will continue to play a leading role in the partnership between BASF and the broader innovation ecosystem in North America,” said Dr. Detlef Kratz, President of Group Research, BASF SE.
  • More than 100 postdocs and students and 47 faculty members have been involved in these projects, closely collaborating with key experts within BASF.

Hepsiburada Releases 2022 Sustainability Report

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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ISTANBUL, Türkiye, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (d/b/a “Hepsiburada”) (NASDAQ: HEPS), a leading Turkish e-commerce platform, today released its 2022 Sustainability Report.

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  • ISTANBUL, Türkiye, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (d/b/a “Hepsiburada”) (NASDAQ: HEPS), a leading Turkish e-commerce platform, today released its 2022 Sustainability Report.
  • Hepsiburada CEO Nilhan Onal Gökçetekin commented: “At Hepsiburada, we see sustainability and social responsibility as the core values of our business culture.
  • Hepsiburada has made great strides in “Women Entrepreneurship.” As of the end of 2022, Hepsiburada had supported more than 41,000 women entrepreneurs through its “Technology Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs” program launched in 2017.
  • On the date of this press release, the Hepsiburada 2022 Sustainability Report has been furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 6-K and has been made available on our website:

ERI’s John Shegerian to Share Insights on E-Waste and the Circular Economy at Circularity 23

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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Shegerian is an invited contributor to a multi-panel discussion titled “Recovering Critical Materials From E-Waste and the Untapped Urban Mine” taking place on June 7th at 9:00 am.

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  • Shegerian is an invited contributor to a multi-panel discussion titled “Recovering Critical Materials From E-Waste and the Untapped Urban Mine” taking place on June 7th at 9:00 am.
  • Produced by GreenBiz, Circularity 23 is the leading gathering of professionals building the circular economy.
  • “I’m honored to have been invited to share our perspectives on stage with my esteemed colleagues at Circularity 23 this year,” said Shegerian.
  • Understanding the critical importance of the circular economy is a key part of that discussion.

Loop Industries Announces Signed Letter of Intent With On AG to Secure Volumes From Planned Infinite Loop(TM) Manufacturing Facility in Ulsan, South Korea

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Business development, Partnership, Circularity, PET, AG, Innovation, Forbo Holding AG, Recycling, LOI, Infinite loop, Closed-loop recycling, Loop

The Ulsan manufacturing facility is anticipated to break ground by end of this year.

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  • The Ulsan manufacturing facility is anticipated to break ground by end of this year.
  • We are happy to see that Loop is bringing their technology to commercial scale," said Ilmarin Heitz, Head of Innovation at On.
  • In addition to low value PET plastic waste, Loop also utilizes polyester fiber waste as feedstock in its process.
  • The partnership between Loop Industries and On showcases how brands can transition to a sustainable, environmentally friendly solution where materials can be recycled infinitely.

Smile's Home Compostable Coffee Pod Named Finalist For 2023 US Plastics Pact Award

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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DARIEN, Conn., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Compostable Solutions is a finalist in the second annual U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Awards .

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  • DARIEN, Conn., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Compostable Solutions is a finalist in the second annual U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Awards .
  • The pioneering packaging company won the inaugural award for its commercially compostable coffee pods compatible with Keurig brewers in 2022.
  • The U.S. Pact is working towards 2025 targets, which includes efforts to eliminate problematic and unnecessary plastic packaging.
  • Smile Coffee Werks and the green coffee pod are U.S. registered trademarks of Smile Beverage Werks, LLC.

Quarterly Honeywell Environmental Index Shows Sustainability Now Dramatically Outranks All Other Top Priorities for Business Leaders with More Stringent ESG Pressure on the Horizon

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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"This upward trendline in optimism goes hand-in-hand with technology adoption -- more organizations are turning to newer, more efficient, more sustainable technologies to help achieve their goals. Honeywell's solutions are ready now to support ESG efforts and help organizations around the world reach their sustainability targets."

Key Points: 
  • The ESI surveyed more than 750 business leaders directly involved in their organization's environmental sustainability initiatives, at a time when ESG-related regulations and global calls to action are mounting.
  • "Our data shows that companies aren't wavering in their commitment to sustainability," said Vimal Kapur, President and Chief Operating Officer of Honeywell.
  • Honeywell's solutions are ready now to support ESG efforts and help organizations around the world reach their sustainability targets."
  • "Companies are continuing to invest in technology that helps them achieve their environmental sustainability goals," said Evan van Hook, chief sustainability officer of Honeywell.

Footwear Industry Envisages ESG as Foundational to Success & Growth - Astra ESG Solutions

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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The footwear giant is bullish that 9 out of its 10 articles will have a sustainable material by 2025.

Key Points: 
  • The footwear giant is bullish that 9 out of its 10 articles will have a sustainable material by 2025.
  • Besides, socially compliant and sound corporate governance-focused companies will remain ahead of the curve in a competitive footwear industry.
  • The American footwear brand mentioned in its inaugural ESG report that environmentally preferred materials will be used for 25% of footwear sold in Famous Footwear.
  • Considering the soaring demand for socially sustainable footwear, leading shoe brands are poised to emphasize ESG pillars.

Footwear Industry Envisages ESG as Foundational to Success & Growth - Astra ESG Solutions

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
Skechers, Communication, Adidas, PUMA, Impact, Footwear, Culture, COVID-19, CAD/CAM in the footwear industry, Famous Footwear, Woman, Nike (company), England national rugby league team head coach, USD, Generation Z, Norton Street, Leichhardt, EPM, SAN, Water, Human rights, DEI, ESG, Growth, Nike, Shoe, HDPE, FSC, KPI-driven code analysis, Puma, Tourism, Recycling, Management, Circularity

The footwear giant is bullish that 9 out of its 10 articles will have a sustainable material by 2025.

Key Points: 
  • The footwear giant is bullish that 9 out of its 10 articles will have a sustainable material by 2025.
  • Besides, socially compliant and sound corporate governance-focused companies will remain ahead of the curve in a competitive footwear industry.
  • The American footwear brand mentioned in its inaugural ESG report that environmentally preferred materials will be used for 25% of footwear sold in Famous Footwear.
  • Considering the soaring demand for socially sustainable footwear, leading shoe brands are poised to emphasize ESG pillars.

Lithium-ion Battery Recycler ABTC Expands Operations with Purchase of Move-In Ready, Commercial-Scale Facility

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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RENO, Nev., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) (OTCQX: ABML), an American critical battery materials company that is commercializing both its primary minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling technologies, entered into agreements for the purchase of a move-in-ready, commercial-scale battery recycling facility located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) at 2500 Peru Drive, McCarran, Nevada, to expand operations of its first-of-kind lithium-ion battery recycling technologies.

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  • In response to this dramatically increased demand for its recycled products from domestic automotive and battery OEMs, ABTC has entered into agreements to purchase a move-in ready, commercial-scale battery recycling facility, that will allow the company to rapidly implement its internally-developed lithium-ion battery recycling technologies at significantly higher capacity than previously planned.
  • This approximately 137,000 square foot facility is currently vacant and was previously used for the recycling of lead-acid batteries, and as such is already designed and permitted for similar operations.
  • "We are excited to be able to capitalize on this opportunity to accelerate the first commercial-scale implementation of our integrated lithium-ion battery recycling technologies," stated ABTC CEO Ryan Melsert.
  • In 2019, ABTC detailed the operations of this integrated battery recycling system in a global competition hosted by BASF, and was subsequently selected as the sole winner of the battery recycling portion of the Circularity Challenge .