Circularity

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.

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  • 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
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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.

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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 .

Danfoss Sales Above EUR 10 Billion With Highest Investment Levels Ever

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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This is combined with a strong free operating cash flow before M&A of EUR 465 million, an increase of 16% compared to 2021.

Key Points: 
  • This is combined with a strong free operating cash flow before M&A of EUR 465 million, an increase of 16% compared to 2021.
  • After continued high levels of strategic investments in innovation, production capacity, digital transformation, and regional growth initiatives, EBITA increased 26% to EUR 1,224m compared to 2021.
  • Our sales are almost distributed evenly across the Americas, Europe, and Asia with significant opportunities in all regions.
  • Investments in innovation (R&D) increased 39% to EUR 457 million (2021: 328m), corresponding to 4.5% of sales (2021: 4.4%).

Plastic Ingenuity Shares Top 5 Initiatives in Sustainable Packaging Solutions

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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MADISON, Wis., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Plastic Ingenuity, the largest custom thermoformer in North America, reveals in its new report key sustainability drivers propelling the packaging industry to support a more circular economy. Plastic has an indispensable role in the marketplace but that is often overlooked due to prevailing misconceptions about its use and benefits.

Key Points: 
  • "Most people don't consider how the convenience, safety and affordability of the products they use daily are made possible by plastic," said Dan Kuehn, President and CEO of Plastic Ingenuity.
  • Plastic Ingenuity has published its second annual Circularity Report to highlight challenges, opportunities and successes from the past year, including valued insights gleaned from sustainability and packaging professionals.
  • Plastic Ingenuity has attained pending ISCC PLUS certification, verifying accuracy of its manufacturing processes through third-party audits.
  • "We're also using these insights to inform our circularity and sustainability capabilities at Plastic Ingenuity, ensuring our progress adds value for our customers."

CEMEX Contributes to Circular Economy With Launch of Its Regenera Waste Management Business

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today the launch of Regenera, a business that provides circularity solutions, including reception, management, recycling, and coprocessing of waste.

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  • de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today the launch of Regenera, a business that provides circularity solutions, including reception, management, recycling, and coprocessing of waste.
  • Regenera aims to serve a diverse client base which includes industrial, manufacturing, and waste collection companies, NGOs, and governments.
  • Regenera provides sustainable solutions for three major waste streams: municipal and industrial, construction, demolition, and excavation (CDEW), and industrial byproducts.
  • Regenera is present in CEMEX’s four regions: Mexico, the US, Europe the Middle East and Asia, and South-Central America and the Caribbean.

AWARD Winning CISCO Circular Economy Innovator ALASTAIR BORISSOW JOINS CIRCULARITY FIRST TO HELP SCALE THE SUSTAINABLE IT MOVEMENT

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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POYNTON, England, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Circularity First Group, a leading provider of Sustainable IT advisory services and solutions, welcomes Alastair Borissow as Chief Growth Officer. This role will amplify the organisation's proven circular IT solutions and meet global customers' sustainable IT goals throughout 2023 and beyond. Alastair joins Circularity First Founder Anthony Levy and CEO Soren Sorensen.

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  • Exciting things to come for Circularity First and our customers...
    POYNTON, England, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Circularity First Group , a leading provider of Sustainable IT advisory services and solutions, welcomes Alastair Borissow as Chief Growth Officer.
  • This role will amplify the organisation's proven circular IT solutions and meet global customers' sustainable IT goals throughout 2023 and beyond.
  • Anthony Levy, Founder of Circularity First Group
    It's safe to assume the universe conspired to bring Alastair to Circularity First.
  • Alastair Borissow, Chief Growth Officer at Circularity First
    With Alastair's proven successes, Circularity First adds another string to its bow of solid vendor relationships, robust supply chain solutions, and a booming sustainable technology platform.

LanzaTech’s Waste Gas-to-SAF Facility receives £25M Grant from UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
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LanzaTech UK Ltd., a subsidiary of LanzaTech NZ, Inc. (“LanzaTech”), an innovative Carbon Capture and Transformation (“CCT”) company, has announced that its DRAGON facility project has received a £25M (~$31M) grant from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund Competition.

Key Points: 
  • LanzaTech UK Ltd., a subsidiary of LanzaTech NZ, Inc. (“LanzaTech”), an innovative Carbon Capture and Transformation (“CCT”) company, has announced that its DRAGON facility project has received a £25M (~$31M) grant from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund Competition.
  • “We must accelerate deployment of SAF plants in the UK,” said Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech.
  • Jimmy Samartzis, CEO, LanzaJet said: “Project DRAGON will contribute roughly 10% of the entire UK Mandate for SAF by 2030.
  • Headquartered in Skokie, Ill., LanzaTech transforms waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging, and other products.