Environmental Benefits Index

Starbucks Raises the Bar With Industry-Leading Employee Benefits, Outperforming Competitors

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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“Investing in our partners is what drives our success,” said Sara Trilling, executive vice president and president of Starbucks North America.

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  • “Investing in our partners is what drives our success,” said Sara Trilling, executive vice president and president of Starbucks North America.
  • And an important way we do this is by investing in our partners’ journey, to bridge to a better future at Starbucks and beyond.
  • Highlights of partner investments include:
    Vacation Accrual: With every cup, with every conversation, with every community – Starbucks nurtures the limitless possibilities of human connection.
  • Introduction of First-Ever North America Barista Championship: Starbucks partners take pride in their craft and have fun while doing it.

Fashionphile Data Partnership Unveils Promising Projections for Global Luxury Fashion Online Recommerce Market in 2023: Luxe Brands Embrace the Resale Trend

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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Overview of Luxury Fashion Online Recommerce Market, January 2023 (1 of 2)

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  • Overview of Luxury Fashion Online Recommerce Market, January 2023 (1 of 2)
    Overview of Luxury Fashion Online Recommerce Market, January 2023 (2 of 2)
    Secondhand Luxury Goods Market Size, in EUR billion, 2021 & 2025f
    Share of Resale Making Up Secondhand Product Buyers' Purchase Basket, in %, 2022e & 2023f
    Share of Secondhand Shoppers That Are Inclined to Buy Products From Brands They Could Not Afford New, in %, 2021
    Share of Luxury Shoppers Who Are the Most Likely to Buy Secondhand Goods, by Generation, in %, 2022
    Share of Luxury Shoppers Who Are the Most Likely to Sell Secondhand Goods, by Generation, in %, 2022
    Drivers of Selling Fashion Items, in % of Secondhand Sellers, 2022
    Barriers to Selling Fashion Items, in % of Secondhand Non-Sellers, 2022
    Share of Respondents Who Discovered a Brand or Bought Secondhand Luxury Item for the First Time, in %, 2022e
    Breakdown of Purchased Secondhand Product Categories, by Number of Articles Purchased, in % of Total Number of Secondhand Purchases Annually, 2022e
    Share of Respondents Who Bought vs Those Who Are Likely to Buy a Pre-Owned Fashion Item in the Future, in %, April 2022
    Reasons for Buying Pre-Owned Fashion, in % of Luxury Shoppers, April 2022
    Reasons for Selling Pre-Owned Luxury Products, in % of Pre-Owned Luxury Sellers, 2021
    Top Changes that Respondents Made to Luxury Fashion Due to the Pandemic, in % of Respondents, April 2022
    Share of Respondents Who Want More Information on Authenticity and Origin of Pre-Owned Items, in %, April 2022
    Share of Luxury Shoppers Who Rate the Following Luxury Brand Features 4 or Above on a Scale of 1 to 5, in %, October 2021
    Adoption of Select Innovation Features by the Top Performing Luxury Fashion Brands, incl.
  • Resale, October 2021
    Share of eBay Buyers Who Have Engaged in Online Recommerce, in %, November 2022
    eBay Users Who Value Sustainability and Environmental Benefits When Shopping Secondhand, by Generation, in % of eBay Users, November 2022
    Share of eBay Sellers Who Stated That the Economy Has Caused an Increase in Their eBay Activity, All Sellers vs Gen Z Sellers, in %, November 2022
    Share of eBay Sellers Who Have Sold on eBay to Make Extra Cash, All Sellers vs Gen Z Sellers, in %, November 2022
    Share of eBay Buyers Who Stated Financial Savings as Reason for Recommerce, All Buyers vs Gen Z Buyers, in %, November 2022
    Share of eBay Sellers Who Believe Selling Pre-Owned Goods Has Become Easier in Recent Years, in %, November 2022
    Secondhand Luxury Watch Market Size, in USD billion, 2022e & 2026f
    Breakdown of Secondhand and Firsthand Luxury Watch Market, in %, 2022e & 2026f
    Share of Watch Resale Market Making Up Total Watch Market, incl.
  • "Luxury Watches", in %, 2025f
    Share of Online Channels Making Up Total Luxury Watch Resale, in %, 2026f

Gabion Supply Releases "The Environmental Benefits of Gabions"

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gabion Supply has announced the release of its latest resource "The Environmental Benefits of Gabions." This guide offers readers insight into the ways gabions impact the environment and the importance of each benefit.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gabion Supply has announced the release of its latest resource "The Environmental Benefits of Gabions."
  • "Gabions are made of natural resources, ingeniously designed to reduce lingering environmental impacts, and provide a strong, resilient structure for many applications," according to Gabion Supply.
  • The local environment benefits from gabion usage in landscaping design and solutions because no concrete foundation is needed, natural resources are used, and CO2 emissions are reduced.
  • To learn more about the environmental benefits of gabions, please visit here .

Pacific Hydrogen Alliance Forms to Advance Clean Hydrogen Deployment Across Three Pacific Communities

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Monday, May 8, 2023
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LANCASTER, Calif., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Lancaster announced that their winning proposal under the U.S. Department of Energy H2 Twin Cities 2022 program, will launch the Pacific Hydrogen Alliance (PHA). This alliance will see Lancaster and Namie Town of Japan serve as mentors for the County of Hawai'i, Hawaii on the development and deployment of hydrogen energy solutions at the municipal level.

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  • LANCASTER, Calif., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Lancaster announced that their winning proposal under the U.S. Department of Energy H2 Twin Cities 2022 program, will launch the Pacific Hydrogen Alliance (PHA).
  • This alliance will see Lancaster and Namie Town of Japan serve as mentors for the County of Hawai'i, Hawaii on the development and deployment of hydrogen energy solutions at the municipal level.
  • "As the County of Hawai'i seeks to build out its hydrogen capabilities to achieve net zero, we are pleased to partner with the City of Lancaster and Namie through the new Pacific Hydrogen Alliance.
  • Clean hydrogen has the potential to bring immense economic and environmental benefits for our county.

Analysis Group Study Estimates Economic and Environmental Benefits of Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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BOSTON, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic experts at Analysis Group , one of the largest international economics consulting firms, released a new study that estimates Massachusetts utilities could save their customers $880 million to more than $2 billion by 2032 by entering into a long-term power purchase contract with the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant.

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  • BOSTON, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic experts at Analysis Group , one of the largest international economics consulting firms, released a new study that estimates Massachusetts utilities could save their customers $880 million to more than $2 billion by 2032 by entering into a long-term power purchase contract with the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant.
  • Study estimates Massachusetts utilities could save their customers $880 million to more than $2 billion by 2032.
  • The study estimates that Seabrook's ongoing operation through 2032 reduces consumers' electricity costs and is expected to:
    Contribute $2 billion to $2.91 billion to the Commonwealth's economy.
  • The study, Economic and Environmental Benefits to Massachusetts from the Operation of the Seabrook Nuclear Plant, was funded by NextEra Energy Resources, which owns and operates Seabrook Station nuclear power plant, and can be accessed here .

Trimble Announces Tekla Global BIM Awards 2022 Winners

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ; TRMB) announced today the winners of its 2022 Tekla® Global Building Information Modeling (BIM) Awards. In this biennial competition, the world's most impressive structural construction projects that use Tekla solutions are judged in eight categories. The criteria the projects are judged on include Use of BIM and Collaboration, Innovative Use of Tekla software, Constructibility, Environmental Benefits and Cool Factor. The overall winner for the best BIM project of 2022 is T2 Alliance, for their Helsinki Airport expansion project.

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  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Trimble (NASDAQ; TRMB) announced today the winners of its 2022 Tekla Global Building Information Modeling (BIM) Awards.
  • The 103,000 square-meter extension to the existing Helsinki Airport is the winner in the Public category and the Best BIM project of the 2022 Tekla Global BIM Awards.
  • "The Tekla Global BIM Awards celebrate the best in structural engineering and BIM," said Jari Heino, vice president and general manager, Trimble Tekla.
  • More information about the Tekla Global BIM Awards projects, submissions, jury and winners is available at: https://www.tekla.com/bim-awards .

Bioplastic Textiles Market to Advance at CAGR of 11.9% During 2022-2031: TMR Study

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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The global market study on bioplastic textiles market found that spiralling plastic waste problem and its devastating impact on environment has nudged industry players to grow their R&D spending on bioplastics.

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  • The global market study on bioplastic textiles market found that spiralling plastic waste problem and its devastating impact on environment has nudged industry players to grow their R&D spending on bioplastics.
  • Bioplastic fabrics and yarns made from polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) are on the path of commercialization, thereby generating enormous revenue potential for firms in the bioplastic textiles market.
  • Environmental Benefits Spurring Adoption in Textile Industry: The study found that there is a massive demand for bioplastic textiles among clothing manufacturers.
  • The pursuit of new materials with novel characteristics will pave the way for product innovations in the bioplastic textiles market.

Bioplastic Textiles Market to Advance at CAGR of 11.9% During 2022-2031: TMR Study

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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The global market study on bioplastic textiles market found that spiralling plastic waste problem and its devastating impact on environment has nudged industry players to grow their R&D spending on bioplastics.

Key Points: 
  • The global market study on bioplastic textiles market found that spiralling plastic waste problem and its devastating impact on environment has nudged industry players to grow their R&D spending on bioplastics.
  • Bioplastic fabrics and yarns made from polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) are on the path of commercialization, thereby generating enormous revenue potential for firms in the bioplastic textiles market.
  • Environmental Benefits Spurring Adoption in Textile Industry: The study found that there is a massive demand for bioplastic textiles among clothing manufacturers.
  • The pursuit of new materials with novel characteristics will pave the way for product innovations in the bioplastic textiles market.

Hong Leong Bank First Bank in Malaysia to Conclude Maiden Issuance of Green Capital Securities of RM900 Million in Nominal Value

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Hong Leong Bank ("HLB" or "the Bank") announced the issuance of its first Green Additional Tier 1 ("AT1") Capital Securities ("Green Capital Securities") amounting to RM900 million in nominal value, issued under HLB's existing multi-currency Basel-III compliant AT1 capital securities programme of up to RM10.0 billion (or its equivalent in other currencies) in nominal value ("AT1 Programme").

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  • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Hong Leong Bank ("HLB" or "the Bank") announced the issuance of its first Green Additional Tier 1 ("AT1") Capital Securities ("Green Capital Securities") amounting to RM900 million in nominal value, issued under HLB's existing multi-currency Basel-III compliant AT1 capital securities programme of up to RM10.0 billion (or its equivalent in other currencies) in nominal value ("AT1 Programme").
  • The issuance of the Green Capital Securities also achieves the milestone of being the first issuance of a green AT1 bond by a bank in Malaysia.
  • In addition to fulfilling the Bank's AT1 capital requirements, HLB's inaugural issuance of Green Capital Securities is to raise funds for the purpose of financing or refinancing new or existing green assets, projects or companies that meet the eligibility criteria outlined in HLB's Green Bond Framework (the "Framework").
  • The Green Capital Securities are rated A1 by RAM Rating Services Berhad.

IDEA2021 Annual Conference Presents the University of Virginia with Coveted Innovation Award for Solving Century old Problem

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --On Sept 28, at the IDEA2021 Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, IDEA presented the University of Virginia the coveted 2021 IDEA Innovation Award for submitting"Automated Chiller Tube Cleaning Improves Chilled Water Plant Efficiency."

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --On Sept 28, at the IDEA2021 Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, IDEA presented the University of Virginia the coveted 2021 IDEA Innovation Award for submitting"Automated Chiller Tube Cleaning Improves Chilled Water Plant Efficiency."
  • The IDEA Innovation Award showcases examples of technology, engineering, and operational innovation within the district energy industry.
  • Presented annually at IDEA's Annual Conference & Trade Show, the Award evaluates four main categories: Ingenuity, Measured Success, Replicable: Economic & Environmental Benefits.
  • UVA and Innovas' commitment to lead by example in innovation also extended tremendous benefit to peer institutions and the environment.