RE100 announced late last week that several big-name companies had joined in commitment to securing 100% of their energy needs from renewable sources, including entertainment and electronics giant Sony Corporation.
Sony, McKinsey, & RBS join RE100 in commitment to 100% renewable energy Read more
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday that puts California — the world’s fifth largest economy if it was an independent country — on an ambitious path: using 100% clean electricity by 2045.
California pledges 100% clean electricity by 2045 Read more
Tesco, Network Rail, and Anglian Water join new coalition that will today set out plans to replace 18,000 diesel vans with electric models by 2028.
Largest U.K. van companies commit to go electric Read more
Germany-based consumer goods company Henkel has committed to make all of its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025 to promote a circular economy.
Henkel commits to make all packaging recyclable by 2025 Read more
First in a new series of Sustainable Development Goal bonds issued by the World Bank will aim to fund projects that promote clean water and healthy oceans.
World Bank to launch first sustainable water bond Read more
Less than one millimeter thick and held down with double-sided sticky tape, the panels are similar in texture to a potato chip packet and can be produced for less than $10 per square meter.
In ‘world first’, ultra-cheap printable solar panels are launched in Australia Read more
After 85 years of production, Lego has announced plans to make new pieces from plant-based plastic instead
LEGO will stop production of plastic blocks by 2030 Read more
The mayors of Copenhagen, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York City, Newburyport, Paris, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Monica, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Tshwane, Vancouver and Washington, DC also pledged to ensure all buildings in the cities, old or new, will meet net-zero carbon standards by 2050.
19 global cities commit to make new buildings net-zero by 2030 Read more
Capital Dynamics, one of the biggest buyers of U.S. solar farms, closed a $1.2 billion fund to acquire even more clean-power plants.
Capital Dynamics lines up $1.2 billion to buy renewables Read more
“As America’s largest grocer, we recognize we have a responsibility to cut down on unnecessary plastic waste that contributes to litter, harms the environment and, in some cases, can endanger wildlife.”
Kroger, America’s largest supermarket chain, to phase out plastic shopping bag by 2025 Read more
