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There’s nothing cosmetic about Lush’s sustainable travel policies

Published on January 6, 2022

The UK-based cosmetics company embraces sustainability by limiting air travel through strict policies and 'regular' intervention by the travel team.

NESR and HSBC announce first sustainability-linked loan for MENA’s oilfield services industry

Published on December 13, 2021

National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (“NESR” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: NESR) (NASDAQ: NESRW), an international, industry-leading provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) region, has announced that the company has secured a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) with HSBC Bank Middle East – the first SLL of its kind within the […]

Bain & Company to reduce business travel emissions by 35 per cent per employee

Published on October 11, 2021

Bain & Company announced a set of bold new sustainability commitments. The firm pledged to further reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions—from activities such as heating and powering its offices—by 30 per cent over the next five years, and it plans to reduce its scope 3 emissions from business travel by 35 per cent […]

Talabat to pilot sustainable packaging in UAE and Qatar as part of wider global pilot

Published on July 29, 2021

Regional online food delivery and q-commerce platform Talabat has launched a sustainable packaging program to reduce plastic waste and carbon emissions across the region, starting with pilot operations in the UAE and Qatar. The launch is part of Delivery Hero’s (Talabat’s parent company) global rollout of the program, across eight markets. Talabat’s new packaging, which […]

Panasonic realizes its first zero CO2 factory in China

Published on April 8, 2021

Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has realized its first Zero CO2 factory in China at Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. (PECW) adding to its list of facilities that emit virtually no carbon dioxide. Panasonic has been carrying forward environmental activities in accordance with the Panasonic Environment Vision 2050, a long-term vision of environmental […]

Etihad becomes first airline to issue sustainability-linked Sukuk

Published on October 29, 2020

ABU DHABI, 29th October, 2020 (WAM) — Etihad Airways has announced the launch of the world’s first Transition Sukuk and the first Sustainability-Linked financing in global aviation, under a Transition Finance Framework. According to Etihad, this follows the first aviation financing linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals raised in December 2019, further confirming […]

Supermarket chain Waitrose to charge for plastic bags as part of sustainability initiative

Published on October 8, 2020

Supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has introduced a 25 fils plastic bag charge across all its stores in the UAE as part of its sustainability programme, it announced on Wednesday. The new policy, which began on October 1, aims to “inspire its customers to shift to using reusable, sustainable bags” for shopping, a statement said. […]

Google aims to run on carbon-free energy by 2030

Published on September 14, 2020

Alphabet Inc’s Google aims to power its data centers and offices 24-7 using solely carbon-free electricity by 2030, its chief executive told Reuters, building on its previous goal of matching its energy use with 100% renewable energy. The “stretch goal,” as CEO Sundar Pichai described it, will force Google to move beyond the tech industry […]

Unilever to drop fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030

Published on September 3, 2020

Unilever Plc said on Wednesday it would invest 1 billion euros to eliminate fossil fuels from its cleaning products by 2030, cutting the carbon emissions created by the chemicals used in making the products. The household goods conglomerate behind the Omo, Cif, Sunlight and Domestos brands said that, instead of petrochemicals, the products would use […]

Apple commits to be 100 percent carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030

Published on July 24, 2020

Apple today unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030. The company is already carbon neutral today for its global corporate operations, and this new commitment means that by 2030, every Apple device sold will have net zero climate impact. “Businesses have a […]

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