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Walmart Cut 230 Million Tons of Emissions, With Supplier Help

Walmart Inc. has cut 230 million metric tons of greenhouse gases out of its supply chain in the past three years, putting the world’s largest retailer on track to achieve its 2030 emissions goal.

Source: Bloomberg

Virus Era Threatens Europe’s War on Dirty Imports

Europe’s plan to put a price on dirtier imports risks getting caught up in global trade tensions as the fallout from the pandemic eclipses climate change as the biggest challenge for governments.

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Elon Musk Will Have a Hard Time Sourcing Clean Nickel

Elon Musk promises a “giant contract” with the miner that can supply nickel for Tesla Inc. batteries at low cost with minimal environmental impact, yet the industry’s messy track record may make that deal difficult to clinch.

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California Doomed to Frequent Blackout Risk by Battery Shortage

The Golden State is going to need a lot more batteries to weather the next climate-driven crisis — let alone to achieve its goal of a carbon-free grid.

Source: Bloomberg

Basware Enables Companies to Monitor Carbon Footprint of Invoices

Basware has introduced an invoice carbon footprint index to its Analytics solution. Customers can now view their carbon dioxide emissions per invoice and benchmark the index against peer companies.

Unilever Uses Phones to Track Sustainable Palm Oil

Unilever is planning to use new geo-location technology to make its palm oil supply chains more transparent and tackle a farm-to-table traceability problem that has plagued the industry for decades.

Source: Bloomberg

Fixing COVID-19’s Food Disaster Could Also Slash Climate Emissions

The pandemic has cut greenhouse gases in some key ways, as people are flying and driving less. But food waste accounts for one reason why the drops likely won’t fall as low as hoped.

Photo: Bloomberg

Wind and Solar Double Global Share of Electricity in Five Years

Wind and solar energy doubled its share of the global power mix over the last five years, moving the world closer to a path that would limit the worst effects of global warming.

Source: Bloomberg

Apple’s Climate Promise Depends on Taiwan Partners Going Green

Apple Inc. has gone carbon neutral. But in order to say the same for its flagship iPhone, it’s going to need help from Taiwan.

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Announcing the Global Women Supply Chain Leaders Awards 2020

Global Women Supply Chain Leaders (GWSCL) Awards 2020 is the first global initiative to honour and shine the spotlight on the dedication, passion and incredible success stories of women within the supply chain industry – cross-domain and from around the world.

How to Choose Eco-Conscious Suppliers

Many companies today are guilty of “greenwashing” or “green sheen” — marketing themselves as green while merely going through the motions.

Source: Bloomberg

A Transport Tech Company Brings Manufacturing Back to the U.S.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and rising overseas production costs, many American companies are thinking about returning at least some manufacturing to the United States. But XStream Trucking Inc. has wasted no time in doing just that.

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