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The principles of sustainability are simple in principle but not so easy to implement. 1) Try to balance the 3 pillars of social, economic and environment 2) Atleast be cognisant of the interdependencies and impacts of silo thinking. 3) Whilst innovation is essential to address some if these impacts, don't jump to technology and "green bling" as the first option. Think if the waste hierarchy reduce is the first thing not the last. As a sustainable procurement professional, I was taught 20 years ago the first thing you think is "do I need it?" when considering procurement strategies. Yes I know this is counter intuitive as a buyer but in today's world 🌎 it is an essential question. We know this 1) Resources are not infinite 2) Countries and continents are recognising the importance of key resources 3) Governments (not all) are developing economic and military solutions to attaining as many resources as they can. 4) The Sustainability impact of getting these resources is way bigger than climate and carbon. The report this morning from The guardian brings these issues to the fore. 400% increase in extraction since the 1970s is simply unsustainable. Simple, logical and something we know needs better consideration. But complex, difficult to do and possibly needing a mind shift that countries do not seem to be willing to make. https://lnkd.in/dMPeNtph

Purmo Group's Sustainability Report for 2023 shows continued strong progress Building on momentum we created in 2022, our 2023 report illustrates our actions and ongoing commitment to a lower-carbon future for our value chain and the environment. Highlights from the 2023 report include: • Agreeing to buy 20,000 tonnes of almost-zero carbon-embodied steel per year from 2026 • The first wave of replacing polystyrene packaging with sustainable alternatives • Improvements in carbon intensity and Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions across the business • Baselining Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions to identify the biggest levers in decarbonising • Submitting targets to the Science Based Target initiative for validation  • Significant increases in customer awareness of progress in sustainability You can read the whole report here: https://lnkd.in/eMJRVYa2

Purmo Group's Sustainability Report for 2023 shows continued strong progress Building on momentum we created in 2022, our 2023 report illustrates our actions and ongoing commitment to a lower-carbon future for our value chain and the environment. Highlights from the 2023 report include: • Agreeing to buy 20,000 tonnes of almost-zero carbon-embodied steel per year from 2026 • The first wave of replacing polystyrene packaging with sustainable alternatives • Improvements in carbon intensity and Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions across the business • Baselining Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions to identify the biggest levers in decarbonising • Submitting targets to the Science Based Target initiative for validation  • Significant increases in customer awareness of progress in sustainability You can read the whole report here: https://lnkd.in/eMJRVYa2

In 2023, we received two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Plants Program awards—the Better Project award and the Better Practice award—for the second year in a row. Download our 2023 Sustainability Report to read more about how we’re manufacturing essential chemistry, responsibly: https://chem.rs/4bgXLQE

💚Do you know how the ALIGNED project contributes to the European Green Deal? 🎯The ALIGNED project is poised to play a pivotal role in furthering the objectives of the European Green Deal. 📗This ambitious deal recognises the urgent need to address environmental challenges, combat climate change, and promote sustainable growth. By aligning with the European Green Deal, the ALIGNED project seeks to contribute to these overarching goals by advancing the field of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and fostering collaboration with key industries in five bio-based sectors: construction, woodworking, textile, pulp and paper, and bio-chemicals. 📖Read the full news on our website: https://lnkd.in/dEKykNBE Aalborg University, BTG Biomass Technology Group BV, University of Antwerp, Sustainable Innovations (SIE), Oleon, Foreco, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Utexbel, Centexbel, Kingspan Insulation, INSA Toulouse, Bloom Biorenewables European Research Executive Agency (REA) European Commission Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University CALIMERO HE Project Model2Bio  

CCU Events | Our Secretary General Moderated a Panel at the Global Steel Sustainability Summit 2024 This morning, our Secretary General Anastasios Perimenis moderated Panel One 'Carbon Capture and Utilization: Developing Tomorrow’s Technology for Steel Industry' at the Global Steel Sustainability Summit 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. The panel was composed of Soledad van Eijk, Business Developer at TNO, Marian Flores Granobles, Ph.D., at ArcelorMittal, and Burçin Temel McKenna, Global Head of Carbon Capture Competency Center at Ramboll. The session began with a presentation on the INITIATE project in which ArcelorMittal, CO₂ Value Europe, and TNO are partners. The discussion explored: the business case for the Sorption Enhanced Water Gas Shift (SEWGS) concept in the steel sector; positioning SEWGS in transitioning to more sustainable steel manufacturing including the furthering of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (#CCU) concepts for the steel sector; and the integration of CCU for other hard-to-abate sectors. Realising the ultimate transition of steel production will require a concerted effort from all stakeholders including governments, associations, solution providers, steel makers and the support of emerging technologies that aims at improving sustainability across the entire steel industry value chain. Building a greener steel world is a long-term investment that will yield enormous economic and environmental benefits over the full life cycle of green steel. CO₂ Value Europe is proudly part of the INITIATE consortium as the WP7 leader in communication and dissemination. The INITIATE project, funded by the #Horizon2020 EU program, will advance the implementation of circular economy, industrial symbiosis, and CCU by re-using residual steel gases as a resource for the cross-sectorial, more efficient, and less wasteful manufacture of urea, at a significantly reduced carbon footprint. Find more information on the event at https://shorturl.at/txBHI

Is sustainability a focus area in 2024? If so, consider looking for ways to increase operational efficiency. Operational efficiency can reduce waste and cut carbon emissions. Want to know more? Check out this case study from Sasol a leading petrochemical business, to learn more about Snow solutions transformed their business. Read more: https://ow.ly/RRYN30szpTp

Is sustainability a focus area in 2024? If so, consider looking for ways to increase operational efficiency. Operational efficiency can reduce waste and cut carbon emissions. Want to know more? Check out this case study from Sasol a leading petrochemical business, to learn more about Snow solutions transformed their business. Read more: https://ow.ly/OzhJ30szjuI

NGen Launches $100 Million Sustainable Manufacturing Challenge   NGen Canada has launched a new call for project proposals for its Sustainable Manufacturing Challenge. These Projects will aim to accelerate the application of Canadian cleantech and other advanced technologies to improve the environmental sustainability of Canadian manufacturing. NGen will invest up to $35 million of Global Innovation Cluster funding and will raise more than $65 million from industry in launching $100 million in new collaborative projects.   The Sustainable Manufacturing Challenge is seeking projects that will support Canada’s path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and target challenges like emissions reduction.   Projects must be collaborative and transformative, promising to push the boundaries of advanced manufacturing technology and world-class cleantech. Projects should pursue one or more of the following objectives: > Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions > Reduction of energy usage and natural resource consumption > Operational efficiency gains > Waste reduction > Use of recycled and sustainable materials > Full life cycle product management and closed loop manufacturing > Circular manufacturing of materials https://lnkd.in/gaHH2w5b

Denmaur raises sustainability commitment with net-zero target validation. After being the first UK national paper merchant to validate its near-term carbon reduction target with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Denmaur has now used the same framework to validate its ambitious net-zero target date of 2045. ------ Denmaur https://lnkd.in/ePUc-hfG ------ Danny Doogan, #paperindustry #carbonreduction #2045