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1% for the Planet on Building a Global Movement
This week on Profit Meets Purpose, Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet, discusses the role that nonprofits play in the sustainability movement.Â
Aug 204 min read


As Heatwaves Intensify, Will Europe’s Energy Systems Withstand the Soaring AC Demand?
Image Credit Hitachi Is the world getting hotter? The answer is clear. With temperatures and humidity on the rise, people are...
Aug 194 min read
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Powering the Future: A Look Inside Panasonic’s Massive New U.S. EV Battery Factory
Image Credit: Panasonic The International Energy Agency expects electric vehicle sales to increase by 25 percent in 2025. This growth...
Aug 183 min read
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Ford Bets Billions on Converting Its Factories for a New Electric Future
Ford has unveiled a US$2 billion investment to reimagine its long-standing assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky. The facility will soon...
Aug 183 min read
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Hyundai and GM Bet on a Greener Future: Can Their EV Vans and New Lineup Deliver Sustainability?
Image Credit: Cadillac Hyundai Motor Company and General Motors have unveiled their first set of five co-developed vehicles, marking a...
Aug 163 min read
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Offshore Wind in Turmoil: Is U.S. Policy Blowing Ørsted Off Course?
Ørsted has warned that recent regulatory changes in the United States could slow the growth of offshore wind, increase energy costs, and...
Aug 153 min read
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How McDonald’s and Salesforce Harness Data to Drive Sustainability Forward
Image Credit: McDonald's McDonald’s, one of the world’s largest corporations with more than 40,000 restaurants worldwide, is pushing...
Aug 153 min read
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Diageo waters down pledge for net-zero direct emissions, pushing 2030 target further out of reach
Image Credit: Diageo Diageo’s latest Annual Report reveals a notable shift in its 2030 sustainability ambitions, with some key goals...
Aug 154 min read
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Washington Rejects IMO Climate Plan, Threatens to Punish Backing Nations
The United States has formally turned down the International Maritime Organisation’s proposed Net-Zero Framework, a plan designed to...
Aug 142 min read
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Is Fintech A Force For Climate Action?
It’s not the first sector that springs to mind when talking about climate innovation. Financial technology, best known for streamlining checkouts, challenging traditional banks, or innovative lending (if at times questionable) might seem peripheral to the climate conversation.
Aug 63 min read
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Big Talk, Bad Timing? EU-US Trade Pact Faces Backlash Over Climate Contradictions
A major new trade deal between the European Union and the United States has triggered a wave of criticism from climate advocates,...
Aug 13 min read
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Whole Foods Launches Ambitious Rewilding Project Spanning 1,000 Acres of Farmland
Whole Foods Market, the US-based grocery chain owned by Amazon, has unveiled a sweeping plan to rewild up to 1,000 acres of farmland...
Jul 313 min read
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Starmer Defends Britain’s Energy Direction, Rejects Trump’s Dismissal of Wind Power
From the ballroom of his Turnberry golf club in Scotland, former U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech that was equal parts...
Jul 303 min read
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Joby Ramps Up Flying Taxi Production with Major Expansion at California Site
Joby Aviation, the electric air taxi company backed by Toyota, is scaling up significantly. The company just announced a significant...
Jul 212 min read
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Amazon’s Emissions Climb Again, Even as Clean Tech Efforts Accelerate
Image Credit: Volvo Trucks Amazon’s promise to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 is looking increasingly distant. Since making that pledge...
Jul 182 min read
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Can a Coffee Buy a Better Planet? ekko Thinks so
ekko, a London-based sustainability fintech, has embedded this idea into its core technology, making every payment an opportunity for climate action.Â
Jul 173 min read
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Google Strikes Deal to Buy Power from Nuclear Fusion Project
Google announced on Monday that it has signed a groundbreaking deal to purchase electricity from a fusion-powered project based in...
Jul 22 min read
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Eaton and ChargePoint Launch Partnership Set to Transform EV Charging Landscape
Image Credit: ChargePoint ChargePoint Holdings has teamed up with intelligent power management giant Eaton to radically streamline the...
May 232 min read
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Greenhushing and The Climate Culture Shift
After decades of steady, if cautious, progress, the movement to integrate sustainability into mainstream business and policy is now in retreat . What was once a hallmark of forward-thinking leadership and competitive edge is, in some realms, recast as a cultural liability.
May 85 min read
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CO280 Strikes Deal with Microsoft to Remove 3.69 Million Tonnes of COâ‚‚
In a deal that signals a turning point for engineered carbon removal, CO280 , a trailblazer in large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR),...
Apr 123 min read
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