All United Nations Sustainable Development Goals articles
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Lycra releases Planet Agenda Update and reports sustainability progress
Fiber and textile technology provider The Lycra Company has released its second annual Planet Agenda Update and Global Sustainability Scorecard Summary for the fiscal year 2022. The documents report on the progress the company has made toward achieving its 2030 sustainability goals, as announced in last year’s release. Planet Agenda ...
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UCI unveils the 80 founding signatories of its Climate Action Charter
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced that 80 founding signatories have already committed to the UCI Climate Action Charter. The document, adopted by the UCI management committee in September, provides an opportunity for organizations operating within the sport to publicly commit to reducing cycling’s environmental impacts, advancing the United ...
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ClimatePartner is teaming up with sustainability network Uno Ino
ClimatePartner, a company for calculating CO2 emissions, developing reduction strategies and offsetting emissions, has started working with Uno Ino, a network headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, founded in 2020 to anchor sustainability in the core business and core values of companies, organizations and society. By bringing together management consulting experts, sustainable ...
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Nilit releases CSR report on 2017-2020 period
Nilit, the largest global producer of Nylon (polyamide) 6.6 and the owner of the Sensil sustainable yarns brand, has published its sustainability report. The document, entitled “Making Nylon Sustainable,” covers the period from 2017 to 2020, and details the company’s achievements to improve its environmental footprint. Among these achievements, the ...
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Elevate Textiles sets green goals for 2025
U.S.-based fabric and components company Elevate Textiles (owner of yarn supplier Gütermann and fabric company Burlington , among others) has just released its 2021 Sustainability Report, focusing primarily on water management, energy management, waste reduction, and sustainable product development, in line with the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals ...
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Peli commits to the United Nations SDGs
After we reported earlier this month that Pelican Products and its European arm, Peli Products , are increasing their commitment to recycling its manufacturing waste, the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases has now announced the official commitment to improving its sustainability ...
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YKK wants to be climate neutral by 2050
At this week’s Copenhagen Fashion Summit, YKK, the leading manufacturer of fasteners and trims, announced the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which among other things is intended to serve as a roadmap for the company to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The five themes of the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050 are ...