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First Solar Beats Its Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Reduction Target, While Reducing Manufacturing Energy Intensity
Aug 9, 2017First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, has released its annual sustainability report, ...
Tags: First Solar, PV module
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ExxonMobil to Expand Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuels Production at Beaumont Refinery
Sep 28, 2016ExxonMobil today announced plans to increase production of ultra-low sulfur fuels at its Beaumont refinery by approximately 40,000 barrels per day, further strengthening its integrated downstream portfolio while meeting environmental ...
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International Retailers to Invest in Developing Markets
Jun 4, 2015Despite significant regional challenges, international retailers are taking the long-term view on investments in developing markets and are persisting in finding solutions, according to global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. The ...
Tags: Global Retail, Retail
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China Walks The Economic Tightrope of Balancing Steady Growth
Mar 13, 2015As China walks the economic tightrope of balancing steady growth, facilitating restructuring and combating deflation risks, Zhou said there may be room for flexibility despite consistent championing of a prudent monetary policy. Policy ...
Tags: Central Bank, China's GDP
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The Ikea Group's Net Income for The Financial Year 2014 Amounted to 3.3b
Jan 29, 2015Globally, the Ikea Group's net income for the financial year 2014 amounted to €3.3b – the same as that reported for the previous year. Market conditions continued to improve with strong performance in China and North America, and ...
Tags: stores, Flat Performance, Furniture
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Accurate Operational Information Is More Critical Than Ever Before
Aug 18, 2014With today’s increased pace and volatility of business, access to timely, accurate operational information is more critical than ever before. As globalization and outsourcing have extended supply chains to every corner of the world, ...
Tags: Supply Chain, Electrical, Electronics
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Cargill Plan to Acquire Turkish Fats and Oils Company Turya
May 26, 2014Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Turkish fats and oils company Turya, as part of its plans to expand its food ingredient operations in the country. The acquisition Turyag , which has a workforce of more than 200 people, ...
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Intuitive Surgical Has Announced an Acceleration of Its $1 Billion Share Buyback Program
May 5, 2014Robotic-assisted surgery device maker Intuitive Surgical has announced an acceleration of its $1 billion share buyback program from Goldman, Sachs & Co. in an effort to prop up its dwindling stock price. The embattled Sunnyvale, ...
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H&M Publishes Its Twelfth Conscious Actions Sustainability Report
Apr 11, 2014H&M publishes its twelfth Conscious Actions Sustainability Report. Some of the highlights during 2013 are the launch of H&M´s roadmap for fair living wages, the first closed loop collection made with recycled material from collected ...
Tags: H&M, recycled material, collected garments
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Woolworths Has Announced New Long-Term Milk Supply Contracts
Apr 8, 2014Woolworths has announced new long-term milk supply contracts Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has announced two new 10-year milk contracts across Australia that it says "will give dairy farmers and processors more certainty to ...
Tags: Milk, Agriculture, Food
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Australia's Giant Resources Sector Is Surging Into a 2-Horse Race Between Iron Ore & Coal
Jan 16, 2014They said the party was over, but Australia's giant resources sector is surging into a two-horse race between iron ore and coal, with the latest numbers revealing that there is still fire in the belly of the boom, thanks mainly to sustained ...
Tags: coal industry, Mineral
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The Glass and Glazing Industry Should Anti External Condensation Glass
Nov 7, 2013Your first thought on this may well be no! However, with increasing U value performance in our windows and the growth of triple glazing now taking a firm hold in the market place, it will soon become inevitable that for a period in autumn ...
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MeadWestvaco Has Announced a 4% Decrease in Carbon Emissions
Nov 7, 2013Global packaging services provider MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced a 4% decrease in carbon emissions since 2010 in its corporate responsibility report for 2012. MWV has also reduced water usage by 5% and half of its global manufacturing ...
Tags: MeadWestvaco, Carbon Emissions
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Bellavita Tile Has Announced The Opening of a New World-Class Manufacturing Facility
May 29, 2013Bellavita Tile Inc. has announced the opening of a new world-class manufacturing facility in the northern China metropolis of Tianjin. The new eco-friendly Bellavita Tile production and warehousing center on the Bohai Gulf, 186 miles ...
Tags: Bellavita Tile, Factory
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Skg Has Set out Targets to Bolster Its Sustainable Business Practices
May 23, 2013Irish paper-based packaging products manufacturer Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) has announced publication of its vision on sustainability which creates additional objectives for the business up to 2020. The vision also extends and builds on ...
Tags: Smurfit Kappa, Long Term View