sustainability

Global logistics real estate provider Prologis says it is on track to meet its goals for 100% carbon-neutral construction and 100% LED lighting across its 984 million-square-foot portfolio of buildings by 2025. In advance of World Environment Day on Saturday, Prologis on Thursday shared its 2020...

Eat Just is among the latest food technology companies dedicated to food chain sustainability dominating financial media headlines. On Tuesday, the San Francisco-based company said it secured $200 million in new financing backed by some heavyweight names. What Happened: Eat Just...

Chamath Palihapitiya sent several clean energy- and sustainability-related SPACs higher Tuesday after announcing a new investment is coming. What Happened: Palihapitiya tweeted he is “working on a new climate investment.” News that it will be a PIPE means it won’t be his current...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) said Thursday it was introducing strawless lids at its stores in the United States and Canada in an effort to cut plastic waste. What Happened: The Seattle-based coffee chain estimates its latest effort will eliminate one billion plastic straws globally per year...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Engineers and scientists have been working on harnessing the power of ocean waves for hundreds of years. Yet, no commercial wave energy...

Would you wear a t-shirt made from milk? You might soon enough. Two years ago, Robert Luo visited his uncle's dairy farm in China and was shocked to see buckets and buckets of sour and spoiled milk just sitting there. Luo’s uncle lamented how tons of food and money go to waste in his line...

Multiple food companies introduced new sustainability pledges in early 2020 that seem to have taken a backseat as clients prioritize safety and cost, according to Food Business News. The unfortunate reality is that a lot of people are "kind of putting [environmentalism] on the...

France-based Danone (OTC: DANOY) announced Thursday it will invest €2 billion ($2.18 billion) as part of a "climate acceleration plan" over the coming three years. Danone said in a press release the objectives include transforming its agriculture, energy and operations, packaging...

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) CEO Ed Bastian said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" the company will become "fully carbon neutral" as of March 1. What Happened Delta understands its business needs to do more than just take care of its customers, workers and shareholders. As of...

2020 is shaping up to be a year of progress in shifting towards a more sustainable way of life. Food and beverage giants such as Nestle (OTC: NSRGY) and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) along with tech behemoth Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) already detailed ambitious projects. By Thursday, three new...

Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) started off selling just one product in one size to one market more than 100 years ago, and today it is clear consumers will never drink the same product forever, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said during a CNBC interview. Global Brand Consumers want variety in all aspects of...

Nestle (OTC: NSRGY) previously announced it will spend $2 billion to cut plastic waste and this could be seen as an investment in keeping up with consumer changes, Nestle CEO Ulf Mark Schneider said in a CNBC interview aired Tuesday. Green Initiatives Nestle already made it clear a $2 billion...

CNBC's Jim Cramer spent a day at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to better understand how the tech giant is balancing sustainability initiatives in its operations. Microsoft 'Can Do It' Microsoft announced Thursday a new plan to not only become carbon negative by the end of the...

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High value plastics like the ones found in Coca-Cola Co> (NYSE: KO) discarded bottles can be recycled and reused into new bottles, according to company CEO James Quincey. What Happened Coca-Cola is able to re-use discarded bottles into new ones and the company is now experimenting how it can...