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The BMW Group is upping its purchasing activities in anticipation of future growth in e-mobility and setting new standards for sustainability. The expansion of e-mobility makes value creation in the supplier network more important than ever in addressing CO2 emissions and sourcing critical raw materials, such as those needed for producing battery cells. “We believe […]
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On November 14, The Vegan Society released a report, titled “What’s in a name? An analysis of vegan and ‘plant based’ labels;” the first in a series exploring whether the term “plant-based” is a help or hindrance to the vegan movement. Photo credit: Polina Tankilevitch Excerpts from the story: “The United Kingdom’s leading vegan charity
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Bolstering its climate action initiatives, San Miguel Corp power subsidiary SMC Global Power Holdings Corp (SMCGP) reported the successful planting and growing of over 5 million new trees and mangroves from 2019 to date, under its multi-year, nationwide forestation and carbon capture program. The company said it is also expanding the scope of the project
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On November 13, The Vegan Society revealed the result of a new survey showing 48% of non-vegans “agree” and 42% “agree somewhat” that farmed animals can experience similar emotions to animal companions. Photo credit: Cottonbro Studio Excerpts from the story: “(The online survey), conducted ahead of World Kindness Day (13 November), means, in total, 9
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The ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE) and the Asian Federation of EV Associations (AFEVA) conducted a policy dialogue focusing on electric vehicles at the 10th Philippine EV Summit at the SMX Convention Center Mall of Asia in Pasay City on October 21, 2022. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) supported the policy dialogue as part
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Photo credit: Vincent MA Janssen On November 8, vegnews.com quoted vegan climate activist Greta Thunberg as saying in a recent speech, “The COPs are mainly used as an opportunity for leaders and people in power to get attention, using many different kinds of greenwashing.” Excerpts from the story: “Leaders and activists from around the world gathered in Sharm
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Cathay Pacific airline is marking another step towards meeting its 10% SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) usage target by 2030. Recently, Cathay Pacific announced the signing of an offtake agreement with Aemetis for supplying 38 million US gallons (144 million liters) of blended SAF to be delivered over seven years beginning in 2025 from San Francisco
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VegFest Pilipinas makes its long-awaited comeback as a face-to-face event on November 19 and 20, this time at the The Spine in Blue Bay Walk along Macapagal Avenue in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. VegFest Pilipinas 2022, which will be open during that weekend from 9 a.m. until late at night, is an international celebration
Mercedes-Benz, a full-range provider of electric private and commercial vans, and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian, recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to initiate a strategic partnership that will enable the companies to cooperate on producing electric vans—and to set the standard in sustainable and all-electric transportation. The planned joint venture will
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Here’s what’s been happening for the vegan and plant-based advocacies around the world in the first week of November 2022. All features have been sourced from vegnews.com, plantbasednews.org, totallyveganbuzz.com, and vegansociety.com. Visit their sites for the full stories, and to be updated on more news that’ll help bring us to an even better world, and make us connected even
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