Repurposing

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF AWARD-WINNING SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM: REPURPOSE WITH PURPOSE

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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DALLAS, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) celebrates 10 years of its signature program, Repurpose with Purpose, a global sustainability initiative that creates partnerships with social impact organizations to upcycle and transform aircraft seat leather removed during ongoing aircraft renovations and the aircraft retirement process. Community partners across the globe have upcycled more than one million pounds of Southwest® aircraft seat leather through this program, fostering sustainable solutions with a transformative community impact, including employment opportunities and on-the-job skills training.

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  • The program also complements sustainability efforts defined by Southwest in its Nonstop to Net Zero plan which outlines its path to net zero carbon emissions by 20501 and a more sustainable future.
  • At Employee events earlier this year, Eichinger wore custom-created outfits designed by Magpies & Peacocks, featuring upcycled Southwest Airlines® aircraft seat leather.
  • Customers traveling this year also can see pieces created by Southwest Repurpose with Purpose partners at airport exhibits across the country.
  • For more on the Southwest Repurpose with Purpose program, visit southwest.com/repurposewithpurpose .

rePurpose Global Acquires Sustainability Software Platform Bluebird Climate

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- rePurpose Global, the leading plastic action platform, announced today the acquisition of Bluebird Climate, a sustainability software company that helps consumer brands assess, improve, and transparently communicate the environmental performance of their products, ingredients, and packaging.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- rePurpose Global , the leading plastic action platform, announced today the acquisition of Bluebird Climate , a sustainability software company that helps consumer brands assess, improve, and transparently communicate the environmental performance of their products, ingredients, and packaging.
  • rePurpose Global, the leading plastic action platform, announced today the acquisition of Bluebird Climate.
  • Founded in 2021 by Jamie McCroskery, Anisha Gupta, and Dennis Lee, Bluebird Climate has developed an industry-leading software platform that offers on-demand Lifecycle Assessments, packaging waste & recyclability analysis, and consumer transparency tools for the CPG & consumer goods industry.
  • "Over the past three years at Bluebird, we've built an incredibly powerful sustainability platform as well as partnerships with hundreds of leading brands.

BILL Survey Finds 85% of SMBs Are Enthusiastic About Using AI in Financial Operations

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Business, Finance, Consulting, Small Business, Accounting, Professional Services, Artificial Intelligence, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Software, Communications, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, SMB, Strategic planning, Growth, Repurposing, Automation, Luigi, Financial management, Sales

Conducted by SMB Group, the survey results demonstrate that SMBs believe innovative technology such as AI and automation are beneficial capabilities for their financial operations.

Key Points: 
  • Conducted by SMB Group, the survey results demonstrate that SMBs believe innovative technology such as AI and automation are beneficial capabilities for their financial operations.
  • Key findings of the survey include:
    SMBs see business benefits of AI: SMBs want to use AI for their business, both for strategic and tactical financial operations.
  • Integrated financial management solutions provide value: Almost two-thirds of SMBs said that integrated financial management solutions would provide high value to the financial operations of their business.
  • Many SMBs want to embrace AI, with 85% of SMBs responding that they are enthusiastic about using AI for their business.

Vital Pet Life Partners with rePurpose Global to Combat Plastic Pollution

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vital Pet Life today announced their partnership with rePurpose Global, the world's leading Plastic Action Platform whose mission is to create tangible environmental and socio-economic impact by removing plastic waste from the environment, while enabling livelihoods for marginalized waste workers across the globe. Vital Pet Life will fund the removal of 18 grams of ocean bound plastic per bottle they sell, through rePurpose's Impact Guarantee program.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vital Pet Life today announced their partnership with rePurpose Global, the world's leading Plastic Action Platform whose mission is to create tangible environmental and socio-economic impact by removing plastic waste from the environment, while enabling livelihoods for marginalized waste workers across the globe.
  • Vital Pet Life will fund the removal of 18 grams of ocean bound plastic per bottle they sell, through rePurpose's Impact Guarantee program.
  • "We have built our brand on the foundation of ESG integrity and taking measurable steps to make an impact towards a more sustainable future," says Donie Yamamoto, CEO and founder of Vital Pet Life.
  • "Environmental protection is at the core of Vital Pet Life.

Iveco Group chooses BASF as first recycling partner for electric vehicle batteries

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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Iveco Group (EXM: IVG) announces the selection of BASF (FWB: BAS), the world’s leading chemical company and biggest chemical supplier for the automotive industry, as its first partner to provide a recycling solution for the lithium-ion batteries of the Group’s electric vehicles.

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  • Iveco Group (EXM: IVG) announces the selection of BASF (FWB: BAS), the world’s leading chemical company and biggest chemical supplier for the automotive industry, as its first partner to provide a recycling solution for the lithium-ion batteries of the Group’s electric vehicles.
  • BASF, which has recently inaugurated Europe’s first co-located center of battery material production and battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany, will organize and manage the entire recycling process for the lithium-ion batteries used on Iveco Group electric vans, buses and trucks.
  • The agreement includes the collection, packaging, transport, and recycling of batteries, in various European countries including, among others, France, Germany and UK.
  • “Life cycle thinking is one of our strategic sustainability priorities”, commented Angela Qu, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Iveco Group.

Grove Collaborative Surpasses 15 Million Pounds of Nature-Bound Single-Use Plastic Collected Through Plastic Neutrality Commitment & Partnerships

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) (“Grove” or “the Company”), a leading sustainable consumer products company and Certified B Corporation, today announced that the company’s commitment to plastic neutrality has recovered more than 15 million pounds of single-use plastic from the environment since 2020.

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  • Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) (“Grove” or “the Company”), a leading sustainable consumer products company and Certified B Corporation, today announced that the company’s commitment to plastic neutrality has recovered more than 15 million pounds of single-use plastic from the environment since 2020.
  • Customers can look for three badges on site: 100% Plastic Free, 95%+ Plastic Free, and No Single Use Plastic.
  • We see plastic neutrality as a meaningful way to mitigate Grove’s plastic footprint as we continue to reduce the amount of plastic in our product assortment.
  • For every ounce of plastic shipped to Grove customers, the equivalent amount of environmental plastic pollution is collected in India, Indonesia, and Colombia in partnership with rePurpose Global.

100+ Grocery Brands Commit to Tackling the Plastic Pollution Crisis with rePurpose Global

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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These brands will work with rePurpose Global to measure their plastic footprint, reduce plastic intensity, as well as support global action preventing plastic waste from flowing into natural ecosystems.

Key Points: 
  • These brands will work with rePurpose Global to measure their plastic footprint, reduce plastic intensity, as well as support global action preventing plastic waste from flowing into natural ecosystems.
  • Plastic pollution, apart from contributing to climate change, threatens food safety, coastal lands, and human health, but achieving an 80% reduction in global plastic pollution by 2040 is possible.
  • The brands working with rePurpose Global actively implement solutions to reduce their plastic intensity as well as finance the recovery and removal of plastic waste in vulnerable coastal regions worldwide.
  • We hope that by putting a spotlight on plastic reduction and plastic alternatives that have the potential to turn the tide on plastic pollution, we reach zero plastic pollution even sooner.”

GREENHOUSE LAUNCHES 99.9 PER CENT PLASTIC-FREE BOTTLES AS PART OF NEW GLASS HOUSE PROJECT

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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The new 99.9 per cent plastic-free bottles feature an aluminum cap and 100 percent post-consumer waste (PCW), plastic-free labels.

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  • The new 99.9 per cent plastic-free bottles feature an aluminum cap and 100 percent post-consumer waste (PCW), plastic-free labels.
  • With the launch of our Glass House Project, we're taking our commitment to sustainability one step further.
  • Greenhouse, by shifting to 99.9 per cent  plastic-free bottles and transparently outlining its areas for improvement in its new Glass House Project, is doing just that.
  • To learn more about the Glass House Project (mobile only) and how Greenhouse is achieving plastic-neutrality, visit greenhouse.ca .

14 Household Brands Partner with rePurpose Global to Combat Plastic Pollution

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Through their partnership with rePurpose Global , the leading plastic action platform, these companies from the household products industry have committed to measuring, reducing, and taking action on their plastic footprints.

Key Points: 
  • Through their partnership with rePurpose Global , the leading plastic action platform, these companies from the household products industry have committed to measuring, reducing, and taking action on their plastic footprints.
  • Our current waste management capacity is so poor that only 9% of plastic waste is recycled and 22% of plastic waste is mismanaged worldwide.
  • To date, rePurpose Global has recovered 38,244,358 pounds of nature-bound plastic while empowering businesses to measure and reduce their plastic use, but there is much still to be done.
  • The plastic pollution problem requires a collective effort across all industries to cap and reduce global plastic production and develop alternatives that are not only more sustainable but eventually free of plastic.

Herman Miller Announces Launch of Herman Miller Vintage

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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ZEELAND, Mich., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate its 100th anniversary year, Herman Miller—renowned for its enduring original designs—is giving discerning collectors and design enthusiasts a peek into its past with a curated selection of 100 rare vintage pieces.

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  • Herman Miller and Wright join forces to celebrate timeless design with an exclusive 100-piece capsule collection of rare vintage pieces.
  • Herman Miller Vintage is being launched in partnership with esteemed auction house Wright.
  • Working in partnership with Herman Miller, Wright has sourced and meticulously vetted 100 pieces produced throughout Herman Miller's rich history.
  • Herman Miller Vintage is just one program intended to keep products out of landfills.