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Read about the waves we’re making in the media about zero-emissions maritime shipping.

News|gCaptain

New Report Reveals Ocean Shipping Emissions of Top U.S. Importers

March 4, 2023 — The top U.S. importers emitted 3.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from shipping during the height of the pandemic-driven imports surge in 2021, according to new research released today by the Ship It Zero campaign.

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Amazon

IKEA

News|The Load Star

Walmart, Target and Home Depot worst among US importers for emissions

March 4, 2023 — According to a report released yesterday by Ship It Zero, Walmart shipped 850,630 teu at a carbon cost of 788,019 tonnes of CO2.

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Amazon

IKEA

News|Lloyd's List

Major US retailers face call to abandon polluting ships

March 4, 2023 — US retailers including Walmart, Target and Home Depot are being urged to abandon polluting vessels and end port pollution by the end of the decade.

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Target

the home depot

News|Manifold Times

New research names top brands responsible for shipping pollution

March 4, 2023 — New research released on Wednesday (1 March) by the Ship It Zero campaign finds that Walmart, Target and Home Depot were the largest ocean import polluters of 2021, as e-commerce demands skyrocketed in the U.S. and globally.

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News|Tell Me Best

Walmart Found To Be One Of The Biggest Contributors To Climate Change?

March 4, 2023 — Walmart's cargo ships leak 3.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually, directly contributing to climate change.

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Walmart

International Container Cargo ship in the ocean, Freight Transpo

News|Hellenic Shipping News

Companies must act to abandon dirty ships: New research names top brands responsible for shipping pollution

March 4, 2023 — New research released today by the Ship It Zero campaign finds that Walmart, Target and Home Depot were the largest ocean import polluters of 2021, as e-commerce demands skyrocketed in the U.S. and globally.

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Amazon

IKEA

News|EcoWatch

Retailers With Highest Maritime Shipping Emissions Named in New Report

March 4, 2023 — The All Brands on Deck report, created by Ship It Zero, Pacific Environment and Stand.earth, named 18 retailers tied to the greenhouse gas emissions from importing their goods into the U.S.

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Amazon

IKEA

News|Random Length News

Report: Walmart, Other Importers Need to Speed Zero-Emissions Shift

March 4, 2023 — The report “All Brands On Deck: Top Furniture, Fashion, Retail & Technology Companies Must Act to Abandon Dirty Ships,” analyzed the climate and other pollution impacts of 18 companies importing their goods into the U.S. in 2021. Altogether they were responsible for 3.5 million metric tons of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions, with Walmart, Target and Home Depot leading the way.

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nike

the home depot

News|Grist

Walmart, Target, Home Depot lead pack of retailers emitting millions of pounds of CO2 through shipping

March 4, 2023 — A new report from the nonprofits Pacific Environment and Stand.earth finds that the ships that carried imports for 18 of the U.S.’s largest retail, fashion, tech, and furniture companies emitted about 3.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2021, about as much as the annual climate pollution from 750,000 passenger cars.

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Amazon

IKEA

News|Sourcing Journal

Nike and These Retail Giants Are Big-Time Ocean Pollution Offenders

March 4, 2023 — Some of the biggest names around have one unfortunate characteristic in common—their cargo shipping operations are major contributors to global climate and air pollution.

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nike