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Shipping Emissions in Focus: Ship It Zero Reveals Amazon, LG, Samsung and Home Depot’s Stalled Progress
November 19, 2024
— Just in time for the holidays, the Ship It Zero campaign is bringing visibility to the impacts of dirty ocean shipping caused by mega retailers all year round but especially as they ship their goods during the holiday season. The campaign has announced the release of its 2024 Retailer Shipping Decarbonization Progress Reports, which calls upon IKEA, LG, Samsung, and Home Depot to improve their performance by 2025 when the next round of Ship It Zero Report Cards are expected.
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Amazon, IKEA and other major brands invite bids for zero-emission shipping
September 13, 2023
— An alliance of freight buyers that includes e-commerce giant Amazon and the world’s largest furniture retailer IKEA has invited shipping lines to place their bids to move 600,000 containers over a three-year period on ships that offer a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional fossil fuels on a lifecycle basis.
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IKEA joins ZEMBA to help minimise maritime emissions
April 5, 2023
— Multinational retail conglomerate Inter IKEA Group has joined the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), as the first member alongside co-founders Amazon, Patagonia, and Tchibo.
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Climate advocates applaud IKEA’s latest commitment to zero-emission shipping
April 5, 2023
— Yesterday, the Aspen Institute announced the addition of IKEA as the first member of the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), alongside co-founders Amazon, Patagonia and Tchibo.
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Climate advocates applaud IKEA’s latest commitment to zero-emission shipping
March 29, 2023
— Today, the Aspen Institute announced the addition of IKEA as the first member of the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), alongside co-founders Amazon, Patagonia and Tchibo.
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Companies must act to abandon dirty ships: New research names top brands responsible for shipping pollution
March 4, 2023
— New research released by the Ship It Zero campaign finds that Walmart, Target and Home Depot were the largest ocean import polluters of 2021.
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New research finds top brands responsible for shipping pollution
March 4, 2023
— The Ship It Zero coalition released analysis that finds container ships filled with goods imported by 18 major consumer brands generated 3.5 million metric tons of climate pollution, the equivalent of what roughly 750,000 gas-powered cars generate in a year.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Maersk to Test Electric Charging Stations for Ports, Reducing Emissions From Fossil-fueled Ocean Cargo Ships by 5 Million Tons a Year Overall
January 26, 2022
— The Ship it Zero coalition applauded Maersk’s announcement to move towards zero-emissions shipping and called on other major shipping companies, like CMA-CGM, MSc, Cosco, Evergreen, and Yang Ming to follow its lead and continue building on this horizon of hope for our shared future.
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Maersk Accelerates Ocean Shipping Climate Ambitions by Decade Aims to Halve Climate Emissions by 2030 and Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2040
January 12, 2022
— Major shipping corporation Maersk has announced plans to achieve net zero climate emissions in its business by 2040, a decade earlier than the company’s initial climate commitment made just four years ago.
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Groundbreaking new research uncovers close ties between polluting cargo carriers, major U.S. retailers
November 29, 2021
— New research released by Ship It Zero coalition members takes an in-depth look at four major retail companies that import goods into the United States — Walmart, Target, Amazon, and IKEA — and maps their often-hidden relationships with the fossil-fueled cargo carriers they hire to transport their goods.
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Big shippers promise zero carbon by 2040. Too late, say climate activists
October 27, 2021
— Major shippers including Amazon, Ikea, and Unilever say they will stop putting their stuff on ships that burn fossil fuels in the next 20 years.
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Amazon, Ikea and other big companies commit to zero-emission shipping by 2040
October 19, 2021
— In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in global trade, a coalition of companies that includes Amazon and Ikea has pledged to use only ocean shippers that use zero-carbon fuel by 2040.
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Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero emission shipping by 2040
October 19, 2021
— Amazon, Ikea, Unilever and Michelin are among nine multinational companies that have committed to switching all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040.
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Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040
October 19, 2021
— Amazon and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-carbon marine fuels by 2040 in a new initiative aimed at speeding up decarbonisation in the maritime sector.
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Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero-carbon shipping by 2040
October 19, 2021
— Nine big companies including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever have signed up to a pledge to only move cargo on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040.
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Climate Advocates: Big Retail Fossil-Free Shipping Commitment Historic, But Too Weak
October 19, 2021
— Global retail giants including Amazon and IKEA today announced a landmark commitment to move their products off of fossil-fueled maritime cargo ships by 2040, but environmental organizations with the Ship It Zero coalition say the commitment is too weak to address the urgent climate and public health crises tied to the ocean shipping sector.
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Ikea called out for its role in shipping emissions
October 7, 2021
— Climate activists are demanding Dutch-based homeware giant Ikea to transition to zero-emissions cargo shipping vessels by 2030.
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Klimaatactivisten stellen IKEA’s scheepsvervuilingsprobleem aan de kaak bij wereldhoofdkantoor
October 7, 2021
— De Ship It Zero-coalitie wijst op de groeiende vraag van consumenten naar vrachtvervoer zonder schadelijke uitstoot
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Climate advocates call out IKEA’s ship pollution problem at global headquarters
October 7, 2021
— Ship It Zero coalition rally highlights growing consumer demand for zero-emissions cargo shipping
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Watch the world premiere: All Aboard Ship It Zero
September 30, 2021
— Ship It Zero has hit the big screen! We’re proud to premiere All Aboard Ship It Zero. Watch the video to understand the problem with dirty ocean shipping — and the solutions.
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Ikea: Shipping plays a vital role in reaching climate neutrality in 2030
September 17, 2021
— As one of the major US importers, Ikea shares part of the responsibility for carbons emissions from the container fleet, as established by a recent report. Sea freight is important for our carbon plans, Ikea tells ShippingWatch.
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Campaigners call for retail shipping to commit to zero emissions by 2030
August 20, 2021
— The US retail sector should urgently begin its transition to zero-emissions shipping by 2030, says a report from Stand.earth and Pacific Environment.
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Major Retailers Linked to Polluting Shipping Practices that Harm Public Health and Climate
July 20, 2021
— Report is first to use previously inaccessible cargo and supply chain data, finds fifteen companies responsible for as much sulfur oxide, nitrous oxide, and particulate matter pollution as tens of millions of vehicles and the climate pollution equivalent to 1.5 million homes.
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IKEA Rejects LNG For Shipping
May 12, 2021
— Furniture company IKEA, a major user of shipping, has rejected the use of LNG as a marine fuel.
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New poll finds a majority of Americans would change where they shop to support cleaner ships
November 17, 2020
— 74 percent say they’d be more likely to shop at a company that used cleaner shipping practices.
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Natural Gas Won’t Decarbonize Shipping, But The Fuel Is Here To Stay
February 4, 2020
— Investments in LNG-powered ships are growing despite debate over the impact gas will have on the environment.
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