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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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News|Hellenic Shipping News

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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News|India Shipping News

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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News|Climate Nexus Hot News

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

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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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News|KUOW

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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News|Washington Post

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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News|Splash 247

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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News|Reuters

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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News|BBC

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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News|ShippingWatch

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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News|Energy Moniter

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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