Tag: Report

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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What’s the true cost of shipping all your junk across the ocean?
July 31, 2021
— Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.
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Why Walmart, Target, Amazon and Ikea need greener ships
July 27, 2021
— Why 'net zero' retailers should lead the push for greener shipping practices.
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What’s the true cost of shipping all your junk across the ocean?
July 27, 2021
— Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.
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These 15 US Retailers Have the Worst Cargo Shipping Footprint
July 27, 2021
— When Ikea announced 100% electric home delivery in certain cities and Amazon started working toward zero-emission deliveries, they both got a decent amount of credit. The same goes for Walmart installing electric vehicle chargers or Target’s embrace of circular design. Yet while these retailers might all be taking some substantive steps toward mitigating emissions, there’s still a sizable, ocean-going elephant in the room. And that elephant smells like bunker fuel.
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New report reveals top 15 retail giants that contribute most to climate crisis through fossil-fuel-powered shipping
July 22, 2021
— A new report revealed the top 15 retail giants impacting the environment and public health. According to the report, the retail companies’ manufacturing and transport choices are “damning.”
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Walmart, Target, and Amazon are among the biggest corporate polluters thanks to overseas shipping
July 22, 2021
— A new report from Pacific Environment and Stand.earth reveals 15 major corporations that emit as much climate pollution from overseas shipping as 1.5 million American homes.
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‘Shady ships’: Why ‘net zero’ retailers should lead the push for greener shipping practices
July 22, 2021
— Analysis of the shipping impact of major US retailers finds 15 companies are responsible for as much sulphur oxide, nitrous oxide, and particulate matter pollution as tens of millions of vehicles.
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Americas: New Study Draws Link Between Retailers and Shipping Emissions
July 22, 2021
— NGOs Pacific Environment and Stand.earth claim that their newly-published Shady Ships report is the first study to ‘quantify the environmental and public health impacts’ of American retailers’ ‘reliance on overseas manufacturing and fossil-fueled, transoceanic shipping’.
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Environmental groups take aim at retail giants as ocean freight polluters
July 22, 2021
— Report cites 15 top retailers as bad actors in sustainability efforts.
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Top 15 U.S. Retailers Created More Pollution From Shipping Than 1.5 Million American Homes
July 21, 2021
— The top 15 U.S. retailers were responsible for as much climate pollution in 2019, from their shipping alone, as the energy used to power 1.5 million American homes, a report released Monday by Pacific Environment finds.
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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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Walmart, Ikea, and Amazon have a dirty shipping problem
July 20, 2021
— New report identifies the biggest corporate culprits of maritime emissions.
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The Hidden Toll of Shipping
July 20, 2021
— A new report tracks just how much shipping-related emissions retailers like Walmart, Ikea, Amazon, and Target are responsible for.
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Walmart tops retail list of American maritime import polluters
July 20, 2021
— Liners, already feeling the heat from their major clients to slash their carbon footprint, will likely get more urgent calls following the release today of a report highlighting which retail chains are polluting the most in America thanks to their shipping choices.
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EGEB: These 15 US retailers’ ship imports pollute as much as 3 coal plants annually
July 20, 2021
— As the result of using fossil-fueled ships to import their goods into the US, just 15 retailers emitted as much shipping pollution as the equivalent of 1.5 million US homes, according to a study released today from environmental organizations Pacific Environment and Stand.earth.
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These 15 companies have the biggest footprint from cargo shipping
July 20, 2021
— A new report digs into which companies generate the most emissions from hauling their products across the ocean on polluting ships.
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Five percent zero emission fuels by 2030 needed for Paris-aligned shipping decarbonization
March 9, 2021
— The ambition of the Getting to Zero Coalition is to have commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030. But at what degree of adoption do zero emission fuels become “commercially viable”?
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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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