Environment

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on the environment and related issues. Find and access current and archived items in our database. 

Solving for Sustainable Plastics

Businesses of all sizes and sectors are making strides in innovation to help eliminate plastic waste in the environment. This event will discuss gaps and opportunities in sustainable plastics, including how organizations are addressing one of the most ubiquitous plastics in the economy, polyethylene (PET).

Sustainable Solutions for Design, Materials, and End-of-Life Recovery of Plastics

Corporate Citizenship Center
August 26, 2021
Plastics Manufacturing
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As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s fellow leading their work in sustainable plastics innovation, I had the honor of judging the Plastic Industry Association’s ReFocus Sustainability Innovation Awards. This year, the association received a landmark 52 entrants across three categories: Design, Materials, and End-of-Life. Here are a few of the innovations that were featured.
Kyla Fisher
Environment
Innovation

Capital Equipment Coalition North America Insights Report: Digital Technologies for a Circular Transition

Corporate Citizenship Center
August 27, 2021
Capital Equipment Coalition Insights Report-Aug2021
The U.S. Chamber Foundation's Capital Equipment Coalition (CEC) North America aims to create a collaborative forum that works to reduce the environmental footprint of the capital equipment sector. The coalition hosts quarterly workshops to discuss actions that members of the industry can take to achieve progress. In this report, we explore how digital technologies are critical enablers to move from a linear to a circular economy.
Environment
Innovation

Plastics Innovation Can Create Opportunity for Business and the Environment

Corporate Citizenship Center
May 25, 2021
Plastics
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The U.S. Chamber Foundation is pleased to announce a new sustainable plastics initiative to help us harness the full potential of plastics while ensuring we plan for their end-of-life management. This initiative will explore innovations across the plastics value chain, all the way from material science to end-of-life reuse and repurposing.

Kyla Fisher
Environment
Innovation

Expanding Beyond 34: Scaling Circularity for a Sustainable Economy to a Region Near You

Corporate Citizenship Center
March 18, 2021
Beyond 34

We launched “Beyond 34: Scaling Circularity for a Sustainable Economy” five years ago to understand the barriers and opportunities in recycling and recovery optimization in U.S. cities, and what role the private sector is playing to increase collection and materials reuse at regional and national levels. Today, we are excited to announce that we are not only bringing Beyond 34 to new regions, but also offering a crowdsourced Recycling and Recovery Resources Hub so more stakeholders across the nation can access critical resources to prepare their communities for a sustainable future.

Stephanie Potter
Environment

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