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Sony updates carbon neutrality target: Greenpeace response
Today Sony Group Corporation (Sony) announced that it would accelerate its deadline to achieve carbon neutrality by 10 years.
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BYD announces halt to fossil fuel vehicle production: Greenpeace response
Earlier this month Chinese carmaker BYD announced it had stopped manufacturing full combustion engine vehicles and that the company would focus exclusively on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids going forward.
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82% of Korean auto workers favor ban on new ICE vehicles by 2035: Greenpeace and KMWU survey
More than 80% of Korean auto industry workers favor a ban on the manufacture of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035, according to a survey published by Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA) Seoul office in cooperation with the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU).
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JD.com falls behind Alibaba in Greenpeace’s China e-commerce ranking, while Pinduoduo sits in last place
BEIJING, 6 January, 2021 – Analyzing climate change-related policies and actions from Alibaba, JD.com, Pinduoduo, Vipshop, Suning.com, NetEase, and Xiaomi, Greenpeace East Asia’s latest ranking of China’s e-commerce companies showed…
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Samsung’s ‘together for tomorrow’ CES keynote fails to mention reliance on coal
"If Samsung truly wants to ‘put sustainability at the heart of everything’ it does, it needs to create a production system that relies on 100% renewable energy, not a tiny TV remote control with a solar panel on it."
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Greenpeace Global Review 2021: 50-Year Green Initiatives for Better Future
Pandemic and uncertainty have swept the world throughout the year 2021, yet Greenpeace has spared no seconds holding back its move in adverse conditions. Experience of this turbulent year shows…
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Alibaba pledges carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030: Greenpeace response
Alibaba’s Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang announced that the tech giant plans to become carbon neutral in its operations by 2030.
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Greenpeace calls for clear renewable energy targets in China’s overseas investment and aid
In Belt and Road countries, China’s public finance institutions could develop as much as 679.69 gigawatts (GW) of solar power and 26.55 GW of wind power by 2030, effectively cutting 1.8 billion tons of carbon emissions and creating 310,000 new jobs, new research from Greenpeace East Asia shows.
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Why Samsung and Xiaomi Failed our Latest Green Tech Ranking
In our first ever regional tech ranking report, Race to Green, Greenpeace East Asia scored 30 of top tech companies in the region on their climate action and renewable energy use, and not a single one scored higher than a C+.
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Samsung, Xiaomi get Failing Grades in New Greenpeace Tech Ranking
Sony received the top grade in Greenpeace East Asia’s first regional tech ranking, at a C+, illustrating how the tech industry still has a major task ahead to reduce its carbon emissions.