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This series collects recent news and updates through October 2026 highlighting efforts of SP member companies and partners to advance initiatives with positive environmental impact.
- AGC Sustainability Data Book 2026 Released, AGC Group is pleased to announce the publication of the “AGC Sustainability Data Book 2026.” This report presents both qualitative and quantitative information related to the AGC Group’s initiatives in the areas of environment, society, and governance. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of sustainability management within the AGC Group. Click Here
- DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee Marks Months of Solar Energy Generation, DENSO is announcing the establishment and months of successful operation of a new solar energy facility at DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee, Inc. (DMAT). The project is made possible through close collaboration with renewable energy company Solarity, with support from clean energy project platform GridMarket, the Athens Utilities Board and Tennessee Valley Authority. Click Here
- Driven to Heal: How Salvaged Automotive Scraps Are Transforming Lives, When a new box of parts lands in the studio, Claire doesn’t see automotive scrap. Where others might see old copper hairpins, leftover headrest leather, or aluminum punchouts, she sees a blank canvas. Claire and the other artisans she works with immediately begin drilling and cutting the pieces, experimenting with different shapes and forms to see how these rigid materials can be transformed into delicate accessories. Click Here
- Ford Trucks and Circulor advance Battery Passport readiness for electric heavy commercial vehicles, Electrification is expanding beyond passenger cars and light commercial vehicles into the heavy-duty transport sector. While electric trucks still represent a relatively small share of the European market, adoption is accelerating. Ford Trucks is advancing its electric mobility portfolio with the F-LINE E, its fully electric heavy commercial vehicle developed and manufactured by Ford Otosan. Click Here
- Honda Takasu Proving Ground Obtains Certification as a “Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Site” in Japan, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that, as of October 30, 2026, a majority of its Takasu Proving Ground site located in Hokkaido, Japan has been certified as a Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Site (“Shizen Kyosei Site” = translated as “Nature Symbiosis Site”) based on Japan’s Act on Promoting Activities to Enhance Regional Biodiversity. Click Here
- Honda Mobile Power Pack e: Wins Sustainability & Circular Economy Excellence Award, Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (MPP), a zero-emissions swappable battery technology, was honored with the Sustainability & Circular Economy Excellence Award at The Battery Show 2026. New to the U.S. market, Honda recently began offering the MPP for B2B commercial product integrations, with tremendous potential for the technology to power a wide variety of mobility products and mobile energy solutions. Click Here
- Hydro reaches key milestone in development of zero-emission aluminium technology, Since 2016, Hydro’s technology teams have been working to develop HalZero, an entirely new process for producing primary aluminium, which could replace the technology used globally today, first patented in 1886. The new technology is based on converting alumina into aluminium chloride before electrolysis in a process designed to keep chlorine and carbon in closed loops. Click Here
- Toyota Boshoku Tennessee and Toyota Boshoku Jackson Tennessee Host Second Annual Zero Waste Collection Event, Toyota Boshoku Tennessee, LLC (TBTN) and Toyota Boshoku Jackson Tennessee, LLC (TBJT), in collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), hosted its second annual Zero Waste Tennessee community collection event on October 26 at Rockabilly Stadium in Jackson. Click Here
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