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Morrisons launches pilot for in-store coffee pod recycling
Customers will have the option to gather Podback recycling bags, fill them with their used pods, and then recycle the pods in a designated bin positioned at the store’s entrance….
Coca-Cola bottler eyes plastic packaging made using captured carbon
…carbon for use in products and packaging. Danone, for example, invested in a similar R&D project to use ‘upcycled’ carbon in plastic packaging two years ago. Away from packaging, some…
Beat winter energy market volatility with an efficient and cost-effective solution to reduce electricity consumption at times of peak demand
…E.ON’s customers use Demand Side Response, an intelligent way to use energy. By using DSR your business can turn up, down, or shift its energy demand in real-time to reduce…
How clear and simple language can help shape green skills
…politicians – but the complex language and jargon used when discussing, creating, and shaping these skills could be holding us back from making collective progress in our efforts to combat…
Encirc: ‘Woodland Walk’ adjacent to factory in boost for biodiversity
…of which is on land that it owns for its site in Elton, Chester, Cheshire. It calls the location ‘The Woodland Walk’. The changes have been delivered with input from…
More companies disclosing on forests, but $80bn risk of inaction remains
…director, forests and land use, Thomas Maddox said: “It was a record-breaking year for companies disclosing on their impacts on forests, which is encouraging for transparency. The results show companies…
COP28 Action Tracker: Ireland launches infrastructure and climate fund as UAE shapes summit plans
…was a busy schedule. Some argued that he was skipping out because he knew the UK would not be allowed to speak at the Summit, which only gave the floor…
European plastics giants unveil sustainability roadmap with little mention of reduction and reuse
…most affordable, effective and reliable methods of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the plastics system” in the short to medium-term. At present, more than 80% of the feedstocks used to…
How corporates can shift electricity use, reduce bills and cut carbon through Demand Side Response
…a large business that uses a lot of electricity this can result in higher costs and energy consumption. With rising costs, we could all do with making some savings where…
Janus International Europe
…during manufacturing processes and from suppliers through packaging takebacks. The new project focused on certifying Zero Waste to Landfill but also measuring the carbon benefits of Janus’ reuse and recycling…
DHL pledges €80m investment for biomethane production
…BioEnergy and will process 90,000 tonnes of industry and consumer food waste annually, diverting it from landfills. This is expected to result in an annual reduction of 15,000 tonnes in…
‘Just Transition’: Farmers press Defra to boost budget for green schemes
…requirements, but the Landworkers Alliance says the need to limit the sector’s climate impact and restore and protect nature “is now beyond dispute”. It is advocating for the Government to…
Next stop, EV: How First Bus is navigating the transition to a zero-emission fleet
…at present in England and Scotland, partially covering the costs of infrastructure funding and upfront vehicle costs. But more information on the future of the English scheme is still to…
$70trn investor network raps meat and dairy giants for lagging on climate
…in compliance with the SBTi’s guidance released last year on measuring and planning to reduce all emissions associated with Forestry, Agriculture and Land Use (FLAG). Most companies, FAIRR found, are…
Businesses must do more to accelerate reforestation and biodiversity
…Only 6% of these initiatives prioritise biodiversity conservation, signaling a significant oversight in our efforts to protect ancient forests and natural landscapes and to safeguard UK biodiversity – all of…
Authors against fossil fuels and a new wind farm for Amazon: The sustainability success stories of the week
…this week. ENERGY: New onshore wind farm, backed by Amazon, launches in Northern Ireland E-commerce giant Amazon was the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in 2022. It purchased 10.9GW…
What do we know about new Environment Secretary Steve Barclay?
…storms in recent weeks. Other workstreams for Barclay to oversee include: Publishing a land use framework. Defra had, under Coffey, promised a land use framework by the end of the…
Lloyds Banking Group backs British nature restoration projects with £250,000
…to reduce flood risk Co-designed with farmers and land managers, interventions such as re-wiggling rivers, tree planting and wetland restoration will be employed across 11,000 hectares, with the support of…
Was the UK’s Food Summit a missed opportunity for climate and nature?
…ethical standards have been brought up. Concerns were flagged over the Australia and New Zealand trade deals by bodies including the NFU, as well as prominent environmental groups. Ministers have,…
Nature in boardrooms and British homes with no energy bills:The sustainability success stories of the week
…Office furniture subscription service unveiled in London The provision of products as a service is increasingly popular not only because it can reduce waste, but because it gives customers –…
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