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Five ways to prioritise supply chain sustainability in 2024
Take anything we use in daily life – the technology we rely on, food we eat, the clothes we wear – and it will have a complex supply chain sitting…
Everything you need to know about the EU’s Green Claims Directive
The European Commission first proposed the Green Claim Directive in March 2022. A landmark legislation package for anyone working in or interested in corporate sustainability, the Directive has been created…
EU reaches agreement on beleaguered packaging waste policy package
…be targeted, interim bans on items deemed hard-to-recycle and unnecessary, including plastic bags for fruit and vegetables, single-use plastic sachets for condiments and shrink-wrap for suitcases at airports. A controversial…
Limited spaces available for edie’s Scope 3 workshop event in June
…calculations and reductions. The event is specifically targeted at in-house sustainability, CSR, energy and net-zero professionals responsible for managing and/or implementing their own organisation’s sustainability/carbon/supply chain strategy, along with any…
SBTi tweaks Net-Zero Standard for businesses, updates related tools
…demand, following a 100%+ year-on-year increase in demand in 2023. Additionally, the SBTi has clarified which businesses can use the Standard as usual and which can use a more lenient…
edie publishes new business guide to water efficiency
…used bespoke metering and other interventions to go above and beyond the UK Government’s ambitions to cut per-capital water use. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF THE GUIDE …
M&S pledges £2m for innovations to cut emissions
…A Accelerator Fund is also backing applications of artificial intelligence (AI) that can enhance energy efficiency in M&S stores. Energy use data can be used to predict a store’s optimal…
Meet edie’s 30 Under 30 Class of 2023: Brogan MacDonald, Ramboll
…use less materials, use lowe- carbon alternatives or reclaimed materials. My passion led to my current role today, where I lead 220 structural engineers and technicians to reduce the environmental…
Meet edie’s 30 Under 30 Class of 2023: Christopher Goodwin, Chelsea FC
…proper taste of working in the sustainability sector, studying contaminated land, hydrology and flood risk mapping. “After a year or so I took an opportunity to move to an in-house…
Playing ‘Petropolitics’: What can we expect from this month’s global Plastics Treaty negotiations?
…certain kinds of plastics which include chemicals that pose risks to human health. And 85% said they would support a ban on single-use plastics. WWF estimates that single-use plastic items…
Henkel launches supplier climate engagement plan to cut Scope 3 emissions
…suppliers will be able to record key data relating to energy use, waste volumes and water consumption. This will enable improved emissions estimations. These baselines will be used to identify…
WWF: Next round of negotiations could make or break the global plastics treaty
…meaningful treaty and accelerate the plastic pollution crisis.” Key measures requiring enhanced focus include global bans on the most harmful and avoidable single-use plastics; binding, global requirements on product design…
easyJet trials hydrogen refuelling at Bristol Airport in ‘UK first’
…and regulatory frameworks for hydrogen’s use on airfields while providing guidance to airports, airlines, local authorities and regulators to effectively use the technology. The standards for hydrogen do not currently…
With a landmark Global Plastics Treaty on the horizon, the time for corporate disclosure – and action – is now
…plastic use, waste and leakage along value chains. That understanding must then be put into action, taking steps to reduce pollution and waste, but also the production and use of…
How are food and drinks brands greenwashing?
…brands to imply significant benefits without providing evidence, potentially affecting consumer trust. Additionally, the ASA found that the use of specific terminology or visual cues in advertising can lead to…
Co-op’s solar PPA and Aldi’s recycled plastics bottles: The sustainability success stories of the week
…has announced that it will switch to using 100% recycled plastic for its own-brand soft drinks and bottled water, excluding the cap and label, in England and Wales. This initiative,…
From hydrogen to AI: Which innovations need to be scaled for a net-zero energy system?
…land rights and ageing grid infrastructure. Some project developers have told Ministers of 15-year waiting times for connections. Work should also be well underway by 2030 to scale key supply…
Scotland proposes disposable vape ban over environmental ‘threat’
…their counterparts in Westminster, Wales and Northern Ireland to push for collaborative action on disposable vapes.Yousaf emphasised that “this is not just an issue for Scotland”. The Lancet last year…
Kraft Heinz sets 2030 target to reduce virgin plastic use
…are critical to helping us redesign packaging, eliminate unnecessary plastic, increase our use of recycled content, and influence the adoption of reuse models.” Kraft Heinz had already pledged to achieve…
ASA firms up anti-greenwashing rules for recycling, bans single-use vape ad
…for a Greener Future”. A recycling symbol was also used. Complaints about the advert highlighted that there are currently only limited recycling options for single-use vapes in the UK. They…
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