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Embracing collaboration and nonstandard construction materials can help to accelerate the green homes revolution
The UK is falling behind the rest of Europe when it comes to energy efficient homes. Countries like Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Italy and the Netherlands have been rolling out…
“Enough is enough”: Talks for a global plastics treaty fall short of critical action
The Global Plastics Treaty aims to reduce the absolute level of plastics production globally, with a focus on the materials that pose the most risk to the environment and public…
M&S to track whether its plastic packaging is recycled
The Polytag Ecotrace Programme aims to revolutionise the UK’s packaging recycling system by applying invisible Ultraviolet (UV) tags onto labels during production, primarily on recycled PET plastic materials. Once the…
Zero Waste to Landfill
A Zero Waste to Landfill Certification is a great way for a business to demonstrate environmental consciousness, engagement with the circular economy whilst helping to reduce the costs associated with…
Janus International Europe
“A truly exceptional team who I would recommend any business to for sustainability, circularity and decarbonisation project support”. Environmental & Compliance (ESG) Manager from Janus International Europe Ltd….
Investors severely underestimating plastics-related risks, report warns
That is a warning from financial think-tank Planet Tracker, which assessed the potential financial risk for the 150 biggest corporates globally across the plastics value chain. These include oil and…
M&S axes more use-by dates in fight against food waste
The supermarket’s own-brand fresh dairy milk lines, including organic lines, will have the use-by dates replaced with best-before dates in a packaging change taking place this month. Retailers are required…
Patagonia’s campaign for the oceans and Uber’s carbon calculator: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Glastonbury’s wind turbine and EV charging in Cornwall: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Bentley’s solar-powered factory and a sustainable cities challenge: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Creating sustainable habits through products focused on performance
New Fairy campaigns have set out to inspire consumers to switch to cooler water and shorter dishwasher cycles – a vision with the potential to reduce dishwashing’s carbon footprint in…
Radically transparent fashion and reusable packaging at Wimbledon: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Hundreds of EVs for Amazon and water stewardship schemes: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Sainsbury’s switches from plastic to cardboard for own-brand steak trays
By removing the plastic steak trays, Sainsbury’s will save 10 million pieces of plastic each year, a positive change in the world of packaging. The plastic replacement, carboard trays, are…
Government accused of continuing to bungle recycling and waste reporting policy
As the week began, The Grocer reported that the Government has no update on its plans to consider mandatory food waste reporting and targets for businesses, especially large retailers. The…
Carbon-negative beer and Patagonia’s push for repairs: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Report: Clean energy transition to have less impact on nature and water than intensive agriculture
That is the conclusion of a new analysis from the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), published to debunk myths relating to the impact of a clean energy system on nature, land…
Low-carbon libraries and Welsh offshore wind: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
Common carbon claims on products baffling to most shoppers, survey finds
A survey of 2,000 adults in the UK has revealed that most feel more confident in their understanding of green claims relating to materials and recycling than in their knowledge…
Belgium blocks mega plastics plant over lack of environmental data
Belgium’s Court of the Council of Permit Disputes made the ruling against the plant, which would be the biggest constructed in Europe in more than three decades, earlier this week….
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