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UK’s ‘addiction’ to fast fashion creating cost strains for second hand clothing market
…waste. The reuse and recycling sector is responsible for finding new markets for used textiles and unsold, surplus, or faulty stock. The sector has suffered a 57% reduction in price…
Campaign group launches legal case against Government over microplastics
…which is sold to farmers by water companies and used as a fertiliser on agricultural land. However, the rules governing the spreading of sewage sludge have remained unchanged since 1989….
The Africa Climate Summit and Asda’s innovative low-impact salads: The sustainability success stories of the week
…an eye-catching and much-supported solution. By producing plants indoors, often without the use of soil, the use of water, fertilizer and pesticides can be minimized. Asda this week launched the…
Scottish Government unveils landmark onshore wind sector deal
…all”. Wider possibilities Trade body RenewableUK estimates that Scotland will exceed its 2030 onshore wind target and host 20.7GW of capacity by this time. At present, Scotland hosts 60% of…
Earth Overshoot Day: Everything you need to know about shifting to a circular economy
…will increase to 170 billion tonnes by 2050. Rates of reuse and recycling have, worryingly, decreased. Circle Economy tracked a 7.2% reuse and recycling rate for its latest report, down…
Volcanic batteries and speedier hydrogen R&D: The best green innovations for Net-Zero November 2023
…for cheap on-site solar power. Caldera’s initial target market is factories that use industrial steam, which encompasses more than a third of all UK industrial energy use. If successful, this…
Science-based nature targets for cities and Race to Zero updates: The 7 biggest stories from 6 December at COP28
…used in new buildings. According to the WorldGBC, operational emissions (from energy used to heat, cool and light buildings) accounts for 28% of the built environment sector’s 39% contribution to…
Seagrass-planting robots and AI to track pollen: The best green innovations of September 2023
…capturing carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. However, they are on the decline, disappearing at a rate of 110 square kilometres per year. Environmental engineering company Land…
Nature meets business: What does the TNFD mean for the private sector?
…global economy’s exploitation of nature, including aspects such as greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), water and land use, exploitation of wild species, pollution, and waste, is estimated to be roughly 13%…
The Woodland Trust seeks major new corporate partner to empower young people through ‘Funding for the Future’
…partners@woodlandtrust.org.uk to learn more about partnering with the Woodland Trust. The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales no. 294344 and in Scotland no. SC038885. A non-profit…
New Zealand teams up with BlackRock in bid to unlock for almost £1bn climate action
…transition goals. We believe New Zealand is at the forefront of low-carbon transition, and investors will benefit from the opportunities it creates.” New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said that…
Dale Vince unveils plans to launch new green airline
…is developing a standard to ensure that SAFs are low-carbon across their lifecycle. But it has yet to produce a comprehensive land use strategy, setting out the portion of land…
National Grid set to ask factories to ‘flex’ their energy use next winter
…private sector. The idea of the scheme is to reward energy users for avoiding energy use during peak times by incentivizing them with lower bills. Reducing energy use during peak…
Octopus’s £3bn offshore wind fund and Cabify’s new EVs: The sustainability success stories of the week
…buildings to achieve at least a 20% reduction in energy use and water use. The hotel delivered a 46% reduction in energy use and a 20% water use reduction. “The…
Energy and net-zero buildings: The burning question
…harnessing the millions of tonnes of organic matter available, making use of low-value land for solar arrays, and the production of green hydrogen. As engineers Veolia looks to the future…
UN warns of $10trn annual costs from unsustainable food systems
…rectifying and dealing with water pollution and habitat loss due to land-use change. No country is immune to bearing these hidden costs, the report states. But low-income nations are disproportionately…
EV-powered silent discos and community solar for Australia: The sustainability success stories of the week
…products. Recycling in other ways is also uncommon; the vast majority of used clothes end up as waste. To stop used staff uniforms from going to landfill, fast-casual restaurant chain…
Brands and retailers not on track for key 2025 sustainability goals on plastics
Big brands and retailers signed up to a commitment to slash virgin plastic use by 21% by 2025 have, collectively, failed to decrease their use of the material at all….
WWF: Deforestation has gotten worse despite landmark COP26 conservation pledge
…mining supply chains because local communities feel unable to make livelihoods for themselves, and these communities often opt for the cheapest but most destructive land clearance mechanisms. Moreover, weak legislation…
UK accused of bungling sustainable food production policy domestically and globally
…detail numerical, time-bound targets for reducing the use of agri-chemicals that are “demonstrably harmful”. Another key contributor to the sector’s environmental degradation is the use of growing media containing peat….
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