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Morlet has led the Foundation's work for more than eight years, giving him a birds-eye view of the circular economy conversation 

Ellen MacArthur Foundation boss: Natural Restoration 'hardest' part of circular economy shift

Inside Henkel's plastics packaging strategy

EXCLUSIVE: Henkel's international director of packaging technology Thorsten Leopold has outlined how and why the company developed its three-pronged p...

FMCG giant Henkel owns some of Europe's most recognisable brands, including Schwarzkopf and Persil. In 2018, 51% of its packaging portfolio by weight was plastic. 

Asda to pilot packaging-free, refillable versions of popular groceries

Asda will begin trialling packaging-free, refillable versions of some of its most popular products in May, the supermarket has confirmed today (16 Jan...

Pictured: The refill station for bulk goods that will be installed for the trials. Image: Asda
The WEF has produced global risk reports annually for the past 15 years - and climate-related risks have never featured so prominently 

Humanity's biggest risks are 'climate-related, not economic': World Economic Forum
A Plastic Planet campaigns against what it calls the “misuse” of plastic by industries such as food & drink and health & beauty 

A Plastic Planet: It's time for activism on climate change and plastics to collide
The tool's launch event heard from businesses which have been trialling Circulytics, and Foundation representatives. Pictured L-R: and CHEP Europe's Michael Pooley; DS Smith's Stefano Rossi; Enel's Luca Meini and The Foundation's data and metrics lead Jarkko Havas.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation unveils 'landmark' digital tool to help businesses track circular economy progress
The plan builds on the firm's existing pledge to reach net-zero carbon by 2021 

Forster Communications targets 'climate-positivity' by 2023

Each of these success stories exemplifies how businesses are ramping up ambitions and actions in all areas of sustainable development 

BlackRock's climate u-turn and futuristic cities: The sustainability success stories of the week
Quorn claims the greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of its Mycoprotein is 90% lower than beef

Quorn rolls out carbon footprint labelling
Pictured: The National Trust’s director-general Hilary McGrady unveiling the new strategy at the Barbican Centre in London

National Trust to plant 20 million trees in bid to become net-zero by 2030
Baig has been working on corporate governance and disclosures for more than 15 years

Aviva Investors: Better corporate disclosure needed to help sustainable finance go mainstream

EXCLUSIVE: Investment firms are heeding climate warnings and honing their approach to sustainability, but ultimately need more information from the bu...
edie's hugely popular 30 Under 30 initiative provides a springboard for the best and boldest young sustainability and energy professionals to make new connections and develop their careers

30 Under 30: Nominations for rising sustainability stars to join 'Class of 2020' close this month
Have your say on what the 'hot topics' in the UK's sustainability sphere could be in 2020

VOTE: What will be the defining sustainability issue of 2020?