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Waste & resource management

Podback is discussing kerbside collection for the pods with Exeter City Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council

Podback: Coffee brands join forces on UK pod recycling scheme

What does the green recovery mean for Black Friday?

After a month of lockdown restrictions, many UK retailers are looking forward to Black Friday to boost profits. But with consumers increasingly priori...

Black Friday is usually seen as the antithesis of sustainability 

CDP: Food giants are greenwashing, not addressing their climate impact

While many major food brands are launching "green" or plant-based products, less than two in ten are measuring and disclosing emissions from...

CDP estimates that 90% of food sector emissions happen in the supply chain
Recent legislation does not cover non-food plastics sachets

Business leaders and politicians call for ban on non-food plastic sachets
MPs are concerned that bricks-and-mortar retailers are held to different requirements than online marketplaces

Government 'must hold businesses like Apple and Amazon to account over e-waste'
Pictured: An artist's impression of the facility. Image: Desolenator 

Carlsberg turns to thermal solar tech to meet water stewardship ambitions
AI can be used to optimise energy generation and resource use, among other applications

Capgemini: Half of big businesses are using AI to cut their climate impacts
Diageo's Lagavulin distillery (pictured) will achieve carbon-neutral operations by the end of 2020

Diageo targets net-zero operations by 2030

Jaguar's 'smart city' tests and Arsenal's climate commitment: The sustainability success stories of the week
According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, there are more than 86 million tonnes of plastics in the oceans, with up to 12 million tonnes added each year

UK to support 'Paris Agreement on plastics'
The company spent 18 months evaluating more than 60 formulas to find a solution with a low environmental impact

Garnier launches shampoo bars with reduced environmental impact

L'Oreal brand Garnier is launching a new range of shampoo bars, packaged in 100% recyclable materials, that offer a 25% reduction in environmental imp...
Unilever's Marc Engel (top left) provided the opening keynote speech from his home

Unilever on the circular economy and the net-positive debate: What happened on Day Three of Net-Zero Live 2020?
Pictured: A health centre worker carrying water in Ethiopia. Image: WaterAid/ Genaye Eshetu

Report: Only 1% of global climate finance helps water-stressed communities