Assets About Responsible Production and Consumption
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The Role of Business in Driving Sustainable Consumption, Production
Business is increasingly aligning its activities with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A recent report shows that 43 percent of the world’s largest 250 companies are now linking their sustainability reporting to the SDGs.... View More
BASF joins the World Plastics Council
BASF joined the World Plastics Council (WPC), a global organization of key leaders in the plastics industry. The WPC promotes industry topics of global relevance like the responsible use of plastics, efficient waste management and solutions to marine... View More
Tesco, Nestlé Poised to Benefit Most from Impending Plant-Based Protein Surge
A shift in consumer awareness around sustainability is causing a surge in demand for plant-based proteins — an emerging market opportunity that global food companies won’t want to miss. ... View More
Trending: Startups, Government Put Planned Obsolescence in Its Place
As increasing emphasis is being placed on circularity, the concept of planned obsolescence is being called into question. While it has long been criticized by consumers, brands and governments are finally beginning to recognize that the short-term st... View More
Primark Sheds Light on Supply Chain with Global Sourcing Map Tool
Primark, a member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has developed a new online tool that is helping usher in a new era of transparency for the retailer. The Global Sourcing Map allows consumers to access information about the 1071 factories and s... View More
Nestlé Pure Life® Launches New Bottle Made From 100% Recycled Plastic
Today, Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water, the world's leading bottled water brand, is announcing the introduction of a 700-mL bottle made from 100 percent food grade recycled plastic*, known as rPET. The new package is available starting this mont... View More
Thinking More Sustainably Across the Apparel Supply Chain
Sustainable production standards for clothing continue to rise, with attention to sustainable materials and practices becoming a more integral part of the global apparel industry. In an effort to mitigate its impact on the environment, the sector has... View More
Trending: Shifting Attitudes Towards Sustainability Shaping More Than Just Supply Chains
Growing consumer demand for apparel and consumer products made in socially and environmentally responsible ways continues to drive companies away from a business-as-usual model. But corporate behavior isn’t the only thing being influenced by shifti... View More
New communication concept highlights BillerudKorsnäs as change ambassador
BillerudKorsnäs’ mission, to challenge conventional packaging for a sustainable future, is based on the fact that innovative and sustainable packaging solutions have an important role to play in delivering solutions to some of the global challenge... View More
New Science-Based Goals, Carbon Pricing Scheme to Help Heineken ‘Drop the C’
Heineken has unveiled a new sustainability strategy that will see the brewer increase renewable energy production, set science-based targets across distribution, cooling and packaging, and pilot an internal carbon pricing scheme. ... View More
Circularity, Sustainability Take Hold in Toy Industry
The closed-loop conversation is often one that focuses on e-waste, fashion and single-use plastics, but LEGO Group and Antwerp-based design furniture brand ecoBirdy are aiming to change that by bringing the concept of circularity and sustainability t... View More
The North Face: Successful Programs Start with Motivated Workers
News Deeply, in partnership with Sustainable Brands, has produced a series of profiles looking at how brands are tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. The goal is to examine trends and gather insights from a new wave of corporate citizen... View More
Trending: Brewing Up Sustainable Solutions for Plastic Tea Bags, Six-Pack Rings
2018 is gearing up to be a big year for packaging innovation. ... View More
ProSUM Urban Mining Tool Maps Critical Raw Materials in EU E-Waste
Resource scarcity and the rise of the circular economy are inspiring businesses, industry associations and governments to develop new ways to recover precious and critical raw materials (CRMs) from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Th... View More
NRDC Mapping Tool Links Apparel Brands to Their Suppliers’ Environmental Performance
A new mapping tool created by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and China’s Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) is ushering in a new era for transparency in China. The IPE Green Supply Chain Map — the only of its kind... View More
How Do the World’s Recyclers Solve a Problem Like China?
For decades, China has been an open door for foreign waste, importing recycled material from around the world to help feed its manufacturing boom. In 2016, the country imported 7.3 million metric tonnes of waste plastics from developed countries. How... View More
Trending: Fashion Positive, ZDHC Launch Resource Hubs to Drive Collaboration, Circularity
Circularity is slowing making its way into the fashion industry, aiming to transform one of the most polluting sectors into a shining example of sustainability, but it still has a long way to go before it can truly shed its bad reputation. Technology... View More
Trending: Step Change in Design, Recycling Efforts Essential for Addressing E-Waste
In today’s digitally dependent world, e-waste management is a critical issue that requires urgent attention from both the public and private sector. ... View More
Trending: Public, Private Sector Unveil Strategies to Eliminate To-Go Beverage Waste
Single-serve beverage waste is on the fast-track to obsolescence as startups, multinationals and local governments unveil strategies to keep cups, straws and plastic bottles out of landfill. ... View More
Unilever Brings Sustainable Beauty to the Masses with Love Beauty and Planet Line
Just one month after the launch of its new natural personal care product line ApotheCARE Essentials, Unilever has rolled out yet another responsible beauty brand: Love Beauty and Planet. And it’s kind of a big deal — unlike ApotheCARE Essentials,... View More
