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UK Gov Proposes Tax, Other Incentives to Help End Throwaway Fashion
The Environmental Audit Committee is calling on the UK government to make fashion retailers take responsibility for the waste they create. ... View More
3 Top Sustainability Issues in 2019 and How to Address Them
Once seen as a ‘nice to have’ for businesses, sustainability has become a vital component of many global organisations’ social and economic strategies. ... View More
Trending: BASF, Coca-Cola, EC Break New Ground on Plastics Recycling
Continuing this year’s wave of near-constant innovations aimed at responsible management of post-consumer plastics are new advancements from both the private and public sector. BASF making products with chemically recycled plastics BASF announced i... View More
Trending: Kellogg, UK Gov Waste No Time Repurposing 'Throw Away' Food
New initiatives from both the private and public sector aim to further chip away at the UK’s food waste issue, as the nation attempts to rebound from being designated Europe’s biggest food waster in 2015. Kellogg's Cornflakes adding sweet touch t... View More
Lack of US Climate Policy Putting Companies at Risk; Investors Demand Action
As a record number of global investors calls on governments to accelerate action on climate change, a new CDP analysis shows that some of the largest U.S.-based corporations view climate change as an increasing risk to their bottom line and reputatio... View More
Less Medley, More Value: Creating a New Quality for Corporate Reporting
This week at the COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, the discussion about how to implement the directives of the Paris Agreement is in full swing. ... View More
Atlanta: A Dark Horse in Sustainability Innovation
Atlanta may not be the first city that comes to mind when you think of sustainability — but perhaps, it should be. ... View More
#NewMetrics18: Dos, Don'ts, Tools and Topics Critical to Sustainability Communication
Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share the newest credible tools and solutions for assessing the ROI of... View More
Scotland Charges Forward in Its Role as the World's 'Circular Economy Hotspot'
This week, circular economy experts from over 20 countries convened in Scotland as Glasgow hosted the third annual Circular Economy Hotspot. Glasgow used the occasion to announce its intention to become Scotland’s first circular city — this will ... View More
Quantis Endorses EMF New Plastics Economy Global Commitment
Plastic waste and pollution have captured the attention of the public, governments, and businesses around the world. The search for solutions has started, and there is growing recognition that quick-fixes that address the symptoms is not enough. To e... View More
Unilever, EU Build on Plans for Plastics Recycling, But Problems Plague UK
This week, building on news that HP, Inc and IKEA joined a global consortium working to develop the first global network of ocean-bound plastics supply chains, the public and private sector made further strides on creating a circular economy for pack... View More
REI, Microsoft Rallying Companies to Support Washington’s Proposed Carbon Fee
Next month’s election could potentially be historic for Washington State, where voters will have the choice of enacting the first-in-the-nation carbon fee — a concrete measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state. Measure 1631 has the ... View More
New Report, WRI Platform and … Wu-Tang Clan Make Case for Plant-Based Diets
Meat-heavy diets have been under increased scrutiny of late, spawning a host of research and campaigns linking them to the accelerating impacts of climate change around the world. Now, a new report from the Changing Markets Foundation, Mighty Earth a... View More
Waste not, want not: P&G venture aims to squeeze new life out of Italy's dirty diapers
A joint venture between Procter & Gamble and Italian healthcare group Angelini is working to create a sustainable recycling loop that would allow dirty diapers to be turned into plastic bottle caps and viscose clothing. More than 20 million tonne... View More
UPS/Greenbiz Study Identifies Motivators And Barriers To Electric Fleets
Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a ... View More
Circulate Capital Incubator Network to Accelerate Ocean Plastic Solutions in Asia
Circulate Capital, the impact-focused investment management firm dedicated to financing companies, projects and infrastructure that prevent ocean plastic; and SecondMuse, a global business accelerator that works with local stakeholders, leading corpo... View More
Report: Scaling Circular Economy in China Could Save Businesses, Households ¥70T by 2040
New research from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) finds that a transition to a circular economy in China’s cities could make goods and services more affordable for citizens while reducing the impacts normally associated with middle-class lifes... View More
AT&T, G3ict and World Enabled Launch Smart Cities for All Project
The Smart Cities for All global initiative, a collaboration of G3ict and World Enabled, two nonprofits with a history of leadership in inclusive, accessible design, to launch a new project, Inclusive Innovation for Smarter Cities. The project is conv... View More
UK Public Supports Urgent Action, Litigation on Climate Change
According to a new survey from UK-based environmental law charity ClientEarth, the British public wants urgent action on climate change and strongly supports holding fossil fuel companies and the UK government accountable for the negative effects of ... View More
Q&A: How Rubicon Global Is Championing a Zero-Waste World
Founded in 2008, Atlanta-based Rubicon Global has become a worldwide leader in providing cloud-based waste and recycling solutions for customers in business, government and the nonprofit sectors. ... View More
