Tag: zero-waste

Towards sustainability: a look ahead to environmental moments in 2024

The year 2024 will be marked by a number of events and observances with important implications for the environment, biodiversity, and global sustainability. From advancing sustainable nitrogen management to fostering inclusive collaboration...

3 myths about zero waste explained

Waste is becoming an increasingly pressing issue: for our environment, for our societies, and for human health. Moving towards a zero-waste future is not just a lofty goal but a necessity. And...

THERE IS NO PROFIT IF THERE IS NO CONSUMER TRUST

By launching initiatives aimed at achieving a net zero emission rate by 2050 in the countries in which it operates, Nestlé has been actively fighting climate change. In 2010, the company pledged...

BAMBI’S STRONG AND STRATEGIC COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

After Bambi became a member of the Coca-Cola HBC family in 2019, the company’s ambitions in the area of business sustainability have increased significantly. A synergy with a company with an international...

Zero waste to landfill achieved at ABB’s Frosinone factory in Italy

Zero production waste to landfill has been achieved at ABB Smart Power’s manufacturing unit in Frosinone, Italy — 14 years ahead of the European Union’s Circular Economy Package target of no more...

In the Textile Industry, Old Is Increasingly Becoming New

A clothing company in the Philippines that uses scrap material to make shoes. A technology startup in Ireland that allows strangers to swap little-used clothes. And a fashion house in Brazil that produces zero waste and repurposes...

Enough Plastic Produced Each Day to Make 22 Trillion Water Bottles

Enough plastic is produced each day to make almost 22 trillion water bottles. That’s according to the National Geographic Society and Sky Ocean Ventures, which say more than 90% of this volume will...

Cities Around the World Lay the Groundwork for a Zero-Waste Future

Cities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming and eventually become zero-waste cities. During the Global Climate Action Summit,...

Vancouver Bans Plastic Straws, Foam Cups and Containers

Vancouver has become the first major Canadian city to adopt a ban on a range of single-use plastics.Starting June 1, 2019, the distribution of plastic drinking straws and polystyrene foam cups and...

Wales Recycling Rate Hits 64 Per Cent Target Three Years Early

Wales again increased its overall recycling rate last year meaning it has now reached its target of recycling 64 per cent of household waste three years ahead of schedule, the Welsh government...

Molson Coors Raises Bar with New 2025 Climate Goals

North American brewer Molson Coors has announced plans to halve global carbon emissions and achieve zero waste across its major manufacturing sites by 2025 as part of its new sustainability strategy unveiled...

JLL UK Hits Energy Reduction Target a Year Early

Real estate consultancy JLL UK has hit 78 per cent of its 2016 sustainability targets, including achieving a 26 per cent reduction in absolute energy use since 2012, but missed key targets...

Greene King Serves Up Zero Waste to Landfill Target

Greene King is aiming to become the UK's first major pub chain to send zero waste to landfill across the entirety of its operations, the company announced today. The new target, which it...

M&S Targets Zero Waste and 90 Per Cent CO2 Cut in New ‘Plan A 2025’

Marks & Spencer unveiled a raft of ambitious zero waste and CO2 reduction targets across its business and supply chains with the launch of its new Plan A 2025 sustainability programme today. Under...

IKEA Unpacks Textile Waste with Fabric Collection Pilot

IKEA has become the latest retail giant to try and tackle the UK's growing pile of fabric waste with a new pilot scheme to collect old textiles in store for reuse, repair...

Apple Pledges to Pursue Use of 100 Per Cent Recycled Materials

Apple is aiming to use 100 per cent recycled materials to make its iPhones, Macbooks, and other electronics products in future in a bid to reduce its reliance on mined raw materials,...

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