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The real thing: Coca Cola European Partners' Joe Franses unpacks the drinks giant's net zero agenda
The real thing: Coca Cola European Partners' Joe Franses unpacks the drinks giant's net zero agenda

The vice-president of sustainability at CCEP, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world, spills the details on how the firm intends to achieve net zero packaging, manufacturing, shipping, and ingredients within 20 years

  • Management
  • 13 January 2021
Unilever and Alibaba launch 'world first' AI-powered closed-loop recycling system
Unilever and Alibaba launch 'world first' AI-powered closed-loop recycling system

New recycling machines are being installed in Shanghai and Hangzhou, with an eye on rolling them out right across China in the future

  • Recycling
  • 11 January 2021
Major banks 'co-responsible' for plastics crisis, first-of-its-kind investigation argues
Major banks 'co-responsible' for plastics crisis, first-of-its-kind investigation argues

The world’s biggest banks are indiscriminately funding firms responsible for devastating marine ecosystems and fuelling climate change via their plastics production, a new report from Portfolio Earth concludes

  • Investment
  • 07 January 2021
Tesco toasts removal of one billion pieces of plastic from its shelves in 2020
Tesco toasts removal of one billion pieces of plastic from its shelves in 2020

Supermarket claims to have met its pledge to remove one billion pieces of plastic, working with suppliers to remove unnecessary and excessive packaging of products

  • Waste
  • 05 January 2021
The three circular economy trends that defined 2020
The three circular economy trends that defined 2020

Here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year to come

  • Waste
  • 24 December 2020
Plastics Pact: UK firms slash 'unnecessary' plastic packaging in 2019
Plastics Pact: UK firms slash 'unnecessary' plastic packaging in 2019

More than 150 retailers, manufactures and brands collectively reduced tonnage of single-use plastic packaging sold by 30 per cent

  • Waste
  • 08 December 2020
More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together
More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together

The global retail giant is beefing up its take-back service to mark Black Friday, but its sweeping sustainability plans extend far beyond recycling and re-use

  • Recycling
  • 27 November 2020
Are Amazon and Apple 'dodging responsibility' for the escalating e-waste crisis?
Are Amazon and Apple 'dodging responsibility' for the escalating e-waste crisis?

Environmental Audit Commitee argues electronic and retail giants need to join their brick and mortar rivals in contributing more to a circular economy, but the tech powerhouses insist they are leading efforts to tackle global e-waste mountain

  • Waste
  • 26 November 2020
Chicken and cereal open up new front in war on plastic
Chicken and cereal open up new front in war on plastic

Tesco announces it is removing plastic trays from its fresh chicken, as Aldi unveils fully recyclable cereal packaging

  • Waste
  • 25 November 2020
Adidas and H&M fire starting pistol on 'world first' circular fashion project
Adidas and H&M fire starting pistol on 'world first' circular fashion project

EU-funded New Cotton Project aims to collect, sort, and regenerate old clothing into new items for sale on the high street

  • Supply chain
  • 24 November 2020
Podback: Nestle and Jacobs Douwe Egberts launch nationwide coffee pod recycling scheme
Podback: Nestle and Jacobs Douwe Egberts launch nationwide coffee pod recycling scheme

New cross-industry programme to recycle used coffee pods is to launch early next year in latest bid to boost recycling rates across the sector

  • Recycling
  • 20 November 2020
Car firms and recyclers team up for EV battery supply chain project
Car firms and recyclers team up for EV battery supply chain project

EMR Metals Recycling joins forces with Bentley Motors, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, and a host of partners to develop UK EV battery recycling supply chain

  • Automotive
  • 17 November 2020
We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable
We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

Could we be on the cusp of a circular pee-conomy?

  • Recycling
  • 17 November 2020
How circular cities can put people first
How circular cities can put people first

Elsa Wenzel explores how circular economy models, when executed right, can unlock a raft of co-benefits

  • Efficiency
  • 13 November 2020
Government funds five 'state of the art' circular economy R&D centres
Government funds five 'state of the art' circular economy R&D centres

Innovation centres in London, Loughborough and Exeter secure £22.5m to develop waste-cutting techniques for textiles, metals, electronics, construction and chemicals

  • R&D
  • 12 November 2020
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Consumer goods giants falling short on plastic goals
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Consumer goods giants falling short on plastic goals

Progress update from Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP warns the shift away from single-use plastic is not happening fast enough

  • Waste
  • 06 November 2020
'Solid progress': Unilever claims it is on track to halve its virgin plastic waste by 2025
'Solid progress': Unilever claims it is on track to halve its virgin plastic waste by 2025

Materials innovation, tests of refillable and reusable products and a 'significant increase' in the proportion of recycled plastic have steered firm closer to 2025 plastic goals, it said

  • Waste
  • 28 October 2020
Avery Dennison: Digitally enabled labels central to circular economy in fashion
Avery Dennison: Digitally enabled labels central to circular economy in fashion

The US clothing firm reveals how digital technologies could finally make circular fashion a reality

  • Recycling
  • 23 October 2020
P&G scrubs up green credentials with refillable shampoo bottles
P&G scrubs up green credentials with refillable shampoo bottles

Beauty arm of US consumer goods giant estimates that new refillable product line will eliminate need for roughly 300 million virgin plastic shampoo bottles

  • Waste
  • 23 October 2020
'The world is moving on': Coca-Cola's Therese Noorlander on plastic, packaging, and youth activism
'The world is moving on': Coca-Cola's Therese Noorlander on plastic, packaging, and youth activism

Coca-Cola's sustainability director for Europe Therese Noordlander talks to BusinessGreen about the drinks giant's mission to drive down emissions and ramp up its recycling efforts

  • Management
  • 21 October 2020
Refills, recycling and plastic-free fruit and veg: Asda debuts 'sustainability store'
Refills, recycling and plastic-free fruit and veg: Asda debuts 'sustainability store'

Trial store in Leeds is set to feature more than 50 fresh produce lines sold in a loose or unwrapped format to cut down on packaging and plastic waste

  • Waste
  • 20 October 2020
John Lewis Partnership targets net zero carbon by 2035
John Lewis Partnership targets net zero carbon by 2035

Waitrose and John Lewis bring forward net zero goal by 15 years as group outlines new food waste and online delivery strategies

  • Recycling
  • 16 October 2020
Plastics recycling: Four 'cutting edge' facilities secure £20m UKRI funding
Plastics recycling: Four 'cutting edge' facilities secure £20m UKRI funding

Government research body announces fresh support for plastics recycling facilities alongside £65m of industry investment

  • Recycling
  • 16 October 2020
Morrison's, John Lewis, and M&S take stand against glitter litter ahead of festive season
Morrison's, John Lewis, and M&S take stand against glitter litter ahead of festive season

Supermarkets announce plans to remove glitter from product lines and boost recyclability of festive products, as major study emerges highlighting glitter's detrimental impact on ecosystems

  • Waste
  • 16 October 2020
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