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Aldi pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Aldi said it would work with suppliers to remove the equivalent of 2.2 billion single items of plastic of its shelves within the next five years
Greening the NHS: How sustainability initiatives could save the health service £250m a year
NHS Sustainability Day campaign launches annual impact report as work continues by expert panel commissioned by NHS England to investigate into how and when the health service can meet net zero
Mr Muscle bottles aim to help clean up ocean plastic
Household cleaning brand SC Johnson launches ocean-plastic Mr Muscle bottle line following success of similar initiative with Windex in the US
L'Oréal embraces environmental labelling under revamped sustainability strategy
2030 sustainability vision launched today by the beauty giant includes pledges to use only recycled or biobased packaging by the end of the decade and achieve carbon neutrality across its sites by 2025
Pandora vows to ditch mined silver and gold for its jewellery by 2025
Jewellery giant's plan to only use silver and goal from recycled sources will slash its carbon footprint and water usage, moving it closer to a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2025
Planet Tracker: Investors face financial risk as salmon industry careers toward 'ecological brink'
Report warns that investors must put their clout behind emerging innovative technological solutions, such as offshore closed cage systems and onshore recirculating aquaculture solutions, for the industry increase production supply through 2030.
Nestlé UK bags 15-year wind power purchase agreement with Ørsted
Deal with Race Point offshore wind farm will cover 50 per cent of Nestlé UK’s power consumption
World risks shortage of materials for EVs and wind turbines without agreements for green supply chains, experts warn
Academics at the University of Sussex predict shortages of crucial materials such as cobalt and lithium without international agreements and more reuse and recycling
'Neglected risk': Why the US-China trade war is leaving firms vulnerable to soy risk
China's growing demand for soy is leaving billions of dollars of investments exposed to deforestation risks, CDP report finds
Five things we learned from Google's green power data dump
Google is intent on sourcing carbon-free energy 24 hours a day - but it's more difficult than it sounds
Sweet dreams? Hotel group behind Novotel, Mercure and Ibis rolls out greener linens
Hospitality giant to stock cohort of mid-range and budget hotels with natural coloured towels, robes and bedlinens in bid to cut carbon footprint
Uniform Solutions: How Your Textile Company Can Help You Go Green
Green uniform laundry services can help businesses reduce waste and lower costs
AkzoNobel paints picture of 'carbon neutral' future
Dutch paint and speciality chemicals firm pledges to go 100 per cent renewables-powered
The secret to greener schools: Flat pack walls and an open mind
BusinessGreen Building Technology of the Year award winner UK Energy Partners talks about its flagship low carbon Schoolhaus construction project
From Indonesia to Brazil forest protection is being beefed up, but are businesses doing enough?
Major deforestation commitments from Indonesia and Brazil are encouraging, but two reports this week show how far many companies have to go to break ties with deforested land
Environmental responsibility more important to millennials than a snazzy brand image, survey finds
Survey finds millennials willing to reward brands with greener practices
Dalmia Cement and Swiss Re raise the clean energy bar with EP100 and RE100 commitments
Cement maker and reinsurance provider become the first two firms to commit to both energy productivity and renewable energy schemes
Primark among first in line for European sustainable clothing push
ECAP scheme aims to develop a framework to promote practical actions for tackling carbon, water and waste footprints across the lifecycle of clothes
How HP, Walmart and the US government are turning green procurement into a business opportunity
BusinessGreen spotlights the activities of three organisations embedding sustainability into their supply chain
Veggie Pret is here to stay, says chief executive
Sales at Soho pilot store remain higher than before its vegetarian-only conversion, company reveals
Overcoming the tension between short-term gain and long-term sustainability
Rüdiger Geis of Commerzbank explores the crucial role banks can play in driving the sustainability agenda
A green company car 'could be £3,000 cheaper'
Go Ultra Low campaign says fleet managesrs using 'whole life' costs will see benefits of low emission vehicles
How businesses are leading demand for renewable power
From multi-nationals to SMEs, the corporate sector has woken up to the benefits of clean energy
UK government 'could be supporting illegal deforestation', WWF warns
Survey of Whitehall departments finds low awareness of UK's sustainable timber procurement policy with only six full in compliance
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