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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
Pledge to Net Zero: How to mobilise an industry behind net zero
Environmental Industries Commission executive director Matthew Farrow and WSP director of sustainability David Symons talk to BusinessGreen about Pledge to Net Zero, the campaign to get the UK's environmental services industry to back science-based emissions...
UK poised for £24bn boost from electric cars by 2025, industry report claims
Opportunities in batteries, powertrains, and electronics but industry must ramp up capacity 10-fold, report warns
Pandemic sows seeds of direct-to-consumer models for plant-based food
The pandemic has forced all food businesses to innovate, including the fast-expanding plant-based food industry
'Carbon is the new calorie': Logitech launches carbon labelling for computer kit
Logitech announces it is to work with a number of third parties to verify and validate carbon calculations, with the first wave of labels to feature on its gaming product range
Waste-powered shopping: John Lewis to build biomethane filling plant
Owner of Waitrose and John Lewis reveals plans to build filling station for its growing fleet of biomethane trucks as it unveiled a fresh commitment to wean its entire transport fleet off fossil fuels by 2030.
Greener textiles: New sustainability standards established for man-made cellulosic fibres
MMCF, which is the second biggest cellulosic fibre group after cotton, holds huge untapped potential to transform the fashion industry, according to Forum for the Future and the Textile Exchange
Verizon, Infosys, and Reckitt Benckiser join Amazon's Climate Pledge initiative
Swell of support for Amazon's Climate Pledge comes as the tech behemoth announces that it has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which will requires it to commit to setting emissions targets in line with the Paris Agreement's goals.
'Food Connect': Electric bikes and vans to deliver surplus food to vulnerable communities
Environmental charity Hubbub will deploy a fleet of electric vehicles to deliver surplus food to communities in Milton Keynes unable to access food banks and community fridges during the lockdown
The future of agri-tech and where we are now
Tony Dalwood, chief executive of asset manager Gresham House, considers the investment opportunities in agri-technologies such as vertical farming
Marine clean tech firm inks £1m deal with Carnival Cruises to deploy 'micro-bubble carpet' technology
Silverstream Technologies has developed a system where a carpet of microbubbles is spread across a ship's hull in order to reduce friction, save fuel and slash carbon emissions.
Looking Up: Vertical farms fill produce supply chain lag during pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has provided vertical farming operations with an opportunity to demonstrate their resilience in the face of external shocks
Net Zero: Food and drink industry joins calls for green recovery package
Industry underscores support for net zero transition, but warns fresh policy interventions are required to decarbonise heat across the sector
'The war is definitely not over': New front opens up in the battle of the chlorinated chicken
Government steps up efforts to assure farmers it will not allow an influx of products made to lower US standards, but experts fear major loopholes remain
World Ocean Day: Government welcomes call for new Highly Protected Marine Areas
Benyon Review sets out plans for significant strengthening of marine protection in UK waters, as new study highlights how ocean habitats can help boost climate resilience
Reports: Tesla considering Bristol site for UK gigafactory
The Times reports Elon Musk made a recent flying visit to the UK to inspect a potential site for a major new factory near Bristol
Electrolux to phase-out HFC gases from fridges and freezers by 2023
White goods brand promises to replace all 'high-impact greenhouse gases' from its cooling products within three years
How Ocean Spray cranberries became America's '100 percent sustainable' crop
Ocean Spray reveals how it was able to certify its cranberry crop as '100 per cent sustainable'
We need fresh thinking about the role of digital technologies in our food system
Covid-19 has highlighted the shortcomings of our food supply chains, but technology can help, argues Green Alliance's Imogen Cripps
Ribena launches hunt for climate resilient blackcurrants
Company invests over £500,000 to extend partnership focused on the development of climate-resilient blackcurrant varieties
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
Building a circular economy after Covid-19
Once life returns to relative normality, our economy must be far more robust and resilient than it is at present, argues WRAP director Peter Maddox
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