Resource Efficiency

Why the circular economy is an 'America First' policy

Recycling

Why the circular economy is an 'America First' policy

Sustainability leaders also acknowledge the need to rethink globalisation

clock 29 November 2024 • 4 min read
How the UK can achieve energy independence with limited resources

Waste

How the UK can achieve energy independence with limited resources

As its weans itself off Russian energy supplies, the UK is at risk of becoming heavily dependent on China for raw minerals, warns Green Alliance's Libby Peake

clock 15 August 2024 • 5 min read
Why Coca-Cola changed its bottle shape

Waste

Why Coca-Cola changed its bottle shape

Switchover will cost bottlers and the Coca-Cola distribution network about $52m across the US and Canada, but it will reduce the weight of bottles and slash emissions

clock 24 May 2024 • 4 min read
'We must work with nature, instead of exploiting it': UN warns plundering of natural resources puts global economy at risk

Climate change

'We must work with nature, instead of exploiting it': UN warns plundering of natural resources puts global economy at risk

Natural resource extraction, consumption set to rise 60 per cent by 2060, damaging the climate, biodiversity and human prosperity in the process, UN report warns

clock 01 March 2024 • 6 min read
Pilkington UK launches glass range with 50 per cent less embodied carbon

Technology

Pilkington UK launches glass range with 50 per cent less embodied carbon

Firm claims Mirai range is lowest carbon product on market today

clock 10 October 2023 • 2 min read
Study: Circular strategies could slash auto industry emissions by two-thirds

Supply chain

Study: Circular strategies could slash auto industry emissions by two-thirds

New analysis from Bain & Company suggests recycled materials could play dominant role in auto industry supply chains

clock 02 December 2022 • 3 min read
'Tesco Tinder': New waste-busting service to help suppliers swap surplus stock

Waste

'Tesco Tinder': New waste-busting service to help suppliers swap surplus stock

'Swipe right for surplus carrots'

clock 30 November 2022 • 2 min read

IT

'IT shouldn't cost the Earth': New analysis reveals refurbished IT kit could save UK almost £1bn a year

Study from Circular Computing details how businesses could slash emissions and costs by deploying refurbished IT equipment

clock 22 April 2021 • 2 min read

Recycling

Resource efficiency offers huge 'overlooked' climate benefits, study finds

Less waste, healthier diets, and shifting from sales to rental offer huge climate benefits, WRAP estimates

clock 26 March 2021 • 4 min read

Waste

From stations and supermarkets to fast fashion and takeaway boxes, the plastics crackdown continues

The initial headline-grabbing pledges to phase out single use plastic may have become old news, but the new normal is seeing hundreds of companies quietly advance their plastic reduction strategies

clock 26 February 2020 • 8 min read