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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
Terra Carta: Prince of Wales launches green recovery charter for business
Heir to the throne touts 'comprehensive roadmap' for sustainable recovery to 2030 backed by Unilever, BP, BlackRock, Heathrow Airport, and others
A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic
Chief executive of the Vegetarian Butcher sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the current vegan food frenzy and how to market plant-based products to meat-lovers
Unilever to submit climate transition strategy to shareholder vote
Firm claims to be largest company in the world to offer shareholders a regular say on its climate strategy
CISL unveils 'first of its kind' strategic net zero roadmap for corporates
Prince Charles hails 'bristling' number of governments and firms announcing net zero emissions targets in foreward to the report
Climate Pledge: Microsoft, Unilever, and ITV join Amazon's net zero drive
Amazon's corporate climate initiative secures backing from another 13 major companies, as overall membership committed to net zero by 2040 swells to 31
CISL launches business guide for injecting sustainable practices into everyday operations
New guide draws on the expertise of recognised corporate sustainability leaders such as Ikea and Unilever to set out 10 principles for effectively embedding environmental action within an organisation
Plant-based bonanza: Unilever sets €1bn sales target for meat and dairy alternatives
Consumer goods giant launches 'Future Foods' initiative, geared at meeting the growing global appetite for sustainable food products
'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
Amazon badges-up 40,000 products as 'Climate Pledge Friendly' in Europe
Customers can now choose from more than 40,000 items among Amazon's vast product range that have been certified as sustainable
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
Net Zero Festival: How to develop a credible decarbonisation strategy
VIDEO: Gavin Esler speaks to BT's Gabrielle Ginér, CEO of innocent drinks Douglas Lamont, CDP's Nicolete Bartlett, and Unilever's Thomas Lingard about how to turn net zero targets into genuine action
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud
US tech giants have faced criticism for continuing to work with fossil fuel giants such as Chevron and ExxonMobil, despite their own ambitious climate commitments
'It's too late to be a pessimist': Paul Polman urges businesses to 'de-risk the political process' on net zero
Speaking at BusinessGreen's Net Zero Festival, the former Unilever CEO emphasised business community's increasingly important role in pushing policymakers towards more ambitious climate action
Majority of UK's biggest firms lack net zero strategies, report finds
Analysis of FTSE 100 companies finds just 16 per cent have realistic decarbonisation strategies in place, yet 45 per cent are targeting net zero emissions
SME Climate Hub: Top corporates to consider climate performance when selecting suppliers
BT Group, Ikea, and Unilever among a host of big brands backing plans to help smaller businesses set net zero goals, as 1.5C Supply Chain Leaders group commits to making climate targets a key factor in purchasing criteria
More than 150 business leaders urge EU to step up 2030 emissions target
Call to adopt targets proposed in last year's Green New Deal plan made in an open letter signed by the more than 150 business leaders
'Carbon rainbow': How Unilever's pledge to eliminate fossil fuels from cleaning products could catalyse the bioeconomy
University of Sheffield professor of chemical engineering and chemistry Peter Styring explains to BusinessGreen how Unilever's new commitment could spur public understanding and government support for a transition away from fossil fuel derived chemicals...
Unilever pledges to invest €1bn in eliminating fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030
Consumer goods giant outlines plans to spend €1bn on ramping up carbon capture and utilisation technologies that will curb its cleaning and laundry product line's reliance on fossil fuel derived chemicals
Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics
With the launch of the US branch of the Plastics Pact the case for corporates to step up their plastic waste reduction efforts are becoming clearer than ever
Unilever touts supply chain mapping pilot in fresh bid to tackle deforestation
The project involves combining satellite imagery with geolocation data to build a more complete picture of the firm's supply chain
Can animal-based agriculture ever be truly sustainable?
A major new report from the Environmental Defense Fund asks some challenging questions about the limited progress the agricultural sector has made in tackling its out-sized climate and biodiversity impacts - and offers some invaluable guidance on how...
Unilever steps up water conservation efforts
Consumer goods giant unveils latest commitments from its recently announced €1bn 'nature and climate fund'
'Investors are watching closely': How Covid-19 is accelerating the plant based 'meat' trend
As the pandemic exposes risk in meat supply chains, investors and retailers are turning in droves to alternative proteins, research suggests
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