Low Impact

APRIL 30, 2021

Planning a sustainable funeral means rejecting environmentally damaging practices and finding more ethical and responsible options. However, since signing the Oslo-Paris (OSPAR) agreement, the UK government halved crematoria’s mercury emissions by 2012. It is now easier than ever to make the right choices for arrangements around death.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Ethics 78

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

This has been the common practice for years without consumers blinking an eye; however, trends are shifting and consumers are demanding more ethical goods. In 2012, Zara reduced the turnaround rate to two weeks, Forever 21 six weeks, and H&M eight weeks.

Fashion 183

Fashion Waste Waste Retail 183

Ecotech

AUGUST 5, 2019

of all packaging waste produced from 1994 to 2012 ended up in landfills. Eco-friendly packaging consists of packaging materials that are made from recycled materials, reusable, compostable, biodegradable, recyclable, toxin and allergen free, or those that are manufactured in an environmentally friendly way.

Packaging 40

Packaging Biodegradable Recycled materials Carbon-negative 40

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2022

In 2022, 48% of all new coffee products carried an ethical or environmental claim – which is close to double the number from almost a decade ago (2012). Your first step would be to look to swap single-use plastics for alternative materials like paper and cardboard – such material is easily recycled and biodegradable.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Biodegradable Packaging Plastics 78

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

This has been the common practice for years without consumers blinking an eye; however, trends are shifting and consumers are demanding more ethical goods. In 2012, Zara reduced the turnaround rate to two weeks, Forever 21 six weeks, and H&M eight weeks.

Fashion 78

Fashion Waste Waste Retail 78