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5 opportunities of a circular economy

AGreenLiving

5 opportunities of a circular economy David McGinty Fri, 03/05/2021 – 00:12 More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. percent gets recycled and used again. We would need 1.5

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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Greenwashing terms to avoid at any cost

Business Green

Oh, what a tangled web they weave when businesses set out either to deceive consumers or aspirationally advertise green credentials they haven't earned. Greenwashing not only backfires and turns off discriminating shoppers and shareholders, it can also subject a business to legal trouble and hefty fines. Made with renewable energy.

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Fashion's latest trend? Why H&M, other big brands are investing in garment recycling

Business Green

Less than one per cent of clothing material today is refashioned to produce new clothing - but some top brands are exploring one potential solution. The fashion industry has a pollution problem. Enter a new technology: chemical garment-to-garment recycling. Welcome to the lab.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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From sustainable cocoa to solar-powered beer: 10 of the biggest, best, and quirkiest Earth Day announcements

Business Green

We've rounded up some of our favourite announcements from drinks, fashion, consumer goods and tech brands this year. As such the UN backed Race to Zero campaign, Amazon's corporate climate initiative the Climate Pledge, and the Science-Based Targets Initiative's Business Ambition for 1.5C Morrisons debuts plastic-saving shampoo bars.

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Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics

GreenBiz

Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics. But something extraordinary is going on at this Eastman chemical plant: two breakthrough processes to turn waste plastics of all kinds back into new plastics, continuously, with no loss of quality. Joel Makower. Mon, 05/11/2020 - 00:44.

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