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The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets

GreenBiz

And, much like the market for carbon offsets, it’s messy. . There is no industry standard or definition . WWF defines a plastic credit as a "transferable unit representing a specific quantity of plastic that has been collected and possibly recycled from the environment.". The potential for greenwashing is high.

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Ellie Goulding's seltzer brand to roll out carbon footprint labelling

Business Green

A seltzer brand part-owned by Ellie Goulding has announced it will roll out carbon footprint labelling across its range from next month. The company revealed it was using climate impact assessment platform CarbonCloud to analyse the carbon footprint of its drinks entire value chain.

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Want to avoid greenwashing? Be clear about what it means

Business Green

Companies need shared definitions if they understand what greenwashing actually is and how it can be tackled. Initially, greenwashing was relegated to a small number of corporate claims - that a product or packaging claimed by the company to be compostable or recyclable wasn't, for example.

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Sustainable Fashion Guide: 8 Tips to Kick-Start Your Sustainable Fashion Brand Company

Green Business Bureau

billion tons of carbon dioxide annually. Sustainable fashion definition. Below we’ve detailed eight tips on how to reduce the negative environmental and social impact of your fashion brand company. Fashion Brands can also recycle old textiles that may have been over-produced or under-sold to create new garments.

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Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations

GreenBiz

"If we're going to make sure that we're using more recycled content, if we're going to ensure that we're going to reduce carbon emissions, then we need to be tracking that. The producer of coffee, candy and cocoa also created a nearly $260 million venture fund in support of planet-friendly packaging technologies.

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The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets

AGreenLiving

And, much like the market for carbon offsets, it’s messy. There is no industry standard or definition WWF defines a plastic credit as a “transferable unit representing a specific quantity of plastic that has been collected and possibly recycled from the environment.”

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? Spinning CO2 into clothes

Climate Tech VC

We’ve spilled plenty of ink in this newsletter on carbon capture, but less on what happens after —particularly carbon-to-value. Downstream emissions result from the transportation and packaging involved in distribution, product usage itself (e.g., spinning, weaving, and knitting). incineration or landfills).