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EU Digital Product Passports aim to track items through the product life-cycle

Envirotec Magazine

All these proposals fall under the purview of the European Green Deal, first approved in 2020, whose goal is to achieve incremental sustainable growth so that Europe becomes the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Green Deal legislation has proven most adaptable to the times.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

Conventional food production of the modern day, along with packaging and distribution, has been tied to environmental, societal and financial burdens in different parts of the world. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

Conventional food production of the modern day, along with packaging and distribution, has been tied to environmental, societal and financial burdens in different parts of the world. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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How Companies are Growing Profits and Making Climate Progress: Case Studies

EDF + Business

It produces over two million tons of low carbon cement annually and is responsible for around 10-15% of the cement supply in the markets in which it operates. Figure 2: Group carbon footprint by ton of product Steel industry decarbonization The steel sector’s direct and indirect emissions represent 7% of CO2 emissions globally.

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'Huge potential': EU targets throwaway culture with sweeping circular economy plan

Business Green

The Action Plan also aims to restrict single-use products and packaging, halt shipments of waste outside the EU, ban the destruction of unsold durable goods, provide consumers with more reliable information on the sustainability of products and packaging, and offer stronger 'right to repair' rules.

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Plastic-free parenting: Pura co-founder Guy Fennell on launching a sustainable baby care brand in lockdown

Business Green

With 90 per cent of wet wipes in the UK made from plastic, the products boast carbon intensive production processes. And in order to make this clear to consumers, the company has developed a proprietary 'traffic light' labelling system on its packaging that allows consumers to gauge the wipes' sustainability credentials at a glance. "We

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Carbon Accounting: How To Lower Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. More and more businesses are disclosing their carbon footprint due to increased stakeholder pressure and as a response to climate change. . 18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint .

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