Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Having been crowned the most polluting brand in the world for two years running by the Break Free from Plastic campaign in its global audit of plastic waste, the firm also last year revealed it produces three million tonnes of plastic packaging a year, or the equivalent of 200,000 bottles a minute.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

When done right, sustainable business practices deliver a positive return on investment (ROI), improving efficiency, lowering costs and driving sales. Like any investment a company makes, the potential return on an investment in sustainability should be considered before making the investment. Increased Sales.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

When done right, sustainable business practices deliver a positive return on investment (ROI), improving efficiency, lowering costs and driving sales. Like any investment a company makes, the potential return on an investment in sustainability should be considered before making the investment. Increased Sales.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. Then the pandemic hit, and the market changed — characterized by higher demand for single-use packages and bags, and lower availability of recycled materials. Used packages need to be recycled.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2022

Restaurant chain estimates new cPET food packaging will save 330 tonnes of plastic from its supply chain annually. The new packaging is to be made from recyclable material known as cPET, which Wagamama claims it is among the first major restaurant chains to use as a basis for its soup and noodle bowls.

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Business Green

MAY 30, 2022

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF GB&I) said its decision announced on Friday to shift to use 100 per cent recycled plastic was a considerable investment, as growing demand for rPET was pushing up costs.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 79

Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2021

Further, hotel waste consists largely of common recyclable materials – aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and landscape waste – all materials that could be processed into a new useful material. Move away from over packaged bathroom-toiletries and work with local vendors to reuse packaging.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

The maker of KitchenAid, Maytag, and Brastemp products announced earlier this week it would reduce its direct emissions to net zero by switching its global plants and buildings to renewable energy, investing in energy efficiency improvements, and purchasing carbon offsets.

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2022

Sustainability is the “new normal” From food production, to packaging, to fashion to lifestyle products, there is a clear effort to replace traditional demands with sustainable alternatives. It’s highly likely that the demand for sustainable products by consumers will make their production mandatory in the next few years.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

The ever-increasing global population and the rise in environmental consciousness have created a demand for sustainable business practices. Also,the composting process averts methane emissions that cause global warming, and it converts organic material into valuable fertilizer that can be used to enrich poor soil and improve plant growth.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, a collaboration between industry and government on reducing food and packaging waste through the Courtauld 2025 Agreement had prevented 2.7 The new policy, unveiled in late July as part of the EU's pandemic recovery package, will see a levy of €800/tonne per kilogram of plastic waste introduced on all new products.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

Regulation, consumer demand and shareholders are pushing for more recycled textiles. Imagine if a significant portion of the textiles that cannot be reused in their current form could be recycled. Fashion companies need to set ambitious targets for recycling textiles and designing for circularity.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, a collaboration between industry and government on reducing food and packaging waste through the Courtauld 2025 Agreement had prevented 2.7 The new policy, unveiled in late July as part of the EU's pandemic recovery package, will see a levy of €800/tonne per kilogram of plastic waste introduced on all new products.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

Curbside Recycling Report addresses a system that is causing some communities to abandon their programs, but also shows an overwhelming majority of communities across the country still committed to providing household recycling services. A circular economy is not possible without recycling, yet it can’t happen through recycling alone.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 12, 2022

When a company invests in that quality and makes the pan from recycled materials, it’s a double win. Of course, green design can mean creating a product that performs for many years, or one that cuts down your carbon footprint through eco-friendly materials. That’s no small investment. This pan does both.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

Unilever's net zero supply chain commitment, for example, will require weaning itself off fossil fuels as a source of ingredients for the formulations and packaging of its cleaning and laundry products. Or it might mean swapping out one material or component for another entirely, as Unilever is prioritising with its cleaning products.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Agreement will see recycling firm Viridor supply consumer goods giant with recycled plastic for use in its packaging. Proctor & Gamble has signed a five-year plastic supply contract with UK recycling firm Viridor as part of the consumer goods giant's drive to increase the proportion of recycled plastic in its packaging.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

It’s also investing in professional mentorship for minorities and backing communities through $6.5 Ridesharing demand crashed with COVID-19, and Lyft became part of the frontline delivery and medical access infrastructure. Citi Impact Fund investments include waste-to-fuel company, smart water management and 3D printing companies.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

. “Thankfully, many responsible companies are now seeing the benefit of single-polymer type packaging, or single fibre alternatives, and are moving in a direction of using easy-to-recycle materials. But plastic and other packaging helps to protect our food, our cleaning products, and ensures goods last.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Entrants in the final furlong include an on-demand clothing manufacturing technology that eliminates 20 billion unsold garments each year, 100% compostable protective packaging that replaces single use plastic, and an Oxford University spin-out that changes the way valuable metallic resources are mined, refined, recycled, and processed.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The Chancellor is set to deliver the Budget on 3 March, and the EAC urged Rishi Sunak to grasp the opportunity to bring forward a raft of proposals to encourage green behaviour change and drive investment in low carbon technologies and nature-recovery efforts. Green investment.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The EU has unveiled sweeping new plans that could crack down on everything from mini shampoo bottles and disposable coffee cups to excess packaging and virgin plastics. Oil and gas giants continued to ramp up investment in their petrochemicals arms.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But demand for polluting fossil fuel-derived plastics could peak by 2035 if business and government works together to create a more sustainable plastic supply chain, report finds. of pre-industrial levels," he said. This article is part of the Net Zero Commodities Hub, hosted in partnership with Wood Mackenzie.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

Some of the world's largest corporations promised to quickly slash their use of virgin plastic packaging. Yet the recycled material available to make bottles, bags and boxes has become harder to find and more expensive. Progress was being made toward adopting post-consumer recycled feedstocks.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 15, 2020

A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging Cheryl Baldwin Mon, 06/15/2020 – 00:00 This article is sponsored by Pure Strategies. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. When we look ahead, are we on the path to a circular and sustainable system for packaging? Used packages need to be recycled.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials. Tip #5 – Recycle and reuse paper : Workspaces should have paper recycle bins to make it easy to collect all types of paper including packaging and cardboard.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Business group representing some of Europe's biggest brands argues that policies and market incentives are urgently needed to drive demand for green steel, cement, and chemicals. The EU is one of the biggest single markets in the world and a world leader in clean and efficient technology," said Eliot Whittington, CLG Europe's director.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

Hailing the new package of targets as "some of the most aggressive and comprehensive climate goals in the technology industry", the company said it would ramp up efforts across its business to reduce its environmental footprint and create a sustainable portfolio of products and solutions.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Yet in the six years since its birth, the Paris Agreement has undoubtedly transformed policy, investment, and economic thinking. There is a need to focus on the upstream side too, which means better product and packaging design and tackling behaviours and systems which create waste in the first place.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In order to invest in the solutions that can solve the plastics crisis, investors need to get to grips with the regulatory and societal pressures shaping the crisis, argues George Harding-Rolls from the Changing Markets Foundation. But separate collection and recycling alone will not be enough to solve the plastic crisis.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 18, 2020

Curbside Recycling Report addresses a system that is causing some communities to abandon their programs, but also shows an overwhelming majority of communities across the country still committed to providing household recycling services. A circular economy is not possible without recycling, yet it can’t happen through recycling alone.

Recycling 36

Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Waste 36

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Containers with food residue and left over scraps (Oils from food soak into the fiber of paper and cardboard containers rendering them unrecyclable while too many food scraps can contaminate a whole batch of recyclable material.). Bubble wrap , packing peanuts and other plastic loose fill packaging. Plastic bags.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

Demand for Sustainable Fashion. Fast, toxic fashion is the term for the high-turnaround, low-cost, trendy clothing and accessories created to maximize profit and meet demand. This has been the common practice for years without consumers blinking an eye; however, trends are shifting and consumers are demanding more ethical goods.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Larger offices with cafeterias should also consider making more significant investment in waste reduction through proactive policies and the use of systematic waste reduction systems like a biodigester. Explore ideas that will take into consideration effective packaging, smart servicing and records of past events. Get a brown bin.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 8, 2019

To better align with green initiatives worldwide, the British-Dutch conglomerate Unilever recently pledged to invest in a more circular economy for plastics via a two-part plan. First, by the year 2025, Unilever will halve the bulk of its non-recycled plastic packaging waste.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 4, 2019

If you have a friend or family member who has already made the investment in a pricey machine designed to use pods, get them hooked on a brew that comes in eco-friendly packaging. For someone who is just starting out, a kit can be a good way of saving some money instead of buying the fancy, packaged bottles from the store.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The consumer population is growing to include more eco-minded, socially conscious young buyers who are demanding businesses take accountability for their environmental impact. Reveals New Revenue Streams via Material Reuse. Further, not all municipalities accept the same items for recycling. Conveniently located bins (Ex.

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