Day: December 12, 2019
Worldwide Food Service Provider Launches First Sustainability Report
Earlier this fall, Calavo Growers, Inc.—a global avocado-industry leader—released their first sustainability report .This document is an effort to highlight their ongoing commitment to preserving the land for future generations, which is vitally important to a company that relies on produce for …
Hyatt Eliminating Single-Use Toiletries Globally
Hyatt has announced that they’ll switch to single use toiletries as soon as possible at properties globally, no later than June 2021.
Levi’s Banks on Sustainability, Depop’s Sexual Harassment Problem
Levi’s is getting ready for a future in which large-scale clothing recycling will be an option. It has recently launched the eco-friendly Wellthread line.
Selfridges bans single-use wet wipes over plastics concerns
Selfridges has removed all single-use beauty wipes from its in-store Beauty Halls and its online offering, in a bid to reduce the plastic footprint of its customers’ bathroom routines.
Consumer demand for sustainability not going anywhere, retailers must adapt
As traditional retailers move online and the transport of products around the world continues to increase, now is the time for brands to prioritise sustainability and to consider their direct impact the environment on a global scale.
Denim Strategies Weaving Together Sourcing and Sustainability Shifts
From Kaltex to Lenzing, denim suppliers adopt sustainability and sourcing strategies to survive the U.S.-China trade war and serve brands.
Successful Hygienix 2019 Addresses Sustainability in Absorbent Hygiene & Personal Care
The FEUR System™ fecal incontinence product earns prestigious Hygienix Innovation Award™ Cary, NC, November 19, 2019 – Over 500 absorbent hygiene and personal care professionals from 30 countries and throughout ……
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What’s the point of the circular economy?
The circular economy is pitched as an answer to the world’s sustainability challenges. But is a circular economy actually achievable? Our online magazine The View explores the question in its latest edition.
Hyundai Partnership Brings Water Sustainability Efforts to Campus
Sustainability challenged students to participate in the Fill it Forward competition to reduce waste from single-use plastics and win $100,000 for sustainability initiatives on campus. The competition, sponsored by Hyundai, is between three southern California schools: Pepperdine University, Santa Clara University and Loyola Marymount University.
Another example of excellent design and sustainability, this time by SAS
A few weeks ago we brought the news that Virgin Atlantic was launching sustainable amenity kits, made from Kraft paper, which married cool design aesthetic with a clear sustainability drive. Now, SAS is launching a new packaging design for the award-winning New Nordic by SAS food concept.
Hyatt Launches Three Global Initiatives to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics
All Hyatt brands worldwide will move to large-format bathroom amenities and reduce single-use water bottles by June 2021.
From philanthropy to sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries is changing…
GSMA | Sanergy: Using mobile to unlock circular economy approaches to sanitation in Nairobi
This series features innovative business models leveraging digital solutions to improve sanitation services and draw learnings from the five sanitation service providers that were supported by the…
Premier Inn owner to wipe out unnecessary single use plastics by 2025
Parent company Whitbread promises a ‘root and branch’ review of plastic use to cut back on single use plastics…
Miami Art Week 2019: Exhibitions On Sustainability
If artists, curators and gallerists all work from a place of expression, tackling subject matter that’s gripping their attention, there are few topics as personal—and universal—as our planet.This Miami Art Week was far from the first to address sustainability, but three large-scale installations …
A heightened focus on food security and sustainability
The number of malnourished people is increasing worldwide. More than two billion people suffer from a lack of micronutrients. Infant mortality rates are unacceptably high. Against this background, there is a need for the …
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