Hotel group Accor will remove single-use plastic items from its properties in the next two years. The European hotel group, whose brands include Ibis, Sofitel and Fairmont, will remove plastic toiletries and amenities such as plastic bottles and packaging by the end of this year, and all single…
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As consumers increasingly seek out sustainability, Hyosung is working to create eco-friendly stretch solutions.
We’re incredibly excited to bring our mission — to accelerate the global transition to a circular economy — to COP26. The conference is a milestone moment in the global transition to a circular economy, and we’ll be hosting and participating in a series of events demonstrating that the circular economy is key to tackling global challenges including climate change and biodiversity loss. Eliminate. Circulate. Regenerate. The transition to renewable energy is vital in order to tackle climate change — but it’s only half the story. 45% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the way we make and use products and food.
Eastman, which manufactures Naia cellulosic yarn, has joined the Milan-based C.L.A.S.S. to support the circular economy.
McCormick & Company’s dedication to sustainability and emphasis on what’s right for the long-term vitality of people, communities and the planet while delivering top-tier financial results, has earned the company a top spot in a recent ranking. McCormick’s, a global flavor and spice manufacturer, was named the 13th most sustainable corporation and No. 1 in the food products industry on the 2019 Global 100 Sustainability Index released at the World Economic Forum by Corporate Knights. The company advanced 10 spots from the 2018 rankings and retained the top position among its peers in food. The company says it continues to make progress on commitments to source their ingredients sustainably, improve the resilience, and map the contributions of small farmers, especially women, and reduce the company’s environmental impact by lowering its carbon footprint and reducing solid waste. Environmental Commitments Last year, McCormick made a public commitment to 100% plastic packaging that can be reused, recycled or repurposed by 2025. The company joined The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The commitment, signed by companies representing 20% of all plastic packaging produced globally, aims to create a circular economy for plastics, ultimately eliminating plastic pollution at the source. Also in 2018, the spice seller announced it will open its new global headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland, bringing 1,000 employees previously located across four different office buildings into one building that is designed to be LEED Gold certified.
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How IRAs can solve Bitcoin’s capital gains tax problem, enable a Bitcoin standard and push the Bitcoin circular economy forward. In May 2021, I had just finished a pretty intense 12 months of helping take OC Bitcoin Network from a monthly meetup to a weekly meetup. In addition to the meetup work, over that same 12 months I independently consulted with over two dozen small businesses on how they could begin to implement Bitcoin payments and personally installed BTCPay Server at four brick-and-mortar restaurants as well as multiple e-commerce businesses. All of 2020 felt like a real grassroots war to me. It made me open my eyes to the fact that the circular economy is at hand. It made me realize that Bitcoin isn’t a thing that’s happening in the future. Bitcoin is a thing that’s happening right now.
Each year around 20% of food produced in the EU is lost or wasted, causing unacceptable social, environmental and economic harm.EU is committed to solving this problem…