If you’re like me, you have a dedicated junk drawer which is designated for holding a whole bunch of stuff. While it used to be filled with random hot sauce packets and takeout menus, in this age of technology, my junk drawer is filled with a bunch of micro-USB cables and other miscellaneous tech…
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As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainability success stories of the week from across the globe.
Nestlé, one of the world’s largest providers of single use plastic bottles, says it is launching a new campaign to reduce the amount of plastic it contributes to the environment every year. Greenpeace says the new policy amounts to nothing more than greenwashing.
British luxury lobby Walpole inaugurated the first phase of its go-green manifesto with commitments from more than 100 member brands to support the initiative and prioritize sustainability in their companies.
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced it will more than double the amount of recycled plastic used in its packaging for domestic cleaning brands such as Fairy and Flash in Europe by 2020. As of May 2019, P&G had used more than 34,000 metric tonnes of PCR in packaging. Brands Fairy, Flash and Viakal will increase the use of recycled plastic to 9,000 tonnes. This will replace virgin plastic and is equal to the waste generated by 6.5 billion customers annually. More than 300 million bottles across P&G’s European household cleaning brands will be converted annually to either 100% recycled or partially recycled plastic. P&G is also in the process of converting all surface cleaning wipes to be made of 100% recycled fibre.
Access Now joined 15 other organizations to review the outcomes of UNGA74, including the critical importance of civil society engagement.
With coronavirus confining us to our homes, edie has asked sustainability professionals for their recommendations on the must-read books to devour during the lockdown, and the editorial team have added in a couple of our own suggestions, too. …