Shopping With Sustainability in Mind
A specialist offers her ideas for holiday gifts, from bedsheets to portable chargers.
Source: www.nytimes.com
A specialist offers her ideas for holiday gifts, from bedsheets to portable chargers.
Source: www.nytimes.com
At this talk, Seiko Nakano from Mizkan and Christiane Paul from ZENB discuss their innovative, wholesome food production strategies, and join Brian Kateman for a panel discussion about the future of food sustainability.
DuPont, the world’s largest chemical company, has announced nine new sustainability goals for 2030, hoping to align with the UN’s SDGs.
Deadlines have to be respected, says the European Commission in response to calls by industry to lift an EU-wide ban on some single-use plastic items because of health and hygiene concerns raised during the COVID-19 outbreak.
IKEA’s new store in Greenwich, London has become one of only 320 stores globally to receive an outstanding BREEAM construction rating…
Global automotive supplier Marelli has unveiled a new goal to become carbon neutral across its direct impacts and operations by 2030, with a focus on onsite renewable generation and energy efficiency upgrades to be introduced. The company will focus on an “energy efficiency Monozukuri” programme that has been introduced to reduce energy usage at plants. Italian automotive developer Marelli has committed to becoming carbon neutral within its operations (Scope 1 and Scope 2) by 2030, this will cover emissions from direct sources owned or controlled by the company and emissions from energy purchases. Marelli’s executive chairman Dinesh Paliwal said: “The automotive industry has a critical role to play in creating a cleaner, greener world. In addition to our role as a supplier of technologies which enable the responsible transition towards full electrification, this significant investment in achieving full operational carbon neutrality is a milestone in building a stronger, more sustainable Marelli.”
Zero-packaging stores – where rows of jars and refill stations sit full of food that is ready for consumers to fill up containers brought from home – have proliferated in recent years. Yet they tend to be more expensive than their supermarket equivalents and therefore a more aspirational offering – and they may not be as beneficial to the environment as they first seem. Damage to products is the prime concern – packaging protects goods on a journey, saving shoppers valuable pennies and keeps items fresher for longer, too.