Is General Mills the only one putting its money where its mouth is on sustainability?

Is General Mills the only one putting its money where its mouth is on sustainability?

General Mills has been the subject of some bad press recently, particularly after a study concluded that 21 of its products, including Cheerios and Nature Valley cereals, contain glyphosate residue, the main ingredient in the much-vilified RoundUp pesticide. The chemical’s manufacturer, Bayer, has been battling a series of lawsuits brought by plaintiffs claiming that exposure to glyphosate caused them to develop cancer and that then-manufacturer Monsanto knew of the risk and failed to provide appropriate warnings.

WTO Committee on Trade and Environment Continues Efforts on Plastics Pollution, Circular Economy

WTO Committee on Trade and Environment Continues Efforts on Plastics Pollution, Circular Economy

The Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met on 3 July 2020 to discuss how trade policy can address plastics pollution and a circular economy and to review the resumption of work on other initiatives disrupted by COVID-19.  The meeting, chaired by Ambassador Chad Blackman (Barbados), served to continue conversations previously introduced by members at the WTO, including a discussion on addressing plastics pollution in November 2019 and an informal consultation on the subject held in February 2020, co-hosted by China and Fiji.

Blog: Will behaviour change be key to the success or failure of the circular economy?

Blog: Will behaviour change be key to the success or failure of the circular economy?

This second webinar in the new series of deep dive sessions jointly hosted by SUEZ and CIWM explored how we can help encourage, support and adapt consumer behaviour and choices as part of effectively delivering the circular economy and inspire them to make the right choices sooner rather than later.

Amsterdam’s Pandemic Recovery Plan Embraces Doughnut Economics and the Circular Economy

Amsterdam’s Pandemic Recovery Plan Embraces Doughnut Economics and the Circular Economy

Amsterdam is the first city to embrace Doughnut Economics, a concept developed by British economist Kate Raworth. The city is hoping that implementing the sustainable economic model, which strives for a circular economy and tackles social inequalities, will help it rebuild post-pandemic.

Sustainability-linked loans: banking on a sustainable food system | FT Food Revolution

Sustainability-linked loans: banking on a sustainable food system | FT Food Revolution

In 2020, Swedish oat milk brand Oatly became the world’s first plant-based company to enter into a sustainability-linked loan agreement (SLL). Today, an SLL – that incentivises sustainability performance by having flexible interest rates linked to sustainability outcomes – is more popular than a green loan and is fast becoming an essential ingredient of a post-pandemic food system.

The ‘circular economy’ will drive supply chain management, says Gartner

The ‘circular economy’ will drive supply chain management, says Gartner

A circular economy is an economic system aimed at eliminating waste and the continual use of resources.  The majority of supply chain professionals expect that the focus on their circular economy strategies – which aim to eliminate waste and the continual use of resources – will increase over the next two years, according to a survey by Gartner.The researchers   surveyed 528 supply chain professionals in May and June this year and found that there are two main drivers for the increase…

OEKO-TEX® – for more sustainability in the textile and leather industry

OEKO-TEX® – for more sustainability in the textile and leather industry

Our OEKO-TEX® labels support you in acting responsibly and making sustainable purchasing decisions. The product labels STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® and LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX® are available for textile and leather products that have been tested for harmful substances and which are thus safe from a human-ecological perspective. With the MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® label, you can identify textiles which have been tested for harmful substances and also manufactured under sustainable working conditions.

Transitioning to a circular economy is key for Scotland’s just and green recovery

Transitioning to a circular economy is key for Scotland’s just and green recovery

By Sarah Moyes, Plastic and Circular Economy Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland For the first time ever, global resource consumption has passed 100 billions tonnes a year.In fact over the past few years, the amount of materials we consume has increased from 93 billion tonnes in 2015 to 100.6…