Sustainability Matters
July 29, 2021
Imagine buying a drink from a shop, putting the empty bottle into your recycling bin, and the next time you buy a drink, the bottle you purchase is manufactured with plastic recycled from the first.
It is possible in a circular economy, where waste is minimised and resources are re-used and recycled.
Closing the waste ‘loop’ for plastic starts with building the four pillars of a circular
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SP News
July 29, 2021
The leading global snack manufacturer is taking full advantage of Sonoco’s EnviroCan™ range for its Mini Cheddars, Cheeselets, Cracker Crisps and Twiglets products. Pladis, the global snack company behind some of the UK’s most loved and iconic brands, has been on a mission to substantially reduce its environmental impact by updating the packaging of various...
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Sustainability Matters
July 28, 2021
Renewables are on the agenda for organisations, consumers and governments alike. A few years ago, convincing stakeholders of the virtues of renewables was an uphill battle, but now they’re seen as imperative.
And while the collective conscious has embraced the concept of renewables, questions remain. What’s the best source of renewable energy? Is it the low-cost-power-generating wind farm
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SP News
July 28, 2021
Strawberry Fields Organic Farm grows an extensive range of “inspirational vegetables and herbs”. But, after 46 years of organic growing, they had struggled to find a supplier of compostable bags at an affordable price. That was until they discovered the C BAG from flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging and their partner Treetop...
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SP News
July 28, 2021
Earth Overshoot Day: ALBA Group demands a strengthening of the circular economy instead of the consumption of more resources. We are clearly living beyond our means: according to calculations of the Global Footprint Network, by tomorrow, 29th July 2021, the world’s population will already have used up all of its natural resources for this year....
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Sustainability Matters
July 27, 2021
So you have assembled a great sustainable design team with the best intentions, but do they have a deep understanding of the project’s place and its ecological, social and economic context?
A few years ago, I was asked to develop the sustainability strategy for a large government precinct development in outer Melbourne. My first step was to ask permission to visit the site and talk with members of the
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Sustainability Matters
July 27, 2021
Dole Sunshine Company has partnered with Ananas Anam to turn pineapple plant leaves into a natural textile.
London-based Ananas Anam develops innovative plant-based textiles and is the company behind Piñatex — a leather alternative made from sustainably sourced pineapple leaf fibres. Via the partnership with Dole, ?bres will be collected from harvested pineapple plant leaves on
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Grist News
July 27, 2021
Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.
SP News
July 27, 2021
From natural and clean beauty products in your local organic stores to the shiny shelves of premium beauty, a new generation of packaging is taking over. Moisturizer, lip balm, sunscreen, body butter… Most of us put together a summer vacation shopping list without giving much thought to what happens to the plastic jars and bottles...
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GreenBiz Group
July 27, 2021
It’s time we should be able to explain sustainability to a 5-year-old — in five words or less.
There really aren’t many simple definitions of sustainability. This matters because if we want more people to contribute to a sustainable future, they would first need to know what to do, what the goal is. As expressed by social and environmental leaders recently, people need to become their own
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