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Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund
French fashion house Chanel is backing a new climate adaptation fund that aims to raise $100m by 2025 to invest in projects to promote sustainable agriculture, protect forests and support small-scale...
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New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic
Toymaker Mattel has revealed a new line of fashion dolls, called Barbie Loves the Ocean, made using recycled ocean-bound* plastic. The launch forms part of Mattel's goal to achieve 100% recycled,...
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To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions
Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/ Pexels]]</span>Discarded single-use plastic shopping bags (SUPBs) are a growing environmental menace. Dubbed the 'white flower' in South Africa, the negative...
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Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions -...
South African suppliers who fail to transition towards net-zero products and services alongside their multinational (MNC) counterparts stand to lose billions of rands in export revenue, according to a...
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Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles
Source: [[https://www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutus/sustainability/RecycledMaterials/ Lego]]</span>The Lego Group has unveiled a new prototype Lego brick made from recycled plastic. The prototype uses...
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Amazon found destroying unsold stock - would better accounting practices help?
© Ken Wolter - [[www.123RF.com]]</span>A recent undercover investigation in an Amazon warehouse in Dunfermline, Scotland, reported the disposal of more than 130,000 "new or lightly used" objects...
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Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report
A new Changing Markets Foundation study calls out some of the world's biggest fashion brands for fuelling the plastic pollution and climate crises through their continued reliance on synthetic fibres...
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LG aims for 100% renewable energy use by 2050
Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/ Pexels]]</span>LG Electronics has pledged to transition completely to renewable energy by 2050 as a key component of its sustainability strategy.Read more... |...
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How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source
Source: [[https://pixabay.com/photos/palm-oil-oil-palm-agriculture-1022012/ Pixabay]]</span>Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick, even newspaper ink. It's been called the world's...
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Nestlé's transition towards a regenerative food system speeds up
Source: Supplied</span>Nestlé is laying out its plans to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system - one that the company says aims to protect and restore the...
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Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands
©Kobby Dagan - [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Luxury fashion giant Kering has announced its decision to go fur-free across the group. Starting from the upcoming autumn 2022 collections, none of...
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2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced
The winners of the 2021 edition of the annual International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems have been announced. The awards, a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization...
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'It's our stuff': Consumers wage right-to-repair revolution
Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/ Pexels]]</span>James Sampson runs a tech repair shop in suburban Washington D.C. - fixing wayward phones and lagging laptops - and sees his tiny store as one...
View ArticleTop 10 global consumer trends revealed for 2022 - Euromonitor
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View ArticleCoffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new...
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View ArticleLuxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022
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View ArticleCoca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030
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View ArticleKraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation
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View ArticleL'Oréal launches fund to invest in female-founded startups
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View ArticleDSM-Firmenich merger to create largest fragrance, beauty, well-being and...
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