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3 Mins Read Just in time for Earth Day, sustainable shoe brand Allbirds is open-sourcing its version of a carbon footprint calculator and is encouraging consumers to call on the fashion industry to add carbon footprint labels to their products. To promote the same, the company unveiled the carbon accountability campaign with an ad in The New York […]
3 Mins Read Consumers are searching for tech-forward innovations and environmental footprint labels on products to help them adapt to a sustainable lifestyle, a recent survey shows. Among some of the digital solutions cited as helpful include apps that help shoppers make greener purchasing decisions and platforms measuring personal carbon footprints, while government legislation to push businesses to […]
4 Mins Read Upfield, the parent company of multiple brands of plant-based spreads, butters and creams including Flora, Proactiv and Becel, has announced that it will be introducing on-pack carbon labelling to 100 million products by the end of 2021. Major food brands and restaurants have been embracing carbon labels in recent months as consumers begin coupling their […]
3 Mins Read Just Salad has pledged to put on all of its menu items a carbon label to indicate its footprint, making it the first U.S. restaurant chain to take the initiative. The company also announced that it will be adding more plant-based cheese options to its menu in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. It […]
4 Mins Read Anglo-Dutch consumer goods behemoth Unilever has just announced its new set of climate goals. In addition to investing US$1.1 billion in a new climate fund, the company now aims to reach net zero emissions by 2039, hitting the benchmark earlier than the target set by the Paris Agreement. It will also show carbon labels on […]
3 Mins Read New Zealand-American sustainable shoe brand Allbirds has begun offering a carbon footprint count for every shoe in its collection. It partnered with Los Angeles-based environmental consultancy firm Clean Agency to calculate the impact of each product, from production to use to end of life, and this information will be displayed on the brand’s website. It […]
3 Mins Read A group of public health experts are urging authorities to use smoking-style graphic imagery on high-carbon products that are damaging to the climate, such as petrol pumps, plane tickets and energy bills. The warning labels are easy to implement, yet effective for conveying information about the health and climate impacts of the product, experts say. […]