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‘No Slowdown’ In Sustainable Finance: Goldman Sachs To Go Net-Zero By 2030
Goldman Sachs has reaffirmed its sustainability commitments in a new pledge to reach carbon neutrality by the end of the decade. The investment banking giant says it will develop climate data, improve disclosure, and integrate climate-risk!-->…
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Kroger Sets Aside US$2.5M To Back Upcycled Food Waste Startups
American retail giant Kroger has pledged to support innovative startups developing upcycled food products and solutions. Through its charity arm Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation, the supermarket will invest US$2.5 million in collective!-->…
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Female-Founded Vegan Gelato Sacred Serve Debuts World’s First 100% Zero-Plastic Recyclable Ice Cream Cartons
Sacred Serve, a Chicago-based female-founded vegan gelato startup has debuted the world’s first 100% recyclable ice cream cartons. Made from paper-based fibre, the new completely plastic-free cartons developed by London-headquartered!-->…
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Green Revolution: ‘Nudge Brands & Consumers With Smart Tech To Incite Behavioural Change’, Says New Report
A new consumer research report has highlighted “brand peer pressure” and technological innovation as critical to push forward sustainable behaviour among both shoppers and businesses. The new report, conducted by a team of behavioural!-->…
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SaladStop Becomes First Restaurant Chain In Asia To Carbon Label Entire Menu
SaladStop, the Singapore-headquartered healthy salad chain with locations across Asia, has carbon labelled its entire menu, making it the first restaurant in the region to do so. Describing the move as a “simple and convenient way for!-->…
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Business With Purpose: New Initiative In Hong Kong Launched By HKMA & Social Ventures
A new collaboration between the Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) and Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk), an organisation supporting social enterprises, has been forged to drive the growth of value-led businesses in the city. Working!-->…
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Sweetgreen To Expand Plant-Powered Salad Menu To Meet Net-Zero Pledge By 2027
Sweetgreen, the American fast casual salad chain, is the latest food establishment to hop on the sustainability bandwagon, pledging to become carbon neutral within the next six years. Describing the commitment as the “right thing to do”,!-->…
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Plastic-Neutral FMCG: Hindustan Unilever To Achieve 100% Plastic Waste Collection In 2021
In a recent announcement, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) plans to achieve 100% plastic waste collection this calendar year meaning that it will collect and process more plastic packaging waste than the company's own plastic usage.
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Cyclon: Meet The 100% Recyclable, Zero-Waste Running Shoe You Use But Never Own
Swiss-based high-performance running brand On launched a 100% recyclable shoe, Cyclon with the brand describing it as ‘the shoe you will never own’ given that runners can avail of the shoes through a subscription service.
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Fast Fashion Giants Back Bangladesh Recycling Scheme In Industry Push To Go Circular
Big fashion labels are hopping on the sustainable bandwagon, backing a new recycling scheme in Bangladesh garment factories. The program will see brands like H&M, Bershka, Marks & Spencer, Bestseller and others forge commercial!-->…
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H&M: 7-Times Oversubscribed Sustainability-Linked Bond Draws US$4.6 Billion In Orders
H&M Group’s newly issued €500 million (US$606 million) sustainability-linked bond (SLB) garnered huge interest on the market. The bond was 7.6-times oversubscribed, attract ingmore than US$4.6 billion orders in a strong sign of the!-->…
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Coca-Cola To Take First-Ever 100% Recyclable Paper Bottles For Test Drive In Hungary
Coca-Cola has announced an upcoming trial of its new paper-based bottles in Hungary, marking the first time the beverage giant has launched bottles of its kind on the market. No doubt a bid to shed away the criticism the corporation has!-->…
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Carbon Capture Is Distracting From The Critical Need To Cut Emissions, Experts Warn
Carbon offsetting and capture is all the hype right now, especially in the plans outlined by corporate giants who are banking on these technologies to reach net-zero emissions. Experts are now warning that while a step in the right!-->…
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Carbon Border Taxes 101: What Are They & Why Do We Need Them
According to a recent study, our planet's global temperature will eventually rise in excess of 2°C from the greenhouse gases that are released by companies and other services around the world. No surprises there. Many experts agree that!-->…
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Regenerative Agriculture: U.S. Farmer Sequesters Carbon For Cash Earning US$115,000
In a world-first, U.S. farmer Trey Hill received US$115,000 as a part of a new private market of carbon credits based on regenerative farming practices. This news comes shortly after President Joe Biden announces plans to develop new!-->…
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Las Vegas: All Vegan Food Bank Opens To Offer Healthy, Plant-Based Food To Those In Need
An all-vegan food bank, LasVegan Food Bank recently opened in Las Vegas in an effort to provide vegan and healthy grocery boxes to people who are in need.
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Shell Plans To Roll Out 500,000 Electric Charging Stations Within Four Years
Unveiling its new plans for reaching its goal of being carbon neutral by 2050, global energy company Shell recently announced its plans to roll out 500,000 electric charging stations in just four years.
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Filipino Student Designs Solar Windows That Converts Food Waste Into Renewable Energy
The first-ever sustainability winner of The James Dyson Award was awarded to Carvey Maigue for inventing an innovative way to tackle food waste and using it to create renewable energy sources thus setting up a circular economy and!-->…
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Michelin’s Green Star Rating Explained: What Is It, How It Came About & Restaurant Awardee Highlights
The Michelin Guides first debuted their new emblem for sustainable gastronomy in 2020 in France and Nordic countries, with the new clover leaf icon recognising “green” practices in the F&B industry. Now, for their 2021 edition, the!-->…
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Ugly Food Winners: Meet The Startups Capitalising On Wasted Fruit & Vegetables
It’s not talked about enough, but wasted food is an environmental and health disaster. One third of all food grown is wasted globally, and Asia as a region is responsible for over 50% of all wasted food. And as we get richer, we waste even!-->…
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Phenix: Fashion Platform OnTheList Launches French App To Rescue Food Waste In Hong Kong
OnTheList, the popular members-only platform bringing consumers discounts for old fashion inventory from retail brands, has launched a brand new app to target food waste with the same business model. Called Phenix by OnTheList App, the new!-->…
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