Sustainability time, read about the who and how: what are retailers doing to address environmental and social challenges they face, what help are they getting to implement good practice initiatives?
Budweiser Brewing Group, the UK arm of AB InBev, together with RUSAL, the Metals segment of En+ Group (LSE: ENPL; MOEX: ENPG), the world’s largest producer of low carbon aluminium, CANPACK, global manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans, and ELVAL, a leading aluminium
Kingsmill has today announced the nationwide launch of its new bread bag to help demonstrate how a circular economy could work for soft plastics.
Ocean Bottle is thrilled to announce it has now raised 10 times its initial 10k target, with the latest figure of funds raised now coming in at over £115,000.
Today, Amazon and Global Optimism announced that more than 200 companieshave now signed The Climate Pledge. The 86 new signatories joining The Climate Pledge include Procter & Gamble, HP, Salesforce, ASOS, and Nespresso. Pledge signatories in total generate over $1.8
With a drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Southern Co-op is harnessing technology developed by motor racing engineers and putting it to use in its fridges.
The Hidden Sea Wine has partnered with the award-winning GROUNDTRUTH Global company to collect new data on climate change and micro plastics in areas that have never before been accessed by boat. Findings will be used by scientists and revealed
This summer, Robinsons, Lipton Ice Tea and drench 500ml bottles are moving to 100% recycled plastic (rPET).
Ocean Bottle as teamed up with award winning marketing agency Drum to launch its latest digital campaign: ‘Econfessions Of Ocean Bottle’. Econfessions will run across social channels, using humour to create relatable content to make it clear no one is
Bottle Up is thrilled to announce its ongoing UK expansion with Morrisons to bring their innovative, affordable, sustainable sugar cane BPA-free pre-filled water bottles to over 300 of Morrisons stores throughout August; the retailer will sell Bottle Up’s refillable bottles
HelloFresh UK – the nation’s largest recipe box provider – has been certified as a B Corporation (or B Corp), after surpassing rigorous social and environmental standards relating to its governance, workers, community, environment, and customers.
Local restaurants, cafes, bars and takeaways are being encouraged to join the likes of Eusebi, Ka Pao, SWG3 and Drygate in a mission to embed sustainable and circular practices to reduce waste in Glasgow’s food and drink sector.
ReBOUND Returns has partnered with Beauty Specalist Agency SEEN Group and HANDLE Recycling to help beauty influencers and media recycle empty packaging and containers produced every month from beauty samples and cosmetic tester pots.
Award-winning Ocean Bottle, the innovator behind the reusable bottle that prevents 1,000 plastic bottles in weight from entering our ocean, has announced the launch of its NFC smart chip impact platform, designed to help fund plastic collection and drive sustainable behaviour.
Aldi is set to introduce fully recyclable sandwich packaging as part of a trial with its supplier Greencore.
Companies of today are faced with three main challenges: reacting to the digital shift of consumer shopping habits, retaining an environmental consciousness in keeping with current trends and maintaining profit and growth levels. Kite Packaging has released a range of
Unilever, together with Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, have developed a new high barrier paper-based packaging material for Unilever’s Colman’s dry Meal Maker and Sauces range by reducing plastic, increasing paper content, and consequently ensuring recyclability in
Asda reduced the amount of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions it produced last year by 16% figures published for the first time today show.
Following a successful trial in the North East of England, Sainsbury’s has rolled out an innovative new recycling system to a total of 520 supermarkets allowing customers to recycle all flexible plastic packaging which is not commonly accepted for kerbside
Sports company PUMA has committed to protecting forests around the world when sourcing paper, cardboard, and viscose, as part of its new partnership with not-for-profit environmental organization Canopy.
More and more Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies and retailers have made sustainable development a strategic priority and announced new commitments to address both climate change and plastic waste. Particularly, single-use packaging is in the spotlight. According to the third
GD has convened a wide range of stakeholders to create a new shared ambition for the industry, to halve the environmental impacts of all packaging systems by 2030.
To coincide with World Ocean Day (June 8), Waitrose is today pledging to use more Prevented Ocean Plastic (POP™) in its own-label packaging, with over 100 tonnes estimated to be used this year - the equivalent of saving almost 4
Waitrose has introduced new reduced plastic packaging for its British strawberries, which will help eliminate 16.89 tonnes of plastic* and adhesive this summer.
The UK’s most effective brand activation agency, ZEAL Creative, is working with BUXTON natural mineral water to drive multi-pack purchase and reward shoppers with Great British Experiences.
Today, the movement to save the world’s Ancient and Endangered Forests from ending up as take-out containers, shoe boxes, or other paper packaging just got kicked up a notch. Twenty-nine new brands ranging from footwear, to food and beverage, to
