Sugar Cane Forest
… Walmart, PepsiCo and Unilever making commitments on their approach to packaging. Announced at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, the companies are being supported by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation–a UK-registered charity that aims to accelerate a transition to the circular economy. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Sugar Cane Forest Sugar Cane Forest
Mondi creates new fully-recyclable packaging material
“This innovation shows that flexible plastic packaging can become truly circular. Flexible material designed for recycling is key to enabling circularity to safeguard precious resources in Europe.” “Mondi is committed to developing sustainable plastics using circular economy design approaches, so we are … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Mondi creates new fully-recyclable packaging material Mondi creates […]
Daily Herald Business Ledger Recognizes Lakeshore Recycling Systems for Excellence in …
CHICAGO, March 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), the largest independent waste and recycling provider in Illinois, today announced it has been recognized by the Daily Herald Business Ledger as a winner in its 28th Annual Awards for Business Excellence … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Daily Herald Business Ledger Recognizes Lakeshore Recycling […]
SUEZ streamlines with integrated data platform
Suman Konkumalla, WHISHWORKS Chief Strategy Officer, added: “For SUEZ, circular economy means much more than the next day in resource management. It is also the way they are transforming their business model and nowhere is this more apparent than the way they utilise technology. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: SUEZ streamlines with integrated data platform […]
Hua Nan Financial to increase lending to SMEs and 'five-plus-two' industries
… “five plus two” industries by NT$15 billion (US$512.12 million), in line with the Cabinet's plan to stimulate local development of an “Asian Silicon Valley,” and “smart” machinery, “green” energy, biomedicine and defense industries, as well as a new agricultural business model and a circular economy. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Hua Nan Financial to […]
Billboards to bags: clever eco businesses driving NZ towards a 'circular economy'
It's a move away from the take-make-waste linear model that has ruled for decades, to what is officially termed a "circular economy" – a concept being promoted by the Sustainable Business Network (SBN, which recently launched a Circular Economy Accelerator Programme and sponsors annual Going … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Billboards to bags: clever eco […]
Conclusions of the Cities of Tomorrow conference – Quality of life is essential for sustainable urban …
… viable solutions for eight major themes in regional development: energetic efficiency and management, EU funding, mobility, the circular economy, tourism, reconversion and revitalisation, construction law, city governance/digitalisation/urban information platform. Each theme was treated individually … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Conclusions of the Cities of Tomorrow conference – Quality of life is essential for sustainable […]
The public mood is changing – how can business talk to customers about sustainability?
The collected charge is being donated to Hubbub to explore what can be done to promote reusable cups and to support some wider circular economy campaigns. The levy has required Starbucks to change working procedures, to engage employees and to run an extensive customer engagement … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: The public mood is changing […]
A database of resources
ProSum, which supports the European Commission's circular economy action plan, was funded through the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme; it started in January 2015 and ended in December 2017. Its information was gathered from many different and unstructured sources, produced … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: A database of resources A database of resources
The Impact of the Latte Levy
Although the implementation of a 'latte levy' would be another step in the right direction, much like the previous introduction of a carrier bag charge, there still needs to be a greater focus at government level on creating a genuine circular economy, with a products end-of-life a core consideration … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: The […]