A new report released highlights the urgent need for reusable beverage packaging as a solution to the global plastic crisis. The report, produced by ocean advocacy group Oceana, shows that just a 10-percentage...
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. INC-3 members will start negotiations on...
Unilever has announced it will grant a free non-exclusive license to the ice cream industry for 12 reformulation patents, following two successful pilots to warm up its last mile ice...
The U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact) launched its Postconsumer Recycled Content (PCR) Toolkit, a resource designed to educate the packaging industry on Postconsumer Recycled Content. The use of PCR in plastic packaging is...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a 10-year benchmark sustainable development bond that matures in November 2033. The Sustainable Development Bond raised USD 3...
BEUC and member organisations* from 13 countries have reported to EU authorities misleading commercial claims about the recyclability of their products by major drinking water bottle traders, such as Coca-Cola,...
“Destination always” an Economist Impact report, supported by Booking.com, has explored the impact of visitors on cities and regions across the world. Travel and tourism generates US$2.5trn in direct revenues globally,...
The Biden administration has postponed an auction for rights to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, citing legal uncertainty surrounding protections for the endangered Rice’s whale. The lease...
Lead investor, Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Unilever Group, has joined forces with True Beauty Ventures, a US based investment firm specializing in scaling beauty and wellness...