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Our TaiCang Site Named World’s Most Advanced Ice Cream Factory
WEF recognises our China manufacturing facility as a ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution Lighthouse’
|February 3rd, 2022|7:51 PM
Sustainable Supply Chains
Starbucks Greener Stores Accelerate Global Movement Towards a More Sustainable Future
Greener Stores allow Starbucks to test solutions for scale to help the company realize its Planet Positive goals to reduce carbon emissions, water usage and landfill waste by 50%.
|February 3rd, 2022|12:07 PM
Sustainable Supply Chains
How Nike Makes Connections in Its Supply Chain to Fight Climate Change
A goal for any modern company is to figure out how to grow while also meeting the needs of the planet. This means financial questions must accompany bigger, more empathic questions, like, Will this process be better for people and healthier for the Earth?
|February 3rd, 2022|11:57 AM
Sustainability Governance
Royal Canin® to Achieve Carbon Neutral Footprint by 2025
The ROYAL CANIN® brand, a global expert in pet nutrition, has committed to become certified carbon neutral by 2025 with its first product range aiming to be certified carbon neutral by 2022. This comes as parent company Mars, Incorporated, announces that it seeks to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its full value chain by 2050.
|February 2nd, 2022|10:14 AM
Sustainable Supply Chains
Nike is Deputizing the Entire Company to Drive Climate Action
At Nike, we know that if you’re serious about serving athletes, then you have to be serious about protecting the planet. As Chief Sustainability Officer Noel Kinder puts it, “Sustainability is the beating heart of everything we do today — it’s central to our purpose as a company. It isn’t just what we do or what we believe; it’s who we are.”
|February 2nd, 2022|10:12 AM
Sustainable Materials
Plastic Recycling: Plastic Energy, Freepoint Eco-Systems and TotalEnergies Partner on Advanced Recycling Project in the U.S.
Plastic Energy Ltd., Freepoint Eco-Systems LLC and TotalEnergies have announced a strategic partnership in the U.S. Under this agreement, Plastic Energy and Freepoint Eco-Systems plan to build an advanced recycling plant in Texas, which will transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock called TACOIL using Plastic Energy’s patented technology. TotalEnergies will convert this raw material into virgin-quality polymers, which can be used for food-grade packaging.
|February 1st, 2022|12:13 PM
The Green Machine to Transform Textile Recycling in Cambodia
An ambitious project to address textile waste in Cambodia was announced. The lead role is played by the Green Machine, the world’s first technology that can recycle blend textiles at scale, developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA) and the H&M Foundation.
|February 1st, 2022|12:11 PM
COP26: The Estée Lauder Companies Convenes Business Leaders to Drive Action on Climate Change
ELC and its UK & Ireland Affiliate unite the business community to help scale climate solutions to address global Scope 3 footprints
|January 31st, 2022|1:56 PM
Repsol and Iberia Make the First Flight with Biofuel Produced from Waste in Spain
Repsol and Iberia have completed the Madrid–Bilbao route with sustainable fuel produced from waste at the Petronor Industrial Complex. The flight was operated with an Iberia Airbus A320neo, one of the airline company’s most efficient aircrafts.
|January 31st, 2022|1:55 PM
Sustainable Suppliers News
Burberry Builds on Climate Positive Commitment with Biodiversity Strategy to Protect, Restore and Regenerate Nature
Burberry announces its biodiversity strategy to support global conservation efforts. Through this plan, Burberry will take action to protect, restore and regenerate nature, helping to slow further global warming as part of the transition towards the 1.5°C pathway set out in the Paris Agreement.
|January 25th, 2022|1:28 PM
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Sustainability Governance
Discussing the Complex Landscape of Trade, Transportation, and Compliance in the Fashion Industry
Join CommonShare's CEO Martin Smith at the USFIA 2024 Conference on November 13th to explore solutions for trade, transportation, and compliance challenges in the fashion industry.
|June 19th, 2024|10:45 AM
Sustainability Governance
The Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act: An Analysis of Its Recent Legislative Setback
Despite strong support from environmental advocates, the New York Fashion Act faces significant resistance from influential trade groups like the AAFA, posing ongoing legislative challenges for the fashion industry.
|June 18th, 2024|11:13 AM
Sustainability Governance
Navigating the Impact of EU-Wide Restrictions on 'Greener' Solvents in the Textile Industry
The European Commission has recently implemented an EU-wide restriction on the use of siloxanes, a class of solvents previously marketed as a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to perchloroethylene (Perc) for dry cleaning textiles.
|June 17th, 2024|11:29 AM