The New Economics Foundation and Our Fish campaign today called on the EU and its Member States to include ending overfishing in their climate laws, after a new study found that EU countries have overfished by 8.78 million tonnes during the last 20 years [1]. According to the historical analysis released by the New Economics […]
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Fairphone, the social enterprise designing, producing and selling smartphones that looks to change the industry and how products are made and puts ethical values first, and /e/OS, the privacy by design operating system that focuses on protecting user data, are partnering to launch the first privacy conscious and sustainable smartphone in Europe. With today’s announcement, thousands of […]
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Recycling Technologies Ltd (‘Recycling Technologies’), a specialist plastic recycling technology provider and Brightlands Chemelot Campus, an innovation, research and technological growth hub announce today they have signed the first agreement towards the installation of Recycling Technologies’ first European plastic chemical recycling machine, the RT7000, within the Campus in the Netherlands. Recycling Technologies has developed a […]
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To mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Nutreco today publishes its online 2019 Sustainability Report, highlighting the work being done across the company at both a global and local level to drive the company’s mission of Feeding the Future. Nutreco CEO Rob Koremans says, “At Nutreco, sustainability remains not only a driving force in our […]
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FourKites®, the leader in predictive supply chain visibility, today announced the availability of a free Sustainability Dashboard to provide customers with visibility into the environmental impact of their supply chain operations. The new dashboard allows companies to identify specific areas within their supply chains that are contributing high levels of greenhouse gas emissions so that […]
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Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it will reduce its CO2 emissions by approximately 85,000 tons/year through the signing of its largest renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to date. These PPAs, one in Europe and one in the USA, cover approximately one quarter of DSM’s current […]
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As the corona crisis grips the globe, some of its most severe health and economic impacts are felt by vulnerable workers and communities that sustain the global supply chains for sectors like agriculture, textile, technology and mining. While companies consider cancelling and postponing orders with their suppliers at the other side of the world, millions […]
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Advancing the renewables-based energy transformation is an opportunity to meet international climate goals while boosting economic growth, creating millions of jobs and improving human welfare by 2050, finds the first Global Renewables Outlook released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today. While a pathway to deeper decarbonisation requires total energy investment up to USD 130 trillion, […]
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In 2015 the Commission adopted an EU action plan for the Circular Economy to help stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy. The growing number of plastic products and packaging marketed as ‘biodegradable’ or ‘(home) compostable’ raises the question of the extent to which biodegradability and (home) compostability of plastic is beneficial in the context […]
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At the initiative of Pascal Canfin, Chair of the Environment Committee at the European Parliament, 180 political decision-makers, business leaders, trade unions, NGOs, and think tanks have come together to form a European alliance for a Green Recovery. In the face of the coronavirus crisis, the biggest challenge Europe has faced in peacetime, with devastating […]
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COVID-19 is amongst us and has far-reaching consequences. We are dealing with severe restrictions that affect all parts of our life. So is the case for attending large meetings and travel. At this moment, the conditions to organize a physical conference in July in the Netherlands are highly uncertain. The organisation of the conference #NBMconference2020 […]
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Nouryon has introduced a natural film-forming polymer for use in high sun protection factor (SPF) emulsion sunscreens. SolAmaze™ Natural, which is bio-based and readily biodegradable, addresses the fast-growing consumer demand for natural and clean label ingredients in personal care products. “When creating high-performing sunscreens, formulators routinely rely on synthetic ingredients that are often persistent in […]
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