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Terry Slavin, (Jun 3, 2020)
In the June issue of the magazine we look at how the pandemic is affecting corporate efforts to cut waste in packaging, fashion, electronics, the auto industry, food systems, and healthcare
Terry Slavin, (Jan 15, 2020)
Terry Slavin reports on how the new Circulytics tool, which has been tested by 30 companies, including Brambles and DS Smith, will help companies track their progress on cutting waste and CO2 emissions
Pedro Moura Costa, (Jun 13, 2019)
BVRio’s Pedro Moura Costa explains how the 3R initiative, backed by Danone, Veolia, Nestlé and Tetra Pak, and launched at this week’s Responsible Business Summit Europe, will put a value on the environmental services provided by waste pickers in countries like Brazil, India and Indonesia
Angeli Mehta, (Apr 29, 2019)
Angeli Mehta reports on how Tata Steel Europe is pioneering more efficient production methods and trying to boost reuse and recycling of its energy-intensive product
Angeli Mehta, (Apr 24, 2018)
By 2025 nearly a quarter of the cobalt in lithium ion batteries will be recycled, while new chemistries aim to reduce its use. Angeli Mehta reports
Joe Franses, (Jan 4, 2018)
Joe Franses of Coca-Cola European Partners picks out his highlights of progress made in 2017, and calls for business to pick up the pace on delivering change in 2018
Oliver Balch, (Dec 19, 2017)
Nestlé, Mars, Marks & Spencer, Danone and Kellogg top scorers in Forest 500 report; ocean plastics backlash grows; EU probes IKEA tax affairs
Claire Manuel, (Dec 1, 2017)
The packaging giant has adopted the GRI framework for its latest sustainability report, aligning performance to how it is addressing nine of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. But slow progress on its goal of doubling recycling rates by 2020 has prompted it to adopt new metrics
Terry Slavin, (Oct 26, 2017)
The founders of the Brazilian cosmetics giant tell Ethical Corporation’s editor Terry Slavin how they could not turn down the opportunity to turn Natura into a global force for positive change
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 23, 2017)
Procter & Gamble is the latest brand to use ocean plastics in its packaging in a bid to boost home recycling rates
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 20, 2017)
With increasing attention drawn to their packaging washing up on pristine beaches, brands such as Unilever, Nestle and Procter & Gamble are setting stretch targets to adopt more circular approaches. We look at innovation in use of recycled plastics and the barriers to taking them to scale
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 20, 2017)
Shocking images of marine life choking on plastic waste are finally moving companies to innovate on more sustainable packaging solutions. But it will take more than new technologies to kick a decades-old global addiction to cheap single-use plastic
Anonymous, (Oct 12, 2017)
In this guest blog, Karen Deignan of Net-Works interviews Frédérique Rathle to find out how Danone Water France worked with start-up Lemon Tri to create Lemonaide, which employs previously long-term unemployed to increase low recovery rates of PET bottles
Rebecca Ley, (Jul 13, 2017)
The drinks company is to boost recycled content of its bottles to 50% in Great Britain and trial a deposit-return scheme
Terry Slavin, (May 11, 2017)
B&Q bans neonics, SAP aims for carbon-neutral, H&M joins EP100, philanthropy award for Hoare, How2Recycle scheme grows
Terry Slavin, (May 10, 2017)
M&S, Target join Cotton 2040, Lego hits 100% renewables, Tesco sets science-based target, Waitrose moves on biomethane, Goodhope promises palm traceability, Smurfit Kappa close to 2020 goals