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Lloyds Releases Roadmap for Low Carbon Future
UK banking giant Lloyds has today published its roadmap detailing how it will be supporting the country’s transition to a low carbon economy. The group will be leading an insurance taskforce that was launched last month alongside Britain's Prince Charles'…
UK Supermarket to Set Up Reverse Vending Machines Turning Plastic into Uniforms
The UK supermarket chain Co-op have announced their plans to set up ‘reverse vending machines’ at five music festivals this summer - with the machines taking event-goers plastic bottles and recycling them to make staff uniforms. This will be the…
BP Announces Collaboration on Zero Carbon Shipping Center
Multinational oil and gas company BP has announced its partnership with the Mærsk McKinney Møller Center to develop a new Zero Carbon Shipping center. The center - which was formed last year - was established to identify, research and develop…
Three BioFuel Startups Around the World to Keep an Eye On
Biofuels have been gaining popularity over the years and with new research, it has become more available to us. Widespread information and technology has made it possible for smaller teams to develop solutions through biofuels for a more sustainable world.…
Dole Sunshine Company and Ananas Anam to Upcycle Pineapple Waste
The Dole Sunshine Company and Ananas Anam announced their collaboration this week. The world’s largest producer of fruit and vegetables is teaming up with the London based founders of Piñatex, to produce a vegan leather made from pineapple leaf fibres.…
Routemap to ‘Zero Avoidable Waste’ in Construction released for UK
Last week, the Green Construction Board released a roadmap identifying ways the UK’s construction sector can reduce its waste. Currently, the sector is the biggest producer of waste in the whole of the country, contributing two thirds to its overall…