Commentary: Tetra Pak Boss: Policymakers Can Help Unlock Net Zero Supply Chains
Charles Brand, Tetra Pak's president for Europe and Central Asia, spoke at the Net Zero Festival and explained how the company is impulsing their efforts to decarbonise its supply chain.…
Commentary: Sustainability is Now Consumers’ Biggest Concern, Overtaking Personal Health
Innova Market Insights’ most recent report titled “Top Ten Trends for 2022” revealed that above personal health, consumers are now more concerned about sustainability of their products. Reference: https://vegconomist.com/environment/sustainability-is-now-consumers-biggest-concern-overtaking-personal-health/
Hydrogen Around the World
Hydrogen - in particular green hydrogen- has been pitted as a significant upcoming energy source in our global landscape, and in the lead up to November’s COP26 conference, governments and…
Commentary: A New Tool for Measuring Microplastics
While public awareness of the dangers microplastics pose to human, animal and environmental health are at an all time high, accurate means of measuring the amount of this material in…
Octopus Energy, RES to partner on £3bn UK Green Hydrogen Project
UK group Octopus Energy announced its partnership with renewables giant RES at the end of last week (15 October) to establish a network of green hydrogen plants across the UK,…
eBay Commits to Ambitious, Low Carbon Targets
E-commerce giant eBay has set a 2030 deadline for its new, ambitious emissions-reduction targets, in the wake of its joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) earlier this year. Under…
AXA sets out Plan to Fight Deforestation
French multinational insurance firm AXA announced last week (14 October) that it will be integrating forest protection into its investment portfolio, coming under its wider push to preserve biodiversity and…
Biomass Innovations – the Demonstrators
For the past few weeks we’ve been delving into the world of biomass, taking a closer look at the successful projects chosen under the UK Government’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Program…
Volvo Goes Leather Free
Volvo announced it is putting an end to the use of leather in its EVs. The move comes out of concern around the environmental impacts of cattle farming, especially GHG…
Roctool And CEA Create The First Bio-Based And 100% Recyclable Photovoltaic Panels
French CEA and Roctool, the specialists in mold heating and cooling technologies for plastics and composites, have joined forces to create innovative recyclable, bio-based photovoltaic panels. The partnership, which started…
Press Release: Clariant Completes Construction Of First Commercial Sunliquid® Cellulosic Ethanol Plant In Podari, Romania
Muttenz, October 15, 2021 – Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced the official completion of its sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Podari, Romania. The completed…
Press Release: UPM launches UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) – a renewable product to significantly reduce CO₂ footprint of rubber and plastics applications
UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) represent UPM's latest revolutionary development in sustainable solutions. They address the urgent need to reduce CO₂ emissions of rubber and plastics products by offering…