Day: 16 January 2018

UK food and drink industry halves emissions

Coca-Cola, Mars and Mondelez are among a group of major food and drink manufacturers that have reduced carbon emissions by 51% against a 1990 baseline.

VF Corporation exploring servitisation to champion circular economy

EXCLUSIVE: Global clothing giant VF Corporation is exploring rental and service-based business models to promote the circular economy to its consumers, as the company pushes ahead with a new corporate strategy that commits to science-based targets and 100% renewable electricity.

Iceland pledges to remove plastic from own-brand packaging by 2023

Frozen food giant Iceland has committed to become the world's first major retailer to remove plastic packaging from its own brand products by 2023.

Adidas teams up with fashion innovation accelerator

Adidas has joined forces with global initiative Fashion for Good to accelerate sustainable innovation in the apparel supply chain.

Figures indicate London’s air quality woes are easing

For the first time since modern records began, London has entered the third week of January without breaching legal limits for toxic NO2 air pollution.

Ford receives ‘hypocrisy award’ despite $11bn EV rollout

Ford has announced it is going "all in" on the electric vehicle (EV) market with an $11bn plan to rollout 40 new vehicles, but that hasn't stopped Greenpeace for delivering a "2018 Hypocrisy Award" to the carmaker for an alleged stance on fuel efficiency standards.

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