Day: 13 August 2013

C&A seeks to tackle water ‘hotspots’ across textiles value chain

C&A is embarking on a three-year strategic collaboration to reduce the water footprint of its textile supply chain.

Scottish trials suggest ‘strong business case’ for nappy recycling

Scotland may press forth with nappy waste recycling despite continuing questions over how economically viable the process is in the UK.

BT reveals strong desire to be Net Positive frontrunner

BT's head of Net Good Kevin Moss has said his company has received "overwhelming support" for its Net Positive agenda and will now look to take the lead on forging the types of collaboration needed to build on this momentum.

IKEA mitigates energy costs and carbon footprint with Irish acquisition

As part of plans to invest £1.5bn in renewable energy projects before 2015, IKEA has agreed the purchase of an Irish wind farm - it's first in the country.

Diageo targets greater waste gains by reducing material use

Diageo is concentrating efforts on optimising material use in its manufacturing operations to reduce waste and meet its landfill diversion targets.

Retrofit boilers to reduce MOD’s energy consumption by 18%

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has invested in more than 1,000 retrofit boilers that will reduce energy consumption across a number of its UK establishments.

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