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The secret to fixing fast fashion’s waste problem

Corporate Knights

Earlier this year, fast fashion retailer Zara released its first womenswear collection made of recycled poly-cotton textile waste. The collection is available for sale in 11 countries, helping clothing made of blended textile waste reach the mass market. This is often referred to as waste colonialism. This would generate €3.5-€4.5

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Mars, Cargill put nature regeneration goals alongside avoiding climate catastrophe

GreenBiz

We believe we can't wait for consensus definitions to start making progress. You can’t stick an instrument in a bucket of palm oil and measure whether there was deforestation or forced labor in its supply chain. So we’re doing those things in parallel.". said Erin Billman, executive director of SBTN, during the session.

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A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later

GreenBiz

"It’s not quite ready yet but it’s soon to be on to its first prototypes, so we really see the industry being no-waste and actually infinitely customizable, definitely by 2050, hopefully even by 2030," she said. While the company is not completely zero-waste at this time, it has a commitment to eventually get there. New Africa.

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Institutions Cut 1.2 Million Metric Tons of CO₂ Through EPEAT Registered Procurement

3BL Media

This equates to taking about 250,000 passenger cars off the road for a year, alongside significant reductions in energy use, hazardous waste, water consumption, and more. Our EPEAT Ecolabel We are stewards of the EPEAT ecolabel – the definitive global standard to drive change across the technology sector from extraction to end of life.

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Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations

GreenBiz

A small number of influential large companies are creating internal funds to support sustainability goals specific to circular economy initiatives, such as designing out waste and recovering materials from products used internally or sold in the market. The eyes of traditional investors are widening to the landscape as well.

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Designing for a Greener Future: Lenovo’s Commitment to Environmentally Conscious Products and Sustainable Materials

3BL Media

Lenovo supports phasing out brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and is committed to driving its supply chain toward this goal. Lenovos implementation strategy and requirements are consistent with the requirements specified in the EUs RoHS Directive and REACH Regulation.

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UN Plastics Treaty: Good for Business and the Planet

3BL Media

Centered on regulating production and consumption, the negotiations take every stage of the plastic value chain into account, from creation of the primary polymers to how plastic waste is managed. Additionally, it will require the evolution of waste management systems to deal with the legacy of plastic waste.