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London coffee company, Grind, has announced the launch of its charity, the Better Coffee Foundation®, which is committing to remove two coffee pods’ worth of plastic from the ocean for...
Canopy and IKEA are pleased to announce that they are joining forces to keep Ancient and Endangered Forests out of the viscose supply for home textiles and to work toward...
To reduce the climate footprint of board production, IKEA is switching from fossil-based to bio-based glues. Today, 5% of the climate footprint of the total IKEA value chain is connected...
Creative technology studio Appetite Creative today released results from its second annual connected packaging survey. Connected packaging has experienced a rise in popularity in the last 12 months, with over...
Hobbycraft has gone green for Easter in 2023, with more lines than ever before being packaged in reusable or recyclable packaging. Plastic packaging has been reduced significantly and where it...
At Smurfit Kappa, we are passionate about pioneering innovative, on-trend, tailored packaging solutions that help brands appeal to the right customer and stand out on crowded shelves and screens. We...
Online home décor brand, Plank Hardware, has just been awarded B Corp certification — the first hardware brand to achieve this status. Established in 2019, London-based Plank Hardware is the recognised go-to online supplier...
Reusable nappy revolutionaries, Bambino Mio, has announced today its certification as a B Corporation (or B Corp), joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well...
Best before dates on fresh fruit and veg are set to ‘expire’ as Co-op axes the dates from more than 150 lines of fresh produce in a move designed to...
The Ocean 14 Capital fund, focusing exclusively on the multi-trillion-dollar ‘blue economy’, has received an investment for €30 million from Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group which represents the largest IKEA retailer, to support...
The doors closed last week on a hugely successful and impactful inaugural Source Home Gift bringing together leading retailers including Argos, Sainsbury, John Lewis, Natural History Museum, Dunelm, Fortnum &...
Creative Cornish clothing brand Seasalt is pleased to announce a new partnership with Reskinned, the sustainable pre-loved clothing repair and resale specialist. The partnership will enable customers to return pre-loved...
The second Amazon Sustainability Accelerator launches today, inviting early stage, sustainability-focused start-ups to apply for the programme. Launched by Amazon, EIT Climate-KIC, Europe’s leading climate innovation hub, and WRAP, a leading UK...
All images © 2010-2022 Georgie Glass. Sustainable toilet paper brand, Feel Good has seen its range of stockists expand. The news comes as UK online and in-store retailers increase their presence of...
Tesco store staff prepare food nearing its best before date to hand over to Olio volunteers, who redistribute it quickly to members of the local community via Olio's app Tens...
Scotland's thousands of small producers lack the financial resources and capacity to meet the current deadlines for the deposit return scheme (DRS) according to a leading group of trade associations....
The only international sourcing platform of its kind in the UK, Source Home & Gift opened yesterday to packed aisles and audiences with leading retailers including Argos, Sainsbury’s, John Lewis,...
New research has revealed Brits buy over 19 billion single-use plastic packets of groceries every year, with our pasta passion alone accounting for almost 2 billion. A shocking 54,000 tonnes of...
The Fairtrade Foundation has been awarded ‘Superbrand’ status for 2022/2023 in recognition of the strength of the ethical movement’s brand and public perception in the UK. Superbrands, the world’s largest...
Two retail destinations, Quayside MediaCity in Salford and Gloucester Quays, are the first of their kind to achieve ‘Net Zero Carbon – Operational Energy’, in line with UKGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework. The...
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