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🌍 DS Smith Achieves Major Milestone in Plastic Reduction! 🌍 We're excited to share that DS Smith has surpassed its ambitious goal, removing 1.2 billion pieces of plastic from packaging – 16 months ahead of schedule! This incredible achievement showcases the power of innovation and commitment in combating plastic pollution. Key Highlights: 1.2 Billion Pieces: Plastic replaced in everyday packaging such as fruit, vegetables, and soft drink bottles. 27 Countries: Efforts span across Europe and North America. Leading the Charge: The UK, France, and Germany are at the forefront of this initiative. Miles Roberts, Group Chief Executive, DS Smith: “By innovating to help our customers replace or reduce plastics, we are responding to societal demands to reduce plastic pollution, as well as growing our partnerships with customers.” Join us in celebrating this milestone and advocating for stronger, harmonized global regulations to help businesses move away from plastic. Together, we can redefine packaging for a changing world! 🔗 Learn more in the latest edition of Sustainability Magazine and don't miss Sustainability LIVE 2024! #Sustainability #PlasticReduction #SustainablePackaging #CorporateSustainability #DSSmith #Innovation #EcoFriendly #GreenBusiness #SustainabilityGoals 4o

As we celebrate World Environment Day, I want to share a bit about our journey towards sustainability at Well Woven. Over the last two years, we've taken some important steps. We made our first investment in recycled yarns, which are now used in 20% of the products we sell. We've also moved to digital catalogs to reduce our reliance on print and boost our recycling efforts. In our warehouse, we're minimizing waste wherever we can by reusing materials. As a small business, these are small steps, but we're trying to do our part. It doesn't feel like enough, and we want to do more. On a personal note, living in NJ, one simple change that has opened my eyes over the last couple of years is reusing grocery bags. It's a simple but significant reduction in waste. We don’t need two plastic bags for every few items. Small efforts like this really matter. This year has brought unprecedented heatwaves across Asia, breaking records and highlighting the urgent need for sustainable practices. Record storms in the US recently. It's also expected to get hotter in North America, which shows us how important it is to change. I don’t have all the answers, but I’m committed to learning and improving. It's about moving the needle, quarter by quarter, year by year. There’s much exciting work in the textile industry in Europe and worldwide, focusing on new and innovative yarns made from waste. While I haven’t followed this closely, I plan to engage more deeply with these advancements to bring innovative solutions to Well Woven. Our goal is to move towards a more sustainable future, step-by-step. Through continuous improvement and thoughtful decisions. #WorldEnvironmentDay #Sustainability #EcoFriendly #WellWoven

I am pleased to share my latest article on the urgent need for circular systems in the textile industry. Each second, a single truckload garments is landfilled or incinerated. Less than 1% of clothing undergoes recycling, while the majority is incinerated or discarded in landfills or the natural surroundings. Recognizing the potential to transition towards circular systems in this sector is crucial and will require enabling policy frameworks and investments but also collaboration across the value chain to ensure materials remain in circulation. Read the full article here: https://broadpeak.ch/blog This is the first article in our Circular Economy Trilogy covering circularity in the textile industry (article 1), in the plastics industry (article 2) as well as the global transition towards circularity (article 3). Special thanks to Brian Bauer, Laurène Descamps (One Planet Lab Schweiz),Katja Hansen (Senior Cradle to Cradle NGO (C2C NGO)), Sophia Hessling (Interzero) and Dr. Ashley Holding (Circuvate) for their time and valuable insights. #sustainabledevelopment #developmentfinance #broadpeak

This week in the #CircularEconomy: 1️⃣ Article | Sustainability Beat Coca-Cola, Google, Unilever, and Ikea have co-signed an open letter calling for the EU to raise its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to 90% by 2040. 2️⃣ Report | Plastic Overshoot Day ‘Plastic Overshoot Day’ has been projected to occur on September 5th this year, marking the point when the amount of plastic waste generated from single-use packaging, household, and textile sectors exceeds the world’s management capacity. 3️⃣ Article | CIWM’s Circular Online Philip Mossop looks back at the history of circularity legislation, as well as the influence it will continue to exert on corporate strategies now and in the near future. 👇Read these pieces and more curated circularity news at the link below. Subscribe to receive this newsletter in your inbox every Friday. #CircularEconomyCircular https://lnkd.in/efy5Zuxd

🔁This Week's Circular Round-up 📢EU Takes Bold Steps to Reduce Food and Textile Waste New European Parliament rules to support circular economy https://lnkd.in/ekdb_kZd 🎫Upcoming Event: Making Circularity Mainstream How we can make circularity mainstream? Live panel discussion moderated by Tom Tapper — Nice and Serious https://lnkd.in/eDiZDJga 🚀Circular Innovation — Start-up Landscape Check out this special issue discussing the role of start-ups in driving forward the transition towards a circular economy — Nancy Bocken, https://lnkd.in/eg78g4NS ☎️ The Rise of E-Waste Interesting article by World Economic Forum discussing the problem of e-waste and introducing several initiatives beginning to tackle the challenge! https://lnkd.in/eYAirgtc 🎨Fantastic Visual Summary of the latest Circularity Gap Report By Elise Motalli. https://lnkd.in/e2EqQCeY ♻️ Interesting read, particularly for anyone still under the illusion recycling is the solution 'less than 10% of plastic waste gets recycled globally' https://lnkd.in/etHscXny 🧵Listen to this Podcast on the Topic of Repair Listen to this podcast discussion between Conny Bakker and Josephine Philips to learn about the important role of repairing https://lnkd.in/eG58zPZk 🎫Upcoming Event: Circular economy and innovation: How can businesses and start-ups leverage circularity to drive innovation and growth? Check out this webinar by International Council for Circular Economy https://lnkd.in/e58yTpM5 👚The Fashion Industries Dirty secret A deep dive into the informal disposal of fashion and textiles and its environmental and social impacts. https://lnkd.in/eckU3RDh 🍫Chocolate and Circularity: Rethinking Cocoa Production Article by Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), World Resources Institute https://lnkd.in/eneFi35b 📣Follow for weekly news about the circular economy #CircularEconomy #sustainablebusiness #circulardesign #sustainability #impact

More circular ⭕️: bye-bye plastic ❌ Invention to crack code for consumer-goods?👇🏽 The dream: Replacing consumer plastic at scale - f.ex. in the automotive or textile industries. NFW is transforming the consumer goods landscape with an innovative, plant-based alternatives to plastic. Here are 4 cool facts: ♻️ It's legit: NFW's MIRUM® material is 100% plastic-free and plant-based, offering a sustainable alternative to leather. ♻️ It scales: The company has collaborated with over 20 major brands, including BMW, Patagonia, and Stella McCartney. ♻️ Greening supply chains: NFW's technology seamlessly integrates into existing supply chains, enabling rapid scaling of sustainable solutions. ♻️ Growth potential: Their multi-material platform serves diverse industries, from fashion to automotive. Shall we stop to accept materials that compromise our planet and health? 👉 Hit follow to hear more.  ✍🏽 Message for circular action. ♻ Repost to reach more people. #circulareconomy #zerowaste #linkedintopvoices Credit: The Earthshot Prize

🌿 Exciting News in Sustainability! 🌍 In 2024, consumers are making sustainability a top priority, and FMCG companies are stepping up with impressive commitments: 🌱 A pledge to make all packaging reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025 - a significant move towards a circular economy and reducing environmental impact. 💧 A commitment to reduce virgin plastic use by 50% by 2030 - tackling plastic pollution and promoting the use of recycled materials in packaging. 🛍️ The industry is responding to consumer demand by launching recyclable and compostable packaging, products with sustainable ingredients, and waste reduction initiatives. 🌏 Sustainability is not just a trend; it's a commitment to a greener future. Keen to hear how your brand is taking a step in a greener direction 💚 #Sustainability #FMCG #GreenFuture

Recycle:me is expanding♻️ Our recycle:me scheme, which targets hard-to-recycle beauty packaging, is expanding with a goal of recycling one million units in the first year. This initiative helps brand partners offset new packaging waste fees under EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) regulations. In collaboration with LOOKFANTASTIC.COM, Cult Beauty, and MYGroup, customers can recycle any brand's cosmetic packaging for free via Royal Mail doorstep collection. The recycled materials will be repurposed for new projects, including beauty packaging R&D and school equipment. Mark Jones, Chief Sustainability Officer at THG, says, “For brands, recycling schemes are incredibly complex and costly. With recycle:me, we're offering our brand partners a cohesive industry approach that provides the level of data needed under new EPR regulations.” #WeAreTHG #Sustainability #RecycleMe

A great post by Nupur Saxena highlighting some alarming consumer and retail statistics on #EarthDay. The FMCG & Retail industry produce 36% of the 400m tonnes of plastic produced each year and by 2050 our oceans will have more plastic in them than fish... If only more businesses were doing more to address the issues. See below. #planetversusplastic #consumer #retail #sustainabilityinbusiness 🌍