This years online Circularity 21 event was one of the largest yet – and whilst the event has ended, you can still access many of the talks…
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Ten items to remove from your life for Plastic Free July
We are nearly at the start of Plastic Free July – but if you are looking to reduce your plastic footprint, where do you start? Here is our top ten items that are quick, easy, simple and often cheap (or free) to replace.
The Refill Revolution is coming – to your supermarket
Refill stores have become a familiar part of our High Street – but now the supermarkets are getting in on the act.
Beauty standards for food? We have a problem with wonkiness…
Standards. Without realising it, we all live our lives according to standards. Some are legislative – there to protect us from harm, such as safety standards. Some are personal – the way we conduct ourselves on a daily basis. But some are imposed upon us without us even realising, creating a ‘normal’ standard when weContinue reading “Beauty standards for food? We have a problem with wonkiness…”
Adidas and Allbirds join forces to create a running shoe – with the world’s lowest carbon footprint
Everything we own has a carbon footprint, but rivals Adidas and Allbirds have joined forces to reduce the literal carbon footprint – with the Futurecraft.Footprint running shoe.
‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ is being revisited in some US states – and that’s a very good thing indeed…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle are the three most recited words when it comes to sustainability. But how often do brands prioritise the first two? In three states in the US, that’s being challenged…
Building back ‘greener’? The EU’s Green Deal sets new targets – and law…
The EU’s Green Deal has got a new target to hit by 2030 – so will this really drive innovation in the next decade? It has to.
Selling the zero waste lifestyle…is buying ‘sustainability’, sustainable?
We all see the ‘perfect’ sustainable lifestyle on our social media, but should we be trying to buy our way into a more responsible life? Or should be be ok with ‘enough’…?
Earth Day 2021 – a time to be positive or realise how far we need to go…?
The global lockdowns of 2020 gave a unique view into the impacts of behaviour and emissions… but how much did we actually cut – and was it ‘enough’?
The Right to the Repair is coming to the UK in 2021
Remember when appliances could be fixed if they broke? That’s coming back, with the first ever legal Repair Bill.