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Food waste contributes 10% to global emissions but 9 out of 10 countries’ NDCs fail to focus on food waste and loss

Envirotec Magazine

Environmental NGO WRAP is using COP29 to highlight the need for countries to include food loss and waste in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). A new report shows that, of the 195 countries attending COP29, only 12 have committed to reducing food waste and just 17 to tackling food loss.

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The fashion industry is unsustainable ? here's how journalism is inspiring activism to improve it

GreenBiz

From global cotton supply chains to pollution from textile factories, the need to improve the industry in favor of both people and the planet is pressing. . Segran writes about design, with a particular focus on the fashion industry as a senior staff writer at Fast Company Magazine. There's just so much waste in this industry.

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How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold

GreenBiz

It plans to engage with key stakeholders in its supply chain, which will be vital. Every aspect of the supply chain needs to be connected to create a more sustainable future,” said Iris Van der Veken, executive director of the Responsible Jewelry Council, during a session at the U.N. Supply Chain.

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Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics

GreenBiz

In food, for instance, business models and distribution methods were reshaped in a matter of weeks, as supply chains flexed to keep groceries in stock and farmers struggled to offload overripe crops. Much of industry continues to embrace "throwaway living," celebrated in this Life Magazine photograph in 1955. ">.

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Scottish universities initiative to “drive the transition to net-zero electronics”

Envirotec Magazine

This has led to significant challenges, including large amounts of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), high emissions across the supply chain, and widespread use of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) such as gold, palladium, and indium—materials with limited reserves.

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New trial aims to make paper from agricultural waste

Envirotec Magazine

One of the partners in the initiative, Nafici Environmental Research (NER), based in West Sussex, has created a process to transform agricultural waste into paper-making pulp with strengthening properties.

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How Consumer Goods Companies Can Turn the Tide on Plastic Waste

3BL Media

So, how can consumer goods companies contribute to global goals around reducing plastic waste and pollution? Research shows the need is urgent: If we don’t reduce waste production, we will more than exceed the boundaries of our planet by 2060. trillion in the global economy, and reducing plastic waste is a crucial focus.

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