Mars, Incorporated released the 2023 Mars Sustainable in a Generation Report, announcing notable progress toward its goal of achieving net zero by 2050, registering a record 8% GHG emissions reduction against its 2015 baseline across its full value chain in 2023 alone. Since 2015, GHG emissions in the company’s value chain have been reduced by 16%

From the 1st April 2024, the Plastic Packaging Tax increased from £210.82 per tonne to £217.85 per tonne. The tax targets non-recyclable materials, aims to reduce environmental waste and promotes the use of eco-friendly packaging. While the deadline for the tax increase has passed, instead of paying more and absorbing the cost, it is an

Lime – the world’s largest provider of shared electric bikes and scooters – has joined the UK’s government backed cycle-to-work scheme through a partnership with specialist provider CycleSaver.  CycleSaver’s government backed cycle-to-work scheme will allow employees to benefit from 28% and 47% savings on monthly minute bundles with Lime through the tax benefits of salary

Fashion for Good and its footwear focused partners adidas, Inditex, ON Running, PVH Corp., Reformation, Target, and Zalando announce an ambitious new initiative aimed at accelerating and validating the next generation of footwear innovations. Around 23.9Bn shoes are produced globally each year, they are often made using over 40 different components from a range of

The National Forest, a pioneering environmental initiative in the heart of the UK, has announced a significant milestone in its journey toward regenerating the landscape: reaching 25 per cent forest cover across its 200 square miles of the Midlands. This remarkable transformation, from an industrialised area that was once one of the UK’s least wooded

Marks & Spencer has announced it is the first UK retailer to move to paper packaging on garlic baguettes, removing 5.5 million units of plastic. All of M&S’ single and twin garlic baguettes are now available in FSC approved paper packaging which can be easily recycled as paper at-home. A popular choice with M&S customers,

Promethean Particles announced the closing of a £8 million financing round. The investment was led by Mercia Ventures and Aramco Ventures, with participation from existing investors including the Midlands Engine Investment Fund I (managed by Foresight), the University of Nottingham, TSP Ventures, and the East Midlands Early Growth Fund (managed by the British Business Bank). MOFs are a class of materials composed

Wrenbridge and Buccleuch have achieved a UK first, with their recently completed BREEAM Outstanding scheme, forward committed by IM Properties, scoring 100% in the final BREEAM Certificate, making it the highest UK certified assessment. Strategically positioned in a prime location, Nova is close to two of Oxford’s most influential science areas – Oxford Science Park

Four trade unions (Prospect, Unite, GMB and UNISON) have entered into a forward-thinking recognition agreement with leading renewables energy developer EDF Renewables UK and Ireland. It will cover the company’s 633 people who work across 5 offices, 8 service centres and 44 renewable energy sites across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.   The new agreement is

Unilever and the University of Nottingham have launched a new pilot, which aims to create cost-effective ingredients for its product formulations using plants that would otherwise go to waste. In collaboration with scientists from the university, Unilever has begun extracting naturally occurring ingredients from unwanted plants to create new fragrances – starting with oils from