1:35 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Zero-waste economy

AIMPLAS participates in the EU REPurpose project on safe and sustainable design of elastomeric plastics from recycling of post-consumer waste

Finding a sustainable way to shape a zero-waste economy is essential to keep the world’s consumption within its planetary boundaries, especially for versatile and widespread materials like plastics. The global consumption of materials such as biomass, fossil fuels, metals and ...
2:41 min Climate protection
Recognition

Covestro awarded for transparency on climate protection measures

Group again receives excellent CDP “A-” rating Ranking confirms strong climate strategy and transparency Top score achieved in four categories
1:80 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recognition

SIPA earns a Silver Medal for sustainability from EcoVadis

EcoVadis has awarded PET rigid packaging production technology specialist SIPA a silver medal for the first time. An overall score of 64/100 puts SIPA in the 87th percentile in its sector, special purpose machinery. This is a notable improvement on the score that SIPA obtained ...
1:47 min Sustainability & Circular Economy

Nexans partners with the Circular Plastics Alliance as part of its move to a circular business model

It’s estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans if proactive steps throughout the plastics supply chain are not taken. Each year, 8 to 12 million tonnes of plastics enter the marine environment. One important way to reduce plastics from ...
1:23 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific
Recycling

Amcor, Licella partner to deliver recycled content from one of Australia’s first advanced recycling facilities

Amcor, a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, announced its Amcor Australia & New Zealand business has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australian-based technology pioneers, Licella Holdings, to invest in one of Australia’s first plastic advanced ...
3:44 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sorting and collection
DRS

Scotland: Deposit return scheme update - Letter to Scottish Parliament Committee

Update on delivery of Scotland's deposit return scheme from Circular Economy Minister to Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee.
2:11 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recognition

Coca-Cola HBC named world’s most sustainable beverage company

The 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability Index has ranked Coca-Cola HBC as the world’s most sustainable beverage company after its score improved by six points on last year to a record 93 out of 100.
0:58 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recognition

INEOS receives gold sustainability rating from EcoVadis

INEOS has received a gold sustainability score from EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings.
0:53 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, China, rPET & PET Flakes
Accomplishment

FENC is the 1st company to receive Letter of Non-Objection by Taiwan FDA for post-consumer recycled PET into food-contact packaging

Far Eastern New Century Corporation (FENC), a recycling polyester producer, has been devoted to achieve circular economy for more than 30 years. On Dec. 1st, 2022, FENC rPET was awarded Letter of Non-Objection by Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (Taiwan FDA) for food-contact ...
2:52 min Climate protection, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Investment

Nestlé invests in logistics innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for its international water brands

Helping drive systemic change for the entire logistics industry to become less carbon intense Spending over CHF 100 million by 2030 Piloting first-generation, fully electric trucks in Germany, Italy and Switzerland Partnering to roll out a hydrogen-powered train route in ...