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Sustainability & Circular Economy
Support
Ireland: Minister Smyth granted CIRCULÉIRE funding of €1.5 million
CIRCULÉIRE – Ireland’s first industry-led circular innovation network – and its secretariat Irish Manufacturing Research are delighted to share the news that the company has been granted continuation funding. This announcement was made by the Minister of State at the Department ...
1:10 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Report
UK: MPs call for binding targets to end plastic pollution as UN talks begin
MPs on the UK House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have renewed their call for a global treaty with legally binding targets to end worldwide plastic pollution as new UN talks on the subject open in Uruguay.
1:70 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Effort
Berry Global receives “Prime” ISS ESG corporate rating for continued focus on embedding ESG across the company
Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY) received a “Prime” environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating from the Institutional Shareholder Services group of companies (ISS), advancing the Company to second decile in the packaging sector. Complementing Berry’s improved ...
1:37 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Climate targets
Krones has affirmed its commitment to net zero
In 2020, Krones had the effectiveness of its own climate targets confirmed by the Science Based Targets initiative. Krones is now taking its climate strategy to the next stage in targetting net zero emissions by 2050. The group’s climate targets are also given recognition by ...
3:19 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Commitment
Advancing towards Zero-Pollution: EU joins call for ambitious global agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040
The EU is joining the “High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution”, confirming its commitment to aim high in the intergovernmental negotiations for a global agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040. In the negotiations the EU will be pushing for a legally binding instrument, ...