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Study challenges circular fashion’s economic and environmental claims

A new study suggests that circular fashion (CF) – the practice of recycling, reselling, and renting clothing to reduce waste – might not be...

Mars Launches 100% Recycled Plastic Jars for M&Ms, Skittles

Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced the introduction of pantry jars made of 100% recycled plastic for its M&Ms, Skittles, and...

Epoch Biodesign Raises $18.3 Million to Use Enzymes to Tackle Hard-to-Recycle Plastic

Biorecycling startup Epoch Biodesign annouced that it has raised $18.3M in a Series A funding round, with proceeds to be used to scale its...

Moon-age daydream: First successful lunar touchdown by a commercial company

US group Firefly Aerospace has arguably secured a place in the space exploration history books with its 2 March soft-landing on the Moon’s surface...

M&G to Adopt “Sustainability Improvers” Label for Climate-Focused Fund Range

International investment manager M&G Investments announced that it will adopt the new “Sustainability Improvers” label introduced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s Sustainability...

Brewing tea removes lead from water

A new study appears to demonstrate that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium, effectively filtering dangerous contaminants out of drinks....

International technology award for “gamechanger” heat pump

The innovative Shoebox NX ground source heat pump from British manufacturer Kensa has been recognised at the Energy Institute’s International Energy Awards, taking home...

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New thinking on the Scope 3 emissions challenge is key to climate action

Mark Kenber, the executive director of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), seeks to allay concerns about the businesses using carbon offsetting to...

The complex and spatially heterogeneous nature of degradation in heavily cycled Li-ion cells

As service lifetimes of electric vehicle (EV) and grid storage batteries continually improve, it has become increasingly important to understand how Li-ion batteries perform...

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