Good News Notes: “If you count calories, you have it easy; the food producers have to put a label on their products telling you how many there are per serving. The producers have it easy too; there are lots of labs that can do straightforward chemical analyses of the food product in hand. If you…
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Unilever’s Climate Plan: Emissions From Supply Chain And Consumers Are The Real Challenge
Good News Notes: “Corporations are joining the climate leadership race. Recently, Unilever, the $56 billion consumer goods conglomerate, which owns brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, Vaseline, Dove, and QTips, announced its climate plan. Previously, other leading firms, including BlackRock and Goldman Sachs in the financial sector, Amazon and Microsoft in the tech sector, and BP in the fossil fuel sector,…
Just Eat hopes seaweed-lined boxes can help tackle plastic problem
Good News Notes: “Online food delivery business Just Eat, together with sustainable packaging firm Notpla, has developed what it describes as a “fully recyclable” takeout box lined with seaweed. In an announcement Tuesday, Just Eat said the container was able to decompose in four weeks if put in a home compost. The seaweed-lined cardboard boxes…
Dove’s Vending Machine Touts Recycled Plastic Packaging
Good News Notes: “Dove is making a significant push to reduce its environmental footprint, and the brand recently spread the word by encouraging consumers to recycle. The Unilever-owned beauty brand launched a vending machine-style installation in New York’s Grand Central Terminal to celebrate its move to 100% recycled plastic bottle packaging across Dove, Dove Men+Care…
Investment Company Raises $106 Million to Stop Ocean Pollution
Good News Notes: “Circulate Capital has raised $106 million to prevent and reduce ocean plastic. The investment management company is focused on financing companies “dedicated to financing innovation, companies, and infrastructure that prevent the flow of plastic waste into the world’s ocean while advancing the circular economy,” according to its website.” “The Singapore-based Circulate Capital Ocean…