3:49 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Annual report

The Consumer Goods Forum’s report shows challenges of 2022 didn’t slow action on global issues

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF’s) 2022 annual report demonstrates tangible progress in addressing some of the global challenges facing the industry such as food waste, plastic pollution, deforestation and human rights challenges Contributions in the report come from Member CEOs ...
2:90 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Investment

Borealis acquires a majority stake in Renasci signalling on-going commitment to leading the transformation to a circular economy

Borealis increases its financial investment in Renasci to acquire a majority ...
1:50 min Cosmetics & Medical, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Initiative

Horus Pharma announces new partnership with Plastic Bank to recycle nearly 100 tons of plastic

Horus Pharma, an independent French laboratory specialized in ophthalmology known for its expertise in developing preservative-free products designed to facilitate eye and eyelid health, has formed a partnership with Plastic Bank to recycle nearly 100 tons of plastic per year.
3:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sorting and collection
DRS

ICIS: Scotland’s challenges raise questions around Deposit Return Schemes

The challenges faced by Scotland’s upcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) continue to grow, while recent industry data shows high collection rates can be achieved without a DRS in place, potentially raising questions whether DRS is the only route to better collection.
1:49 min Cosmetics & Medical, Digitization, Europe
Donation

SACMI donates a new high-tech electrosurgical unit to the Gastroenterology department

New unit to be delivered to the department in the spring. Thanks to digitalization, ...
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 ...