The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has updated its framework of metrics to help businesses quantify the link between their circularity strategies and their impact on climate and nature.
More businesses are embracing circularity practices that reduce waste and resources, as well as recirculate products and components to extend their lifespans. Frances Iris Lu, head of sustainability at Danfoss, explains how circularity is impacting the development of new products.
Ibon Iribar, investment and open innovation advisor at Cemex Ventures (NYSE:CX), gives an overview on how the construction industry is stepping up and taking responsibility for the waste it produces.
LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) and Plastipak Packaging have unveiled a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin made from captured carbon emissions.
Back Market, a French marketplace for refurbished gadgets, is planning to expand on its existing operations in the UK by directly purchasing used laptops, mobile phones, gaming consoles, and other devices from consumers. The aim is to increase the availability of recycled goods for resale. This move will put Back Market in competition with existing trade-in services such as musicMagpie and CEX, which also accept these popular products from customers.
Enacting system changes to shift to the circular economy will create new opportunities while solving the plastic pollution issue, according to UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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As a designer and manufacturer of reusable packaging, Returnity supports its clients in the adoption of circular solutions.
The circular economy in the UK continues to thrive, with 2022 being another record year for investments in the space, according to research by BDO.
Spring intends to reduce e-waste by buying, refurbishing and re-selling consumer tech.