Startup profile: Returnity
As a designer and manufacturer of reusable packaging, Returnity supports its clients in the adoption of circular solutions.
As a designer and manufacturer of reusable packaging, Returnity supports its clients in the adoption of circular solutions.
Grown.Bio creates sustainable alternatives to conventional materials, made from the root structure of natural fungi. The Netherlands-based startup was founded in 2018 by Jan Berbee and Arthur Moree.
LVMH's (EPA:MC) beauty division is to partner with Dow (NYSE:DOW) on the development of sustainable packaging solutions for its luxury perfumes and cosmetics.
Materials science company Ecovative has acquired a mushroom spawn production facility in the Netherlands to expand its supply of bio-based products and materials.
Asda has announced a new ‘refill price promise’ which guarantees that each of its refillable products will be cheaper than packaged alternatives.
The European Commission has proposed new rules to incentivise the use of reusable packaging options, get rid of unnecessary packaging, limit overpackaging, and provide clear labels to support correct recycling.
Refillable packaging is on the rise, yet there is still a long way to go before it's considered a fully sustainable solution. George Hooper from Lifestyle Packaging discusses how brands can go beyond using it as a marketing opportunity and explains how refillable packaging can be a genuinely sustainable solution, from concept to design and throughout the customer journey.
At COP27, a group of global corporations has made a collective commitment to purchase 550,000 million tonnes of sustainable fibres to be used in textiles and paper packaging.
One of the world’s largest fast fashion retailers H&M has announced the launch of a circular denim line amid scrutiny of the company’s sustainability claims.
Olefy Technologies is being spun out of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. It will commercialise four decades worth of thermal conversion technology development, providing a potential solution to the plastics crisis.