Danone and Loop Industries sign supply agreement
Technology firm Loop Industries has announced that it has completed a multi-year supply agreement with food and beverage firm Danone. As part of the…
Source: livecircular.com
Technology firm Loop Industries has announced that it has completed a multi-year supply agreement with food and beverage firm Danone. As part of the…
Source: livecircular.com
The apparel retail landscape has changed rapidly in recent years. While there are still some laggards in the industry, most brands want to do the right thing when it comes to sustainability, with smart brands now recognising that operating in a sustainable manner goes hand in hand with business…
More than 50 World Leaders Deliberate on the Second Anniversary of Paris Climate agreement in France at the One Planet Summit Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus spoke at a roundtable discussion titled ‘Accelerating local and regional climate action’ during the One Planet Summit in Paris hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France.
Women are responsible for half of the world’s food production; in most developing countries, women produce between 60 and 80% of food. Yet they own just a fraction of the land on which they live and work. This week at COP27, where food security and gender are high priorities, I spoke with Esther Mwaura Muiru, global advocacy director at the Stand for Her Land campaign and Dan Glickman, former United States secretary of agriculture. They shared unique insights, based on their expansive advocacy and policy careers, on how women’s land rights and supportive policies can bolster climate resilience, food security, and sustainability in communities.
The past two decades have seen a dramatic decrease in the amount of times clothes are worn. Coupled with a shift towards fast fashion, average consumers today buy 60% more items than they did 15 years ago and wear them for half as long. 70% of closets usually go unworn and it is estimated that 33% of women wear items as little as 5 times before disposing of them.
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