Multi-actor initiatives in action: lessons from the Sustainable Diets for All programme

Backed by new funding, United Kingdom-based sustainable food and beverage packaging startup Notpla, maker of edible water pods, is focusing on expanding into other markets and applications, according to a profile in Fast Company last week.

With schools closed around the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic and more than a billion deprived of education, there has been ongoing conversations on how we can keep children learning so no child is left behind.

Thai retailers kicked off 2020 with a ban on single-use plastic bags, joining the battle against throwaway carriers in the Southeast Asian nation where citizens go through an average of eight every day.

The paper takeaway or “to-go” cups that hold our morning coffee have long been a part of American culture. What started as an early invention for sanitation and convenience has since evolved into a modern question of long-term sustainability.