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FROM sustainability
Sharing offers sustainable business opportunities, finds study
17 May 2013 15:48 BST
The market for sharing goods and services such as power drills and car travel is worth £22.4bn and growing, according to new research
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FROM sustainability
RSPO terminates Indonesian palm oil grower's membership
13 May 2013 13:10 BST
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil acts following long-running complaint about deforestation
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FROM business
Grocery sector commits to million-tonne waste saving deal
Updated: 10 May 2013 17:24 BST
Improving grocery packaging to prevent food waste and make recycling easier are the main objectives of the next phase of the Courtauld Commitment
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FROM sustainability
Adidas uses waterless dye to cut impacts
9 May 2013 12:35 BST
DryDye uses no water and half the chemicals and energy of conventional dyeing processes, says the company
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FROM business
WRAP’s waste and resources role in England at risk
9 May 2013 11:54 BST
Making firms, councils and charities responsible for waste reduction and resource efficiency in England is one option raised in a government review
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FROM specialist
Updated: Global ban agreed on flame retardant HBCD
Updated: 14 May 2013 12:46 BSTThe ban comes with a five year exemption covering the vast majority of uses. Nations again failed to block trade in white asbestos
Products & Supply Chain Comment & Analysis
RSPO standard slides to 'lowest common denominator'
Founder of palm oil roundtable WWF says progressive companies should go beyond its requirements as revision disappoints
Roundtable revamp fails to satisfy palm oil users
A new requirement on palm oil growers aimed at protecting rainforests has disappointed retailers, food companies and environmental groups
Carbon Trust to speed up product footprinting
Retailers and consumer goods companies with lots of products could benefit from a new process which focuses on certifying systems not data.
Nestlé to strengthen water reduction targets
The food company could steal a march on competitors if it sets ambitious targets to cut water use in its agricultural supply chain
Circular economy: Igniting a business revolution
Is 2013 the year that the circular economy finally comes of age, starts to be taken seriously in the boardroom and leads UK industry down a revolutionary road? Simon Inglethorpe investigates
Carbon Trust launches water reduction label
Sainsbury’s, Coca-Cola, Branston and Sunlight are the first firms to achieve the Carbon Trust’s new water reduction label
Products & Supply Chain Document Watch
Quick links to key documents and reports
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9 May 2013
MineralsUK European Mineral Statistics 2007-2011 -
9 May 2013
European Commission report: State-of-play of national-consumption-based indicators -
3 May 2013
Environment Agency summary of technical decisions for interpretation of producer responsibility for packaging -
29 April 2013
EU Decision allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations of various substances as plant protection products
