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"Climate Change" News Archive
Why Science-Based Targets for Fashion Companies Are Here to Stay
Implemented by LVMH, Kering, and H&M, The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) unveils groundbreaking targets to emphasize the urgency of biodiversity conservation and nature-based climate solutions.
Gucci’s New Perfume is Made from Recycled Carbon Emissions
With sustainability as Coty Inc's main driver for innovation, Gucci has just launched the first perfume distributed worldwide that uses alcohol from 100% recycled carbon emissions.
Apparel Companies Commit to White House Climate Change Pledge
Levi’s, Nike, Target and Walmart are among the dozens of global companies that have signed the Obama administration’s “American Business Act on Climate Pledge,” demonstrating their commitment to curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and investing in clean energy.
Ethical Consumerism
How Machine-Washing Clothes Negatively Impacts the Environment
When washing machines were first introduced, they revolutionised households. Machine-washing clothes became a less laborious and time-consuming task, unlike hand washing, and it changed the lives of many. Today, it is simply unimaginable to live without a washing machine. In many households, the appliance is run multiple times a day, but can machine-washing clothes have a detrimental effect on the environment?
Mango Materials: How this Startup is Transforming Methane Waste into Polymer
Learn how this San Francisco-based startup is creating a polymer from waste methane gas to be used for clothing fabric, carpets, and even packaging.
Measuring Sustainability in the Fashion Supply Chain
Addressing sustainability within supply chains in the fashion industry is difficult, but it’s crucial for brands to ask the right questions to properly assess their operations.
How Nike Makes Connections in Its Supply Chain to Fight Climate Change
A goal for any modern company is to figure out how to grow while also meeting the needs of the planet. This means financial questions must accompany bigger, more empathic questions, like, Will this process be better for people and healthier for the Earth?
COP26: The Estée Lauder Companies Convenes Business Leaders to Drive Action on Climate Change
ELC and its UK & Ireland Affiliate unite the business community to help scale climate solutions to address global Scope 3 footprints
Mars Loves Earth: Iconic Mars® Bar to be Certified Carbon Neutral in UK, Ireland and Canada by January 2023
At Mars, we are committed to taking the critical actions needed to address the health and sustainability of our planet, and firmly believe that engaging you – the consumer – in the fight against climate change is an imperative.
How to Produce Twice as Much Food in 2050 in a Land and Water Shortage
We have an opportunity to feed the world in a sustainable way, but imminent action will be needed.
Our Community
Nike is Deputizing the Entire Company to Drive Climate Action
At Nike, we know that if you’re serious about serving athletes, then you have to be serious about protecting the planet. As Chief Sustainability Officer Noel Kinder puts it, “Sustainability is the beating heart of everything we do today — it’s central to our purpose as a company. It isn’t just what we do or what we believe; it’s who we are.”
Mars Loves Earth: Iconic Mars® Bar to be Certified Carbon Neutral in UK, Ireland and Canada by January 2023
At Mars, we are committed to taking the critical actions needed to address the health and sustainability of our planet, and firmly believe that engaging you – the consumer – in the fight against climate change is an imperative.
COP26: The Estée Lauder Companies Convenes Business Leaders to Drive Action on Climate Change
ELC and its UK & Ireland Affiliate unite the business community to help scale climate solutions to address global Scope 3 footprints
How Nike Makes Connections in Its Supply Chain to Fight Climate Change
A goal for any modern company is to figure out how to grow while also meeting the needs of the planet. This means financial questions must accompany bigger, more empathic questions, like, Will this process be better for people and healthier for the Earth?