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Singapore startup creates ‘bean-free’ coffee from bread, soy and barley
Singapore startup Prefer has introduced the first and only bean-free coffee that repurposes food waste into environmentally friendly cups of coffee.
Prefer's bean-free coffee is available at cafes inc...
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Meet Precycle Pantry – sustainability on wheels
Before launching her startup Precycle Pantry, Caro Felton spent most of her professional career as a part of the SaaS in...
Fonterra, Nestle to develop New Zealand’s first net-zero dairy farm
Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says the partnership will help both companies accelerate progress towards their greenhouse ga...
Why global businesses are signing a treaty to end plastic pollution
Last week, discount supermarket chain Aldi Australia announced it had joined a league of more than 85 international orga...
Papayacare drives ‘global green baby revolution’ with Priceline launch
The company wants to prove that clean green baby products are not just a fad in a niche market
Why brands are developing an appetite for cutting food waste
The world throws away heaps of food – and consumers aren’t happy about it. Here’s how some businesses are seizing the op...
Myer, Close the Loop partner to recycle cosmetics packaging waste
CEO of Close the Loop Group, Joe Foster, said the initiative will pave the way for the global cosmetics industry to be m...
Provenance drives WA couple to create Block 275 pure canola oil
Sustainability is at the very heart of every process in the production of Fiona and Liam’s canola oil.
Tea brothers urge Aussies to ‘sip for Sri Lanka’ as crisis worsens
Founded by brothers Chris and Lawrence Seaton, Origin Tea imports around 200,000kgs of Ceylon tea annually from Sri Lank...
UN campaign toughens standards for company net-zero plans
The new rules follow a period of consultation between more than 200 independent experts and will affect many of the worl...
Ikea Germany and Infarm create instore herb gardens
The collaboration aims to motivate Ikea employees and customers to live healthier, more sustainable lives.
“Voters have sent a message”: What the election means for the FMCG industry
The incoming Labor Government looks set to drive a much more progressive agenda than its Coalition predecessor.
Businesses join forces in campaign to turn up the heat on climate action
The campaign, called This Is Not Normal, is centred around an open letter urging politicians to take the science behind ...
Woolworths enters nine-year renewable energy deal
Woolworths represents 1 per cent of the country’s total energy consumption and this shift to green energy in SA is in li...
Big W launches toy recycling program through its entire network
Around 26.8 million toys are discarded in Australia every year, the majority placed in normal rubbish as they are not ke...
P&G faces shortage of recycled plastic in race to meet sustainability goals
Global supply chain issues are making obtaining environmentally sound packaging materials more difficult.
