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Supply certainty is reshaping packaging procurement decisions
Packaging procurement is no longer driven purely by cost. For FMCG manufacturers, supply continuity, lead-time certainty and verified sustainability performance are now core selection criteria alongside price....
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Singapore startup creates ‘bean-free’ coffee from bread, soy and barley
The process takes just 48 hours – and the taste can replicate coffee qualities from Ethiopia or Columbia in the same fac...
Too Good To Go launches mobile marketplace for surplus food in Melbourne
The marketplace helps tackle food waste by allowing retailers, restaurants, bakeries, and cafes to sell their excess foo...
The circular economy: what is it all about?
The circular economy is a term that is appearing more and more in the media and you may have been wondering what it’s al...
What is ‘greenhushing’ – and why is it on the rise in corporations?
"A lot of companies are hesitant, including us, to talk about any of our sustainability work."
Offbeat Harvest leverages “imperfect” produce to solve food waste issue
Nearly 25 per cent of all vegetables and fruits are wasted because of their odd shapes or sizes.
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.
