(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen has partnered with the German start-up Revoltech GmbH to develop a 100% bio-based leather alternative made from industrial hemp. This sustainable material, named LOVR™, is being designed for use in car interiors and could be integrated into … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Germany, Industrial
Tagged 2028, ACCELERATE strategy, Andreas Walingen, automotive industry, bio-based adhesive, bio-based leather alternative, car interiors, circular material, collaboration, Components Development, compostable, customer feedback, design, eco-friendly, Germany, hemp fibers, industrial hemp, Kai Grünitz, large-scale production, LOVR™, Lucas Fuhrmann, Materials Technology, recyclable, resource conservation, Revoltech GmbH, sustainability, sustainable material, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Group Innovation
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson, in partnership with Deutsche Telekom and Swisscom, has developed a sustainable packaging solution for shipping its Remote Radio products. The packaging materials, designed to reduce the environmental impact and plastic content, are fully recyclable and made from … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Henkel and UPM Specialty Papers have partnered to develop innovative coating technologies for fiber-based packaging. The collaboration aims to enhance the performance and sustainability of paper packaging by creating recyclable solutions with superior grease resistance and heat-sealability, providing … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has announced that its Cristal® Transparent Packaging Papers have met ChemFORWARD’s SAFER™ program’s rigorous evaluation criteria of human and environmental safety. This program evaluates products for their sustainability and safety, and the designation is given only to … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial
Tagged Ahlstrom, ChemFORWARD, Cristal® Transparent Packaging Papers, Cristal® transparent papers, eco-friendly packaging, Eva Thunholm, Guillaume Latourrette, PurposeSeal™, recyclability, recyclable, SAFER™, Western Michigan University SBS Equivalency, WMU SBS-E
(IN BRIEF) PackBenefit, a company specializing in sustainable food packaging solutions, has secured a €13 million venture debt loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to increase its manufacturing capacity for recyclable and compostable food trays. The funding will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Spain
Tagged Aldeamayor de San Martin, Circularity Capital, compostable, EIB, EIB Advisory Services, EU Waste Framework, European Commission Circular Economy Action Plan, European Investment Advisory Hub, food trays, Horizon 2020, InnovFin, Mariya Gabriel, Packaging Waste Directives, PackBenefit, Philippe Fèvre, R&D&I, recyclable, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Spain, Sustainable packaging, The European Investment Bank, Valladolid, venture debt loan
Link to Online Annual and Sustainability Report 2021 (COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) VIENNA, 28-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Wienerberger Group, le plus grand producteur de briques au monde et le leader du marché des tuiles en terre cuite, a annoncé la sortie … Read the full press release
Link to Online Annual and Sustainability Report 2021 (PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 28-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Wienerberger Group, the world’s largest producer of bricks and the market leader in clay roof tiles, has announced the release of the company’s first combined … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged Annual Report, ESG, Heimo Scheuch, recyclable, reusable, Sustainability Program, sustainability targets, Wienerberger, Wienerberger Group
ŠKODA AUTO consistently focuses on sustainability along the entire value chain Car manufacturer works with suppliers and the scientific community on innovative materials which are then used in series production Video reveals how the seat covers for the ENYAQ iV … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Environment, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged all-electric, AUNDE, circular economy, Czech car manufacturer, Czech Republic, Design Selection LODGE, Design Selections, equipment lines, LODGE, Markéta Truhelková, PET-bottles, recyclable, recycled polyester, seat covers, Simply Clever, ŠKODA AUTO, ŠKODA ENYAQ iV, Strakonice, sustainability, sustainable materials, Technical University of Liberec, wool
(PRESS RELEASE) AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, 7-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch multinational dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina announces that it will be making PET bottles from 100% recycled PET (rPET) as from February 2021. Due to the fact that PET bottle can only be … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food & Beverage, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged circular, dairy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, FrieslandCampina, labels, packaging, Patrick van Baal, PET bottles, plastic, recyclable, recycled PET, recycling, renewability, reusable, rPET, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON/ROTTERDAM, 18-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Multinational consumer goods company, Unilever announces new annual global sales target of €1 billion within the next five to seven years, from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives. The launch of The Vegetarian Butcher … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food & Beverage, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Ben & Jerry, Ben & Jerry’s, Best Vegan Ice Cream, biodiversity, Burger King, children’s ice creams, Coconutterly Caramel’d Dairy-free, compostable, dairy alternatives, deforestation-free supply chain, EAT-Lancet, food loss, food waste, global food chain, global food system, greenhouse emissions, Hanneke Faber, healthier diets, Hellmann’s, Hellmann’s Vegan Mayo, ice cream, Jessica Fanzo, Johns Hopkins University, Knorr, Lipton, Liz Goodwin, Magnum, net-zero emissions, plant-based foods, plant-based meat, Plant-Based Nuggets, Plant-Based Whopper, recyclable, reduce salt intake, reducing food waste, sustainable food, sustainable food packaging, The Vegetarian Butcher, Unilever, Unilever’s ‘Future Foods’ ambition, vegan alternatives, vegan Magnum, Wageningen University, Wall’s
(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, UK, 6-Dec-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone replaces the standard credit card-sized SIM holder with a new half-sized format as part of its commitment to reduce its use of all non-essential plastics. This move reduces the amount of … Read the full press release
Henkel invests into specialist circular economy fund (PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 09-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Supporting Henkel’s progress in sustainability, the company closed the investment into Circularity European Growth Fund I LP, an impact fund managed by Circularity Capital. With the … Read the full press release
The lifesized cardboard bricks to fire up kids’ imagination come from Italy ITALY, 06-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Edo is thrilled to announce the launch of Kickstarter campaign for their innovative, ecofriendly, extralarge cardboard blocks. The blocks can be used by … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Internet & Online, Italy, News, United Kingdom
Tagged building blocks, cardboard bricks, CHILDREN, Christmas gifts, creativity, dads, Edo, extralarge cardboard blocks, giant cardboard blocks, Kickstarter, kids, lego-like blocks, Lisa Marussi, mums, parenting, recyclable, recycled material, reusability, Simon Marussi, toys
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