H&M Foundation has backed a new report that calls for the textile sector to embrace circular economy principles such as reuse, recycling, and slow fashion. The Circularity Gap Report Textiles, authored by Circle Economy and funded by the H&M Foundation, urges “immediate action” to reduce the textile industry’s environmental impact. The report found only 0.3% […]
The connection between using resources better and achieving environmental goals has been “poorly understood” in government and amongst politicians, according to insiders interviewed by Green Alliance. Green Alliance has published a new report into why the previous government were unable to implement the majority of policies set out in the 2018 Resource & Waste […]
Wales has withdrawn from the development of an aligned deposit return scheme (DRS) across the UK, Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has announced. In a written statement, Irranca-Davies said that the Welsh Government could not proceed with a deposit return scheme (DRS) due to issues caused by the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. […]
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released a report on the performance of signatories to the Global Commitment, which found they “significantly” outperformed their peers. Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, 500 organisations have signed the Global Commitment. Companies representing 20% of all plastic packaging produced globally have […]