Day: 14 March 2023

Tetra Pak commences first-of-its-kind research into fibre-based food packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Tetra Pak has commenced ground-breaking research towards advancing fibre-based sustainable food packaging, in collaboration with MAX IV – the most modern synchrotron[1] radiation laboratory in the world. The research aims to uncover fresh insights into the nanostructure of fibre materials, with the first application to optimise the composition of materials used for paper straws. This is the very first industrial research and development experiment at ForMAX, a brand new research station dedicated to studying materials from the forest, located at the MAX IV Laboratory in Lund, Sweden. As the global…

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Ceres Calls for Bold Action to Curb Federal Supplier Emissions

Stuart Mitchell

A proposed rule from the Biden Administration would reduce the harmful climate-related financial impacts of the $637 billion of products and services annually purchased by the U.S. government. The proposed rule also would enable the government to capitalize on climate-related economic opportunities.  The proposal, known as the Federal Supplier Climate Risk and Resilience Rule, requires the largest federal contractors – those representing roughly 1.3 percent of contractors but 85 percent of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the federal supply chain – to disclose their GHG emissions from direct operations and…

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ACLU, EFF Seek to Protect the Public’s Right to Access Judicial Records

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of an appeal filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The brief argues that RCFP has standing to sue to access search warrants and other materials related to the Stored Communications Act (SCA) sealed by a federal district court. The federal district court’s decision that RCFP lacks such standing — and to keep this vital information under seal — contradicts decades of First Amendment and common law broadly granting organizations…

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NSC Partners with Youturn Health, Resilience Capital Index to Improve Employee Wellbeing

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council announced a partnership with Youturn Health and the Resilience Capital Index to create a comprehensive solution that provides a complete picture of worker resilience and overall wellbeing. As the U.S. economy rebuilds from the COVID-19 pandemic, employees have increasingly demanded employers provide a “psychologically safe” work environment that supports their wellbeing. This means business leaders are faced with a growing need for programs and resources to address topics like stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, substance misuse and suicidal ideation. “Now more than ever, organizations are looking for…

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Award-winning eco-disposable nappy and wipe brand Mama Bamboo launches second crowdfunding campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Leading environmentally friendly nappy and wipe brand Mama Bamboo is seeking to raise £600,000 through a second investment crowdfunding campaign on the Triodos Crowdfunding platform (triodoscrowdfunding.co.uk). Mama Bamboo was the first UK nappy and wipe company to achieve accreditation as a B Corporation and was given the highest rating by Ethical Consumer magazine of any disposable nappy brand in 2020. Since the previous investment round in 2021, which raised £600,000 through a share offer with Triodos, the company has developed a new line of sustainable nappies for premature babies, as…

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