Day: 3 July 2023

Amcor, Delterra, Mars and P&G Form Strategic Partnership To Tackle Plastic Waste & Develop Circular Economies in the Global South, Commit $6 Million

Stuart Mitchell

Amcor, Delterra, Mars and P&G jointly announce the launch of a strategic partnership to stem the tide of plastic pollution in the Global South. These global leaders will work together to scale upstream and downstream solutions for a circular plastics economy, jointly committing $6 million USD over five years. The announcement comes in the lead-up to the second negotiating committee meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty (INC-2), working to develop a globally binding instrument on plastic pollution. The partners are coming together with a shared commitment to urgent environmental action…

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Berry, Peel Plastics, ExxonMobil Collaborate to Use Certified-Circular Content in Pet Food Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global Group, Inc., Peel Plastic Products Ltd., and ExxonMobil have announced they are working together to integrate International Sustainability and Carbon Certificate (ISCC) PLUS certified-circular plastics into pet food packaging for household brand names. The collaboration leverages ExxonMobil’s ExxtendTM technology for advanced recycling, which processes plastic waste and attributes it to new plastic for food-grade packaging through a mass balance approach.  “With the promise of advanced recycling, we can change what is traditionally considered waste and transform it into innovative products made to be remade – accelerating the shift…

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Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Sweden collaborate on electric heavy goods transport

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Sweden are investing in electric operation of heavy goods vehicles. Initially, three charging stations for trucks will be installed at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ plant at Jordbro outside of Stockholm, which has been certified as climate neutral since 2021. Both Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Sweden have set ambitious climate targets for net zero emissions across their entire value chains by 2040. Together, the companies have initiated a pilot project with three charging stations the aim of meeting the need for powering electric transport. “We have entered into…

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ASA – Was our latest ASA ad campaign impactful? Oooh yes!

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Was our latest ASA ad campaign impactful? Oooh yes!  I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. We’re delighted with the results from our latest ad campaign which again show us that increased awareness of the ASA leads to increased trust in the ASA and the advertising industry more widely. The innovative creative for the campaign (for…

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Clean energy investment is extending its lead over fossil fuels, boosted by energy security strengths

Stuart Mitchell

Investment in clean energy technologies is significantly outpacing spending on fossil fuels as affordability and security concerns triggered by the global energy crisis strengthen the momentum behind more sustainable options, according to a new IEA report. About USD 2.8 trillion is set to be invested globally in energy in 2023, of which more than USD 1.7 trillion is expected to go to clean technologies – including renewables, electric vehicles, nuclear power, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency improvements and heat pumps – according to the IEA’s latest World Energy Investment report.…

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