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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…

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate

Stuart Mitchell

Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures by 2100, new research suggests. Despite the Paris Agreement pledge to keep global warming well below 2°C (compared to pre-industrial levels), current policies are projected to result in 2.7°C warming by the end of the century. The new study, led by researchers at the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, associated with the Earth Commission, and Nanjing University, assessed what this would mean for the number of people living outside the “climate niche” in…

Preliminary Consultation Suggests New B Corp Standards Are Ambitious yet Attainable

Stuart Mitchell

A report released by B Lab suggests that draft new standards for B Corp certified companies, currently in development, represent an ambitious yet attainable goal for business leaders looking to be a force for good. The report, which outlines feedback from a consultation conducted by B Lab in late 2022, reveals that of a sample of over 1,000 businesses, public and academic stakeholders: 86% of B Corp respondents and 87% of non-B Corp respondents think the new draft standards represent high standards for social and environmental performance and will help…

ILO and European Commission agree new employment research to advance social justice

Stuart Mitchell

The ILO and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission have agreed to pursue new research into macro and investment policies that could create more and better jobs and forge an effective path to social justice. The agreement between the ILO’s Employment Policy, Job Creation and  Livelihoods Department, and the JRC emerged at the conclusion of a high-level symposium on employment policies for social justice , held at ILO headquarters on 11-12 May 2023. “Good research underlies good employment policies, and good employment policies underlie the advancement of social…

National Trust awarded major funding for scientific research on its historic collections and sites

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has been awarded £809,000 to purchase science equipment by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and World Class Labs, through the Creative Research Capability (CResCa) programme. The equipment will enable the conservation charity to deepen its understanding of how historic places and objects in its care have been made, used and experienced. The CResCa programme supports UK Research and Innovation’s ambitions to expand and upgrade the UK’s world-class research infrastructure. Its investments will support the sector and ensure UK researchers have access to the best labs and…