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Jaguar Land Rover generates £100mn from circularity initiatives

Circular Economy

Jaguar Land Rover generates £100mn from circularity initiatives

"Sustainable choices are not always more expensive."

29 April 2025

Microsoft starts recycling rare earth elements from data centre hardware

Circular Economy

Microsoft starts recycling rare earth elements from data centre hardware

China is estimated to be responsible for 70% of global rare earth element production – with US tariffs now standing at 145%.

23 April 2025

H&M used nearly 90% sustainable materials in 2024

Sustainability Reports

H&M used nearly 90% sustainable materials in 2024

Despite this progress, Scope 3 emissions went up 3.5% year on year.

01 April 2025

SUEZ UK Chief Sustainability Officer Adam Read on collaborative sustainability: ‘You need a small spark, but you need lots of them’

SUEZ UK Chief Sustainability Officer Adam Read on collaborative sustainability: ‘You need a small spark, but you need lots of them’

The waste management firm uses four internal communication platforms to talk about sustainability.

27 March 2025

Genuit Group Sustainability Director Lee Adcock on what’s blocking the move away from virgin plastics

Genuit Group Sustainability Director Lee Adcock on what’s blocking the move away from virgin plastics

"Waste to energy is a good thing, but you miss out the bit that you're taking material out of a use phase."

25 March 2025

Ellen MacArthur Foundation forms new battery circularity partnership

Circular Economy

Ellen MacArthur Foundation forms new battery circularity partnership

"Batteries, a cornerstone of the energy transition, highlight the need to decouple the finite nature of raw materials from growth."

21 March 2025

LEGO continues to chip away at sustainable brick goal

Sustainability Reports

LEGO continues to chip away at sustainable brick goal

The firm increased investment in environmental sustainability by 68% last year.

17 March 2025

EU Clean Industrial Deal: €100bn to accelerate green manufacturing

Policy & Standards

EU Clean Industrial Deal: €100bn to accelerate green manufacturing

Sustainability criteria in public procurement, carbon intensity label and a 24% circularity target.

27 February 2025

Coca-Cola lowers recycling ambition and drops agriculture goal in new targets

Climate Targets

Coca-Cola lowers recycling ambition and drops agriculture goal in new targets

The brand's most recent move reflects the difficulty most companies are facing in reducing virgin plastic use.

04 December 2024

Financial planning for the climate transition - CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

Financial planning for the climate transition - CSO Futures Weekly

Two angles on finance for the climate transition, a look at the maturity of corporate nature targets and a pilot for circular textiles...

17 October 2024