By Kristen Tetrick, Sustainable Brands Forging strategic partnerships can unlock immediate win-win solutions while also creating a roadmap for future success across the supply network. Modern businesses know that the pursuit of a sustainable future has become the cornerstone of innovation and growth. Brands across sectors grapple with the challenge …
What Would Happen if the World Cut Meat and Milk Consumption in Half?
By Max Graham, Grist Agricultural emissions would fall by almost a third. But getting there wouldn’t be easy. Cows are often described as climate-change criminals because of how much planet-warming methane they burp. But there’s another problem with livestock farming that’s even worse for the climate and easier to overlook: To feed …
What’s the Most Sustainable Way to Mine the Largest Known Lithium Deposit in the World?
By Rahul Rao, Popular Science The McDermitt Caldera in Nevada and Oregon could hold up to 100 megatons of lithium. Now companies are proposing a new method for mining it. At first glance, the McDermitt Caldera might feel like the edge of the Earth. This oblong maze of rocky vales …
In Current Regulatory Climate, Alt Proteins Can’t Cut It in Race to Reduce Impact of Food
By Tom Idle, Sustainable Brands Phasing out animal agriculture over the next 15 years could reduce GHGs 68% by the year 2100. Yet, ongoing lobbying and subsidies in the US and EU are not giving alternatives the chance to fully compete. If you’re in the market to solve the climate …
The First Generation of Solar Panels Will Wear Out. A Recycling Industry is Taking Shape.
By Isabella O’Malley, Associated Press Sunlight beats down on a graveyard for dead solar panels in Yuma, Arizona, hundreds stacked in neat piles, waiting for their next life. The great majority of worn and damaged panels are still dumped in landfills. But with more and more piling up, many people …
Beyond Recycling: Report Highlights Need for Circular Approach to Critical Raw Materials
Sustainable Brands The report from CISL’s Corporate Leaders Group showcases the challenges, opportunities and business best practices of embracing more circular practices in CRM use through case studies from Ball, Volvo Cars and more. The Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) Europe’s Materials & Products Taskforce has released a new report in partnership with Germany‘s Wuppertal Institute that highlights the …
New Recycling Process Could Find Markets for ‘Junk’ Plastic Waste
By Jason Daley, University of Wisconsin-Madison Low-value waste plastic can be converted into high-value chemicals in a new process developed by UW–Madison researchers. Joel Hallberg Although many Americans dutifully deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot …
The EPA’s Ambitious Plan to Cut Auto Emissions to Slow Climate Change Runs into Skepticism
By Tom Krisher, Phys.Org The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough. The Environmental Protection Agency in April announced new strict emissions limits that the agency says are …
‘Narco-deforestation’ in Focus at Upcoming Summit of Amazon Nations
By Jake Spring and Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters View of destroyed illegal gold mining camps after a police operation in La Pampa, in the southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios, Peru August 11, 2015. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo SAO PAULO, Aug 3 (Reuters) – When the presidents of Amazon nations including …
From Mealworms to Meals: How Ÿnsect Is Cultivating a Food Revolution
By Scarlett Buckley, Sustainable Brands The French company is poised to meet the nutrition challenges posed by a growing population and a climate- and resource-challenged agricultural future. It is estimated that the population will be almost 10 billion by 2050 and 11 billion by 2100. With this growth comes the insatiable …