Last week, German sportswear company adidas announced a commitment to increase the content of recycled polyester (rPET) in its garments to 50 percent before the end of the year, and to use only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024. The company joins the likes of H&M, Patagonia, Everlane and other apparel companies that are beginning…
Etiket: döngüsel ekonomi
“Yeşil Ekonomi El Kitabı” Yayında: Yeşil Ekonominin Yolu Nerede Geçiyor?
“Handbook of Green Economics” (Yeşil Ekonomi El Kitabı), Academic Press (Elsevier) yayınları arasından çıktı. Çalışma, yeşil ekonominin tüm taraflarını ayrıntılı ve özenli bir şekilde ele alıyor. Editörlüğünü Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Turizm İşletmeciliği Bölümü öğretim üyesi Doç. Dr. Sevil Acar ve Bilkent Üniversitesi öğretim üyesi Prof. Dr. Erinç Yeldan’ın yaptığı “Handbook of Green Economics” (Yeşil Ekonomi El…
6 circular economy trends that will shape 2020
Circular economy approaches advanced in 2019, particularly for plastics and packaging. The explosion of media interest in the ocean plastics crisis has driven both consumers and regulators to seek action. Companies are responding with new strategies to reduce waste. “There’s a stronger sense of urgency in the consumer products and retail space to move more…
The Plastics Industry Is Changing — Because It Has to
The plastics industry has become acutely self-aware. Directive targets must be met; new processes researched, developed and launched; and consumer education delivered. And looming over all of this is the spectre of sustainability, and the demonisation of plastics. That’s the general consensus among some of Europe’s leading plastic industry commentators — the very people working to…
5 emerging jobs in the circular economy
The circular economy is celebrated as a trillion-dollar opportunity beginning to penetrate industries around the world. There’s no sector or region left untouched by the potential for reinventing systems, products and services in a fashion that ultimately creates no waste and even regenerates natural systems. At least that’s the hope among evangelists of circularity, notably the Ellen…
Latest C2C Certified Product Standard Open for Public Comment
Today, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is inviting all stakeholders to help shape the fourth version of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard during a 60-day public comment period from 5 August to 4 October 2019. The draft standard and public comment form can be found on the Institute’s website; input received during the public comment period…
Circular Transition Indicators
Raporun tam metnine (İngilizce) ve raporla ilgili detaylı bilgilere https://www.wbcsd.org/Programs/Circular-Economy/Factor-10/Resources/Circular-Transition-Indicators adresinden ulaşabilirsiniz.
Major Fashion Brands Adopt Circular Economy Jeans Redesign
A group of major fashion brands and manufacturers agreed to change the way they produce jeans by adopting new guidelines from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Make Fashion Circular initiative. These new Jeans Redesign Guidelines are based on circular economy principles. Confirmed participants in the effort to date include denim brands Gap, C&A, H&M Group, Lee,…
Dow’s director of sustainability Julie Zaniewski on designing materials for recyclability
Videoyu İzlemek için: https://youtu.be/LtrQeqN4hDQ Dow’s director of sustainability Julie Zaniewski comes from a consumer packaged goods space. Her focus on design, packaging and consumer engagement is being brought upstream into the chemical giant. “Flexibles” can be challenging, but being able to break down siloes is critical to sustainability success and innovation. Source: https://www.greenbiz.com/video/dows-director-sustainability-julie-zaniewski-designing-materials-recyclability
Trending: Ratcheting Up to Sustainable Activewear, Inside and Out
Allied Feather & Down — creators of industry-leading responsible down sourcing is announcing the relaunch of its proprietary TrackMyDown.com website, an educational transparency tool designed to provide consumers and brands with all of the information they may need about the down lining their jacket or sleeping bag. After helping to create the now globally recognized Responsible Down Standard (RDS) within…
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