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5. July 2021

Toy Brick Giant Makes Huge Progress on Recycled Plastic Products

It might have taken more than 250 attempts, but the Danish toy company Lego has finally found a way to produce bricks made from recycled plastic that are as high in quality as traditional ones.

Environment

Environment Indonesia

28. June 2021

This Native Tree Is Full of Goodness!

A leguminous tree from Indonesia - typically used for medicine, animal feed, fuelwood and more - will now also help the nation in its quest for landscape restoration, sustainable livelihood, and bioenergy.

Environment

Environment Canada

13. June 2021

Frozen Food Giant Looks Toward Sustainable Farming

The world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products plans on implementing sustainable agriculture across all its potato fields by 2030, in a drive to fight climate change.

Society

Society Denmark

17. May 2021

Jewelry Giant Moves Away from Mined Diamonds

The Danish jewelry company Pandora has decided to trade source mined diamonds for lab-grown ones, not only for ethical reasons, but as a means to achieve its sustainability targets.

Technology

Technology Mexico

7. April 2021

Beer Giant Turns Discarded Barley Straws into Packaging

In a mission to protect the environment, a Mexican beer company is presenting a circular form of packaging made mainly from barley straw - the leftover of beer’s essential ingredient - to avoid using virgin trees in their supply chain.

Society

Society France

24. February 2021

Don’t Throw Your Electronics Away: You Now Have the Right to Repair Them!

As of March, European citizens’ "right to repair" what they bought will be restored, as legislation across the continent is pushing back against electronic waste and planned obsolescence.

Animals

Animals Australia

23. February 2021

Why Farmers Are Picking Goats Over Noisy Lawnmowers

To get on top of their unwanted flora problems, farmers and landowners in Australia traded their noisy and polluting lawnmowers for mobs of rented goats, a sustainable solution that nourishes the soil along the way.

Environment

Environment Japan

1. February 2021

Japan Now Imports (Much) Less Tropical Wood

Japan’s biggest importer of tropical wood will soon close its doors since the protection of rainforests has gained traction, and the demand for wood coming from local trees is on the rise.

Environment

Environment Mexico

29. January 2021

It’s Official: Mexico City Bans Single-Use Plastic

Following a year of preparation, Mexico's capital city has finally made the ban of single-use plastics official, in an effort to reduce non-biodegradable plastics and to transform the city into a more sustainable one.

Environment

Environment Germany

18. January 2021

Your Next Pair of Sneakers Could Be Made Out of Plants

Adidas is taking its sustainability efforts to a whole new level this year: the sportswear manufacturing giant is now developing a plant-based leather material which will be used to produce “green” shoes.