Sustainability
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Environment
Environment United KingdomRent-a-Christmas Tree (and Let It Live for Next Time)
A new green concept has taken one of Christmas' most popular tradition by storm: renting a potted Christmas tree instead of a cut-down one for the holiday season. And for the rest of the year, it goes back to the tree farm and continues to grow.
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Environment
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Society
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Environment
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Technology
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Technology
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Environment
Environment Denmark“Please Change Your Plastic Packaging” Children Pled to Giant Toy Maker (and They Did!)
Following letters from children concerned about the use of single-use plastic bags to wrap the bricks, the toy company LEGO has decided to change their packaging to recyclable paper bags made with Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper.
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Environment
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Technology
Technology SwedenClothes Made From (Fake) Spider Silk, Corn, or Methane? Yep, Thanks to Biotechnology!
Re:newcell, a Swedish startup based in Kristinehamn, Sweden, has decided to make clothes from Circulose, a biodegradable pulp of their own creation. They are part of a new breed of biotech brands that wish to make fashion more sustainable.
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Environment
Environment SeychellesSeychelles Made a Deal for Nature: You Pay our Debts, We’ll Protect the Ocean
The Seychelles signed a unique deal, a “debt for nature” swap: the Nature Conservancy buys a large part of the country’s national debt in exchange for the creation of 13 new marine protected areas (MPAs).