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How the bottled water industry is masking the global water crisis

Bottled water is one of the world’s most popular beverages, and its industry is making the most of it. Since the millennium, the world has advanced significantly towards the goal of safe water for all. In 2020, 74 per cent of humanity had access to safe water. This is 10 per cent more than two decades ago. But that still leaves two billion people without access to safe drinking water.

Global Trade Slows, But ‘Green Goods’ Grow

World trade hit a record $32 trillion in 2022, but growth turned negative in the last half of the year. Environmentally friendly products defied the trend.
Global trade was worth a record $32 trillion in 2022, but amid deteriorating economic conditions and rising uncertainties, growth turned negative in the last half of the year and is set to stagnate in the first half of 2023.

Urgent climate action can secure a liveable future for all

There are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change, and they are available now, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today.

Government should put money where its mouth is on recycling - Ecoveritas

As the world marks Global Recycling Day, environmental compliance data specialist Ecoveritas is calling for clarity on the destination of hundreds of millions pounds raised from the UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT).

Proof of Compliance is Vital in Delivering Sustainable Palm Oil

Following the announcement of the EU’s ‘Green Deal’ in December 2022, a supply chain sustainability expert is imploring food retailers to prioritise third party verification when using responsibly sourced palm oil.

Waste and recycling myths busted

In a world beset by a climate crisis, recycling is one low-stakes activity that can make us feel like we're making a difference.

Greenhushing must not impact sustainable action

LRQA, a leading global assurance partner, has warned that food and beverage organisations must not lose focus on their sustainability targets amid claims of ‘greenhushing’ expected to rise this year.

Europe's packaging industry embraces innovation to meet sustainability goals

The packaging sector is growing, with a forecasted annual growth rate of 1.7% until 2027. New regulations are also driving rapid change and innovation. On 9 and 10 March, close to 120 people from 18 countries joined the event Shaping the Future with Packaging to discuss why innovation is needed, and how companies along the supply chain are playing their part.

Time to make the packaging world add up - Ecoveritas

Environmental compliance specialist Ecoveritas is calling on businesses to ensure they hold live and accurate packaging specifications, as producers today became mandated to collect packaging data under new packaging Extended Producer Responsibility rules.

The high price of materialism

By Kathy Illingworth, Head of Sustainability Consulting

Are we buying into our own destruction?

For the first time in history, there are now eight billion people on Earth; eight billion people from a species that, unlike every other species on the planet, does not always put its survival first.

Lack of EPR preparedness laid bare in a new survey

The vast majority of UK businesses view their packaging data collection capability as a “work in progress”, according to a new survey by environmental compliance data experts, Ecoveritas.