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🍺 BrewDog Introduces New Packaging and Sustainability Plan
The company has pioneered renewable energy usage, electrification of its fleet, utilisation of its waste as bioproducts for production and is now looking to further its sustainability credentials.
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🇺🇳 Organisations Call on UN For A Legally Binding Treaty on Plastic Pollution
A group of multinational companies said it is necessary to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee at UNEA 5.2 to “develop an ambitious international, legally binding” treaty. UNEA 5.2 will take place online and in Nairobi between the 28th of February and the 2nd of March 2022.
📦 Molding Cell Produces Thin-Walled Packaging with Recycled Material
Auburg, the French subsidiary of injection molding machine maker, has collaborated with five partner companies to develop what it calls a “new one-stop-shop concept for the production of thin-walled five-liter buckets.”
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đźš™ Bentley Builds First Pure Electric Vehicle at Crewe HQ
They announced its first-ever Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (BEV), to be developed and built in the UK with the company committing to investing ÂŁ2.5 billion in sustainability over the next ten years.
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🤝 Solar Biotech and Motif FoodWorks Renew Partnership for Cell-based Protein
The renewed partnership will allow Motif to develop new food technologies that improve the taste, texture, and nutrition of alternative dairy and plant-based foods. It will continue the partnership that began in 2020 when Solar Biotech supported Motif FoodWorks’ efforts to increase production capacity.
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🏡 Barclays Launches Green Mortgages for Energy Efficient Homes
The Barclays Green Home Buy-to-Let Mortgage will be available for new build purchases that have an energy efficiency rating of 81 or above or are in energy efficiency bands A or B.
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♻️ French Agri-food to Finance Plastic Recycling Plant
A consortium of French agri-businesses plans to finance France’s first dedicated polystyrene recycling plant. Participating companies include Andros, Yoplait, Lactalis, LDC, and Bigard. The plant is set to recycle yoghurt pots and meat trays made from the material.
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