Today is World Refill Day. Amcor has completed new consumer research exploring attitudes towards refill packaging in the personal care sector across Europe. Drawing on insights from 2749 consumers surveyed across six major European countries, the research reveals that refill packaging is now well established across personal care categories, including shower and bath products, haircare and handwash liquid soap. As consumers increasingly incorporate refill systems into their

A new report launched by C40 Cities and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with The Climate Pledge through the Laneshift Programme, and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), highlights how city and national governments in emerging economies can play a decisive role in accelerating the implementation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The report, Market Analysis of Electric Vehicle (EV) Public Char

The nation has spoken and crowned the Peacock Britain’s Favourite Butterfly in a landmark poll. Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has revealed that the colourful Peacock has beaten off fierce competition from a colourful cast of species to take the top spot as Britain’s Favourite Butterfly. Topping the first ever vote to find the nation’s champion, the garden favourite beat 59 other butterflies to claim the highly coveted title, in a vote that saw over 20,000 vote

The Gorgeous Ring, Shuchang Dong and Geshuang Chen – Winner of the Main Category, 2025. The world’s favourite weather photography competition returns as the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) officially opens entries for the Weather Photographer of the Year 2026. Now entering its second decade, the competition invites photographers from around the globe to submit striking images that capture the power, beauty and impact of weather. It celebrates outstanding photography

Leading European cartonboard producer, RDM Group, has launched its 2025 Sustainability Report pre-release, revealing the group is on track to meet or exceed its 2030 targets. Against a backdrop of rising regulatory pressure and growing demand for full value chain accountability, the company is positioning itself as a benchmark for circular packaging systems and cross-industry collaboration. RDM Group recycled 1058 kilotons of paper in 2025, exceeding the 1055 kilotons of

A Plastic Planet has launched PlasticFree Babies, a global campaign calling first on the UK government to reduce babies' exposure to potentially toxic chemicals from plastic products during the first 1000 days of life. Backed by leading scientists and clinicians, the campaign argues that while peer reviewed research on the impact of chemicals in plastic has grown rapidly in recent years, regulation has not kept pace to protect health. The first 1000 days, from conception

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has backed calls to ramp up support for British businesses leading the fight against plastic pollution. Based on 15 years of research at the University of Cambridge, Xampla's Morro materials bring world first technology to market; replacing the plastic in packaging with chemically unmodified plant polymers. Five years on from his first visit to the company, based at Cambridge Science Park, the former DEFRA minister saw first hand how Morro Co

After unusually warm weather hit much of the UK during May, keeping cool has been on the minds of many at home or at work. Timed to mark World Environment Day 2026 today (5 June, 2026), the experts at Green Doors, the Luton based sustainable door and window company, say many people make their homes and working spaces hotter during heatwaves by opening windows and doors at the wrong time of day. So, as Britain braces for another summer of extreme heat, the company’s founde

Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC) has announced it has completed Europe’s first large scale cross-border biomethane purchase for a data centre, transferring 9GWh of certified German biomethane to the Irish gas network over a seven day period. The transaction is a 9000 fold increase on its proof of concept (PoC), announced in March 2026 and demonstrates that gas connected data centres can now be decarbonised at operational scale. Both the PoC and the scaled purchase use the

Leading aluminium tray producer, i2r Packaging Solutions, has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal, recognising the company’s commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices across its operations. The globally recognised EcoVadis assessment evaluates organisations across four key areas – environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. The Gold Medal places i2r among the top performing companies assessed globally by EcoVadis and re

Alight is expanding its onsite solar partnership with Lear Corp through new behind the meter solar projects at Lear’s European Electronics headquarters in Valls, Spain, and at two Lear manufacturing facilities in Bieruń and Tychy, Poland. The new projects further strengthen Alight’s growing portfolio of onsite solar solutions for industrial customers in Europe and will support Lear’s efforts to reduce emissions, manage energy costs and increase energy resilience across its

Reconomy Connect has announced the launch of a new cross-sector network – Root to Market Dynamic Marketplace by Woodknowledge Wales – to transform the use of regenerative materials in UK construction to deliver low carbon, high performance buildings. Now live and actively seeking projects, the marketplace aims to make regenerative materials the default choice in UK and European construction. The vehicle provides a curated supply chain, procurement support, and training. It

The UK’s net zero transition risks becoming increasingly uneven, with some sectors making visible progress while others face a much harder delivery gap caused by ageing buildings, infrastructure constraints, high energy use, capex pressure and operational disruption, SaveMoneyCutCarbon, the UK’s integrated decarbonisation delivery platform, has warned. The warning comes as new analysis shows a 20 percentage point emissions gap between transport and industry, with domestic t

Recoup has confirmed the appointments of Professor Andrew Dove and Jon Brookes as new advisors to its board, further strengthening the organisation’s plastic circularity leadership across academia, innovation and industry. These appointments reflect Recoup’s continued commitment to evidence led progress and ensure that strong academic representation and real world market insight are embedded at board level during a critical period for the UK plastics and recycling sectors.

Metsä Fibre has once again been awarded the highest Platinum rating by EcoVadis. The company ranks among the top 1% of companies assessed globally in the pulp, paper and board industry – a position it has held since 2019. The recognition reflects Metsä Fibre’s long term commitment and continuous improvement across all areas of sustainability. In the latest assessment, the company achieved excellent scores in environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable proc