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.