Transforming the fashion industry
Earth Logic is an initiative launched by two of the world’s most cited scholars within fashion and sustainability. The initiative serves as an action research plan for the fashion industry to move away from the damaging climate, environmental, and social impacts it creates. Earth Logic is summarised into seven elements of action to rethink fashion […]
European standards for sustainability
CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, the European Electrotechnical Committee for Standardization, have teamed up to create European standards for the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) divided into three key categories: economic, environmental, and societal sustainability. CEN and CENELEC’s new standards provide mutual and clear rules for behaviour, facilitating the sharing of best […]
WWF takes on the food system
WWF’s Basket initiative sets out a blueprint for food companies to sustainably transform the food system. Centred on the UK, the WWF Basket includes both a defined set of outcomes and measures and a clear blueprint for action. Through this initiative, priority actions against climate and nature crises for UK food retailers are identified, serving as […]
Sportswear in the planetary boundaries
Houdini is a sportswear and outdoor clothing brand grounded in sustainability. In 2018, they became the first company in the world to release a sustainability report based on the planetary boundaries model. For Houdini, using this holistic framework enables them to evaluate and understand their business while prioritising what areas they need to work on […]
Transforming the convenience industry
PBX is a living lab and concrete result of the transformation that is necessary to create a convenience store that is both profitable and sustainable. The doors to this experimental kiosk opened in the Autumn of 2021 after almost two years of collaboration between Prosperous Planet and Reitan Convenience Sweden. The ambition is to develop […]
Bio-circular and plastic-free material
Considering new companies tackling this same challenge, Traceless has envisioned a world where the materials we use positively impact the planet instead of leading to pollution and waste. With circularity in mind, Traceless tackles the challenge of chemical pollution and the release of novel entities by developing innovative technologies that use natural biopolymers (i.e., sustainable, […]
Chemical company transforms
Dutch chemical company DSM–a corporation specialising in solutions for the health, nutrition, and bioscience industries–has been one of the companies driving the sustainability agenda in the chemical industry. DSM has developed new chemicals that are safer, more sustainable, and supported by transparent production. NGO ChemSec’s corporate benchmarking tool, ChemScore, has even ranked them as one […]
Plastic footprint assessments
“Nature has long taught us that change is key to survival. And with plastic pollution threatening the natural environment on which we depend, change can’t wait. So WWF is partnering with businesses across the planet to redesign how we source, use, and dispose of plastics.” https://resource-plastic.com
Ocean Bound Plastic Certification
“The OBP Certification Program is designed to encourage the removal of Ocean Bound Plastic from the environment by adding value in effectively collecting and treating it before it reaches the ocean.” https://www.obpcert.org
ISCC Plus certification
“ISCC is a sustainability certification system covering the entire supply chain and all kinds of biobased feedstocks and renewables.” https://www.iscc-system.org