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 […]
Sustainable fertiliser development
SusGlobal Energy Corp, a new biotechnology company, is making strides in the fertiliser industry and innovating for the future. Having developed SusGro™–a concentrated, organic, pathogen-free liquid fertiliser–the company is able to offer an economical, sustainable, and effective alternative to traditional fertilisers. SusGro™ improves water retention, soil fertility, and provides enhancements to crop productivity at a […]
Regenerative fertilisers
Smaller change makers in this space include EarthRenew, a fertiliser company that set out with a mission to replace conventional fertilisers with regenerative fertilisers. Instead of damaging ecosystems, regenerative fertilisers nurture healthy, high-quality, biologically active soil that avoids damaging surrounding ecologies while simultaneously promoting plant growth. Connected to regulation, EarthRenew has focused on revolutionising the […]
International Fertilizer Association
“IFA is the only global fertilizer association and has a membership of some 400 entities, encompassing all actors in the fertilizer value chain from producers through traders and distributors, as well as service providers, agtech startups, advisors, research organizations and NGOs.” https://www.fertilizer.org
EU Fertilizing Products Regulation
“The regulation sets out rules for EU fertilising products carrying the CE marking including requirements for: maximum levels of contaminants and pathogens (disease-causing microorganisms); minimum content of nutrients and other relevant characteristics depending on the category of the product; labelling.” https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/LSU/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R1009
EU fertilising products regulation
“The conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced, inorganic materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising […]