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Eco friendly Plastic Bag Alternatives for Sustainable Retail Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Eco friendly bags for retail to remove sinlge-use plastic waste Eco friendly bags for retail address the damaging environmental impact of the common, single-use plastic (polyethylene) bag. We present eight alternative materials to be used in place of the standard polyethylene bag and compare the environmental impact of each.

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Sustainable Fashion: Identifying Fast Fashion Flaws and Extending the Life Cycle of Clothing

Green Business Bureau

They also cut financial corners by ignoring ethical working conditions standards. Designing and manufacturing sustainable clothing involves using sustainable materials that are obtained from environmentally friendly and ethically responsible sources. Use Recycled Materials.

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Primark eyes net zero value chain by 2050 as retailer signs UN Fashion Charter

Business Green

Primark has become the latest retailer to join the UN's Fashion Charter on climate action, committing to slashing its greenhouse gases by 30 per cent across its value chain over the next decade, with a view to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

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Sustainability Guide for Hotels and Motels: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

Further, hotel waste consists largely of common recyclable materials – aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and landscape waste – all materials that could be processed into a new useful material.

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ASOS revamps environmental targets in support of net zero pledge

Business Green

The retail giant has published its new sustainability strategy with targets for 2030. We will make sure we deliver products and brands that allow our customers to shop ethically and responsibly, safe in the knowledge that they are reducing their impact on the planet and contributing to a fairer world.

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Diamonds are forever? Clutch of gem firms to draw up 'carbon neutral' roadmap

Business Green

The commitment announced on Monday came at a roundtable event coordinated by diamond firm De Beers and industry advisor Gemdax, alongside nine of De Beers' biggest customers drawn from the "midstream" of the global diamond sector, where manufacturers process rough diamonds into gems for jewellers and luxury retailers.

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ASOS, Boohoo and ASDA investigated over fashion 'greenwashing' claims

Business Green

Three fashion retailers could face legal action from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority if found to have misled its customers over the environmental credentials of their products. Online retailers ASOS and Boohoo both promote more ‘ethically'-produced clothing ranges on their websites.

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