Flat pack milk and lower price plant-based foods!
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Friday has arrived! And what better way to ease your weary heart and begin your weekend than by a little dose of good news from the climate x consumer goods space? Seriously, tell us a better way and we'll be on it! We know our readers love reading snippets of positive action in our weekly LinkedIn posts, but we also know that not everyone is logging in on a Friday, and who would blame you? So here it is, a round up of all that is moving the right direction in this week's edition of The Good(s) News in a new and improved format.
>> Up-and-coming brands
?? milkadamia has developed their latest product, Flat Pack, which consists of 2D-printed milk sheets that can be transformed into milk by adding water. This innovation, which reduces packaging waste by 94%, is part of their initiative to address waste in the industry. Each milk sheet can produce 8 ounces of milk, and their oat milk sheets will be available starting in January.
?? Ohh Deer | Playful Paper Goods | B Corp? and KoRo announced they are both B Corp certified!
>> Bigger organisations
? Google has made all their hardware packaging plastic free. The new packaging, made from a custom-developed, highly durable paper, incorporates recycled materials and is designed to be lighter and more recyclable. Google has open-sourced its Plastic-Free Packaging Design Guide to share these innovations with the broader community.
? Lidl Nederland have permanently reduced the prices of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives to be equal to or lower than their animal-based counterparts, removing price as a barrier to sustainable choices. Additionally, the retailer has introduced a blended mince product combining 60% beef and 40% pea protein, which reduces CO2 emissions by 37.5% compared to regular mince. This move supports Lidl's commitment to making 60% of the proteins it sells plant-based by 2030.
>> Industry wins
? Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WRAP have released the first Global Plastics Pact Network impact report. The Plastics Pact Network is a global coalition of organizations committed to addressing plastic pollution. The report reveals results from six years of Plastic Pacts implementation, highlighting that the pact networks serve as an effective model for tackling plastic pollution. Key figures include a 44% increase in the recycled content of plastic packaging and a 9% increase in plastic recycling.
That's all for this week! If you have good news you want us to feature next week, shoot us a message!
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Team FTF