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?? 'Mission 2025': Corporations, mayors call for more ambitious national climate plans

Business leaders, investors and mayors have teamed up on an initiative designed to encourage governments to produce ambitious climate plans ahead of a crucial United Nations deadline early next year. The Mission 2025 initiative is urging governments to align the next raft of national climate action plans with the Paris Agreement's more stretching goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Governments are required to submit new climate plans for 2025 to 2035 by February next year, ahead of the COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil in the autumn. Read more

?? UNIDO, GCCA partner to decarbonize concrete industry around the globe

The UN’s Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO has partnered with the GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association to work on decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry, with a strong focus on the Global South. Meanwhile, researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a method to produce very low-emission concrete at scale — an innovation that could be transformative in the transition to net zero. Read more

?? Key takeaways from the G7 Summit and Bonn climate conference

With less than five months to go to the vital COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan in November, nations gathered in Bonn last week to begin negotiations on one of the last chances for a "course correction" to move away from fossil fuels and avoid the worst ravages of the climate crisis. Here are the key takeaways. Read more

?? Sporting goods retailer Decathlon reduces its overall CO2 emissions

Sporting goods retailer Decathlon is claiming to have reduced its overall CO2 emissions while increasing sales for the second successive year in 2023. The company outlined its progress on mitigating climate change and reducing its environmental and social impacts in its new '2023 Non-Financial Reporting Declaration (NFRD)'. Read more

?? Ready for EU's EPR regulations for the textile industry?

Download our latest eBook on EPR regulations in the EU Textile Industry. Gain detailed information on current EU regulations in the Netherlands, France and UK, and discover practical strategies you need to transform your business operations and lead the charge towards a more sustainable future. Download now

?? Johnson & Johnson has published its 2023 Health for Humanity Report

Global pharmaceutical giant 强生公司 ’s 2023 Health for Humanity Report shows a balance of carbon-cutting, healthcare and driving profitability. Its report reveals a host of improvements in its sustainability performance, supply chain management and health treatments. Read more

?? UAE's organic dairy farm adopts Tetra Pak’s sustainable packaging solution

A new agreement was signed to install the Tetra Top Filling Line for sustainable and recyclable packaging solutions at the Meliha Dairy Factory. Following the opening of the first phase of the farm recently, a high-profile delegation visited Tetra Pak ’s main production facility in Lund, Sweden, to explore advanced technologies in sustainable dairy production and packaging. Read more

?? Lufthansa is adding up to €72 to ticket prices to pay for sustainable fuel

Lufthansa is adding an environmental charge to its ticket prices. The German airline group says the funds are needed to comply with EU regulations on reducing emissions. A fee of up to €72 will be added to fares to offset the cost of introducing sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) and other carbon-cutting initiatives. The fee will come in on flights from 1 January 2025. Read more