May 2024

‘Save the Planet’ citizens’ initiative is registered by the European Commission

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“Save the Planet by Shifting Taxation from Labour to Greenhouse Gas Emissions” is the title of a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) that the European Commission has formally registered. This action is a big step toward using creative economic strategies to combat climate change. The initiative’s organizers implore the commission to improve the EU carbon pricing …

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Businesses in Vietnam are urged to use carbon credits and go green

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Experts emphasized that companies need to implement tactics and plans to boost their competitiveness and develop new technologies for environmentally friendly and sustainable production, which would provide carbon credits. Vietnamese firms are becoming more interested in the global carbon credit market, according to Dr. Nam Nguyen, general director of KLINOVA Climate Innovation Consulting and Services …

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Under Armour releases their first Neolast product

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With the Vanish Pro Tee, Under Armour introduces Neolast, a high-performance fabric that it claims will solve environmental problems with regular elastane while also promising durability, elasticity, and breathability. The Neolast fiber innovation from the brand will only be available on the Under Armour website. Its goal is to assist the firm in achieving its …

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Kering and National University of Singapore collaborate to assess the impact in the Asia-Pacific area

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To establish a framework for assessing the sustainability plans of significant Asia-Pacific companies, Kering and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have formally cooperated. Kering used the Singaporean conference “Nature in the City” to announce their relationship with the NUS Centre of Governance and Sustainability. With a focus on the business plans of the 50 …

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Lulus increases its partnership with Levi’s

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Recently, Lulus announced that it has extended its collaboration with the well-known denim company Levi Strauss & Co. With this partnership, a carefully curated capsule collection called “Lulus Loves: Levi’s” is unveiled, showcasing a range of women’s specific denim styles. Picks from the collection, which is available in physical shops and online at lulus.com, include …

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Global efforts to decarbonize freight are led by modal shift in 2023

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According to Transporeon’s most recent “2024 Green Freight Report: Is Transportation on Track?”, the modal shift was the most popular strategy for accelerating global freight decarbonization in 2023, with 21.8% of respondents favoring this option. This was closely followed by carrier optimization at 13.8% and load and route optimization at 18.2%, showing a significant demand …

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Sweden offers Bangladesh help to ensure the sustainability of the RMG sector

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Sweden has reached out to Bangladesh with a proposal for a cooperative endeavor to promote sustainability in the apparel industry. This suggestion was made during a recent discussion between state minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and Swedish ambassador to Bangladesh Alexandra Berg Von Linde at the latter’s ministry office in the …

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Joint study to be conducted by Asahi Kasei, Mitsui, and Mitsubishi in Japan

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To promote carbon neutrality and lead the decarbonization of society, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have decided to conduct a cooperative feasibility study on feedstock and fuel conversion, among other things, at the three companies’ ethylene manufacturing sites in western Japan. The petrochemical industry’s upstream begins with the manufacturing of ethylene. Ethylene is …

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The Competition Bureau of Canada is looking into claims of greenwashing made by Lululemon

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The Competition Bureau of Canada has launched a formal inquiry into Lululemon’s environmental claims made in its marketing campaigns because of allegations of deceptive conduct. Marianne Blondin, a bureau official, confirmed the investigation to Canadian network CBC. The activist group leading the investigation, Stand.earth, has accused Lululemon of greenwashing. The group points out discrepancies between …

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