These 10 companies excel at marrying net-zero and circular economy goals

Tech conglomerate Cisco, equipment maker, John Deere and food and beverage company PepsiCo stand out. Read More

Google parent Alphabet’s skunkworks targets the plastic crisis

The "X Moonshot for Circularity" initiative seeks to yield value from more than plastic. Read More

This polyester T-shirt can be recycled forever if French startup Carbios has its way

Puma, On, Patagonia, PVH Corp and Salomon all teamed up with Carbios. The result was what they call the world's first 'biorecycled' T-shirt. Now can it be scaled? Read More

As global treaty talks enter final phase, businesses must play key role in ending plastic pollution

Whatever the outcome of the upcoming plastics treaty negotiations, businesses must continue to push policy further and faster. Read More

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo sued (again) over recycling claims. What brands should know

More jurisdictions are pushing back against plastic pollution in the courts, with mixed success. Read More

See how this Chicago recycling plant uses AI and robots to recover aluminum

As the aluminum industry seeks to ratchet up recycling, Trellis toured a recycling facility that uses an AI-enabled robot on the “last chance” line, an investment that paid for itself in less than a year. Read More

Why we must get recyclability labeling right

Amid increased regulation and skepticism about recycling, new data suggests consumers still want to recycle and want on-pack instructions. Here are 3 findings from research on recyclability labeling. Read More

Amazon tests reusable cardboard boxes in Europe

The world’s biggest e-commerce company is studying return rates and durability on 100,000 orders. Read More

Credo, Sephora and Ulta Beauty lean into data to help clean up beauty care

Beauty and personal care is largely unchecked by the FDA and EPA. A new industry group is releasing data showing replacing harmful chemicals may not be as daunting as once believed. Read More

H&M and other brands have had their fill of down

Animal welfare activists hope down will become taboo, like fur. Brands are using recycled, synthetic and plant-based fill, but the down industry defends its climate-smart credentials. Read More