H&M accused of breaching ‘greenwashing’ laws after sustainability index credibility questioned
Authorities claim data from the Higg Index used to substantiate sustainability claims is misleading.
Authorities claim data from the Higg Index used to substantiate sustainability claims is misleading.
Most clothing is simply not designed to be recycled. Even when it is, the fashion industry lacks the kind of infrastructure needed to really embrace a circular economy model.
In this new landscape, more green initiatives, advocacies, and offsets have sprouted, but how can we ensure these pledges are credible?
To keep reducing waste around Australia, we need to transform our relationship with plastic.
logists have sounded the alarm on this for over a decade. But no one’s had a hard number about how much this is happening,” explains Matthew Fagan, lead researcher and assistant professor of geography and environmental systems at UMBC.
The government aims for renewable energy to make up more than 80 per cent of Australia’s electricity mix by 2030, but its pledge of $20 billion for new transmission infrastructure means we can aim higher and go faster.
During the pandemic, aviation-related carbon emissions plunged to historic lows. But the global aviation industry is recovering.
These long-distance flights must carry substantially more fuel and, as a result, fewer passengers, making them markedly less efficient.
Voters have become more concerned about environmental issues broadly, and are willing to do their part.
Insects are critical to the future of our planet. They help to keep pest species under control and break down dead material to release nutrients into the soil.
Deloitte has collected data from a survey of 23,000 people across 23 countries to see what motivates people to act more sustainably and how those decisions impact their choices.
When you think of EVs, chances are you’ll picture electric cars. But there’s a quiet revolution going on in transport.
The study revealed that over 250,000 pieces of waste – with 80 per cent as plastic – have been removed from eight key river systems flowing into the Great Southern Reef, stretching from Brisbane to Perth.
Former carbon market watchdog Andrew MacIntosh has described carbon offsets as a “rort” with up to 80 per cent “markedly low in integrity”.
In the EU, falling prices have seen people buying more clothing than ever before while spending less money in the process.