Tesco to remove plastic wrapping from its multipack drinks

Jul 28, 2022 23:33 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business

Tesco is ditching plastic wrapping of its own-label multipack drinks in the UK, in a move to save 45 million pieces of plastic a year. To be initially removed are those from its own fizzy drinks brand, saving 12...

Sprite Is getting rid of green bottles for more environmentally-friendly clear bottles

Jul 28, 2022 23:16 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business

Coca-Cola has announced that starting August 1, all of Sprites iconic green bottles will be replaced with more environmentally-friendly clear bottles across the U.S. and Canada. Julian Ochoa, CEO of R3cycle, one of the...

A new fossil discovery reveals a little more about arthropod evolution

Jul 23, 2022 16:26 pm UTC| Nature

Paleontology is undergoing a new renaissance. Since the mid-20th century, genomics has become the main focus of evolutionary biology. But the last few decades have shown how the study of fossils can complement genomic data...

PepsiCo announces closing of $1.25 billion 10-year Green Bond

Jul 22, 2022 23:42 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature

PepsiCo announced that its new $1.25 billion 10-year Green Bond will focus on investments to deliver key environmental sustainability initiatives under two pillars of its pep+ agenda: Positive Agriculture and Positive...

Meat and dairy investors worried about the lag in climate change efforts

Jul 21, 2022 23:39 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business

Investors in meat and dairy companies are worried that theyre not doing enough to combat climate change, according to a new survey about attitudes toward greenhouse gas emissions. According to 82 percent of the...

VW partners with Energy Web blockchain to maximize renewable energy in EVs

Jul 19, 2022 23:35 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business

Volkswagen (VW) has partnered with Energy Web blockchain for a smart charging solution that maximizes the use of renewable energy. According to Jesse Morris, CEO of Energy Web, the project is meant to showcase that...

PepsiCo eyes 100 percent renewable electricity in largest beverage plant planned for Denver

Jul 19, 2022 00:22 am UTC| Nature Economy Business

PepsiCo will aim to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity, best-in-class water efficiency, and reduced virgin plastic use in building its biggest US beverage plant in Denver. The company acquired 152 acres of land...