Japanese stores set to sell fashion goods, artworks made from old Levi’s jeans
Dec 14, 2021 23:59 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature Life
More than 50 Japanese companies have transformed discarded used Levis 501 jeans into 150 fashion items, including bags and shoes, to help reduce the mountains of old clothing wastes. The recycled goods will be available...
HSBC requires clients to have coal exit plan by 2023
Dec 14, 2021 23:59 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
HSBC said it expects all its clients to have a plan in place to exit fossil fuel by the end of 2023. Under its plan, Europes leading banker to corporate Asia will cut exposure to thermal coal financing by at least 25...
Hyundai Mobis to use renewable in all worksites by 2040
Dec 14, 2021 23:58 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Hyundai Mobis announced its Green Transformation to 2045 Net-Zero vision where it would cut 30 percent of energy use by 2030 and power all its worksites with renewable energy by 2040. Under the vision, the auto parts...
AB InBev to turn spent grains into plant-based protein
Dec 14, 2021 21:19 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
AB InBev would sell at very low prices or even give away the spent grains left over from the brewing process that could be converted to protein to help address increasing global food and sustainability challenges, After...
Bread waste being tested as a key ingredient for carbon-neutral fuel
Dec 10, 2021 21:49 pm UTC| Nature Science Economy Business
Nagoya-based Pasco Shikishima Corp. teamed up with Kindai University in Higashi-Osaka to recycle waste from its bread manufacturing process to create a next-generation fuel called bio-coke. Kindai University developed...
Upcycling trend sweeping across S. Korean retail
Dec 09, 2021 23:03 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
South Korean retailers are reusing old products to turn them into value-added merchandise. Among the retailers is Hyundai Department Store Co., which used old advertisement and promotional banners it displayed on the...
Adidas to host pop-up shop offering upcycled fashion pieces
Dec 09, 2021 23:02 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Adidas will open a pop-up show offering custom, vintage, and upcycled pieces from designers and creators that could be purchased by weight in used goods instead of dollars. The effort continues the brands mission in...
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