Tesco is removing a billion pieces of packaging from their stores

This year, we will assess the size and suitability of packaging as part of ranging decisions. Reviewing the packaging of every single product creates a huge opportunity. For example, using 23% less packaging on just one line of multi-buy crisps removes 5,000 tonnes of packaging and 50,000 road miles. Similarly, removing croissant packaging means 41,000 fewer plastic packs per week.

We’re now working with brands to do the same and we’re not stopping there, by the end of 2020 we will remove a further billion pieces of plastic from our UK business. Everything from ready meal trays, to the small plastic bags used for fruit and veg, to sporks and straws are set to go. We scrapped plastic bags with home delivery orders removing 250 million bags per year.

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Zero landfill waste at the Siemens location in Newcastle

The Zero Waste to Landfill initiative, which has been running since 2013 and aims to prevent future landfill waste, launched a sustainable and environmentally-friendly disposal process at Newcastle. As a result, the site has created a flagship project for the environmental program Serve the Environment. Today the Siemens location in Newcastle is proud to announce that 99.7 percent of all waste is recycled. In the wake of the successful reduction of waste and related costs, motivation and awareness of recycling in Newcastle were noticeably stronger – employees are proud of their contribution to "Zero Waste to landfill".

Reducing carbon emissions across Mastercard

At Mastercard, our first priority is continuously improving the environmental footprint of our offices and operations. The next step is ensuring our electronic payment solutions are built on a sustainable foundation by increasing the energy efficiency and by investing in renewable resources. By the end of 2018, Mastercard had reduced our emissions by 42% from 2016. We source renewable energy for 100% of our global operations, and we are committed to maintaining this goal. In 2018, our on-site solar arrays generated 1,725,808 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, or 9.6% of the electricity consumed, and 79% of our owned and operated facilities’ total square footage is either green-building certified or located in a building that achieved green certification in that area of the world.

Nivea’s Sustainable palm oil sourcing to fight deforestation

This palm oil derivatives are used in 70 % of all cosmetics products. The problem with palm oil is that often large areas of rainforest are destroyed in order to make room for oil palm plantations. We believe that palm oil needs to be sourced sustainably without contributing to deforestation. Replacing palm oil with another plant-based oil is not the best option, though, because palm oil crops have a very high yield. We promote the shift to sustainably produced palm oil with our partners along the entire supply chain. By 2018, we had already covered 63 % of our palm-based raw material volumes with sustainably certified raw materials (RSPO “Mass Balance” standard). We strive to ensure that our natural and naturally derived ingredients are sourced in a sustainable way to save resources. Our goal for 2020 is to source all Beiersdorf raw materials based on palm (kernel) oil from sustainable sources.

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