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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Learn about the Priceless Planet Coalition, with Mastercard!

Mastercard announced the launch of the Priceless Planet Coalition, a platform to unite corporate sustainability efforts and make meaningful investments to preserve the environment.Together with partners the Priceless Planet Coalition is pledging to plant 100 million trees over five years. Large scale reforestation programs need to be executed carefully, with consideration given to a number of factors including local climate, adverse biodiversity impacts, lax or poor forest management practices, unintended future deforestation, risk of reversal, and unintended social impacts. Mastercard has selected global environmental organizations Conservation International and World Resources Institute (WRI) to lead the tree planting efforts. Working closely with local and indigenous communities, Conservation International has protected or restored over 6 million square kilometers of land and sea across more than 70 countries

Designing for human and environmental health at Google

Imagine a world of abundance—a world where products are infinitely recycled and the design process itself begins with considering the health and well-being of people and the environment. Imagine those products flowing through an economy that is both profitable and stems depletion of raw materials. That’s the world we want for all of us, and Google is working with the experts who are getting us there. Our Real Estate and Workplace Services team has been working to remove toxins from materials in our built environment for years. We take this responsibility seriously, not only because it’s part of who we are at Google, but because we believe we must do so if we are going to realize sustainable, profitable enterprise. That's why we're investing in the creation and adoption of safer chemistry and healthy materials, and working to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

What is Nestlé doing to ensure palm oil is sourced sustainably?

Nestle’s ambition is to achieve 100% responsibly sourced palm oil by 2020. That means our palm oil comes from origins that: Comply with local laws and regulations. Are not areas cleared of natural forest after December 31, 2015. Respect local and indigenous communities’ right to free, prior and informed consent. Protect high-carbon-stock land. Protect peatlands. Comply with the principles and criteria of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the industry-wide certification body that promotes the growth and use of sustainable palm oil products. Where feasible, nonetheless, we are meeting demand for choice in our products with palm-oil free recipes. Nestlé expects over 90% of our key agricultural commodities to be verified deforestation free by the end of 2020. Working with our suppliers, we’re improving traceability of where our palm oil comes from. In 2018, we became the first global food company to implement Starling, a satellite-based service developed to monitor 100% ...

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