Toy Sector Update

The Toy Sector had their first face-face meeting on July 23, at the Disney Synergy Lab in Glendale, CA. Participants from Avery Dennison, BSR, Clean Agency, Disney, Hasbro, LEGO, Li & Fung, Mattel, TIA, UL-E, Walmart, and Waste Management attended and developed...

Sustainable Sugar Comes to Market, Sweet News for the Environment

A mill in Sao Paulo, Brazil has become the first to have its sugar cane production certified under the new Bonsucro certification standard, covering more than 130,000 tons of sugar and 63,000 cubic meters of ethanol. The certified sugar has already been scooped up by...

Defra Launches ‘Responsibility Deal’ on Waste

The deal, announced by environment minister Lord Henley, has been developed jointly by Defra and the Environmental Services Association (ESA, which represents the waste and resource management sector) with input from the Local Government Association, the Environment...