Consumer Products News
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How Philippine social enterprises battered by the lockdown are staying afloatNearly one in three businesses that support mostly small farmers, women and micro-entrepreneurs in the Philippines saw zero revenue at the height of the pandemic. Here’s how they’re fighting back. -
Linda Jazzar joins Singapore-based conscious consumerism app abillionvegHer appointment comes in the same month that abillionveg raised US$3 million to fund product development and recruitment.
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Wood, metal, paper and fabric can help cut climate-harming plasticsWithout action, climate-changing emissions from plastics are expected to increase threefold by 2050, researchers warn. -
Fears surge in demand for hand sanitiser could fuel child labourThe farming of sugarcane, used to make ethanol in alcohol-based gels, significant issues with child labour.
Consumer Products Opinion
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How to build a circular economy– The take-make-waste model is driving the climate crisis and depleting the planet of much-needed resources. Here are 3 ways to transition toward circularity. -
What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisisCSR
What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis
– Businesses’ sustainability programmes better prepared them for the Covid-19 crisis and will become increasingly important. But now, to achieve broad sustainability competency throughout the organisation, companies must bridge the knowledge gap. -
Protector or polluter? The impact of Covid-19 on the movement to end plastic waste– Plastic has a key role in protecting frontline workers and citizens against Covid-19. But how will the pandemic impact the movement against plastic waste?
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We are eating a credit card's worth of plastic every week– A campaign by the WWF Singapore has revealed that the average person consumes approximately 5g of plastic every week. The NGO is calling on governments and businesses around the world to forge a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.
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An electrifying solution to improve livelihoods– In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.
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The solar cow that powered an African village– Yolk Station, a South Korean solar energy company, has installed a renewable energy solution in a remote Kenyan town that can also tackle the problem of child labour.
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With this new website, rent don't buy to cut waste– Make some extra cash and reduce waste by putting your belongings to work. This online market place plugs Australians into the sharing economy.
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