New UK guidelines to help shoppers choose 100% vegan and cruelty-free merchandise
The British Retail Consortium has drafted new guidelines for vegan fashion to be 100 percent ethical and sustainable. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), a trade body for stores and online sellers has updated guidelines for vegan products after demand for vegan products skyrocketed and the group ‘was inundated with requests from fashion buyers trying to …
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Adidas recycles 1.8 million plastic bottles to make Miami’s first sustainable football field
Adidas has launched its first sustainable football field made of entirely recycled plastic waste at Miami’s Edison High School. After pledging to end the use of all virgin polyester in its footwear by 2024, Adidas has constructed the brand’s first sustainable football field made out of approximately 1.8 million plastic bottles or 40,000 pounds of …
WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a ‘global public health emergency’
The WHO has declared the coronavirus outbreak a global emergency as the Wuhan originated virus spreads globally. Even as China grapples with the new infection, the novel virus that originated in a Chinese seafood market has spread to 18 other countries. The death toll in China has gone up to 213 and the virus has …
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Which vegan milk has the least impact on our climate?
The rapid rise of plant-based milk has had a huge impact on the dairy industry but experts feel not all non-dairy options are sustainable and eco-friendly. After the Oxford study reported that producing a glass of dairy milk results in three times more greenhouse gas emissions than any plant-based milk, and requires nine times more land …
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Chinese food market blamed for coronavirus outbreak sold koala, snake and wolf pup meat
A food market in Wuhan at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak was selling koalas, snakes and wolf pups for human consumption, it has been revealed. Huanan Seafood Market is in the centre of the city where the virus originated and Chinese officials have exposed the market for selling wild animals. Coronivirus has now killed …
Coronavirus outbreak exposes dangers associated with animal trade
The new coronavirus outbreak has forced China to quarantine 35 million citizens yet again highlighting the risks wild animal trade pose to human health. China’s latest epidemic that has infected nearly 3,000 and killed 80 is another virus emerging from illegal wildlife trade. “The origin of the new coronavirus is the wildlife sold illegally in …
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Tesco to scrap 67 million plastic pieces by ditching shrink-wrap for multipack tins
Tesco has announced that it will remove 350 tonnes of plastic annually by replacing plastic-wrapped multipacks with plastic-free multibuys to combat growing plastic menace. As part of its 4Rs strategy – Remove, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, the world’s third largest retailer has collaborated with canned food firms such as Heinz, Green Giant sweetcorn, Princes and John …
Climate Change report calls for a 20% cut in meat and dairy consumption
According to the UK government’s official climate advisers, the country has to curb emissions from farming practices, agro-forestry and consumer habits if it has to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. In a report prepared by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the government’s official advisers insisted that the UK needs to reduce 64% of …
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Meat eating Brits are fuelling deforestation of the Amazon, claims report
A report released by Greenpeace has highlighted that increased chicken consumption in the UK is contributing to the destruction of wildlife-rich forests in South America. In a report titled “Winging it: How the UK’s Chicken Habit is Fuelling the Climate and Nature Emergency,” the environmental charity presents a correlation between the rise in UK’s chicken …
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme’s checklist includes veganism as a character-building tool for youngsters
The Duke of Edinburgh Award has announced a checklist for teenagers that includes trying veganism, learning about climate change and campaigning for a social cause as some of the recommended activities. After surveying 4,000 people, which included members of the public, education professionals, parents, young people and business leaders, the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award …
Air pollution can kill 40 Brits per day over the next ten years, report says
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has warned that harmful particulate matter in the air could kill more than 160,000 people over the next decade from strokes and heart attacks. Figures revealed by the charity, which collated the data, said there are an estimated 11,000 deaths per year at the moment and could cross 160,000 by …
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Global warming increased ocean temperatures to catastrophic levels in 2019
Rising temperatures have made the oceans hotter, more acidic and less oxygen-rich and statistics warn of irreversible outcomes for the world and its inhabitants. A report published in the journal Advances In Atmospheric Sciences has reported that the heat recorded in the oceans peaked in 2019, the highest level recorded in human history. Alarmingly, the …
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