Businesses from the Consumer Goods Forum and Champions 12.3 coalition have issued a call to action to simplify and standardise food date labels worldwide by 2020 in a bid to reduce food waste as Champions 12.3 releases a progress report on global efforts to reduce food waste.

EU businesses want supportive policy from EU member states to facilitate their transition to more circular business models, according to a new report by The Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders Group.

Recycling Association calls for whole supply chain responsibility and to boost recyclate quality in its new Quality First report.

Eunomia Research & Consulting has been appointed to gather research for the European Commission’s upcoming Plastics Strategy, due for release at the end of 2017.

Leading UK environmental bodies have called on the government to modify the EU Withdrawal Bill, calling it ‘inadequate’ in its current form.

Industry members give their thoughts on whether the existing PRN system needs reform following Brexit.

Environmental coalition Greener UK says clarity is needed on how environmental law will be enforced after Brexit, as the government prepares to publish its position paper on the European Court of Justice.

A consortium of plastics processors and manufacturers has been awarded a £1.47-million European investment to investigate alternatives to the ‘urgent’ problem of unrecyclable black plastics.

Michael Gove has pledged to recast the UK’s ambition for its environment, promising to deliver a ‘Green Brexit’ as business leaders call on the government to take leadership on the creation of a more sustainable economy.

Existing economic measures can be deployed to help European countries make the next step in the transition to the circular economy, according to a study by Zero Waste Europe and Reloop Platform.