Sustainability charity Forum for the Future has launched two free tools developed through partnerships with Unilever and Novelis to help businesses and designers accelerate the shift towards a circular economy.

The field of 3D printing is expanding rapidly, with new applications and technologies emerging all the time. Libby Peake surveys the scene and describes some of the more significant developments

The Green Investment Bank will create a ‘special share’ in the company as part of the process to introduce private capital to the bank, the government announced yesterday.

The regional stage of a national enterprise competition run by beverage giant Coca-Cola Enterprises, challenging secondary school students to design a litter awareness campaign, has begun this week in the lead-up to a national final in March.

Businesses are being sought to apply for £35,000 awards to encourage innovation around ‘future retail’ practices across a number of themes including food waste reduction.

A series of ‘re-fashion’ events will be taking place across London this month in an experiment to fight fashion waste and raise awareness about the carbon footprint of our clothing.

A plastics economy based on a circular economy approach could ‘transform’ the plastics industry and ‘drastically reduce’ its environmental impact, according to a report by the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

A new report published by the European Environment Agency draws attention to both the benefits and challenges in transitioning to a circular economy.

Biochemical producer Anellotech has finished constructing a facility designed to produce 100 per cent bio-based plastic drinks bottles for Suntory Holdings Ltd.

A recycling plant turning carpet waste into a horse-friendly carpet fibre for the equestrian sector has been opened by Potters Recycling in Wales.