With manufacturers beginning to unveil their 2026 line up of smartphones soon, can customers reconcile best in class technology with concern for the environment? Greenly, a leading provider of carbon accounting for enterprises, puts the environmental claims of Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and Google to the test.   With the recent launch of the Samsung Galaxy S26 line, leading manufacturers are set to battle for the attention of customers with the latest iteration of their smartphon

Over the past five years, forestry company SCA has added 30,763 hectares of new key habitat within the framework of the company’s forestry operations.   In total, this means that roughly 78,000 hectares of the company’s land are assessed as key habitat.   ‘For us, it is a good sign that our continuous nature conservation work is functioning, delivering results, and over time leading to increasingly large areas with important and very high conservation values,’ said Ola Kårén,

New analysis from Believ reveals that 34% of local authorities in England and Wales have now cut fine particle pollution (PM2.5) to within the UK’s legal limit – delivering on the government’s 2030 air quality ambition four years ahead of schedule.     This leaves the City of London as only local authority yet to meet the target.  Yet 80% of local authorities and 95% of neighbourhoods still exceed the stricter World Health Organisation guideline, underlining the ongoing publi

A new white paper, being released and announced at The Recoup Summit (4 March), reveals how emerging technologies could revolutionise the UK's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy, ensuring businesses that invest in genuine recycling are rewarded while driving better environmental outcomes.   The report, titled ‘EPR That Works: Incentivising Real Recycling with Data and Innovation’, is presented by recycling technology platform Polytag and supported by major complian

Textile to textile recycling leader Circulose has joined Spinnova’s ecosystem (consortium) to help advance the scale up of Spinnova’s technology.   The company has actively sought partners to accelerate commercial scale up, and Circulose, as a key player in textile recycling, strengthens the ecosystem by providing a raw material that is in high demand across the industry.   As a pioneer in circularity within the fashion industry, Circulose recycles cellulosic rich textile was

Green Tourism has submitted a new sustainability certification standard to the UK’s accreditation body, UKAS, marking the first UK tourism standard designed to align with upcoming EU anti-greenwashing rules.   The proposed Green Tourism Certified Standard is intended to help tourism and hospitality businesses meet new European requirements that will require environmental claims to be backed by independent, third party verification.   The new legislation – the EU Empowering Co

Recoup has expanded its in‑house laboratory through significant improvements to its microplastic analysis capabilities. This marks an important development in the organisation’s ability to examine plastics at a far more detailed level, strengthening the evidence base available to industry, researchers, and policymakers.   The enhanced microplastic analysis capability builds on the organisation’s established laboratory services, including recyclability assessments, material id

ChargePoint has announced a new collaboration with Ford Pro in Germany and the UK. The collaboration offers specialised home, depot, and workplace EV charging solutions for Ford’s commercial fleet customers, aimed at lowering the total cost of ownership for fleets of all sizes.   ‘ChargePoint’s customised, scalable solutions deliver fleet operators with operational visibility and improved efficiency,’ said Rick Wilmer, CEO of ChargePoint. ‘Electric fleets thrive when charging

Local authorities in England can now take advantage of free online resources to help residents recycle packaging more effectively. The resources, which include animations and social media graphics, can be easily downloaded from the Alupro website.  Simpler Recycling comes into force on 31 March 2026. Aimed at boosting recycling rates, the new legislation requires dry materials (glass, metal and plastic) to be collected separately from card and paper, food, garden waste and ge