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Businesses will have the chance to make a powerful and lasting recommitment to tackling the climate crisis with the return of Congress of Business (COB) in 2024. Running on 14 May at SWG3 (home of the COP26 New York Times Climate Hub) as a key part of Glasgow Climate Week, COB will focus on the…

Scottish Leather Group has opened a £14 million ‘super tannery’ facility, which sets new industry standards for leather production and will build on its world-leading sustainability achievements. The landmark project, which has taken seven years to deliver, is part of Scottish Leather Group’s ongoing commitment to raising standards in quality, sustainability and traceability.  The business…

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has enlisted the support of circular economy experts from across the world, as part of an initiative designed to help all social enterprise and third sector organisations understand circular economy principles and reduce their environmental footprint. Circular Economy 360 – the new video and webinar series delivered in partnership with Zero Waste…

The destruction of unsold, durable goods could be banned as part of plans to reduce waste, Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater has announced. Proposals for a ban will be put forward in a consultation on a new Circular Economy Bill, to be published in May. It is intended to address public concerns about unsold products…

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, reveals a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched today. It warns that world leaders are missing the opportunity to achieve deep cuts in emissions by adopting circular economy strategies…

The pot will fund innovative projects, businesses and services that have found inventive ways to “design out” waste or renew and extend product life cycles   This week, the John Lewis Partnership launches The Circular Future Fund, an initiative that will award a total of one million pounds, over one year, to projects that demonstrate…

First published: 11th November 2021   For the first time, some of the world’s most influential circular economy actors have come together to urge businesses to consider new ways of designing, producing and consuming goods – and their role in scaling change to meet climate targets.   The UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, is hailed…

A project between Glasgow Airport and city-based upcycling organization Clydeside Collective will see dozens of old tables and chairs due for disposal transformed. Furniture from the former Panopolis café in the airport’s departure lounge was no longer needed following an ongoing refurbishment. The airport’s sustainability manager Kirsty Webster was determined to ensure the large cache…

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services each year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. Around four fifths of Scotland’s carbon footprint comes from the vast amount of goods, materials and services which we produce, consume, and too often throw out after just one use. The…