Our Head of Sustainable Business Mark Hilton is published in a new book examining the future of the circular economy with regards to business. Designing for the Circular Economy examines the impact a circular economy approach has on both business models and policy alike. Mark, an industry leader in the [...]
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We are running a photo competition as part of our Clean Rivers Cleaner Seas campaign which aims to raise awareness of riverine plastic pollution. Sustainable clothing brand Finisterre has joined forces with us and will be offering a Litus Waterproof for the winning photo. The aim of the competition is to [...]
We are leading a consortium of six European consultancies in a major new study into how EU policy can improve the circular economy contributions of a range of product groups. The work is being undertaken on behalf of the European Commission’s DG Environment, which seeks to understand what policies it [...]
We have been commissioned by the Institut Cirkulární Ekonomiky (INCIEN) and beverage company Mattonito design and model a deposit return scheme (DRS) for disposable beverage containers in the Czech Republic. Currently, over 12 million single-use plastic beverage containers are bought in the Czech Republic each year. The country’s current general [...]
In a new report, we argue that in order to unlock growth in renewable electricity generation, better and more consistent use needs to be made of the data available on where the grid is subject to local constraints. While there are some opportunities for developers and energy users to avoid [...]
On the 11th July our Brussels office will be co-hosting a forum exploring ‘How to Reduce the Impact of Plastic Products on the Marine Environment’ in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and European media platform EURACTIV. The forum follows the European Commission’s launch of an awareness-raising [...]
We have been appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers Waste Group (NWG) and the Swedish EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to analyse the existing regulatory framework for waste prevention and recycling currently applied in Nordic regions. The NWG and the Swedish EPA commissioned the research to understand better the effect [...]
On World Environment Day, marked on the 5th of June, the UN Environment Programme launched the latest policy document outlining action to tackle plastic pollution caused by single-use items. Our Chairman Dominic Hogg was one of the peer reviewers for the new report. The report, Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for [...]
A new report commissioned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA), which we delivered alongside Capital Operating Partners, has estimated that around 174,000 tonnes of plastic packaging is either left in the environment, or taken to illegal dump sites, each year in Kenya. The final figures in the study, which [...]
The Hong Kong Centre for Carbon Innovation (HKCCI) has commissioned us as sub-contractor on the development and implementation of a new carbon reduction certification scheme for food waste delivered to an organics recovery centre in Hong Kong. The scheme, which is being designed for the Hong Kong Government’s Environmental Protection [...]
