-
PepsiCo Pushes Back Climate, Packaging Goals Due to “External Realities”
"Food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced today a series of updates to its key sustainability goals in areas across climate, packaging, agriculture and water. . . "
- Categories
- Agriculture, WASH
- Region
- Global
-
Press Release: Report: Global Circularity Rate Fell to 6.9%—Despite Growing Recycling
"Together with the CGR 2025, Circle Economy has launched the CGR® Dashboard —a database unlocking the millions of data points collected since the annual report’s inception, with the aim of democratising circularity data to enable policymakers, business leaders, and changemakers worldwide to make informed decisions."
- Categories
- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
-
China’s Dying EV Batteries, Solar Cells Are Powering a Circular Economy in New-Energy Era
Recycling critical materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel are driving profits and shoring up China’s resource security as trade war with US hits supply chains.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- circular economy, recycling, waste
-
Recycled Cooking Oil-Powered Cargo Ship Aces Test With Biodiesel Blend in Singapore
Testing alternative fuels on vessels chartered by Vale is part of a broader set of initiatives the mining company is undertaking to drive decarbonization in global maritime transport.
- Categories
- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
-
B2B Industrial Solutions Provider Magma Raises $5 Million Series A Led by Capria Ventures
Magma enables factories to access high-quality customized raw materials, power their operations with green energy and biomaterial solutions, and manage waste responsibly by converting them into recyclable inputs.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- manufacturing, MSMEs, recycling, renewable energy, waste
-
New Battery Recycling Process From China Recovers 99.99% Of Lithium
What sets this method apart from other battery recycling methods is its use of a neutral solution environment.
- Categories
- Energy, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- innovation, recycling, renewable energy, research, waste
-
Colombia’s EV Sales Soar, but Battery Recycling Startups Struggle to Keep Pace
A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
- Categories
- Energy, Technology, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Latin America
-
$1 Billion Investment Gets IKEA Closer to Being ‘Fully Circular’ by 2030
The retailer's venture capital arm backs three recyclers and a software firm.
- Categories
- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Global
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.