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The Circularity Gap Report 2023 was presented in Amsterdam during the World Economic Forum in mid-January. Unfortunately the news is not good. Circularity has fallen from 9.1 percent in 2018 to 7.2 percent today. That means proportionatly less raw materials are entering the circular economy when we need that figure to…

Today, people worldwide buy more clothes, due to rising availability of cheaper brands. But while 'fast fashion' makes dressing with style more affordable, it comes with a huge price tag for our planet. According to the World Economic Forum, the fashion industry produces 10% of all humanity's carbon emissions. It is…

In light of the United Nations' first ever International Day of Zero Waste, we're higlighting a social enterprise initiative tackling plastic pollution in Africa. This is part of the podcast series: Entrepreneurial Journeys. 

Plastics are becoming a major threat to the environment. They are clogging up our waterways and threaten our health. Searious Business helps major brands and retailers to make their use of plastic more sustainable, focussing on packaging, furniture and consumer electronics. The consultancy advises on how to avoid…

Indonesia consists of 17,000 islands and has the world’s 2nd largest amount of plastic leakage to the ocean. The archipelago generates almost 8 million tons of plastic waste annually. With only ten percent being recycled. The vastness and remoteness of the country mean waste management is fragmented and difficult to…

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030. The SDGs are a call to action by all countries – rich, poor and middle-income to promote prosperity while protecting the environment.

Plastic pollution is an environmental and health issue. Join campaigns, like World Cleanup Day, to push the problem of plastic pollution up the agenda.

The textile dye industry is the world's second largest polluter of drinking water. The chemicals used during the dye process of (synthetic) textile materials, are usually drained into open waters. However, the textile industry is working to change that by creating the world’s first waterless and non-chemical textile…

What if your house didn’t pollute, but helped clean the air? Most conventional buildings begin harming the environment before anyone ever moves in. Through the extraction, production and transport of materials like concrete, PVC and polystyrene. These processes emit large amounts of CO₂ and other pollutants, turning…

The Netherlands is aiming to develop a fully circular economy by 2050. An economy without waste, where everything runs on reusable raw materials. This significantly challenges the textile industry: as this industry is one of the most polluting in the world. Although somes parts of the sector are already committed to…