Updated EU guidance shows why paper certification alone may not prove origin or deforestation claims that procurement teams still need to verify.

New EU consumer rules restrict vague green claims, offset-based carbon-neutral labels, and unsupported future environmental promises beginning September 27.

Cargill's latest co-development push shows how food makers are using ingredient expertise and pilot testing to accelerate complex product reformulation.

As film, corrugated and aluminum costs rise in 2026, companies are using lightweighting and specification changes to manage product costs before raising prices.

Smart DRS has processed 150,000 reusable cup returns in four months. The system is now being tested across festivals, arenas and seasonal venues.

UT and MD Anderson researchers report early biological changes from microplastic exposure before visible tissue damage, as cancer research continues.

Grupo Bimbo expanded regenerative agriculture to more than 500,000 hectares in 2025 while advancing water reuse, electrification and waste reduction.

Anheuser-Busch sent more than 155,000 cans of emergency drinking water to Ohio and Washington within days, as floods and wildfires strained communities.

Kimberly-Clark is testing hesperaloe as a potential tissue fiber. The move could reduce wood-pulp use while adding a new option to its supply chain at scale.

Chain length may shape how PFAS move through water and respond to treatment. For utilities, that means monitoring and removal strategies need sharper focus.

California’s SB 343 update gives cartons fresh labeling clarity. New MRF data shows stronger sortation, but recovery work remains.

UPS is investing $48 million in temperature-controlled freight facilities while expanding AI-powered logistics to support growing pharmaceutical demand.

World Athletics' 2026 midpoint review shows what happens when sustainability stops being a pledge and becomes a contractual deliverable embedded in event hosting requirements.

A structural cost coverage gap in the EU's Extended Producer Responsibility framework is leaving recyclers underfunded, just as the Circular Economy Act opens for reform.

Twenty-one percent of supply chain leaders still operate without real-time visibility into disruptions affecting their suppliers

Consumer Reports detected no PFAS above its threshold in 18 baby wipe brands. No federal standard requires manufacturers to test or disclose PFAS content in personal care products.

Skytree and Lingezegen Energy are bringing direct air capture into Dutch greenhouses. The project could make fossil-free CO₂ a practical crop input.

Canovation and CANPACK are preparing CanReseal for pilot-line use. The project tests whether resealable aluminum cans can fit existing production.

A 900,000-gallon white liquor tank implosion at Nippon Dynawave's Longview mill killed 11 workers on May 26. Federal investigators are on site as scrutiny mounts over the facility's safety record.

USEFULL has launched its first senior living reuse program at The Glen. The model replaces disposable takeout boxes with tracked steel containers.