Despite COVID-19’s dominance of the spotlight, environmental degradation has continued apace over the past 18 months. Climate change and other factors damaging the natural world have resulted in more frequent instances of severe storms, floods and wildfires. In response, mass market retailers and other businesses, with varying degrees of commitment and varying degrees of success,
WARREN, N.J. — GSK Consumer Healthcare’s Advil brand said it is committed to reducing the plastic in over 80 million Advil bottles by 20%, which will result in a reduction of nearly 500,000 pounds of plastic in the environment. By 2022, Advil said it will have reduced the plastic in nearly all bottles available in
AURORA, Ill. — Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions (FHCS), known in the United States for the O-Cedar brand and Playtex gloves, is a signatory of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. With this commitment the leading global supplier of branded cleaning systems endorses the vision of a circular economy in which plastic