COP27: Public-Private Action for a Circular Economy in Kenya

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There is an urgency to translate conversations and commitments at both the COP27 in Egypt and the just concluded Circular Economy Conference in Nairob...

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EcoFlow: Your eco-friendly, innovative, off-grid energy solution

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Rising energy prices are forcing people to seek alternative sources of this important commodity that fuels many activities in homes and offices. Given...

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5 lessons from Closed Loop Partners’ challenge to reinvent retail bags

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The single-use plastic retail bag is a highly visible symbol of our incumbent linear, take-make-waste system: these bags are used for an average of 12...

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COP27: World leaders agree to talk about paying for loss and damage

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“Funding arrangements responding to loss and damage” has been included for the first time in an agenda agreed upon by the global community for the COP...

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Plastic waste may be acidifying our oceans, scientists speculate

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The trillions of pieces of plastic currently roving through the global ocean are known to be an assault on life. Turtles get tangled up in discarded p...

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Kepsa launches private sector strategy on climate change

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Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) has launched a strategy on climate change solutions. This comes just days ahead of the COP27 slated for between ...

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Should we give plastic credits a chance?

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Welcome to the second of my two-part series on waste management in India. If you missed the first part on challenges, I suggest giving that a quick re...

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In packaging, partnerships are key to unlocking the circular economy

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As vice president of operations at Sustana Fiber, I’ve spent a lot of time helping brands determine and improve the recyclability of their products. A...

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How a Washington initiative is creating a just circular economy

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In the Pacific Northwest, there’s collaboration brewing between private companies, public government agencies and community-based organizations that w...

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Private sector eyes 5m jobs in five-year enterprise plan

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The private sector has launched a new plan to create five million jobs by 2027 in an effort to deal with the unemployment crisis facing Kenya’s youthf...

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