Female workers sort out plastic bottles for recycling in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh 26 October 2016. Plastic not only poses an immense pollution problem—it also exacerbates climate change. If plastic production stays on its current trajectory, by 2030, greenhouse gas emissions from plastic could reach 1.34 billion tons per year, equivalent to the emissions produced by 300 new 500MW coal-fired power plants. © Abir Abdullah,Female workers sort out plastic bottles for recycling in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh 26 October 2016. Plastic not only poses an immense pollution problemâ??it also exacerbates climate change. If plastic production stays on its current trajectory, by 2030, greenhouse gas emissions from plastic could reach 1.34 billion tons per year, equivalent to the emissions produced by 300 new 500MW coal-fired power plants. © Abir Abdullah

Making the impossible possible: a Digital Product Passport for a circular economy

Many businesses will have to move from a customer-centric business model to a planet-centric model. But what does this mean for your business? Generally speaking, a circular economy cannot be realized without data. So all involved parties in the digital supply chain must get their (product) data organizations organized. In this article: Why do you (and we) need a Product Passport? […]

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Foodlog: The Goodness Paradox is what happens when we’re forced to choose between sustainability goals

Reducing food waste is a popular way for manufacturers to become more sustainable. One way to achieve that goal is by using packaging for products, which extends their shelf lives. Unfortunately, making more use of plastic can hardly be called ‘sustainable’. This is just one example of the sustainability conflicts that can arise around a single product – labelled the ‘Goodness Paradox’ by SyncForce CEO Hans de Gier, during the Digital Food webinar earlier this year. […]

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