Plastic is the current bad boy of the environment, and yet for all ready to eat solutions it is by far the most carbon-friendly packaging available. The alternatives are glass containers or metal cans both of which use up significantly more energy to make, to transport empty and add significant weight to the finished product contributing to the carbon footprint of transporting the finished goods. Our ready to eat solutions are also very efficient in the energy used to cook them. Think of it like this – 4000 pouches being cooked perfectly in one batch as opposed to 4000 individual...

Across the world, cities produce over 2bn tonnes of waste each year. Even before the covid-19 pandemic swept the world, local governments in poor countries often struggled to keep their streets clean. Informal waste workers make up around 80% of the 19m-24m workers in the waste industry and have helped to fill that gap. They collect rubbish, scavenge dumps and public spaces for things which can be re-used or sold. Normally selling through middlemen to recycling companies. Each year in India waste-workers help divert over 40m tonnes of refuse away from landfills and into recycling. Collaboration with RePurpose Global Like...

We have partnered with RePurpose to tackle plastic pollution. They collect 14 million 1bs of plastic in 5 different countries annually. Plastic pollution One of the RePurpose projects in India is Anant Pranay. In Hindi, Anant Pranay means endless love and there are 27 workers in this female-owned business. Set up to solve plastic pollution by the collection and ethical processing of low-value, soft plastic. If not collected, this is dumped and often obstructs drainage systems. Otherwise it’s burnt illegally. One of the problems with soft plastics is that, compared to hard plastic, it’s harder to recycle and that makes it less...

From the 31st October to 12th November 2021 the COP26 summit in Glasgow will bring together parties to accelerate action towards to the goals of the Paris agreement and the UN targets on climate change. Many believe this event is the world’s best last chance to get climate change back under control. COP stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’ and these conferences have been taking place for nearly three decades. This year being the 26th annual summit.  In that time the climate crisis has gone from being on the edge of general awareness to a global priority. Why is it so important? The...