Unilever has entered a partnership with Nufarm to develop sustainable oils for personal care & cleaning products. Derived from plant material, including the leaves and stems, the biomass oil would be a source of fatty acids, a core base ingredient for Unilever’s personal care products and laundry detergents. The Australian agricultural chemicals firm Nufarm had […]
UK Authorities Drop Unilever Greenwashing Probe
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has closed an investigation into environmental claims made by Unilever over concerns that the global consumer good company had been overstating the environmental attributes of some of its products, after changes made by Unilever and broad green claims improvements noted by the regulator in […]
Microplastics and PFAS Have Greater Combined Risk
Researchers at the University of Birmingham investigated the environmental effects of microplastics and Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and showed that, combined, they can be very harmful to aquatic life. PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’, and microplastics are more toxic when combined than on their own. Researchers compared water fleas (Daphnia) unexposed to pollution with another group […]
L’Oreal Fund to Support Decarbonisation
L’Oréal is partnering with the financial services firm Chenavari Investment Managers to launch Solstice, a debt fund that helps suppliers in decarbonisation. L’Oréal is making an initial investment of EUR 50 million into the fund. The move will help the company deliver Scope 3 commitments by enabling its extended value chain – in particular small […]
BASF Enters Biotechnology Partnership
BASF is partnering with the Slovenian biotechnology firm Acies Bio to develop a platform for fermentation technology using methanol for the production of fatty alcohols. These ingredients are essential building blocks for several ingredients in the home and personal care markets, and surfactants in particular. Acies Bio has developed the “OneCarbonBio”, a synthetic biology platform […]