Adidas has sold a million shoes made of ocean plastic
Each pair uses an average of 11 plastic bottles and incorporates recycled plastic into the laces, heel webbing, heel lining and sock liner covers.
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21 major tech companies band together to stop wildlife trafficking
The Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online was launched by TRAFFIC, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and includes companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Instagram, and Alibaba.
Renault-Nissan aims for next generation battery car in 2025
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is working to produce an electric car that uses solid-state batteries as early as 2025, in a move that puts it amid the frontrunners in the global race to launch the next generation of electric vehicles.
Target raises its minimum wage to $12 an hour, $15 by 2020
The retailer’s moves announced at its annual investor meeting in Minneapolis, where the company is based come as its ambitious plan to make itself over is driving more people to its stores and its website.
World’s first plastic-free aisle opens in Netherlands supermarket
Campaigners hail progress as Amsterdam store offers dedicated aisle of more than 700 products, with plans for a national roll-out
Walmart raises minimum age for gun buyers to 21
Walmart, the biggest gun seller, announced late in the afternoon that it would not sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age. It also said it would no longer sell items resembling assault-style rifles, including toys and air guns.
Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the U.S.’s largest sports retailers, will stop selling assault-style rifles and require gun buyers to be 21
The announcement, made two weeks after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students and staff members, is one of the strongest stances taken by corporate America in the national gun debate.
Porsche has stopped production of cars with diesel engines
Porsche has stopped production of cars with diesel engines, according to Autocar. The UK-based automotive publication reported Tuesday all models equipped with diesel engines have been dropped following an emissions compliance issue for European markets.
SpaceX is about to quietly launch the first 2 of nearly 12000 satellites to blanket Earth in high-speed internet
The two satellites may test aspects of Starlink, a project to bathe Earth in high-speed internet access using nearly 12,000 spacecraft.
IKEA joins Big Clean Switch to offer 100% renewable energy tariff
Ikea is calling for households to join its latest joint venture a collective energy switch that promises an exclusive 100% renewable electricity tariff.