07/12/2012 - The modern consumer economy has a fundamental flaw that promotes unsustainable consumption: the more companies sell, the more they earn. Turntoo, a Dutch company, has been building its business model based on an alternative system in which products are not sold by the producer to the consumer, but remain the property of the producer throughout their lifecycles.

The Turntoo model fits into the broader trends of product service systems or

01/08/2012 - Over 6.4 million tonnes of marine litter are estimated to pollute our oceans each year, with most waste originating from land – and trends suggesting increasing volumes. On 19 June 2012, governments, industry representatives and UN bodies launched a new partnership to tackle the damage caused by marine litter to the environment, livelihoods and human health.

The Global Partnership on Marine Litter, led by the United Nations Environment Programmme (UNEP), will act as a coordinating forum, bringing ...

03/07/2012 - The European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP), launched by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik on 5 June 2012, aims to provide high-level guidance and advice on policy measures designed to transform the European economy towards a more sustainable growth path.

The Platform will determine how the vision and milestones of the Commission's R...