November 2024

Southwest Airlines Takes Off with Eco-Friendly Inflight Service, Introducing Bamboo Cups and Wooden Stir Sticks

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has unveiled a new eco-friendly initiative with the introduction of bamboo cups and wooden stir sticks, marking a major milestone in its push to reduce single-use plastics in inflight service. The carrier, which aims to significantly cut plastic use by 2030 as part of its "Nonstop to Net Zero" strategy, expects these latest additions will eliminate more than 1.5 million pounds of plastic waste annually.

Coco Labelle’s founder Elisabeth Brown was brought up in a mixed family that shaped her knowledge and appreciation of foods from all over the world.

This is a result of her having lived in Rome, London and Mauritius where African, French, Chinese and Indian foods are fused to make culturally diverse meals.

Through this partnership, the brand has launched Date Energy Bars, India’s first energy bar with compostable flexible packaging.

The new Date Energy Bars, produced by Brawny Bear, are packaged using Pakka Limited’s compostable flexible packaging. This product not only offers a healthy snack option but also addresses the growing concern of packaging waste in India.

When compared to the lifecycle of steel cans, the new packaging is claimed to have six times less climate impact.

Easy to open and store, the new packaging is 60% lighter, occupies 30% less shelf space, and is designed to reduce transport space by 20%.

Amcor, a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, has unveiled its Decarbonization Roadmap aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The company's targets, validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), are in line with the latest climate science to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Amcor’s Decarbonization Roadmap is centered around "4 + 1" key areas: