Shein fined in France for keeping microplastics hidden from shoppers

Here’s some of what’s caught our eye this week:

Meet the CO2 AI Agents: how to accelerate progress to net zero

Article by CO2 AI

Sustainability teams face increasing pressure to hit bold targets and deliver audit-ready data at a moment’s notice. Yet most are still stuck grappling with scattered, inconsistent data that’s hard to trust and even harder to act on.

Additional resources:

• Introducting CO2 AI Agents: Automated, high-quality sustainability data across your organisation
• Open letter: The ROI for sustainability has never been clearer
• Reckitt: Using Gen AI to cut scope 3 emissions

Economic pressures drive CPG packaging decisions between cost and sustainability

Article by Packaging Digest

Brand research and analysis reveal how financial constraints are reshaping material choices and sustainable packaging strategies across the consumer goods industry.

French watchdog fines Shein for failing to disclose microplastics in its products

Article by Yahoo News

France’s consumer protection watchdog has fined the Dublin-based company that operates Shein’s European websites and apps 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) for failing to disclose the presence of synthetic microfibers, also known as microplastics, in more than 730 products.

From bees to beer, buckwheat is a climate-solution crop

Article by Civil Eats

Farmers and researchers are working together to expand organic buckwheat production in the Northwest and drive demand for this nutritious, ecologically beneficial seed.