The UK Government’s ban on plastic microbeads has officially come into force today. The new law was supported by both Houses of Parliament last month and will ban the use of all solid microplastic ingredients in rinse-off cosmetic products
In what is widely regarded as the single biggest step to end the slaughter of elephants, China has confirmed the full closure of its domestic ivory market, a move with the potential to be a genuine game-changer in terms of ending the voracious consumer demand which has directly spurred a massive illegal trade in ivory
A new survey conducted in France, Germany and the UK to assess readiness for the phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) has concluded that a startling 40 per cent of retail professionals are not aware of the impending significant changes
The cosmetics industry has submitted a statement to the European Commission objecting to the scope of the UK Government's plan to introduce a legislative ban on plastic microbeads. As a member of the Microbeads Coalition we object to limiting the ban since damaging microplastics would continue to flow into the sea.
Global efforts to reduce super greenhouse gases took a step forward with the announcement this week by the UK Government that it had begun the ratification process for the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
UK Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced plans for a ban on ‘modern day’ ivory sales. The proposal outlined by the Government does not go nearly far enough and is effectively only a tightening of the present outdated regulations – the ivory trade in Britain will not be banned, nor even be further restricted