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A gentle reminder to ‘Invest in Our Planet’
With so much corporate interest around Earth Day, especially with this year’s theme: Invest in Our Planet– it begs the question: what has been accomplished by companies and leaders touting sustainability?
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Greenpeace Philippines calls for reduced plastic production and corporate commitments to shift to reuse systems on first International Day of Zero-Waste
We can’t speak of sustainability while our systems and business models still rely on harmful materials and finite resources like plastics and the fossil fuels which they’re made of. Corporate and government actions for reduced plastic production and reuse must happen.
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Meet WISHULADA, the artist who turns plastic wastes into probing works of art
I have been told many times that If there is no plastic waste then I don’t have any materials to do my work, but I think that’s a great problem to have. The reason that I’m still working on this is because I want to highlight plastic's environmental impacts.
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C.P. Group named ‘Top Thai Brand’ with the most number of plastic waste produced based on a 5-year Brand Audit 
One thing is clear: Plastic pollution must be stopped at the source. Corporations and brands must end their plastic addiction, otherwise, we will never be able to recover from years of systemic plastic pollution.
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Cambodian workers pay the price of Fast Fashion’s supply chain waste problem
Despite the claims about sustainability by big brands, today’s fast fashion system depends on shifting its waste problem onto countries in the Global South where the lack of regulation and enforcement has led to the exploitation of workers and the environment.
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Fashion waste from Nike, Clarks and other top brands’ suppliers burnt in toxic kilns employing modern-day slaves in Cambodia
Aside from ecological and health hazards, the fashion waste investigation also puts the spotlight on Cambodia’s brick sector that has become infamous for human rights abuses, including debt-bondage – the most common form of contemporary slavery.
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Take Plastic-Free July one step further this year: Hold the real polluters accountable
Access to refillable, plastic-free options in our communities should be more than a “nice to have.” That is why we’re taking Plastic-Free July a step further this year.
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Tips to save money while helping the environment
Reduce and reuse often go hand-in-hand. There are many affordable options available for all of us to explore.
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Greenpeace Southeast Asia teams up with Discovery Networks for Earth Day 2022
This Earth Day collaboration hopes to shed light on the plastics crisis and invite the wider public to be part of the solution by choosing sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic.
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Activists send plastic waste back to Nestle, call out company for greenwashing
Nestle continues to figure in waste and brand audits as one of the worst polluters. The company also ranks 6th among global fast moving consumer goods companies in a recent Break Free From Plastic report on false solutions, with Nestle leading the way in terms of questionable “plastic neutrality” agreements with other companies.