We are super glad to support #Take Back Friday campaign launched by the...

LSESU circular Economy 2 years ago

We are super glad to support #Take Back Friday campaign launched by the Eco-fashion brand —Teemill! With more than 10,000 brands using it, Teemill is the world’s biggest dedicated circular economy platform. It enables users – from global organisations such as WWF, Greenpeace, and BBC Earth, to brands, influencers, artists, and content creators –  to create e-commerce stores connected to a circular supply chain, so they can create, sell or remake sustainable and circular clothing products. All Teemill products are designed to be remade with a QR code on the label to send them back. This Black Friday, Teemill is playing people to send back their old stuff. Using innovative Remill process, Teemill turns returned products into new high-quality products, all of which can go through the same process over and over again. To date, Teemill has diverted 30,000kg of organic cotton from landfill, avoiding 1 million kg of CO2e emissions, and saving 586 million litres of water.   The campaign has the support of organisations including WWF, BBC Earth, and Surfers Against Sewage.   For more details and to send back items visit remillfibre.com #lsesu #lsesucirculareconomy #teemill #teemillstore #takebackfriday @lsesu @lsesu_sustainablefutures @lsesugreenfinance @socialinnovationsociety @teemillstore

layersDaily Sustainability Digest

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Bio‑based construction is entering a decisive implementation phase as new engineering standards drive measurable performance and credibility. The release of a structural manual for bamboo transforms renewable building materials from conceptual to certifiable, giving engineers a shared framework for specification, durability testing and fire safety that aligns with standards for steel and concrete. This move advances sustainable construction by supporting low carbon design and enabling embodied carbon measurement across permanent structures. Integrating bamboo into structural use contributes to whole life carbon assessment and lifecycle assessment processes that underpin sustainable building design and environmental sustainability in construction.

The White Rose Forest’s 25‑year strategy to plant 134 million trees across northern England represents a significant link between green infrastructure and construction supply chains. Managed afforestation aligned with local processing, design standards and resource efficiency in construction has potential to deliver low embodied carbon materials, support net zero carbon buildings and embed circular economy principles. Tree planting tied to sawmilling and design verification increases the availability of green building materials while strengthening the regional circular economy in construction.

These developments tighten the bio‑based supply chain from nature to building performance. Developers are urged to adopt sustainable material specification within procurement to reduce the carbon footprint of construction and achieve whole life carbon targets. Early collaboration with insurers and BREEAM assessors can accelerate certification and enable coherent life cycle cost evaluation. Aligning afforestation programmes with industrial capability, testing and environmental product declarations (EPDs) will solidify the foundation for carbon neutral construction and measurable decarbonising of the built environment.

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