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Bottling it? Plastic pollution from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo fuels emissions

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Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation Four of the world’s largest consumer brands are contributing to planet-heating emissions by using throwaway plastic to package everything from soft drinks and snacks to shampoo, said a report published on Tuesday. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle and Unilever are responsible for half a million tonnes of plastic pollution annually in the six […]

PepsiCo adopts stricter, greener rules for palm oil in products

Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation US food and drink giant PepsiCo Inc said on Tuesday it would introduce stricter rules for the palm oil used in its goods – including a retrospective ban on working with firms linked to deforestation – and enforce them for its business partners. In a first for the consumer goods […]