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Designer lipid fermented for eco hair and beauty

News: First precision-fermented lipid ingredient for hair and beauty use in personal care market launched by sustainable alternatives pioneer.

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: What drives manufacturers to make unsustainable products that are designed to fail, and why do consumers buy them?

Opinion: As the UK government publishes its Environmental Accounts for 2026, Jim McClelland asks why some of the sector data used is so old.

Guest Blog by James Addison: Why designers should actively work with nature as part of their creative process, not just to add a green gloss.

News: Forget putting it on plastic, what today’s conscious consumer wants from premium banking is the look and feel of a wooden payment card.

Opinion: As UK government commits to climate goal, Jim McClelland explains why smart money will play a waiting game with 7th Carbon Budget.

News: Catering to clean-label consumers, deeptech food company secures EU funds for a steak alternative derived from fungal fermentation.

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: How energy codes standardise sustainability as the metrics of success for green building in industrial real estate.

News: Study into sustainable materials finds new uses for ingredient more often associated with baking and brewing, than architecture – yeast.

News: UK biotech startup secures funding for sustainable natural rubber and other bio-based products from specially engineered dandelions.