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The EmpCo (Empowering Consumers for a Green Transition) will apply from 2026 – the 27 EU Member States are getting ready for its implementation. Leading industrial nations are translating the new Green Claims rules into practice, with the first concrete legislative texts already published. Read on to learn more about the requirements for upcoming …
As part of the revision of the flustix certification programmes, the claims have been refined, and essential additional information has been directly integrated into the seals. The new claim, “flustix LESS PLASTICS – MIN. xx% PLASTIC-FREE”, not only provides licensees with the highest level of security but also ensures future-oriented compliance with recently …
For YOUR Security: Revised Standards for Enhanced Compliance Implementation of Current and Upcoming Regulations The flustix team and its international partners have spent the last 20 months intensively revising the flustix certification programmes to align with the latest global and European regulations, directives, and standards. These include, among others: • The Packaging …
The flustix Sublicensing System Simple, Transparent, Practical, and Future-Proof The flustix sublicensing system provides companies with a convenient way to transfer certification from the original producer to the private label. White-label manufacturers and private label distributors benefit especially: they can equip their end products with individual license numbers without the need for additional …
More Partners, Greater Efficiency, Enhanced Service & Sustainability Since 2017, flustix has been meeting the requirements of the upcoming Green Claims Directive (GCD) as an independent third-party certification body. flustix offers reliable, comprehensive services and a foundation for transparent and compliant sustainability communication. With a strong network of accredited certification partners and recognised …
Renowned Companies Trust flustix Certifications The flustix certification has long been an internationally recognised standard and benchmark for compliant communication of reduced plastic impact. In 2024, the flustix community has continued to grow, with numerous prominent companies and global players successfully meeting strict criteria and certifying their products. The expansion of the flustix …
Controversial Discussion on “Home Compostable” Claims for To-Go Packaging The idea sounds almost too good to be true: packaging that, after just a few minutes of use, can simply be thrown away, dissolving into pure water and fresh oxygen, leaving behind nothing but excellent compost… Perhaps the packaging might even taste as good …
The flustix Certification Database: A Milestone for Sustainable Shopping and Green Claims Directive Compliance We are thrilled to introduce our redesigned and centralised flustix database for all flustix-licensed goods, now accessible at flustix.com/certified. This innovative platform is not only a leap forward in terms of user-friendliness, filter options, and accessibility but also fully …
By our author Carsten Gensing From the far north comes an initiative with spectacular goals: A former caterer and his team are working hard to realize the vision of a plastic-free city in their homeland. The initiative’s approach is as simple as it is promising: They are achieving measurable success with an everyday tool, …
This innovation is causing a stir: The Hamburg-based start-up traceless has developed a plastic-free alternative to plastic and bioplastics. The new material is bio-based but does not consume any food resources; instead, it is made from plant residues from the agricultural industry. Well-known corporations are cooperating with traceless. These include the online retailer OTTO …
Polyester-containing blended textiles are widespread, but also problematic – because until now, there has been no practical way to separate and recycle blended fabrics. That could now change: A German start-up has for the first time presented a technology that can be used to produce new polyester yarn from used clothing. “This is …
Cars keep on being major polluters: Not only exhaust gases, but also particulate matter and microplastic emissions are among the causes of mobility-related environmental pollution. A prototype designed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is intended to remedy this situation: Together with two specialist companies, the institute has developed a vehicle that could become …
INNOVATIONS In the Corona year 2020, private households in Germany generated 78 kilograms of packaging waste per capita. That was an average of six kilograms more per person than in 2019 – as reported by the Federal Statistical Office in the spring of this year. A large proportion of this packaging comes from food retailing. …
INNOVATIONS The mail order business is booming, despite the economic crisis, several million packages are sent through Germany every day. In 2021, there were a total of almost four billion shipments of goods – a record. As a result, unimaginable amounts of packaging waste have to be disposed of. The cluttered waste paper containers are …
Ingenious or repulsive? A start-up from the Netherlands is developing a new process: Human hair waste becomes yarn and wool. The material is said to be flexible, durable and thermally insulating. But isn’t it disgusting? In a report in the sustainability magazine enorm (article available in German), start-up founder Zsofia Koller explains: “We don’t think …
The recycling rate is high, almost as if there were a deposit on it: collecting paper and cardboard and disposing of it in the waste paper container is something we can do. Up to 98 percent of the circulating paper in Germany gets recycled. A prime example of recycling management? Not quite. Paper recycling also …
Das Erreichen der Klimaziele wird immer unwahrscheinlicher Achieving the climate targets is becoming increasingly unlikely Because Germany is once again relying more heavily on fossil fuels in the energy crisis, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that we will achieve the goals we have set. A catastrophe that we are already feeling this summer: drought …
Put an end to the insane waste of food – that is the concern of the Berlin-based chef Thore Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt, who actually studied banking, is a zero-waste chef. This means that he conjures up delicious dishes from food that is thrown away in other kitchens. And he uses ingredients that have been produced and …
Food delivery services are the big thing in Germany’s big cities: Gorillas, Flink and Getir are their names, and they bring groceries home in a matter of minutes. Their sustainability record is mediocre: Fruit and vegetables are often packed in plastic, and the groceries come in disposable bags. This is where Glasbote (ge. ‘glass messenger’) …
Secondhand instead of buying anew or throwing away. If you don’t feel like digging through flea markets, you can browse through the closets of like-minded people from the comfort of your own home using an app or make room for new textile treasures in your own closet. In addition to giants like eBay Classifieds and …
This startup also takes on some big players: Flip checks sustainability promises and uncovers cases of greenwashing. The goal: Flip’s research, which appears in media such as ZEIT and SPIEGEL, is intended to give consumers a better overview of the sustainability jungle.The young startup’s biggest scoop is the “Sneaker Hunt” series. It’s a cross-media documentary …
What do plastics do in the fields? Nothing, according to common sense. Nevertheless, more than 13,200 tons of plastic and other synthetic materials end up in our fields every year. Yet every year, more than 13200 tons of primary plastics and other synthetic materials end up in our fields due to their use in agriculture. …
Reports of rising food prices reach us daily, and some products such as flour and sunflower oil are missing from supermarket shelves. The news from Africa is far worse: aid organizations are sounding the alarm about the threat of new and greater famines. The war against Ukraine and the associated crop failures are to blame. …
Every car ride contributes to the contamination of our environment through microplastic waste: studies hold tire wear responsible for half of the microplastics in our oceans. A London-based start-up has declared war on this dangerous pollutant – with an innovation that is as simple as it is ingenious: a tire vacuum cleaner.“Every time we brake, …
They tell you when the next train is coming or how far it is to the nearest pub – these days there is an app for pretty much everything, and many of them have become impossible to imagine daily life without. Today we would like to give you nine apps that even let you do some good. From saving plastic to planting trees – acting sustainably has never been …