P & G-owned brand Pantene has announced April 26 that the first shipment of its products in plastic bottles produced out of plant-based ingredients will hit the stores. Pantene offers to use sugar cane as a key ingredient in its new eco-friendly package solution that will be initially used for Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion line-up bottles, while the product formula is said to remain unchanged.

This package will be launched in Western Europe in summer and autumn; the manufacturer plans to establish worldwide supply of the shampoo in eco-bottles over the next 2 years.

Coca-Cola, which has launched numerous projects revolving around recycling (the latest initiatives include the launch of cardboard racks and new collection of rPET tee-shirts) ‘gives it back’ in Israel with a fashion twist. This month, the brand has opened a pop-up store, where it sells beautiful apparel and furniture made using recycled bottles and cans of the iconic fizzy drink.

On the event of Earth Day, Volkswagen released a new video spot to bring attention of car owners around the world to the issues that require our personal attention and involvement. In a new 30-second video the car manufacturer encourages drivers to perform tire air pressure checks daily as sufficient air pressure in your tyres may save you from paying more for gasoline and at the same time helps save the environment.

Levi’s has presented its 2010 annual report outlining the key progress the company has made in various aspects of its business.

«It has been a critical year for us and our customers. We are pioneering in all sorts of new ways. Whether it’s our approach to design and manufacturing, changing the way women think about fit, or leadership on social and environmental issues, we are thinking and acting in ways that we believe will shape the industry for years to come,» said John Anderson, Levi’s President and CEO in the welcome note opening the report.

Electrolux, the company offering sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions for almost every aspect of household life, has organized a trend seminar in Stockholm dedicated to the subject of ‘terroir’ – a gastronomy trend that is rapidly attaining success in leading restaurants. Previously this term would only pertain to wine. But since it means “a sense of place” and refers to the cumulative effect that the local environment has on the taste of the product, it can be used to all food products. Terroir is about going local and eating local food, which is becoming more and more fashionable each day.

The L’Oreal-owned brand Garnier announces an exclusive partnership with TerraCycle, one of the fastest growing green companies specializing in making consumer products from post-consumer materials. Millions of pieces of waste are expected to be collected by Garnier globally for the purposes of reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. Through the sponsorship of worldwide Personal Care and Beauty Brigade (individuals or groups who sign up to participate), personal care and beauty product packaging will be collected and shipped to a TerraCycle facility.

P&G Future Friendly yesterday, April 11, announced a national partnership with Recyclebank in the U.S. to reward people for taking everyday conservation actions. The partnership, which follows a successful collaboration between Future Friendly and Recyclebank in Cincinnati that enhanced the city’s recycling efforts, will help inspire residents nationwide to adopt recycling practices while rewarding households for reducing waste.