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Protestors walk behind a banner that says 'End the plastic era'

Plastic

MPs support a strong global target to cut plastic production

Plastic pollution is overwhelming our planet and all life on earth. Microplastics are contaminating our bodies, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. The…

by Greenpeace UK October 4, 2024

A worker stands at the top of a giant mound of plastic waste

Plastic

The UN Global Plastics Treaty: INC5 and opportunities ahead

As the final round of negotiations at the Global Plastics Treaty approaches, there is an urgent need and a strong public mandate for the new government to significantly raise the…

by Greenpeace UK September 12, 2024

Poster for the film 'Toxic Influence' showing a young women and her mother in a darkened room scrolling through Dove adverts on her phone

Plastic

New Greenpeace film subverts iconic Dove ad on anniversary of ‘Real Beauty’ campaign

A powerful new film released today by Greenpeace UK has taken aim at beauty brand Dove. The film offers a devastating rebuke to the hypocrisy of the mega-brand and the…

by Kai Tabacek September 12, 2024

Environmental justice

Watch Toxic Influence, the film exposing the dark side of Dove

Watch and share the film to uncover the truth behind Dove’s 20-year lie.

by Greenpeace UK September 11, 2024

A giant banner hangs from the grand stone building. It shows Dove plastic pollution with the wording

Plastic

BREAKING: 16 Greenpeace activists arrested at Unilever HQ blockade as police use new powers under Public Order Act

Arrests come after climbers successfully unveil giant subvertising artwork NEW pics and videos here, including of activists being cut out and arrests being made: https://media.greenpeace.org/collection/27MZIFJBMBJ4G Join the Greenpeace…

by Phil Richards September 5, 2024

Activism

Why Greenpeace shut down Dove HQ with a giant artwork

One of the world’s worst plastic polluters is celebrating its “Real Beauty” marketing campaign. We won’t let them party while they’re trashing the planet.

by Greenpeace UK September 5, 2024

Plastic

BREAKING: Unilever HQ blockaded by Greenpeace in plastic pollution protest

Activists and climbers shut down the entrances to Unilever’s London HQ with giant Dove products and a subverted ‘Dead Dove’ logo IMAGES: https://media.greenpeace.org/collection/27MZIFJBMBJ4G Greenpeace UK activists have shut down…

by Phil Richards September 5, 2024

Photo montage of Keir Starmer looking thoughtful with solar panels and wind turbines in the background

Climate change

The King’s Speech and the first key moments that will test Labour’s commitment to green action

This briefing outlines some of the decisions the new government would need to take to prove they are on track to delivering on the climate and nature mandate voters have…

by Greenpeace UK July 31, 2024

A large tree with white wisps blows in the wind high above a festival field with many people in a crowd in it, and an colourful arch and signage for a bar

Plastic

5 tips for sustainable festival fashion – to spark conversations and look amazing

Festival outfits have a bad rap environmentally, for being all about single-use polyester and sequins. Here’s a better way to dress for a festival, and let your threads do the…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson June 25, 2024

A composite image on a bright yellow pink and green gradient background, including a house with a woolly hat on it, a bus on a skateboard, a smiling face with heat pump fans for eyes, a wind turbine and a ballot box

Climate change

Manifesto rankings: Labour’s green plans score four times higher than Tories’, but fall short on funding

The Green Party and Liberal Democrats easily top the ranking with both committing to much greater ambition.

by Phil Richards June 23, 2024