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ESG in 5 - Market Update & Sustainability News - 11-03-2025

  • Writer: Anthony Walters
    Anthony Walters
  • Mar 11
  • 2 min read

In this ESG Market Update, we bring you the latest sustainability news, this week from leading brands. This update aims to showcase how companies are driving positive environmental change, from LEGO’s recycled tyres to United Airlines’ carbon removal investments, Liverpool FC’s emission offsets, and Mars’ shift to 100% recycled plastic jars.


Market Recap


Against a backdrop of a global market selloff, the ESG strategies followed suit, with the ACWI Selection (former ‘Leaders’) faring best with a -1.89% return.


Bar chart titled "World Index 1 week performance" showing declines: Selection -1.89%, Universal -2.07%, ACWI -2.12%, Screened -2.18%, Focus -2.23%.
 

LEGO Group Launches Sustainable Tyres as part of “circular” economy


The LEGO Group has introduced a new, more sustainable material for selected LEGO tyres, made from recycled fishing nets, ropes, and engine oil". The company said that tyres containing at least 30% recycled content, which are indistinguishable from current tyres, have already started appearing in LEGO sets, and will be initially used in seven tyre pieces, with a full transition to approximately 120 different sets anticipated by the end of 2025.


The initiative is part of LEGO's broader sustainability goals to reduce plastic waste and promote circular economy practices.


 

United Airlines Invests in Carbon Removal Technology


United Airlines announced that "the UAV Sustainable Flight Fund has made an investment in direct air capture (DAC) company Heirloom, adding Heirloom's measurable, quantifiable carbon reduction technology to its already robust portfolio of decarbonization strategies" in a press release on PR Newswire. This investment supports United's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and the agreement gives the right to purchase up to 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal, to make sustainable aviation fuel.


 

Liverpool FC to Offset Climate Footprint of Products Through Carbon Removal Credits


Liverpool Football Club (LFC) and 1PointFive, the Direct Air Capture (DAC)-focused subsidiary of energy giant Occidental (Oxy) announced a new collaboration to launch products for the team’s fans that have had their carbon footprint addresses through the purchase of DAC-based carbon credits.


Under the new collaboration, LFC will calculate total product emissions from manufacturing through distribution to a club site, and will purchase an equivalent quantity of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits from 1PointFive. The project will extract CO2 directly from the atmosphere for use as a raw material or permanently removed when combined with storage.


 

Mars Launches 100% Recycled Plastic Jars for M&Ms, Skittles


Mars announced the introduction of pantry jars made of 100% recycled plastic for its M&Ms, Skittles, and Starburst snacks, forming part of the company’s transition to more sustainable packaging.


The new jars, made by packaging solutions provider Berry Global, are now rolling out across the United States and will replace jars made from 15% recycled plastic, Mars said. The change will eliminate more than 1,300 metric tons of virgin plastic annually.


 

Sources. 

Anthony Walters - Head of ESG at Clever Adviser Technology Ltd (Clever)

Market recap Data sourced from FE FundInfo (quoted in Pounds Sterling).

LEGO Group Launches Tires Containing Recycled Materials from Engine Oil, Fishing Nets, by ESG Today, 04/03/25

United Airlines Backs Carbon Removal Tech Company Heirloom by ESG Today, 27/02/25

Liverpool FC to Offset Climate Footprint of Products Through Carbon Removal Credits, by ESG Today, 07/03/25

Mars Launches 100% Recycled Plastic Jars for M&Ms, Skittles, by ESG News, 05/03/25

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