Month: September 2019

As honorary president of Miami Fashion Week Antonio Banderas has been hard at work promoting events and hosting a series……

Schneider Electric’s Andy Haun explores how to use local generation to improve efficiency, resiliency and sustainability for the data center industry.

Swiss travel still quite a lot.

As part of its ongoing sustainability efforts, Bermudian-headquartered Bacardi Limited has announced the recipients of its fifth annual Bacardi Limited Good Spirited Awards, launched in 2014.The awards recognise the employees, teams and facilities across the company’s global network that developed…

Most people think that when something is finished, it’s over and done with.But according to Ben van den Burg, chair of the NEVI Nyenrode Congress that…

In the sustainability sector, myriad NGOs, companies and governments painstakingly fret over consumers. How can we ensure sustainable products have shelf space in supermarkets? Will consumers buy them? Will they pay more? If this sounds a tad dramatic, consider this: in 2015, 150 world leaders adopted “sustainable production and consumption” as one of 12 sustainability mega-goals for 2030. Sustainable production & consumption is high on the agenda; change is afoot, like it or not. 

Sustainability solutions are popularizing in the fashion industry as brands embrace the full spectrum of going green.

As of February 2018, Pakistan is the fifth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to United Nations peacekeeping, with more than 6,000 men and women serving under the UN flag. Pakistani peacekeepers have played a vital role over the past 13 years in Liberia, where, among other duties, they…

Enjoy this post from the SSC Archives. As independent consultants, time management is imperative to juggle multiple clients and meet deadlines.Whether you’re just starting out or 10-years in , it’s always a good idea to assess your daily work habits to ensure you’re getting the most out of your…

By Paul Schlienz Increasingly, the hospitality industry is embracing green initiatives. More and more hotel and restaurant operators are seeing the value of waste reduction, energy conservation and other measures…

Company showcases last year’s top entrepreneurship and innovation achievements KUWAIT: During the first quarter of 2018, Zain Kuwait adopted the enrichment of innovation and entrepreneurial creativity as the main focus of its sustainability strategy for the entire year ahead.

Over 80% of their workforce is women, many from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Sustainability in your marketing? Yes, you can do that.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree (PLT) joined Scouts from more than 150 countries at the 24th World Scout Jamboree last month.

Canada’s #1 Fashion and Beauty Magazine…

Our blog articles feature the latest ideas and thinking from our Action and Research Centre and Fellowship staff and guest bloggers. You are welcome to contribute and comment….

The winner’s art will be used on all of the new Center’s materials.

Hitesh Mehta, FASLA, is president of HM Design, which has completed planning, architecture, and landscape architecture projects in more than 60 countries. He is an international expert in sustainable tourism, including wildlife conservancy planning and eco-lodge development.

But CEO Jeff Bezos says he considers Amazon’s hardware strategy to be a part of the company’s efforts to reduce its overall carbon footprint.

Daily Coffee News by Roast magazine provides essential only news and resources for specialty coffee professionals. Daily Coffee News covers coffee news from seed to cup, including stories on coffee origin, imports, exports, logistics, supply chains, sustainability, retail, baristas, roasting and…

logistics viewpoints is the comprehensive source for news about supply chain trends, technology, & best practices…

Investors looking to apply sustainability and virtue to their fixed-income investments have compelling options in the form of green bonds…

As the global community increasingly grapples with climate change, unprecedented natural disasters and social tension, Philippine tycoons embrace sustainability as an integral way of doing business and future-proofing their own conglomerates for the benefit of society at large.

American Eagle’s new 20-year pledge will accelerate sustainability efforts and achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.

When making decisions on what fabrics to use in their lines, brands now make their environmental origin and impact a priority.

Fortnite has added in-game tournaments that will allow players on all platforms to participate in organized competition. The feature further establishes Epic Games’ commitment to Fortnite as a sustainable esport.

Packaging SolutionsTaghleef Industries’ Graphic Arts brand is committed to sustainability not only with a range of films manufactured exclusively with monomate…

TUNO is trying to disrupt the $120 billion seafood industry with a plant-based alternative. TUNO’s founder Doug Hines, who was a former seafood industry executive and COO at Bumble Bee, shared more in a recent interview.

Smart cities support various transport projects.

After last year’s success, Alcova did it again this year for Milan Design Week with a stunning abandoned space who was the former panettone factory in Via…

Here are four easy afternoon DIY projects to make your home more sustainable. Three of the four will pay for themselves over time with lower utility bills. The fourth is good for your community and the planet.

Students meditated through yoga sponsored by Gro Huntington and the Marshall University Sustainability Department Monday, Oct. 1 in Marshall’s student garden. “Gro is working with the Sustainability Department to raise awareness about the natural healing modalities,” Jeannie Harrison, executive…

Swarovski announced its One X One fellowship program and accelerator that focuses on sustainability.

Patton Valley Vineyards focuses on sustainability, Local Community, Lake Oswego local Community, Breaking Community alerts for Lake Oswego city….

There are barriers to implementing sustainable banking globally, but initiatives like the Principles for Responsible Banking are making it possible.

A recap of significant milestones and events, organized in the 5-7-5 syllabic structure of a three-line Japanese poem.

Get updates on Applied DNA Sciences helps companies on sustainability and more news related to textile industry at Fibre2Fashion…

Making better, more comfortable product and keeping the Pacific Garbage Patch from growing are two goals of OR exhibitors.

NEW YORK: As chair of Asean, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday called on the bloc to accelerate plans for sustainable development while speaking at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 29, 2019 /CNW/ — The environmental impact of data usage is growing fast. Carbon dioxide emissions from data centers are now equal to those of…

Read more about Amazon India aims to eliminate single-use plastic packaging by June 2020 on Business Standard.Flipkart has said it has reduced its usage of single-use plastic by 25% across its packaging value chain and it aims to move towards 100% recycled plastic consumption in its supply chain …

This presentation looks at the issues facing the natural resources sector in Canada….

Concentrating on culture, and the “who” of sustainable change, not just the “what,” should be a bigger part of your portfolio.

Sustainability and the children of the Derbyshkinskiy Orphanage in Kazan, Russia were both winners at the conclusion of WorldSkills Kazan 2019. That is because for the first time Plumbing and Heating implemented a ‘Champions’ sustainability project included as part of the Competition.

A survey conducted by YouGov shows football fans support for environmental NGOs’ call to clubs in the UK top four divisions to eliminate single-use plastics from their stadiums. …

The new EIC Centre for Sustainable Events will provide outreach, education, and closer industry alignment with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

Campus senior Sage Lenier is reframing the way students learn about the environment and sustainability with her award-winning zero waste DeCal.

Old cell phones, computers, laptops and more can be dropped off in Duffy Square from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sustainability within the dental practice, and its contribution toward environmental waste, is important to consider. Here’s what to know.

Nova Scotia plans to join a number of other Canadian provinces in moving to ban most single-use plastic bags at store checkouts. The province’s majority Liberal government introduced the bill to ban the bags Thursday as the legislature session opened.   From our friends over at the : CTV News: Business Headlines   You can see the Full Story: Click Here

The actor who played Jaime Lannister from “Game of Thrones” joins the automaker as an advisor to the company….

The industry association revealed it will focus on two key themes – sustainability and wellness – to showcase and champion what cruise lines are doing in terms of creating a sustainable future and enriching wellness experiences.

India News: It was about a month ago that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’, stressed on the idea of bidding adieu to…

To address important global issues, we need supply chain solutions that improve people’s lives on all dimensions, including the environment.

Banana leaves are abundant, so find out how one company is turning them into a natural, biodegradable replacement for single-use plastic.

Most of us want to live in a world without waste. The problem is, it’s everywhere. Buy organic food? It’s often wrapped in plastic. Produce? Bioplastic bags don’t cut the mustard for some foodies (how did cut the mustard become an expression?

Dubai-based digital consulting firm Bizness Analytics has launched a tool to aid corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting.

Proposed legislation in California would commit to 75% reduction in plastic waste by 2030, and phase out most single-use packaging…

Bord Gáis Energy has installed thousands of Hive Active Heating units in homes across Ireland, helping our customers improve the energy efficiency in their homes.The energy efficiency impact of this equates to over 18GWh’s of energy.18GW’s may seem small but that is enough…

Norwegian Cruise Line has teamed with JUST Goods, Inc, a sustainable packaging company, to eliminate plastic bottles and more on board their fleet.

Universities don’t just engage their own students in responsible management and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They are also engaging their potential future students; secondary school students.

The economy was pictured until recently as linear, with a strong tendency to satisfy the consumers’ needs with brand new products, somehow to give them a feeling of exclusivity. However, a full range of environmental, socio-demographic and economic indicators, mostly alarming, rose the need to…

I take a look at the companies who are leading the way when it comes to recycling and sustainability in the fenestration sector.

Farris most recently served as a general manager for TerraCycle and led its division that collects lighting, batteries and electronics.

The volume of garments being made is rising faster than we can wear them – literally – with two tonnes of clothes purchased every minute in the UK and 11 million garments ending up in landfill every week.

Such is the success of the Clean Kilo – where shoppers reuse containers to buy locally sourced groceries – that a second store is now in the pipeline…

Find out more about the ban and tax levy Ireland is working on to stop the use of single-use plastics and promote recycling, minimal food waste and a green future.

A large two-story Craftsman house on a residential street in Koreatown has been subdivided into 15 single-occupancy bedrooms and bathrooms, and common living and dining areas.

Achieving a circular packaging economy should be everyone’s concern. Consumers, brand owners, manufacturers, municipalities—every person on the planet has a stake in addressing the problem.

By Dr. Tilak K Doshi Sustainable development is mom’s apple pie and the central organizing principle of all things environmental. Governments and companies are all for it. Sustainability occupies pride of place in public policy and social discourse across multilateral agencies, governments and…

A Philadelphia City Council bill banning plastic bags could eliminate waste and combat climate change.

Elizabeth May, leader of Canada’s Green Party, said she was “completely shocked” after her party doctored a photograph to show her holding a reusable cup.

Pork processor Tulip has been renamed Danish Crown Foods as part of a new focus on greater sustainability by the parent company.

Coca-Cola European Partners, will be replacing plastic shrink wrap with cardboard for its can multipacks across Western Europe, removing approximately 4,000 tonnes of single-use plastic per year across the region. This is the latest move in Coca-Cola’s commitment to tackle packaging waste and remove all unnecessary single-use plastic from its secondary packaging. Plastic shrink wrapping is used to keep individual products together while they are being transported and sold to customers as multipacks.

For cities and properties that intend to stay livable into the foreseeable future, these circular operations are quickly becoming less of an option and more of a necessity.

Italian luxury outerwear brand Moncler has been crowned the “industry leader” in the textiles, apparel and luxury goods sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).

The new version is designed to be shorter, simpler and less prescriptive while retaining and improving performance in data security.

Patrick Pharris, who successfully sold monorail station sponsorships from 2000 to 2007, will work with the company on a new program capitalizing on sustainability.

This week in Milan, one of the biggest conversations is about sustainability and the responsibility high-end fashion brands are embracing.

About 50 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions are related to materials and the manufacturing of products. Strong Circular Economy policies are therefore needed to meet the climate goals. Ecopreneur.eu has worked out far-reaching proposals as input for the EU Green Deal.

In one of the most inspirational IFA keynotes we’ve ever experienced, Arçelik CEO Hakan Bulgurlu shared his vision for creating appliances—and an appliance supply chain—that are sustainable and affordable.

Salesforce has announced a new platform named Sustainability Cloud, aimed at helping businesses take action on tackling climate change.

The challenge seeks solutions enabling increased production of renewable and recyclable raw materials for products and packaging.

Enjoy this post from the SSC Archives Sustainability consulting is about so much more than caring about mitigating the effects of climate change.We often hear about the passion and energy aspiring consultants hope to bring to the field, but what a good consultant really needs is business knowledg…

Focusing on decarbonising the energy sector alone will not put the world within touching distance of a net-zero carbon economy, according to a new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation which claims that the transition to a circular economy is…

BWG Foods has today (16 September) announced a major €11 million sustainability investment programme aimed at significantly decreasing the environmental footprint of…

Don’t look to donations to solve open source maintainers’ money woes. They just need to be connected to the companies that need them to make a buck.

Sustainability is popular in so many ways today, including in investment. It’s not surprising that banks are going all out to link their brands with such a trendy concept. But Lundquist has dived beneath the surface to determine where European banks really stand on sustainability, how it is…

BFLO, a blockchain launched by Noble Profit, helps ferret out the falsehoods in corporate claims about ESG, SDGs, and sustainability.

Reducing the manufacture of meat products in the UK would waste two-thirds of the country’s land available for food production, according to certification body the Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA).

Tia Lupita Foods, LocalCoho and Capro-X won at FoodBytes! Chicago yesterday.

Increasing the diversity of foods used won’t just deliver flavor and a unique sales angle, but also support more resilient and sustainable production.

Nearly two-thirds of prospective students say a college’s commitment to the environment influences their decision to apply to or attend the school. But which colleges are the most committed?

By 2030 the circular economy is estimated to be worth $4.5 trillion in economic output. But what if that’s an underestimate? For the last three years, Google…

Packaging Solutions  Green SolutionsParkside has collaborated with Planet Organic to create a new compostable pack as the health food brand makes signific…

Most of the proposed solutions for green data centers need improvement.It’s time to be more invasive and take a few lessons from cloud multitenancy…

Sustainability efforts can help boost the value of companies, according to speakers at the 17th Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) International CEO Conference on Tuesday. “The trend overall is that more sustainable companies outperform on the stock market,” PwC South East Asia Sustainability and Climate Change Leader Andrew WK Chan said at the forum. A sustainable company is one that minimizes its negative impact on the environment and society, as it considers not just short-term profit but long-term value.

With an increased interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs has come a renewed interest in corporate sustainability. The International Living Future Institute has created the Living Product Challenge, a framework for sustainability by which organizations strive to achieve a net…