Day: January 12, 2020
6 sustainability trends that readers engaged with most in 2019
Our most popular stories of 2019 covered everything from single use-plastic to the built environment.
Can ‘Fast Fashion’ and Sustainability Exist in the Same World?
Enjoy this post from the SSC Archives. From Levi’s to Target to Eileen Fisher to Nike to H&M, the conversation is suddenly all about recycling. And it’s about time they got serious about that. “It’s been estimated  …
Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility: ROME
PIAZZA NAVONA With its showy fountains, baroque palazzi and colourful cast of street artists, hawkers and tourists, Piazza Navona is…
iTechStyle Green Circle Sustainability Showcase
Breadcrumb for iTechStyle Green Circle Sustainability Showcase…
How I avoided single-use water bottles in Asia
The trick is to get comfortable asking one question.
Corporate Sustainability in China
In this issue of China Briefing magazine we make the case for how businesses can adopt an effective sustainability strategy in China and why that has value.
It’s a Crime to Sell, Use Or Manufacture Single-Use Plastics
The manufacturing, selling or making of single-use plastic bags is a crime, says the Government, which carries a fine of half a million dollars or jail up to seven years….
The model swapping fast fashion for sustainability
A model thinks she can persuade people to swap clothes instead of buying new ones.
8 attainable sustainability resolutions for 2020
Even small changes add up to big reductions in your carbon footprint. Here are 8 green resolutions to better the planet in the new year.
Phasing out single use plastics: Ban or eliminate? Need for alternative solutions to address multiple concerns
The main reason for the worry on an outright ban on single use plastics is escalating economic costs and job losses for people involved in the sector.- Latest India News from Opindia.com…
A better way for countries to track their progress on sustainability
A US–Chinese team shows how sustainability metrics can be improved.
Thailand launch single-use plastic ban on Jan. 1
France starts to phase out single-use plastics, and Thailand bans plastic bags in major stores today to reduce waste in the ocean…
All global sustainability is local
Nations across the world are following a United Nations blueprint to build a more sustainable future—but a new study shows that blueprint leads less to a castle in the sky, and more to a house that needs constant remodeling.
New Years Honours 2020: The sustainability champions on the Queen’s list
The 2020 New Year Honours list has recognised the outstanding achievements of more than 90 figures across the UK’s environmental sphere, including green business figures, policy experts and scientists working to combat climate change and marine po…
Thai retailers ban single-use plastic bags
Thai retailers kicked off 2020 with a ban on single-use plastic bags, joining the battle against throwaway carriers in the Southeast Asian nation where citizens go through an average of eight every day.