Month: January 2020
Audi’s supply chain shake-up and Wales’ coal plant closure: The sustainability success stories of the week
As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainability success stories of the week from across the globe.
Sustainability is key issue for department store fashion buyers
Brands risk being delisted if they ignore green concerns, according to survey of over 80 global chains…
UNESDA President outlines the sector’s 2019-2024 aspirations: sustainability, responsibility, competitiveness
Last year marked UNESDA’s 60th anniversary and gave the soft drinks industry an opportunity to reflect on the progress it is making, and the direction ahead. The sector is now focusing on three critical areas: sustainability, responsibility, and competitiveness.
500th! diagram of Sustainability (may just be the tip of the iceberg)
I keep finding more. Probably should stop looking. 476. Summary of Club of Rome in tetrahedron (Anthony Judge 2018) Mapping of Come On issues onto 3-tetrahedra compound (12 vertices=”unsustainable trends”; 18 edges=”strategies”) 477.
In the World of Sustainability, Colonialism is Not Dead
Scandinavian fashion label and global It-brand Ganni hardly caused a stir recently when it closed Copenhagen Fashion Week with a sustainability-themed showcase titled “Life on Earth.” Considering that sustainability is now a consumer trend, it is no surprise that a luxury brand touted as “a magnet for cool girls all over the planet” aimed to boost its street cred with a show that put sustainability at its core.
Viewpoint: How the ‘Food Justice’ movement hinders progress toward equity, health, sustainability
It’s not clear what concept of justice this activism actually serves.
Hyatt Launches 3 Global Initiatives to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Hyatt Hotels Corporation is announcing a series of initiatives to reduce waste at Hyatt hotels globally, including introducing large-format bathroom amenities and reducing single-use water bottles by June 2021.
The EU declares war on e-waste | Environment| All topics from climate change to conservation
To help reduce electronic waste, a new EU law will require manufacturers to ensure their home appliances are easier to repair. Environmentalists have hailed it as a milestone. But the new law still has gaps.
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