Month: February 2020

Your lifestyle of self-sufficiency, self-reliance and tradeable skills provide the basis for an underground homesteading economy.

Until recently, the travel industry hadn’t done much about its reliance on single-use plastics. But that’s changing, with an increasing number of customers demanding (and getting) more sustainable amenities such as larger, refillable toiletry dispensers.

Penny Coates explores the ongoing challenges faced by retailers and suppliers with regard to palm oil in the supply chain.

England’s higher education regulator is happy to intervene on all kinds of non-regulatory issues. But, as David Kernohan finds, it has very little interest in the environmental sustainability of the sector – and now our best source of data is at risk.

Raw plastics materials distributor Plastribution is holding a conference 12-13 February to showcase products from its sustainable materials portfolio.

Covered with a photovoltaic roof, the Saxum Vineyard Equipment Barn is self-sufficient and champions environmentally friendly design principles.

From the smallest of deeds, like recovering surplus food to give to people in need (and keeping the food out of the waste stream), to large renewable energy projects, UC Davis’ efforts in sustainability have the nation and world taking notice — again.

By Vice Adm.Dean Peters, commander, Naval Air Systems Command, and Bill Taylor, assistant deputy co…

Making the most of this shift means improving personalisation of customer journeys, so that customers feel confident they are choosing the right product first time…

Nearly 60 percent of planners said they would take steps to address environmental issues at events, according to Eventbrite’s 2020 Events Trends Report.

An Israeli startup can dramatically reduce water and air pollution from the fashion industry with a new technology for dyeing thread.

Family-owned farm Bison du Nord received two new certifications in January…

Animal agriculture is responsible for around 14 percent of global emissions.

Family owned supermarkets and convenience stores have called for a total ban on single use plastic cups and plastic shopping bags ahead of the Irish general election, …

Debate around housing density has probably never been as prevalent, with a major focus on more sustainable development.Significant changes and improvements have taken place with planni…

Earlier this month, China announced a new five-year plan to eventually ban single-use plastic waste in the entire country.

The next major hotel operator has joined the plastics exodus, with Accor committing to remove all single-use items from its global estate by end of 2022.

More companies are turning away from single-use plastics as public consciousness about plastic pollution increases.

Prince Albert becomes the first city in Saskatchewan to ban single-use plastic check-out bags.

The government says the Fisheries Bill gives the UK power to operate as an independent coastal state.