Day: March 12, 2020
It’s time to get serious about sustainability
A huge 95 per cent of travel buyers don’t believe the industry is doing enough to minimise its impact on the environment, Traveldoo’s second annual Travel Buyer Survey has revealed. Ahead of Business Travel Show 2020, the travel and expense technology company of Expedia Group asked travel buyers…
‘Single-use’ plastics now barred in Supreme Court offices
The Supreme Court has implemented a total ban on the use of single-use plastics in its offices, as mandated under a new memorandum.
‘I Am a Plastic Bag’ is made from recycled single-use plastic bottles
Designer Anya Hindmarch has released a luxury bag made from recycled plastic water bottles. Learn how it is made in a carbon-neutral manufacturing process.
Dow, SCG and Unilever to develop Vietnamese plastics circular economy
A plastics circular economy is to be developed in Vietnam by three major companies and the country’s government the country has revealed.
The Latest Booklist: Spotlight on the Environment & Sustainability
It is with renewed excitement and serious concern that we turn our latest spotlight to the Environment & Sustainability. It has been a while since Booklist devoted its content to this prescient topic.
Hefty, the ultimate purveyor of single-use plastic, rolls out sustainability campaign | Ad Age
Trash-bag marketer has diverted 1 million pounds of hard-to-recycle plastics—equivalent to the weight of five passenger jets—from landfills in local programs.
5 Resume Tips For Sustainability Professionals
Sustainability professionals can more easily succeed with well-written and well presented resumes. Try this resume tips for sustainability professionals.
Technology expansion poses health risk, as Nigeria is considered dumping ground for e-waste
As Nigeria becomes a mobile first nation, with high import of technology equipments, so is the increase of risks to health and environment growing as a result of poor electronic waste (E-waste) management; even as used and obsolete electronic and electrical equipments find their way into third world…
A circular economy is within reach if European businesses grasp the opportunity ǀ View | Euronews
Momentum is growing behind the idea of the circular economy, but it is still a distant ideal if European businesses don’t grasp hold of the opportunity it presents.
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How millet sustained Mongolia’s empires
Researchers have examined stable isotopes from bone collagen and dental enamel to reconstruct the diets of ancient Mongolians. Findings challenge the popular notion of a completely nomadic prehistoric population, linking …
The Role of Humanoid Robots in a Sustainable Future
Humanoid robots are being developed and are expected to take the place of human labour. What will the role of humanoid robots be in a sustainable future? What will it mean for the future of work?
Feminist leaders are forging sustainable places and economies
In February 2020, Sir Michael Marmot launched his review on Inequalities and Health saying that ten years of austerity in ……
A conversation with Ford’s sustainability leader
How will the No. 2 American automaker focus on sustainability amidst restructuring and major transformation?
US non-profit campaign group blasts Coca-Cola on single-use plastic claims
A non-profit campaign group has criticised Coca-Cola for claiming that consumers prefer single-use plastic bottles for beverages.