Month: May 2020
Campus sustainability initiative passed by University Senate –
New guidelines for university policies and procedures surrounding sustainability at San Diego State were approved by vote of the University Senate on May 7. The University Senate passed the Sustainability Policy with a vote of 47-8 with 2 abstentions, and the Sustainability Resolution passed with…
Sustainable Finance In Hong Kong: Establishment Of Cross-agency Steering Group And Upcoming Developments. | Conventus Law
On 5 May 2020, five financial regulators and two government bureaux published a joint statement to announce the establishment of the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group to drive green and sustainable finance policy in Hong Kong.
UN Chief Demands Complete COVID-19 Reshape of World Economy – For ‘Green Sustainability’ –
It’s always interesting to trace the circuit of U.N. collectivist rhetoric, because the circuit leads to your wallet and your inherent human rights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izkj2PkSzdw Sign Up For The Good Catholic Online Platform Today!
Sustainable Fashion Week 2020 Announces September Event Dates
Today, Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW2020) announced that the 2020 event will take place from September 11th to September 16th at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.
NERC – Announcement of Opportunity: Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) are inviting applications to address the objectives of the new Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) research programme. The £12.4m SMMR programme will be jointly delivered by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) on behalf of UKRI, and in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Marine Scotland.
How to Break Into the U.S. Sustainable Market | Academia de Moda
How to Break Into the U.S. Sustainable Market Enroll Now Taught by New York-based sustainable fashion journalist and expert Alden Wicker, this course is for small fashion businesses and designers who want to break into the U.S. market and reach the kind of conscious customer who cares about well-crafted, beautiful design — and will pay for it! In five weeks, Alden will teach you: What makes a brand truly sustainable and ethical. What conscious consumers in the U.S. want How to set up your website to build trust and drive sales
Giant fish from 380 million years ago was a suspension feeder | Daily
A giant fish that lived around 380 million years ago fed in a similar way to basking sharks, the second-largest living shark in the world today, scientists report.
Children with two degree-educated parents gain an edge in maths | Daily
Researchers at the University of Sussex studied around 9,000 children who were born in the early 90s in Britain.
How can hospitals become more sustainable? | Great Ormond Street Hospital
GOSH Arts are working with artists Something & Son to imagine how hospitals could become more sustainable and incorporate elements of the natural world. The environmental ideas and passion of the younger generation are important, so this project will involve the GOSH Young People’s Forum (YPF) and…
SOLETRADER Shoes on Instagram: “Go green this season with the Veja Vegan V-10 trainer. Crafted from sustainable materials – this is your must have white trainer.”
58 Likes, 0 Comments – SOLETRADER Shoes (@soletrader_shoes) on Instagram: “Go green this season with the Veja Vegan V-10 trainer.Crafted from sustainable materials – this is…”…
Global Destination Sustainability Index | The Regenerative Event Checklist
You can download the Regenerative Event Checklist here. As lockdown measures begin to loosen in Europe, life is slowly starting to resemble a more familiar past.However, there are notable differences, with the visitor economy and meetings industry,……
Gen Z consumers want sustainable products –
Move over, Millennials – there’s a new generation in town. To date, there has been much research conducted on millennial purchasing behaviors.Born between 1981 and 1996, Millennials makeup about 22% of the population, according to Statista, and are about 30% of total retail sales; this generation…
Coronavirus set to cause biggest emissions fall since second world war
The coronavirus lockdown will see global carbon emissions fall by a fifth compared with last year, but this dramatic drop won’t slow climate change…
From SMART to sustainable cities: Is COVID19 an opportunity?
India launched its ‘Smart City Mission’ to create 100 smart cities, capacitate urban local bodies, and allocated 480 billion INR in its 2015 Union Budget…
Unpacking the Shifting Role of Sustainability in Fashion Tickets, Wed 20 May 2020 at 12:00
Eventbrite – Fashion for Good presents Unpacking the Shifting Role of Sustainability in Fashion – Wednesday, 20 May 2020 – Find event and ticket information.
JCCC Sustainibility on Instagram: “Meet Emily Reno, SSC member, intern, Sustainable Agriculture alumna and JCCC Graduate, c/o 2015. From her home in Minneapolis, Emily filled…”
5 Likes, 0 Comments – JCCC Sustainibility (@sustainablejccc) on Instagram: “Meet Emily Reno, SSC member, intern, Sustainable Agriculture alumna and JCCC Graduate, c/o 2015.…”…
TCO puts sustainability data back in the hands of IT purchasers
TCO Certified has extended its online product finder to included measurable sustainable performance data for certified products.
Sustainability Essentials Webinar: Circularity in Furnishings | Sustainable Furnishings Council
Sustainability Essentials Webinar – Circularity in Furnishings May 21, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST Circularity in Furnishings What we throw away is now the world’s most abundant natural resource. Why aren’t we using more of it as a production feedstock? Furniture is a durable good – intended to last a long time. Why, then, do we throw so much of it away.
2020 DFA Accelerator Class Looks Toward Sustainability
Where trends such as ultra-filtered milk, grassfed and functional protein drinks have already given dairy a needed boost, national co-op Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is helping new brands to move ahead with its 2020 DFA Accelerator, which announced its class of nine companies last week.
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