Day: July 28, 2020
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability — New research project between AstraZeneca and CISL to study the impact of air quality on respiratory, oncological and cardiovascular disease prevalence in Ug…
Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellow appointed to lead research exploring strategies to reduce outdoor air pollution in Uganda and promote healthy communities through evidence-based policies and citizen science.
The circular economy solution to plastic pollution
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s perspective on Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution by The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ…
Circle K moves toward sustainability with PEFC-certified packaging – PEFC – Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
For Circle K, the use of sustainable packaging without reducing food quality is a priority. It’s a requirement that paper-based packaging must be made from certified material.
What is food poverty? Who is most at risk? | Sustain
An estimated 8.4 million people in the UK struggle to get enough to eat. This includes many households with people in work, families with children, as well as older and disabled people….
Sustainable Wine Masterclass | Le Cordon Bleu London
Understand the difference in practices between organic, biodynamic wines and natural wines. You will taste wines from a variety of wine-producing countries, including a sparkling wine, two white wines, an orange wine, a pink wine and three red wines.
Justin Lyles of Dell Technologies on sustainability and innovation for XPS | Watstrendingnow
The Dell XPS 13 9300 omits those much-loved battery LED lights that were on the left side edge of the device. This decision was a surprise for many XPS-lovers. Can you talk about the decision there? We’ve had a lot of discussion internally about this! Our Director of Product Planning in Austin, USA, is passionate about this feature and really believes in it and even pushed this feature into the planning of every single XPS over the years.
Sand: is the extraction of the world’s most-mined commodity sustainable? – Geographical Magazine
Sand is the most mined commodity worldwide. Are sand deposits being overused, and what effect does dredging have on river and ocean ecosystems?…
Stress Engineering Services. and RPS develop Sustainability Scorecard – Hydraulics and Pneumatics Magazine
Stress Engineering Services, Inc (SES), the consulting engineering services and solutions provider, has developed a sustainability scorecard with RPS, the…
Safe and Secure with Sustainable Framework for continued Business Operations
EHS Webinar Series-Moving Forward : ‘Safe and Secure’ with Sustainable Framework for continued Business Operations.
Climate & sustainability studies – University of Copenhagen
As a student, there are several ways in which to engage in sustainability science. No matter which faculty you belong to, you can work on issues of sustainability. There is an abundance of unanswered questions in regard to sustainability – and perhaps your discipline can be the one to shed new…
Sustainability is an unconscious thing in each of us: Sonja Salmon
I believe sustainability is an unconscious thing in each of us. It’s that appreciation of a deep breath of fresh air and that long view across beautiful places. Sustainability is also the conscious, deliberate action we take in many small and large ways to protect our Earth, our home-sweet-home.
Could Carbon-Removal Tech Make Travel More Sustainable
If your 2020 travel plans were cancelled by the coronavirus, carbon offsetting is probably the last thing on your mind. As few as 1% of airline passengers participated in voluntary carbon offsetting before virus-induced travel restrictions took hold, according to The International Air Transport…
Pura | Make a Change: Sustainable Nappies and Baby Wipes
Did you know disposable nappies can be recycled in the UK and that baby wipes may contain plastic? Get to know Pura’s sustainable products for your baby!
CuraDAO – Promoting prosperity in Curaçao by enabling sustainable development
The CuraDAO members collectively manage the CuraDAO resource and vote on the proposed projects LEARN MORE SOCIAL IMPACT CuraDAO supports social impact projects by providing financial resources, support and knowledge PROPOSE A PROJECT BLOCKCHAIN POWERED Blockchain technology enables for transparant voting and frictionless financial transactions.
COURSE: FEVE Architectural Coatings: High Performance Coatings for Expansive, Sustainable Design | Lumiflon FEVE Resins
Sponsored by AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Presented by Kristen Blankenship, LUMIFLON Course Summary: In this one-hour course, we will discover the strengths and advantages of FEVE fluoropolymer topcoats. We will evaluate coating performance tests including accelerated weathering and real-time weathering and what the implications are for the life of different coatings. We will explore the many design possibilities that FEVE technology provides and assess the sustainability benefits of FEVE topcoats despite their higher initial cost compared to other topcoat formulations.
all-digital all-electric car rental, Aidan Mclean,UFODRIVE
UFODRIVE was created by its CEO Aidan Mclean, due to the frustration he had encountered when using different car rental services. I spoke with Aidan about his career, and why UFODRIVE is attempting to make the car rental experience as comfortable as possible. We began by discussing his background, and how he has frequented between Dublin, London, and Luxembourg.
CSI & Sustainability South Africa weekly newsletter – 28 Jul 2020 | Bizcommunity
Draft regulations place greater responsibility on producers of lighting, electronic, paper and packaging products FRANCOIS JOUBERT AND JULIA RUSHTON It is estimated that South Africa generates approximately 108 million tonnes of waste per year. As much as 90% of this waste (with an estimated value of more than R25.2 billion) is dumped or disposed of in landfill sites across the country, which are rapidly filling up and approaching closure… READ
10 Interior Design Tips To Enhance Sustainability
Contrary to popular belief, interior design doesn’t serve the sole purpose of enhancing the visual appeal of a space. In addition to aesthetics, it also helps in improving the functionality of a room.
Did you just move into a new apartment? Are you planning to redecorate your home? Apart from aesthetics and functionality, you can also incorporate sustainability into your interior design. Sustainable interior design is good for the environment as well as a way to make your house energy-efficient.
A Sustainable Vision For The Present Time
Permaculture uses nature to make sustainable agricultural systems. When set up a highly effective permaculture system after joining Permaculture Course Online then it should enable a far higher level of independence from the input of human into the system maintenance. Permaculture can be leveled to match whatever amount of land is accessible for the specific project, from a small uptown block to a big farm.
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