In March 2020, two human pandemics were born: one, the deadly spread of a coronavirus causing a disease dubbed COVID-19; and another, the plague of thoughts surrounding it. Now, in 2021, David Attenborough is here to save us from the thought-demic with his documentary special “The Year Earth Changed.”
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Looking for gifts for your family? Look no further than this comprehensive list of green gift ideas for everyone from Mom, Dad, grandparents, cousins and more.
Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, has made an initial investment into COAT, the high-grade, sustainable paint company. COAT, which has been carbon-neutral since launch, is revolutionising the home decorating experience by redefining the customer experience of purchasing paint. Founded by Rob Abrahams and Rob Green in 2020, COAT was launched to address the negative aspects associated with the $90bn legacy paint industry and meet the needs of a more contemporary consumer by focusing on quality, sustainability and customer experience. Taking advantage of the founders’ combined experience in the paint industry and consumer marketing business, COAT offers a range of hand-made-to-order paints with free next-day delivery.
The last few years have been tumultuous for manufacturers, with demand swings, supply chain disruptions from COVID and increasing costs; new emerging imperatives for manufacturers are agility to meet customer demand, supply chain resilience, increased productivity and sustainability. These imperatives ask to deploy supply chain and manufacturing systems which are demand driven and optimized to ensure the maximum business returns that operational constraints allow.
Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has launched a consumer fund aimed at spurring progress towards the targets of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12: Responsible Production and Consumption, as consumer demands for green finance grow.
Green America released a report ranking top fashion corporations on chemical use and sustainability and their findings show the industry has a long way to go.
Edmontonians will learn in the next couple of weeks how close a local ban on single-use plastic would be to the one Ottawa has planned for 2021….