(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched what it claims is the first sector-specific Maritime Sustainability Reporting Guide. The Guide provides a practical framework, including best practices, for creating a maritime sustainability report for both…
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In the GreenBiz 2019 State of Green Business Report, the number one trend identified is the greater demand for corporate sustainability professionals.
In order to transform the way fashion companies produce jeans, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced last year new circular economy guidelines tackling waste, pollution and the use of harmful practices, setting minimum requirements on garment durability, material health, recyclability and traceability. Joined by the H&M Group and several other major fashion brands, manufacturers and fabric mills around the world, “let’s redesign denim” became the collective vision and immediate challenge at hand.
Following the re-opening of its stores on April 12, EE has announced that it’s extending one-day in-store phone repairs to 17 of its stores in the West Midlands bringing the total to 85 stores across England with plans to expand to more of the UK later this year. The move should decrease electrical waste and bring more credence to the idea of a circular economy where goods are used to their fullest extent.
The firm cited worrying research that said 60% of customers were likely to throw their broken phone away before attempting to get it fixed. EE has been repairing phones since 2005 with 60,000 repairs conducted each year. Its services are approved by Apple, Google, Huawei, and Samsung and cover cosmetic damage, network calibration functions, Bluetooth, Wi-F, NFC, Battery, Display, Audio, Camera, and Software issues.
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All Victorian households will have to sort their waste into four separate bins by 2030, under new laws to be introduced to state parliament. The Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Bill, to be introduced on Wednesday, will establish Recycling Victoria, which will oversee and regulate the state’s recycling sector from July 2022. The body, which will be a part of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, will oversee the transition of all local councils to the four-bin system by 2030, as well as a container deposit scheme from 2023.