California Senate Passes Single-use Packaging and Plastics Bill
The legislation applies to all single-use packaging sold in California, as well as the top 10 single-use plastic items found during beach cleanups.
Source: www.waste360.com
The legislation applies to all single-use packaging sold in California, as well as the top 10 single-use plastic items found during beach cleanups.
Source: www.waste360.com
Drawing on natural light for reduced energy consumption and using locally sourced furniture and materials, an environmentally sensitive design for HP Inc.’s new offices at London’s Thames Valley Park achieved a BREEAM Very Good Rating.
The latest publication of the Sustainability Round Up highlights the 2019 happenings including technology, architecture, plant-based foods, recycling, reducing food waste, and the effects of airline travels.
The circular economy is one of the priorities on the industrial and environmental agendas in many countries. But how is this concept being applied to road construction?
Negotiators of the European Parliament, Council and Commission struck a provisional agreement early Wednesday morning (19 December) on banning single-use plastic products like cutlery and food containers, in what is one of the most quickly finalised proposals in recent EU memory.
Society is facing ever greater pressure to protect the environment. The transportation sector in particular is being called on to make a considerable contribution to these efforts. DB Cargo UK aspires to lead the way in the environmental protection movement. We want to become the leading green logistics services provider and prove that CO2 emissions can indeed be reduced as transport grows.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST TRENDS IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD IS THE RAPID ASCENT OF ESG ISSUES UP THE CORPORATE AGENDA. INCREASING PRESSURE FROM CONSUMERS AND GOVERNMENTS ALIKE IS PUSHING THE INDUSTRY TO ACT, WITH MAJOR INVESTORS LIKE BLACKROCK PRESSING COMPANIES ON A HOST OF ESG ISSUES, FROM HUMAN RIGHTS TO BIODIVERSITY AND DEFORESTATION. SIMULTANEOUSLY, VCS ACROSS EUROPE ARE NOW ROUTINELY ADDING ‘SUSTAINABILITY’ CLAUSES TO THEIR DEALS WITH STARTS-UPS THAT DEMAND A COMMITMENT TO A GREENER, CLEANER WORLD. These incentives – as well as legislation such as SFDR from the EU which imposes sustainability disclosure requirements on financial firms – means that, in order to attract investment, SMEs will soon need to present a clear and persuasive narrative around their sustainability bona fides and, crucially, have the data to back up such claims. Gathering, interpreting, and presenting all this information is a huge task, never mind identifying and leading sustainability initiatives to reduce a business’ environmental impact. As a result, many companies are finding they need to add a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) to their senior leadership team far earlier than anticipated.