An official study on the health impacts of emissions from energy from waste facilities has ended with the findings that there is no link between the opening of EfW plants and a heightened risk of infant mortality or other birth defects.
Source: www.letsrecycle.com
The luxury brand’s three-year partnership with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) will create a sustainability leadership programme for employees and accelerate R&D for innovative ideas and prototypes. Chanel will also sponsor students from underrepresented backgrounds for CISL’s Masters in Sustainability Leadership. The news follows LVMH’s announcement earlier this month that it is extending its existing partnership with Central Saint Martins to encourage innovation in the fields of regenerative design and biodiversity.
The National Trust is phasing out single-use plastics from its shops and cafes by 2022, as efforts to tackle the issue of plastic waste gather pace. The charity, which looks after more than 500 historic properties, 775 miles of coastline and more than 600,000 acres of countryside, said it was committed to cutting down on waste. It has pledged to ensure all its shops are free of single-use plastics and remove all throwaway plastic bottles from its cafes by 2022.
The Ontario government is asking the public and stakeholders for input on whether a ban on single-use plastics would be effective in reducing waste…
Coca-Cola has revealed for the first time it produces 3m tonnes of plastic packaging a year – equivalent to 200,000 bottles a minute – as a report calls on other global companies to end the secrecy over their plastic footprint. The data from the soft drinks manufacturer was provided to the campaigner Ellen MacArthur, who is pushing for major companies and governments to do more to tackle plastic pollution. The figures – which the company has refused in the past to disclose – reveal the amount of plastic packaging Coca-Cola produced.
edie has today published a comprehensive report breaking down exactly what ‘business leadership’ looks like from the perspective of hundreds of sustainability, CSR and energy professionals from across the country.
Challenges to a Sustainable Recovery: International Law, Climate Change and Public Health 14 April 2021 – “If we objectively view climate change and the loss of nature as world-wide security threats–as indeed, they are–then we may yet act proportionately and in time.” Sir David Attenborough