Major industry lobby groups have pressured the EC to leave plans for longer-lasting products despite increasing public support.But EU governments can still rescue the proposals during votes in December and January. The main categories of products are lighting, displays, washing machines, dishwashers…
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This time on Azure This Week, Microsoft announces a world-class, sustainable datacenter region for Sweden in 2021 and Azure policies as code are now integrated with GitHub. Plus, we put together a dictionary of all the top terms and concepts that commonly trip us up, and it’s free for you to use!
Kavita Khosa uses India’s largest DTH platform to spark conversations around embracing ancient wisdom and indigenous knowledge…
More than 200 experts use Europe Day to call for systemic changes to deal with the climate crisis, species extinction and inequality…
Circular economy is a production and consumption model that involves reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products to keep materials within the economy. It implies that waste becomes a resource, consequently minimising the actual amount of waste. The circular model is generally the antithesis of a traditional, linear economic model, which is based on a ‘take-make-consume-throw away’ pattern. This paper looks at the job creation potential and added value produced by the circular economy and illustrates the generation and treatment of waste in the EU.
From 2013 to 2016, Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign called on the world’s 10 biggest food and beverage companies to adopt stronger social and environmental sourcing policies and spurred significant commitments on women’s empowerment, land rights and climate change.
sustainable materials used barefoot.tech…