The European Commission has published a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan it adopted in December 2015.The report presents the main results of implementing the action plan and sketches out open challenges to … Continue reading →…
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Xavier Duran has noticed a change in the students applying for MBAs at Alliance Manchester Business School in recent years: a growing interest in sustainability and responsible business practices. “In the late 1990s, they came with a totally different set of expectations, when the MBA was a passport to jobs in consultancy, finance or banking,” says the director of MBA programmes. “Now, we find more and more applicants from the third sector who want business and management skills to mobilise in non-governmental groups and international organisations.”
The redevelopment of Hartham Leisure Centre enters the net phase following the demolition of the western end of the building, enabling construction of the new extension to begin with recycled materials where possible. The new building will feature additional studio space, a state of the art gym, new soft play facility and terrace style café opening out onto Hartham Common. Brickwork from the demolition will be retained and reused as part of the landscape management of the development. Other materials, including timber and steel will be sorted for reuse and recycling where possible. Eric Buckmaster, executive member for wellbeing at East Herts District Council, who said: “The expansion and renovation of Hartham Leisure Centre will deliver new and improved facilities for residents and I am delighted we have reached this stage that will deliver some of the new and exciting aspects of the development including extra studio space, a state of the art gym, new soft play centre and a café.
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The Lycra Company is moving ahead on multiple fronts to support and expand its Planet Agenda sustainability platform and use recycled fiber.
During an Erasmus philosophy course in Barcelona, I came across the philosophy of animal rights activist Peter Singer and realised that there was a huge ethical problem – around slaughtering animals for food- about which little was being done. This insight stayed with me for years. After leaving McKinsey I planned to take a year off, but I quickly met Daan Luining and Mark Kotter. Daan had a great idea, Mark had a distinctive technology and I had the commercial insight to do something with the ethical problem. Together we founded Meatable. Industrial meat farming is unsustainable.
DUBAI: As the cities of today grow into those of the future, they will encounter daunting sustainability challenges. Arguably, the most significant factor that all urban centers will have to take into account is climate change.