Inditex signs up to new sustainability initiative

Skidmore Owings and Merrill have proposed a sustainable skyscraper design in Paris, France. At 180 meters high, the structure is rumored to be “one of the most sustainable buildings in Europe.” The master plan for the project does not only incorporate smart technology and zero-energy frameworks, but it also seeks to establish a direct connection with nature though green balconies, a sky garden and an accessible bridge to the River Seine. In between the tower and the bridge, SOM plans for a LED-lit “timber-framed rotunda.”

With the right policy mix, enhancing fiscal discipline and promoting inclusive growth need not work against one another in Malaysia.

Coca-Cola will not stop using single-use plastic bottles, according to the company’s sustainability head. Their rationale?Consumers want the bottles. …

The report details Recology’s efforts to improve material recovery and minimize operational impacts to the environment.

With a mandate to debate issues beyond those covered at other tech summits, founder Thomas Madsen-Mygdal explained that this summit exists as an antidote to summits that act as a platform to sell products, or as scouting opportunity for VCs to find fast-growing startups.