Plastic is foundational to modern society, as it is used in everything from medicine to transportation to consumer goods and packaging. More than 300 million metric tons of plastics were produced worldwide in 2015….
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In the first of Ethical IT’s series of blogs about how IT can, and should, be sustainable, we take a look at IT hardware.
Sustainable Plastics will provide news and information that impact consumer and industrial brands, manufacturers, governments, the plastics industry and more.
Michelle is the founder of the Sustainable Wedding Alliance, a purpose driven organisation driving sustainable change in the wedding industry. The Alliance works with businesses of all sizes….
The state-of-the-art Knox Innovation, Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC) is a joint initiative between Swinburne and local secondary schools. Their goal is simple: to inspire and empower students with the skills and knowledge they need for their future careers. The facility provides hands-on learning experiences for secondary school students and professional development sessions for teachers.
The Key West City Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 20, voted to ban the use of single-use plastic straws, starting in 2020.
Our recent report on chief sustainability officers (CSOs) in the U.S. revealed that women went from holding 28 percent in 2011 of the CSO positions to 54 percent in 2021. That’s a 94 percent increase. It’s a positive development to see the playing field level for women in sustainability, but what’s driving this trend? And what are the implications for women’s leadership in business more broadly? Before diving into those questions, it’s interesting to look at the trends in gender and leadership in sustainability and business.