As the world population grows by 80 million people a year and global development continues to drive demand for goods, the subsequent sustainability crisis means we need to radically rethink the economy.
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Starbucks, which doles out more than 1 billion straws a year, says it will phase out single-use plastic straws from its stores by 2020.
They are sold as a convenient, eco-friendly and very modern way to negotiate congested towns and cities. There are up to a million e-scooters on British streets – even though, in the vast majority of cases, it is actually illegal to ride them on public roads or pavements. But that’s a mere technicality to a growing army of enthusiasts. They conjure up a futuristic world in which we trundle between coffee shops at speeds so sedate that riders and pedestrians alike are safe from harm. E-scooters conjure up a futuristic world – but high street cowboys are making them unsafe. Machines taking part in an official nationwide trial of e-scooters for rent are restricted to 15.5mph, for example. There is talk of new laws limiting private e-scooters to 12.5mph. Yet the reality is quite different – and such limits meaningless.
Residents in east Bristol were tasked with removing every piece of single-use plastic they had in their homes so it could be counted. There were 15,774 pieces in total.
Businesses rely on managing data, and for 40 years, one company has been at the forefront of helping them to do just that: Oracle is a global business leader that impacts companies around the world, helping them use data for people, not just about people. But how does Oracle help companies—specifically their HR teams—thrive in a world defined by agility and disruption? Juergen Lindner, SVP of Global Marketing, Oracle Cloud Applications, says that from the beginning, the company has never taken the easy way out: “We started from scratch. We rebuilt, rethought, reimagined everything, from the applications layer to the infrastructure layer, and that allows us to be unique in our ability to partner with our clients.” For every line of business, Oracle has packaged business capabilities where you can start anywhere and seamlessly extend it on the same platform.
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi today announced a new policy to reduce the amount of single use plastic material in Abu Dhabi and mitigate its harmful effects.The comprehensive policy, which is the first-of-its-kind in the region, aims to keep plastics…
British luxury lobby Walpole inaugurated the first phase of its go-green manifesto with commitments from more than 100 member brands to support the initiative and prioritize sustainability in their companies.