Businesses in Gloucestershire can apply for a share in a fund to explore new ideas and innovations to bring change to the UK’s plastics manufacturing and consumption patterns. The £20 million Plastics Research and Innovation Fund (PRIF) engages Britain’s best scientists and innovators to help…
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Business & Auxiliary Services’ Sustainability Unit strives to ensure the daily operations of the department are eco-minded. We also partner with departments across campus to ensure that all aspects of campus life – from housing to dining to residence hall living – are sustainable.
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New environmental taxes will hit consumers — but incentives will ease the pain for business…
There is a business case for prioritising sustainability that goes well beyond its societal benefits, new research shows. Businesses are increasingly reaping bottom-line benefits from focusing on environmental and ethical issues.The research, carried out by packaging company Smurfit Kappa and Longitude, a Financial Times company, surveyed 200 UK business leaders. It found that 83 per cent of businesses now believe that sustainability is a business opportunity to be exploited. Some 72 per cent expect sustainability to be an enduring trend – and 74 per cent are committed to staying ahead of their competitors on sustainability issues.
In a bid to counter pollution in seas, fields and waterways, the European Parliament overwhelmingly backs a wide-ranging ban affecting an array of products for which valid alternatives are available.
CEO Pete Davis built environmental technology startup GreenPrint with a keen eye for payments and financial transactions.
The Emory University graduate started his career in Atlanta’s bustling financial services sector before choosing a desk at the Atlanta Tech Village to start GreenPrint in 2014.
GreenPrint calculates the environmental footprint of client operations and provides a list of suggestions on how the company could be more sustainable in terms of carbon emissions, water usage, plastic waste and renewable energy. Davis says GreenPrint collects environmental data and analyzes goals similar to how a financial company may approach transactions and balance sheets.