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2019 Campus Earth Week » Office of Sustainability » University of Florida
Sustainable UF Events Other Campus Events Happening during Campus Earth Week: UF Mindfulness Day 2019 “Mindfulness & Social Change” Monday, April 1 | 8:20 am to 7:00 pm | J. Wayne Reitz Union A whole day event with parallel sessions focused on the intersection of mindfulness and social change:…
Accor to ban all single-use plastics by end 2022 | TTG Asia
Accor has vowed to remove all single-use plastic items from its hotels by end-2022, as it joins the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Accountancy Europe’s proposal for sustainability reporting standards
Accountancy Europe has proposed new structure for sustainability and other forms of non-financial reporting Further consideration should be given to the problems that need to be addressed Any solution must involve enforced mandatory requirements for large companies Accountancy Europe’s proposed structures for sustainability and other forms of non-financial reporting mirror those of financial reporting that gave the world (except the US) International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Wisconsin’s Largest Renewable Energy Project in the Works
We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service are proposing to purchase the Koshkonong Solar Energy Center, a planned 465-megawatt (MW) solar and battery storage project in south-central Wisconsin. If approved, the project would be the largest renewable energy project in the state. The Koshkonong Solar Energy Center would feature 300 MW of solar generation and 165 MW of battery storage, which can store solar-generated power and provide customers with “sunshine after sunset.” The project is planned to be built in Dane County, Wisconsin, southeast of Madison. The total investment is expected to be $649 million.
Porsche Pushes Bioeconomy Into High Gear With Sustainable Fiber – World News Report – EIN Presswire
Porsche Motorsport premiered its much-anticipated Cayman 718 GT4 CS MR swathed in sustainable fiber bodywork at the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race last week, where stormy weather and a suspected COVID-19 outbreak muddled up the outcome quite a bit. One thing is clear, though. Bio-based car parts will play a key role in the sparkling green bioeconomy of the future, and what you see zooming around the race track of today could be parked in your driveway tomorrow.
Covid-19 pandemic could provide an unlikely reprieve for single-use plastic bags
The movement to ban single-use plastic in the US was gaining ground but fears of spreading the virus with reusable bags have sparked second thoughts.