Nestlé admits slavery in Thailand while fighting child labour lawsuit in Ivory Coast
The company has won plaudits for its admission of forced labour in the Thai seafood industry but much of the supply chain remains hidden…
The last job on Earth: imagining a fully automated world
Meet Alice, holder of the last recognisable job on Earth, trying to make sense of her role in an automated world…
Germany’s hypocrisy over Greece water privatisation
Germany has been criticised for pushing Greece to sell off its water utilities when many of Europe’s largest cities, including Berlin, are buying back theirs…
Hunan Valin LY Steel Group Co., Ltd. Sustainability
Hunan Valin LY Steel Group Co., Ltd. (“LY Steel”) is an important production base for fine steel products in Central and Southern China, a backbone enterprise of Valin Group – one of China’s top ten steel companies, and a provincially administered super large state-owned enterprise in Hunan. LY Steel was established and put into production in 1958. After 57 years of development, it currently has an annual steel production capacity of 8 million tons, and possesses a production line covering the entire process from coking, sintering, steelmaking to steel rolling. It mainly produces thin hot-rolled and cold-rolled coils featuring high strength, high technology content and high added value. The “Shuangling” brand has been shortlisted as “China’s Top Ten Publicly Recognized Brands”, and recognized as a “China Famous Trademark” by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. This project covered energy plant,steel plant , circulating water system in steel rolling milland of LY Steel, involving a total of 100 high-efficiency water pumps. After transformation, water pumps operated well and the power-saving effect was obvious.
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Representations of e-waste globally matter
This past weekend, we witnessed remotely forced and violent evictions occurring in a neighbourhood of Ghana’s capital city Accra. Agbogbloshie is portrayed as the continent’s largest electrical wasteland; in truth it is a functional, profit-making recycling network.
Beyond capitalism and socialism: could a new economic approach save the planet?
A holistic approach to the economy is necessary to avoid social, environmental and economic collapse, according to a new report by the Capital Institute…
Is global sustainability possible in our society? | Jon Alexander | TEDxUCL
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From pumpkins to policies: engaging in sustainable food behaviour
Hooked on Halloween, Pumpkin Rescue tried to engage the public in sustainable food behaviour, but with the festivities over, can it deliver long-term change?
Sustainable companies are more profitable, report finds
Analysis of S&P 500 companies finds that corporations with sustainability strategies outperform others on the index…
5 products that claim to be sustainable, greenwashing all the way to the bank
From SeaWorld’s “Cup That Cares” to an underground beer fridge – these products are trying to tout green creds that may not exist…
Why George Monbiot is wrong: grazing livestock can save the world
George Monbiot’s recent criticism of Allan Savory’s theory that grazing livestock can reverse climate change ignores evidence that it’s already experiencing success…
Five new ways the circular economy can build brand experience
Businesses are turning the circular economy into a brand building experience for consumers…
Six strategies for creating system change for a sustainable future
Mapping and identifying opportunites, building new platforms for collaboration and letting go of prevailing perspectives are all critical for accelerating change…
Oil-rich United Arab Emirates aims to be a sustainable energy pioneer
One of the world’s richest oil-based economies is embracing sustainable technologies, and making a surprise bid to become a clean energy leader…
Scientists vindicate 1972 ‘Limits to Growth’ – urge investment in ‘circular economy’
Nafeez Ahmed: Early warning of civilisational collapse by early to mid 21st century startlingly prescient – but opportunity for transition open…
Chris McKnett: The investment logic for sustainability
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Satish Kumar: the link between soil, soul and society
We are losing connection with the soil.Satish Kumar wants us to understand the connection between soil, soul and society and drop ego in favour of eco…
Cooking oil from Louisiana restaurants powering JFK-to-Amsterdam flights
Come fly the fatty skies. New Yorkers for the first time can take a commercial flight from Kennedy Airport to Amsterdam on a jumbo jet fueled by the same grease that makes french fries and chicken …