Whitbread is carrying out a review of plastic and packaging across its supply chain and intends to work closely with its suppliers to find alternatives to single-use items…
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World leaders and environment ministers met in Nairobi, Kenya between 11 and 15 March for the fourth United Nations Environment Assembly bearing the theme, “Innovative solutions for…
Manuel Barange, Director of FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, provides an overview of the International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability to be…
June’s G20 summit, the first ever to be hosted by Japan, will focus on circular economy, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe told leaders at the Asia-Europe meeting (Asem) in Brussels on Friday. “Circular economy is a key-word for the future of Asia and Eu…
“Circular economy” is one of the catchphrases when it comes to restructuring the fashion business into a more sustainable model. But how to get there?
Most of us on earth now live in cities. By 2050, more than two-thirds of us will. And by the end of this century, demographers predict, 85% of the world’s population will live in cities. By then, demographers estimate, cities like Lagos in Nigeria and Mumbai in India will have 60 million or more inhabitants, and much of the world’s urban growth will be in Africa. What will this mean for climate change, and how will climate change affect growing urban populations? Much depends on whether smart decisions are made now about how expanding cities develop, and how existing cities—especially in energy-intensive countries like the United States—adjust to be more climate-friendly.
A Chinese artist on Saturday unveiled a sculpture made of discarded mobile phones and shaped like a cell tower in a bid to highlight the problem of electronic waste. …