The Jokey Group calls upon producers and consumers to prefer packaging made of recycled material. The aim of Jokey’s initiative “grey” is to strongly promote recycling and the reduction of environmental pollution and packaging waste.
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In February 2017, 33 major companies committed to the circular economy. Almost two years later, Afep takes stock of the 100 actions.
Until a few years ago, farming in southern Iraq was “as lucrative as oil”, Qasim Abdul Wahad remembers, and his one-hectare farm plot in the governate of Basra produced enough to feed his family of eight. Now dust kicks up under his feet as he walks through his land, after worsening extreme heat and drought linked to climate change killed 90% of his winter crops, including all of his okra and eggplant. “Only a few years ago I would be able to sit here and relax. It was very green and beautiful. When I look at it now, I feel like a member of my family is gone,” the 50-year-old said. Abdul Wahad, who has spent his life farming in the village of Abu Al-Khaseeb – the names means “father of the fertile” – thinks he will soon have to abandon his land, to try to seek more fertile ground elsewhere.
Global e-scrap dumping—it’s a serious environmental and public health issue. To help address this critical concern, Cisco hosts Recycle IT Day every year, and has done so since 2002. Around the world, Cisco locations act as collection points for employees to drop off e-scrap like end-of-life…
Burgopak team up with Holmen Iggesund and Thames Technology to celebrate Earth Day and plant a tree in your name
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Burgopak packaging studio team up with Thames Technology and Holmen Iggesund to celebrate mutual endeavours to increase sustainability in the gift card industry
The Product Platform Rulebook is an open-access guide, developed by the Construction Innovation Hub and industry leaders, for various stakeholders within the supply chain to develop and deploy Product Platforms. The Rulebook aims to enable and promote the adoption of Product Platform approaches by providing guidance, tools, and a common framework for the industry. The construction industry needs disruption, which the innovators and early adopters have initiated over the last few decades with the adoption of Modern Methods of Construction. But we now need guidance to build confidence in the approach for the majority to follow. A Product Platform is often referred to as a ‘Kit of Parts’ which is a group of common and repeatable assets that can be configured and combined with interoperable components to deliver a range of distinct projects.
While the singer’s partnership with the Canadian boxed water brand is commendable, there’s still a lot you should know about its ecological impact…