Sustainability: a call to action – DCD
The global data center industry needs to address this fundamental issue…
Source: www.datacenterdynamics.com
The global data center industry needs to address this fundamental issue…
Source: www.datacenterdynamics.com
I recently wrote about how France is investing in a culture of repair, as part of a broad shift towards a circular economy. New standards for repairability and durability will help to push manufacturers to improve the quality of their products, and one company has already been running with the idea. L’Increvable – which translates as ‘the indestructible’ – is a start-up company that developed a new kind of washing machine. It is specifically intended as a sustainable appliance, and that includes a number of different design considerations.
First of all, as the name suggests, L’increvable is durable.
The government’s cleanup program makes it easier to convince the public to adapt environmentally-friendly habits…
Every two weeks during the spring and fall, Orin Starn swings by Sarah P. Duke Gardens for a small dose of the coast. As part of Duke’s Mobile Farmers Market, Walking Fish, a consumer-supported fishery, connects the community with sustainably-sourced North Carolina seafood.
Millennials are paying attention to the environment and holding businesses accountable for their practices around cutting waste, pollution, and plastics.
Supported by the Veolia Foundation, The Conversation France website now has a new section devoted to the circular economy. Interview with Dr. Thierry Vandevelde, who heads the Foundation.
This is a guest post by Penny Polson, Carmen McLeod, Sarah Hartley and Eleanor Hadley Kershaw *** Introduction to the Circular Economy The notion of a ‘circular economy’ has been gaining a lot of traction lately.