Sustainable Design Architecture Firm – LPA Inc.
An integrated design firm with six offices across California and Texas, providing sustainable design for educational, corporate and civic facilities.
Source: lpadesignstudios.com
An integrated design firm with six offices across California and Texas, providing sustainable design for educational, corporate and civic facilities.
Source: lpadesignstudios.com
The UK Government, as hosts of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), has selected engineering, design and consultancy firm Arup to help it achieve its ambition of delivering a sustainable summit.
Starbucks, which doles out more than 1 billion straws a year, says it will phase out single-use plastic straws from its stores by 2020.
After a year long hiatus, in which single-use plastics were encouraged for Covid-safety, Bernalillo County is reinstating its single-use plastic ban. County manager Julie Morgas Baca is rescinding the order she implemented last summer allowing businesses to use the bags during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a press release from the county. Bernalillo County intends to work closely with business owners to ensure a smooth transition while offering counseling on any possible violations, as well as working with vendors so they might help remind business owners that it is no longer allowed.
Epson has earned its third successive platinum rating for sustainability from EcoVadis, a leading provider of business sustainability ratings. This is in recognition of the company’s global efforts to uphold the highest standards on the environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement and highlights Epson’s commitment and actions on sustainability. The platinum rating ranks Epson in the top 1% of companies in its industry, particularly excelling in the fields of the environment as well as sustainable procurement. The independent evaluation methodology is based on a framework of 21 sustainability criteria mapped to global standards and guided by the international scientific community. Customers can trust this independent certification and be assured Epson is one of the most responsible and accountable companies in its sector. EcoVadis is a recognised business sustainability ratings organisation covering 200 industry categories, 175 countries and regions, and over 90,000 companies of all sizes worldwide. Epson’s latest platinum rating reflects its ongoing commitment and notable improvements towards sustainable growth in the past year.
Fairphone, known for making “ethical, reliable, and sustainable” smartphones, has launched its latest model, the Fairphone 3+, in Europe. It arrives as the successor to the Fairphone 3 that was announced last year. The handset features a modular design that provides hassle-free at-home repairs and has been constructed with over 40% of recycled plastic.
e-waste – Talaat said that the increasing rates of digitisation and the trend towards digital transformation within the framework of the strategy of building Egypt’s digital infrastructure has become necessary to adopt scientific methods for the safe disposal of electronic and computing waste in…