Tackling the myriad sustainability challenges related to food requires systemic interventions that improve sustainability at local, national, and international level. In this paper, we develop an iterative, step-based sustainable food system approach.
Source: ecdpm.org
E-Waste is a growing problem across the world and new devices are being manufactured every day. Learn about how to manage your e-waste effectively.
Happy Earth Month! This April, MEC and our partners are celebrating with creative initiatives you can get in on. Find out how to join the Climb for Climate challenge, pick up a free sapling, upcycle your unwanted socks and take action for our favourite planet. Join the Climb for Climate challenge. Get outside to give back. The challenge? Log as many vertical metres as possible from now until April 30. For every 20m of vertical you climb, MEC will donate $1 to Protect Our Winters Canada. Our goal is 500,000 metres of vertical overall, which would equal 56 Everests and a giant $25,000 donation. Rack up the metres of elevation however you like – run, bike, ski, climb, hike, you name it. It’s free to sign up, you get a 1-month FATMAP Explore voucher, and yep, we’ll have prizes!
The World Bank today published its first impact report covering all bond issuances and the entire portfolio of IBRD’s development activities…
Many companies need to keep perishable items cold in transit. Some use couriers and worry about a few hours spent baking on a doorstep and others need to keep tissue samples stable while traveling internationally. We help customers achieve their thermal goals while keeping cost and material waste to a minimum.
Ian Carstairs from Scottish Enterprise talks about the benefits of sustainable business practises and shares 5 tips that will help you build resilience, reduce costs and protect your business from risks.
Competition amongst IT services players to be the most ambitious in their environmental sustainability goals can only be a good thing. It looks like it is driving companies to do more and more quickly. Last month we looked at Sopra Steria’s target to achieve net zero emissions by 2028 and highlighted its sustainability achievements and goals (see Sopra Steria: Targeting net zero ahead of the curve). Today, we see announcements from Atos and Accenture that show the IT services suppliers are upping their games.