United Nations, August 27 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will renew his call to India and other G20 countries to invest in a clean, sustainable transition as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic…
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The circular economy offers OEMs in the enterprise technology market new revenue streams, improved sustainability and enhanced brand protection. By outsourcing downstream processes, including reverse logistics, repair services, de-manufacturing, warehousing and IT asset disposition, manufacturers can maximize product value and free up their resources to focus on new innovations. Today’s technology manufacturing landscape is one of balance between meeting consumer hyper-demands for “the next big thing” and carefully managing finite resources. The circular economy is a global movement that attempts to strike that balance through reverse logistics, repair strategies and sustainable reuse. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) participating in the circular economy are leveraging sustainable practices to extend product lifecycles and capture value long after the initial product sale.
The Magic Kingdom is ditching plastic straws….
Amid uncertainty in trade circles led by issues such as the anti-free trade stance of President Trump, China’s evolving status as a sourcing center and ongoing Brexit talks with the European Union, Texworld USA returns to New York’s Jacob. K. Javits Convention Center for three days starting Jan. 22, with more than 240 exhibitors from around the globe.
More than 100 billion tons of virgin materials are being consumed annually by business, with progress to boost reuse and recycling rates stagnating, a damning new report has concluded.
Jordan reached an agreement on Thursday to purchase an additional 50 million cubic meters of water from Israel and to increase its exports to the occupied West Bank from $160 million a year to around $700 million, the two countries announced in official statements. The agreements, concluded during a meeting between their foreign ministers, signaled improved relations with Israel’s new government following years of strained ties under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid — the guiding force behind the new government formed last month — met at the King Hussein Bridge between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday.
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.