Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility: MY BIRTHDAY WISH(ES)
I TURN 54 TODAY My birthday wishes are simple. 1. I want the world designed for all — so folks aged 8 to 80 can get around w…
I TURN 54 TODAY My birthday wishes are simple. 1. I want the world designed for all — so folks aged 8 to 80 can get around w…
In the report released here in collaboration with the UN-E-Waste Coalition, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said the value of electronic waste produced every year is a staggering USD 62 billion already, which is worth three times the total silver production…
Hypromag Ltd was founded in 2018 by the four directors David Kennedy, Rex Harris, John Speight and Allan Walton. Our aim is to develop a full recycling supply chain for rare earth magnets based upon neodymium iron boron (NdFeB).
EU businesses focused on the circular economy are being invited to join a ‘Mission to Mexico’ next month.
Coca-Cola India’ says its latest product launch Minute Maid Smoothie hits the buttons for three of its core initiatives: Expanding its Health and Wellness portfolio, boosting its Fruit Circular Economy concept and adhering to two-thirds product localisation.
E-waste, and namely the informal processing of discarded electrical and electronic devices, is affecting the health of children, young people and expectant mothers worldwide, according to the ‘Children and Digital Dumpsites’ report from the World Health Organization. “In the same way the world has rallied to protect the seas and their ecosystems from plastic and microplastic pollution, we need to rally to protect our most valuable resource -the health of our children- from the growing threat of e-waste.” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
Can private certification standards truly bring about more sustainable production practices? This is the question at the center of Dr. Janina Grabs‘ forthcoming book, Selling Sustainability Short? The Private Governance of Labor and the Environment in the Coffee Sector. The book developed from years of research as Grabs was pursuing a PhD at the University of Münster. A political scientist by training, a past visiting scholar at Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and an instrumental figure in the launch of Costa Rica’s climate-smart NAMA Café initiative, Grabs’ interest in the coffee industry stems from a broader interest in sustainable agri-food systems.