Day: August 30, 2019

Jun.10 — Canadian Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna discusses the Canadian government’s plan to ban single-use plastics like straws …

Brewing giant Heineken regards sustainability as a crucial factor for success, according to a presentation by the company during Districon’s seminar in…

Ties that biopharmaceutical products supplier MilliporeSigma has with a waste management firm allows biopharma plastic waste to become building materials.

It is estimated that 50 million tonnes of electronic waste – or e-waste – was generated globally in 2018, half of which comprised personal tech devices.

Corporate sustainability has evolved far beyond a feel-good marketing strategy to engender goodwill and loyalty. It has become an economic and environmental imperative, as companies, policymakers, and financial regulators across the globe recognize the risks associated with the failure to plan…

10x Oversubscription Indicates High Demand for Impact Investing The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) is excited to announce its first public debt offering with a $100 million Sustainability Bond issuance.

Advanced recycling is a form of recycling that converts post-use plastics into valuable petroleum-based products and fuel.

Ellie Cleary of Soul Travel Blog & Consulting in this interview discusses latest trends in responsible travelling and gives tips and inspiration how to travel more consciously and responsibly. Ellie, as passionate traveller, do you remember when you first heard about sustainability in connection with tourism?

An interview with Blue Ventures’ partner support technicians in East Africa, Haji Machano and Khamis Juma…

culture360.ASEF.org features key points discussed during the closed-door meeting of cultural mobility funders and information points at ASEF Unplugged-Amsterdam.

In an effort to promote circular economy and reducing single-use waste, revolv is organising a reusable cup-sharing event titled ‘Tiong Bahru Takeover’ during the weekend of 24- 25 August 2019.For one weekend only, revolv is collaborating with four cafes in Tiong Bahru to enable customers to get …

The first week of September is going to be #reportingmania week in Singapore, as the third annual Asia Sustainability Reporting Summit (ASR…

The airport’s Green Plate Program gives travelers and employees the option of receiving their meals on reusable plates and utensils.

Last week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the LA Countywide Sustainability Plan. Along with my colleagues Sean Hecht and Nat Logar and other faculty across UCLA, I assisted in the drafting process and witnessed the shaping of the Plan from the ground up.

When Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris suffered a very serious fire in April this year the Pinault family, which heads up the Kering luxury goods group, pledged Euros 100 million on the night of the fire towards its rebuilding.

In partnership with The Place Brand Observer, we asked our global panel of sustainable tourism experts this: What does it take for a destination to be considered successful, in terms of sustainability? How to determine and measure sustainable tourism success? The panel’s responses highlight the many ways how success can me measured and further, what success really means to the organization in terms of sustainability.

Companies are becoming more open to getting measured on environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, and ING is encouraging them to expand such goals by providing financial incentives. Today, we announced the world’s first sustainability improvement derivative (SID) provided to SBM Offshore,…

Yesterday, LEGO posted a video on their YouTube channel outlining their sustainability mission. Their goal is to make 100% of their building elements out of sustainabily-sourced materials by 2030. They’ve already made strides towards that goal by making their plant elements out of sugarcane.

The Sustainability Consortium has selected SupplyShift as its new partner and reporting platform for The Sustainability Insight System (THESIS) Index, formerly and most widely known as The Sustainability Index.

Primary school teacher Blair Minchin is sharing his tips on how to take learning beyond the classroom to the home.