Day: December 17, 2019

It’s been another record-breaking year of entries, our expert judges have had their say and it’s now time to reveal the shortlist for edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards 2020! Drumroll please… Now in their 13th year, the Sustainability Leaders Awards recognise and reward changemakers within business. From the best efficiency programmes through to product innovations; from stakeholder engagement and social sustainability schemes through to the individual energy and sustainability leaders who are making change happen.

Retailer goes for strategic approach that avoids green spin…

A total of 42 Iveco Stralis CNG tractor units will be added to the operation over the coming weeks, taking the total to 72 across the firm’s fleet. Once introduced, the new vehicles will account for more than 40 percent of Hermes’ first mile delivery fleet. These have been ordered from CNG Fuels, the only UK supplier of Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) approved biomethane. Each vehicle will reduce CO2 emissions by over 80 percent when compared to a diesel Euro 6 vehicle.

Risk disclosure. Regular reporting. Performance management. We need it all.

The PaperTale app allows users to scan clothing embedded with a smart tag to find out about the workers who produced it and the materials used in manufacturing.

The Italian fashion house’s sustainability linked loan, arranged by Crédit Agricole, builds the catwalk for other retailers to follow suit.

The FAO has said that freshwater and ocean fisheries are at a crossroad and that the world needs a vision for sustainability for these food sources.

The Estonian Ministry of Education and Research intends not to grant the right to teach to the private higher education institution Nordic School of Hospitality and Innovation (NSHI) as it deems the sustainability questionable due to NSHI’s plan to mainly enroll foreign students.

Sustainability experts for decades have been exhorting managers to focus more on the function their products deliver and less on the product itself. Biosphere Rule #5, Function Over Form, is focused on fulfilling customers’ functional needs in ways that sustain the value cycle.

Talino at Galing ng Pinoy (TGP) Partylist Rep. Jose “Bong” Teves Jr.has filed a measure seeking to prohibit single-use plastics…

Going green can start in your skin-care cabinet—here are three sustainability tips from Josie Maran to help you live a cleaner life.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I love the holiday season and everything that comes with it – festive gatherings, beautiful decorations, tasty treats, giving gifts and enjoying quality time with friends and family.

Moët-Hennessy is to take a “huge” stand at the inaugural Vinexpo Paris in February to speak about sustainable development at the luxury drinks group for the first time. Speaking to the drinks business last month, CEO at Vinexpo, Rodolphe Lameyse, expressed his delight that the owner of great brands from Champagne Dom Pérignon to Cloudy Bay wine would be present at the Paris fair, and in such an impressive way. 

Making healthy living more hipster than hippie since 2012…

The future of Japan as a sustainable society appears in doubt nowadays, due to the falling population, rising ratio of elderly citizens, and burgeoning public deficits. A researcher who has put artificial intelligence to work exploring better futures shares his scenarios for a more sustainable…