Day: September 3, 2020

Beyond the buzzwords, this class breaks down the how and why of sustainability in homes. Instructor Alissa Pier, AIA, shows us how old homes are in fact green! Alissa’s presentation talks about sustainability as it relates to materials, community, and quality of life. You’ll learn how old homes can adapt to change and reduce cost of living, and you’ll get a thorough introduction to traditional building materials, good design, and energy efficiency.

When it’s suggested that our food system be comprised of millions of small, organic gardens, there’s almost always someone who says that it isn’t realistic. And they’ll quip something along the lines of, “There’s no way you could feed the world’s growing population with just gardens, let alone organically.” Really? Has anybody told Russia this?

Kenya should earmark adequate resources to support waste recycling in the cities and boost post-COVID-19 recovery through job creation for women and youths, executives said on Thursday. Karin Boomsma, director of the Sustainable Inclusive Business Kenya, said that investments in the circular economy will boost Kenya’s green agenda while unleashing opportunities for vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19 disruptions. 

Driving for change: the potential for technology to contribute to sustainability Globally, many companies, organizations and governments are driving change in sustainability – especially those in the technology sector. Our 2020 European Technology Index reveals: There is an increasing commitment to addressing environmental issues Companies are self-imposing targets and taking measurable steps to improve. 

Sustainable development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Given its primary role as the custodian of ideas and knowledge producer, higher education Institutions can be the change agents to facilitate a more sustainable future.

Shop Eco-Friendly & Sustainable Products online at Ecowrkx which is India’s first Eco-Friendly Marketplace. Ecoworkx provides different kinds of Eco-Friendly and Sustainable products at an affordable cost.

An integrated design firm with six offices across California and Texas, providing sustainable design for educational, corporate and civic facilities.

What impact did we have?  Did we reach our targets?  Did we make a difference?  Answering these sustainability questions about a project or campaign requires collecting data to monitor and evaluate progress.

Airlines clearly have a lot on their plates at the moment, but putting a renewed focus on sustainability could serve as a rare bit of positivity for the industry….

Today sustainability, good corporate citizenship and ethical practices are differentiating companies in all sectors, especially manufacturing.  As manufacturers respond, reset and renew their way through the global COVID-19 pandemic, they’re focused on ensuring their workforce is safe, secure and collaborating in new ways. They’re also focused on ensuring operations are as cost effective and efficient as possible, and there’s a growing appetite to adopt new, innovative business models.

Perhaps because of increased performance scrutiny, enrollment in virtual schools leveled off in 2016-17, but all bets are off thanks to the pandemic…

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…

Travel News | The Maldives’ much-loved Gili Lankanfushi will reopen its doors to a secluded and sustainable paradise on Tuesday, 1st September 2020.

Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery fleet in Europe this year. Amazon and Mercedes-Benz share a commitment to reduce emissions from the transportation sector, and Mercedes-Benz also announced today it has joined The Climate Pledge, which calls on signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement goal of 2050.

While bars, gyms, dine-in restaurants and other buildings have been closed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, water left sitting in pipes could change in quality.  It’s possible that water left sitting for long periods of time could contain excessive amounts of heavy metals and pathogens concentrated in pipes nationwide, say researchers who have begun a field study on the impact of a pandemic shutdown on buildings.