Green groups and business leaders have welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the UK has created an updated domestic emissions target for 2030 as its contribution to the Paris Agreement, but with progress lacking against upcomin…
Our society faces challenges more urgent than ever.The food sector is striving to transform the way that we produce, manage and consume food…
Continental has adopted one of the most comprehensive sustainability roadmaps in the vehicle supplier industry, thus paving the way for a new global industry benchmark…
The plastics industry is a responsible partner to policy-makers and other stakeholders, working together to find solutions to the challenges of climate change, energy and resource efficiency, consumer protection and the circular economy. Plastic materials are ideally suited to be essential components of the solutions to these challenges. To achieve this, PlasticsEurope works closely with all its stakeholders and the plastics value chain to develop a common plastics industry vision and approach. Plastic plays a major role in delivering and sustaining the quality, comfort and safety of modern life-styles. Its impressive ratio of cost to performance also means that people of all income groups can enjoy these benefits. But meeting the needs of society is not just about ”today”. Future generations also have the right to products that will benefit their everyday life. Meeting the needs of tomorrow is the foundation of the concept of ‘Sustainable Development’. Plastic products are already helping to improve people’s lives every day, whilst conserving natural resources and helping to protect the environment for tomorrow, in a world with a growing population, and ever-increasing demands for water, food, shelter, sanitation, energy, health services and economic security. Contact us for more information Contact us for more information about the benefits of plastics and the activities of PlasticsEurope.
Four UK based innovation and research projects offering practical and impactful recycling and reuse solutions have been awarded a total of £500,000 by the Ecosurety Exploration Fund.
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About the pilot project The tropical areas suitable for palm oil plantations are incredibly rich in biodiversity. For many years, oil palm production has been associated with negative impacts on global biodiversity, as it significantly contributes to land-use changes in tropical forests, peatlands, and other species-rich habitats. The major direct impact on biodiversity caused by palm oil cultivation is habitat loss caused by deforestation and the burning of peat or natural vegetation to prepare the land for planting. Since the 1990s, palm oil has become a global commodity widely used in processed foods and is the highest yielding plant producing vegetable oil. Palm oil is produced from palm trees cultivated in Western Africa and South and Central America, but the most considerable extension of palm oil fields is in Indonesia and Malaysia, which provide 85% of the world production. This pilot aims to advance Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and biodiversity conservation practices at the farm level for palm oil producers. To sustainably produce palm oil, there is more than concentrating on preventing deforestation or habitat loss. Advanced integrated pest management (IPM), less toxic plant protection products, and improving biodiversity-friendly production practices are crucial to arrive at environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable production systems with maximum resilience. The pilot includes the development of an additional module of Malaysia-specific pesticide data for the Pesticides & Alternatives APP, a survey of biodiversity-friendly practices currently implemented by farmers, and a census of insect diversity and their associated host plants on oil palm farms – both pest and beneficial insects. The results of this census will provide important additional information about the natural history of beneficial and pest insects and their host plants in local oil palm production regions. An international team of entomologists and botanists will discuss the results to understand plant-insect interactions and…
SRS offers a coordinated e-waste recycling and IT asset disposition (ITAD) solutions with a high focus on data security, regulatory and corporate compliance, value recovery and sustainability. With processing facilities throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC, SRS is well-placed to directly support…
Britons are poised to spend £2.4bn on new outfits for the Christmas party season this year – yet many items may be worn fewer than three times – a survey shows. After shelling out an average of £73.90 per person on partywear for the festive period, one in five people admit they won’t wear the same outfit to more than one party or event, according to the study from environmental charity Hubbub.
Every day we do things and make various choices that in one way or another impact our environment, as well as other living beings and climate. Maybe some people are not aware of it, but that’s the reality.
How can we make our cities more sustainable seminar online sample lecture…
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Buy Authentic and Original Indian Arts, Crafts, handloom and hand painted fashion products directly from Artists, Craftsmen, Sculptors and Weavers. Our goal is to improve the lives and livelihoods of India’s skilled rural handicraft and hand-loom artisans, who produce objects of great beauty with…
83% of business leaders believe well-managed supply chains can support sustainability objectives…
Innovation in advanced materials offers the disruptive potential to transform the way we build our future cities – and make them greener and smarter.
We’ve heard about Hyundai’s dedicated E-GMP electric vehicle platform since the 45 Concept’s debut at Frankfurt last year.And now, the South Korean automaker…
The European Union has set itself ambitious goals to become carbon neutral by 2050 and hence will raise its 2030 climate target. One solution to contribute to the goal is on hand: advanced biofuels. Now the EU must ensure that all political measures are implemented to guarantee that biofuels can…
Those new high-performance windows or that efficient boiler might look like a smart way to achieve energy targets but sometimes the most sustainable technologies are not well suited to a new building or a retrofit.
London, December 2, 2020 FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of CNH Industrial N.V. , has teamed up with Slow Food, a global grassroots organization, to support two local…| December 2, 2020…
Information on the environment for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public…