Global hotelier Accor has committed to remove all single-use plastics from guest-facing operations by 2022, in the same week that brewer AB InBev’s Brazilian subsidiary pledged to end plastic pollution from its packaging by 2025.
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In the U.S., 81 percent of Generation Z say they’re looking for purpose in their work, according to a recent report from American Express. Many are finding that purpose in the corporate responsibility and sustainability fields.
Deadline: 25-Feb-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) This firm consultancy will explore how inclusive and green growth can be supported through strengthened value chains and circular economy (CE) approaches, specifically among poor people and communities and achieve outcomes that…
On 29 January 2019, New York City Council held a hearing on a trio of bills collectively known as “Renewable Rikers”. Rikers is currently home to the most infamous prison in New York City—the Rikers Island correctional facility an island penal colony with one lone bridge connecting it to the rest…
KUCHING: SJK Chung Hua No 5 will give the public the chance to minimise the electronic waste (e-waste) that goes into landfills with its recycling programme next Saturday (April 27). The community service programme, which is organised by the school’s Malaysia Red Crescent unit, will run from 9am…
It is a paradox that the excess of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere can endanger lives and even the civilization that has been founded on carbon. Human addiction to carbon is persistent and therefore we need novel chemistry for the efficient conversion of CO2 to harmless or useful products.
We don’t have time to think conceptually about sustainability operations anymore – we must act. Results on the ground are what we need to move the needle, but many leaders aren’t sure how to get started. With this toolkit, you can put theory into practice now. Eventually, all organisations looking to change to more sustainable operations will need to transition from strategic thinking to tactical implementation. In a career that’s observed international development in some of the world’s political hotspots, I have learned that results on the ground are often what matter most. This is especially true if you are working under pressure, as we all ought to be in relation to climate change today.