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One of the important things for businesses to consider today is the impact they will have on society and the environment. There is an increasing concern surrounding the effects of climate change and for many business leaders it is becoming essential that they implement sustainable practices to help keep the planet healthy. In a world where human actions have a significant impact on addressing climate change, it is imperative that businesses are environmentally aware and understand the key areas where they can make a difference to their local and global environment: The top areas being energy, waste, wellbeing, transport and purchasing. These five core aspects of environmental attention are known to be highly contributing to the planet getting warmer and are now being widely addressed through individual and joint efforts across the globe.
The Sustainable Places Research Institute is organising a series of events to mark Cardiff University’s 2019 Sustainability Week.
Minuscule pliers made of soft filaments added to the ends of optical fibres can be controlled with visible light, and could be used to grip objects tens of micrometres in size, such as some individual cells.
Piotr Wasylczyk at the University of Warsaw in Poland and his colleagues made the pliers from liquid-crystal elastomer, a soft polymer material. They bend when visible light shines through attached optical fibres.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the global corporate community to react to the unforeseen. Also other challenges, such as global warming and extreme weather events have been pushing companies to prepare for risks other than only those of a purely financial nature. An integrated approach and sufficient focus is therefore key. For investors, the relevance and importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has never been more pressing. The 2020 EY global investment study revealed that no less than 98% of investors conduct a formal or informal review of non-financial disclosures, compared to only 64% in 2013. The extent to which businesses are prepared for ESG risks, plays a central role in an investor’s decision-making and long-term investment management.
A deposit return scheme intended to increase recycling rates and “slash the amount of waste polluting our land and seas” will be introduced in England, subject to consultation later this year, it was confirmed by Defra today. UK consumers go through an estimated 13bn plastic drinks bottles a year, but more than 3bn aren’t being recycled, with some ending up as litter on the streets and in the marine environment.
Last December, the Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), a nonprofit that represents about 60,000 Australian woolgrowers, released the Wool 2030 Strategy, a 10-year plan for the country’s wool sector. Taglined “Australian wool: The world’s premium sustainable fibre” the report attempts to appease rising consumer concerns around sustainable methods of fiber production