With widespread and ferocious opposition to plastics dominating the headlines in 2018, edie asked readers for their views on which sustainability issue would be the next to pique public, policy and corporate attention.
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Salesforce has announced a new platform named Sustainability Cloud, aimed at helping businesses take action on tackling climate change.
What exactly is happening with the oceans? And what can we do to reduce the ever-growing pile of waste created by human activity? These questions are at the center of the two projects that won this year’s STARTS Prize for innovative projects at the interface of science, technology and art. Every year the European Commission awards the STARTS Prize to projects that combine artistic expression, technology and scientific research. This year’s shortlisted projects touched on topics ranging from surveillance technology to DNA data storage, but the final two Grand Prize winners both focused on environment and sustainability.
Twitter banned ads that deny the reality of climate change on Friday. Twitter’s announcement on Earth Day came as it tries to fend off an unwanted takeover bid by billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he thinks people should be able to say pretty much whatever they want on the platform. “Misleading advertisements on Twitter that contradict the scientific consensus on climate change are prohibited, in line with our inappropriate content policy,” Twitter global sustainability manager Casey Junod said in a blog post. “We believe that climate denialism shouldn’t be monetised on Twitter, and that misrepresentative ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis.”
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Responsibly sourced plant-based materials can reduce a food package’s carbon footprint and protect biodiversity. Renewables are the future of food packaging.
Read the full story in Environmental Leader. Ben & Jerry’s plans to phase out single-use plastic from all of their Scoop Shops worldwide starting early this year. As a first step, the ice cream company will no longer offer plastic spoons and straws.
Read this article ‘Sustainability of Operational Excellence in the Age of Disruption and Change’ by Rebecca H Mott on the ‘Research Report 2018/19 – The Global State of Operational Excellence: Critical Challenges & Future Trends’.