New online data portal gathers forces to combat e-waste
New portal from the Global E-Waste Statistics Partnership visualises data on the amount of e-waste generated and treated by country and by region…
Source: www.businessgreen.com
New portal from the Global E-Waste Statistics Partnership visualises data on the amount of e-waste generated and treated by country and by region…
Source: www.businessgreen.com
Enjoy this post from the SSC Archives.In the past, it has been hard to convince some companies that they should think about anything more than their bottom lines, but time has shown that companies who focus on a triple bottom line —economic, environmental and social — perform better by all standar…
A Montford couple who pledged to go plastic-free in January plan to continue their drastic lifestyle change to help raise awareness and empower others. “We did start it as a one-month challenge,” says Hilary Drake.
Discussions around the circular economy are increasing. The concept, an economic model that encourages continuous reuse of materials to minimise waste, has been described by Gartner as starting with “good design, end of life and raw material reuse in mind”. It is not simply a theory, either. Back in February 2020, the analyst revealed that 70 per cent of supply chain leaders are planning to invest in the circular economy in the next 18 months. The likes of Maersk, Caterpillar, IKEA, Philips Lighting, Rolls Royce, Timberland and Nestle are all developing circular economy initiatives, while others are building dedicated departments and hiring talent to specifically drive related projects.
Melbourne woman Caroline Lambert shared a picture of ‘loose fruit hot cross buns’ in separate plastic boxes to Instagram on Wednesday, prompting outrage from shoppers online.
IIT Guwahati introduces UN-Sustainable Development Goals 2030 as part of the B.Tech curriculum…
The circular economy is an effort to reconceptualize material and energy flows through our economy.Rather than materials and energy flowing in a linear fashion from acquisition to disposal, the circu…