Environmental caution is an attitude must adopt if we want to achieve the challenging climate change targets set by the government. At a time where climate change is reaching a peak, actions have to be taken.
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In today’s podcast we were able to bring together two very topical areas that are on the top of all business owners minds (hopefully). Michelle Carvill came on to discuss the merits and ways to create a strategy that can improve not only your marketing but your carbon footprint too. Listen in for further details and insights as Melanie Boylan talk to Michelle Carvill. ‘Sustainable Marketing – How to drive profits with purpose’ – is her fifth book which she co authored along side Gemma Butler and Geraint Evans, published by Bloomsbury. And aligned with this, Michelle has developed a Sustainable Marketing course for CIM (The Chartered Institute of Marketing)
Throughout history, the planet has increased the amount of population it can support thanks to technology. That ability has made some believe that the bounty of the earth is unlimited.
The EIB supports the transition to the circular economy. This guide explains why – and how that can be achieved.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized the aviation industry’s commitment to its emissions reduction goals and called for the International Energy Agency (IEA) to prioritize investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help power aviation’s contribution to the post-COVID-19 recovery. IATA’s call comes on the eve of the IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit which will meet virtually to debate moves toward a low-carbon future. The IEA is well placed to promote SAF production with its stakeholders both in government and in the fuel industry.
The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Colm Kelleher will officially launch 8 newly installed city parklets this week, on August 31st and September 2nd. Following a call-out for “parklet partners” in September 2020, a number of local businesses and community associations were selected to take part in the National Transport Authority-funded scheme. The parklets, designed by Siobhán Keogh Design and built by Benchspace Cork, are then planted and maintained by the “parklet partners”, with funding for their upkeep administered by the City Council.
The following parklets will be officially launched by the Lord Mayor on Tuesday 31st August:
Cook Street (Partner: Il Padrino restaurant)
South Mall (Partners: The Imperial Hotel and Cork Zero Waste)
Union Quay (Partner: Three Little Piggies Deli)
Sullivan’s Quay (Partners: The Quay Co-op, Creativity & Change – MTU Crawford and Green Spaces for Health)
Wandesford Quay (Partners: Lavit Gallery, Backwater Artists Group, Cork Printmakers and Wandesford Quay CLG)
The press event will kick off at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.