What Does It Mean to be a Sustainable Influencer?
Instagram is often an unsustainable platform. But are these activists harnessing its powers for something good?
Source: www.elle.com
Instagram is often an unsustainable platform. But are these activists harnessing its powers for something good?
Source: www.elle.com
From London, Chuck Wolfe reports in with a prequel to his pending book with Tigran Haas, Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character: Principles and Best Practices. The book–which calls for a co-created, holistic understanding of place amid today’s pandemic-influenced, global/local blends–culminates a two-year project at the Centre for the Future of Places at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
The Ville de Montréal is making sustainability a reality. From electrifying transport to promoting urban agriculture, Montréal is enacting policies and initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help create a safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable city. As host of the ICLEI World Congress 2018, Montréal’s initiative on climate and sustainability will be on display when local and regional leaders from around the world come together to show how they are advancing sustainable urban development worldwide. Through its Sustainable Montréal 2016-2020 plan, the city is taking on four key priorities: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuel Strengthen biodiversity, increase green space, protect and ensure the efficient use of natural resources Plan on the human scale, ensuring access to healthy, sustainable neighborhoods Transition to a green, circular and responsible economy.
Read the full article at: talkofthecities.iclei.org
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At the recent World Economic Forum, over 30 leading companies, including global cement producer CRH, across 16 sectors joined forces to implement the circular economy through the World Business Council for Sustainable Development‘s (WBCSD) newest initiative, Factor10.
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Polestar, Volvo’s electric performance brand, has opened its first production facility in Chengdu, China. It will produce the Polestar 1, an electric performance hybrid coupe. “Here in Chengdu we are not only manufacturing a premium hybrid-electric performance car,” Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said in a prepared statement. “We have also created an inspirational manufacturing environment, a great place to work and visit. It truly reflects the Polestar brand.”