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Opinion / Manufacturing

Samsung partnership with Korindo ignites another fire scandal

...t snatched by Samsung’s plantations, with important ancestral and cultural sites taken over by the plantation. The company has diverted the rivers to irrigate the palm oil plantation, leaving the rest...

4 Jul 2017

Samsung partnership with Korindo ignites another fire scandal

News / Water

UK’s first food-waste supermarket opens near Leeds

...the article says. The market, the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, is located in Pudsey, a town that is part of metropolitan Leeds. Food activists from the Real Junk Food Project, a global net...

23 Nov 2016

UK’s first food-waste supermarket opens near Leeds

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

...tic member states, will propose a strategy for limiting the use and transport of HFO by ships in the Arctic. It is imperative that every state in attendance supports this crucial measure to protect th...

3 Jul 2017

Ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

Opinion / Energy

Solar power alone won't solve energy or climate needs

...teristics that require attention to its limitations and ensure it can function as part of an integrated energy system that delivers best value to the end user. The emerging energy system of this centu...

29 Sep 2017

Solar power alone won't solve energy or climate needs

News / Energy

Storage to solve Australia's energy woes

...tralia is incomplete without energy storage. As climate and energy expert Jill Cainey puts it: "You can't just deploy intermittent generation on an electricity system and expect it to run smoothly." "...

12 May 2017

Storage to solve Australia's energy woes

Press Releases / PennWell

Meet Decision Makers at India’s Newest Renewable Energy Event

...tates (AREAS). The event will provide the opportunity to make long lasting business connections with high-level dignitaries, officials and executive management from government, utilities and private e...

11 Jan 2017

Meet Decision Makers at India’s Newest Renewable Energy Event

Press Releases / QCR

Recycling glass is the way forward for businesses

...the waste glass bottles. With this machine a blue tray is placed in the bottom of the crusher, so all glass empties into the tray. Around 90 crushed bottles can fill the tray before it needs to be em...

7 Dec 2016

Recycling glass is the way forward for businesses

Opinion / Transport

Think big on technology for a clean energy future

...truction. The government is showing citizens that the technology is ready and superior to oil-based transportation because it is cleaner and quieter. A law to wave taxes on electric transportation (ca...

26 Aug 2017

Think big on technology for a clean energy future

News / Carbon & Climate

Natural gas can't help curb climate change

...tent issues with fugitive emissions during gas extraction and transport that show that gas is not as ‘clean’ as often thought. Bill Hare, Climate Analytics Double overestimate The report says part of...

27 Jun 2017

Natural gas can't help curb climate change

Press Releases / FuturArc Journal

Year-End Issue 2016: FuturArc Nov-Dec 2016 issue out now

...tectural form as a geometric juxtaposition of circle and square, representing man-made and natural, and suggests that the balance between the two is a pathway to elevating the human spirit. In recent ...

15 Nov 2016

Year-End Issue 2016: FuturArc Nov-Dec 2016 issue out now

News / Food & Agriculture

What 2018 has in store for sustainable palm oil

...transparent, Webber says that "technology will be the key to sustainable palm oil". Driven by the philosophy that it is more important to make it easier for stakeholders to do the right thing than it...

7 Mar 2018

What 2018 has in store for sustainable palm oil

News / Food & Agriculture

UN pushes 'smart crops' as rice alternative to tackle hunger in Asia

...to promote these alternatives as "smart crops" to make them more attractive, Kadiresan said. "We are calling them smart crops to get people not to think about them as poor people's food but smart peop...

15 Mar 2017

UN pushes 'smart crops' as rice alternative to tackle hunger in Asia

Opinion / Waste

In banning plastic bags we need to make sure we’re not creating new problems

...ther plastic items are entering the litter stream too. With this in mind, it pays to ask exactly why we are banning plastic shopping bags. Is it the litter issue, the potential impact on wildlife, the...

25 Jul 2017

In banning plastic bags we need to make sure we’re not creating new problems

News / Carbon & Climate

Investing in disaster resilience now 'mission critical' for business

...tems as part of a strategy to protect its operations in case of future disasters. "We've got to be there or those clients... have no reason to stay with us any further if we're not there to answer the...

17 Feb 2017

Investing in disaster resilience now 'mission critical' for business

News / Corporate Responsibility

From duped maids to rice farmers, Asian women lead the way in businesses to aid society

...tudents, not setting out with the aim of building a business seeking to improve society. "The social impact was tied into the business model - the better the business, the more impact for the farmer,"...

26 Sep 2016

From duped maids to rice farmers, Asian women lead the way in businesses to aid society

News / Policy & Finance

Global treaty "only realistic way" to stop supply chain abuse: rights group

...that controlling the treatment and conditions of workers down the supply chain shouldn't be left for businesses to regulate. "A binding agreement between governments sends the right message that safer...

31 May 2016

Global treaty "only realistic way" to stop supply chain abuse: rights group

Videos / Lifestyle

This Australian outfit makes "the greenest T-shirt on the planet"

...thletic, said in a statement that "we are thrilled to be in the finals for the pitch-fest against a fantastic selection of start-ups". Started by Ross and business partner Matt Ashcroft, Kusaga Athle...

5 May 2016

This Australian outfit makes "the greenest T-shirt on the planet"

Choosing the responsible food option? A customer a supermarket in Singapore reaches for an item. Image: Eco-Business

News / Food & Agriculture

What's the sustainability story inside our food?

...to it, right? An existential threat forces us to change. The issue with the SDG agenda—and climate change in particular—is that it doesn’t feel like it’s that bad. One theory is that if the effect of ...

24 Jul 2017

What's the sustainability story inside our food?

Single-use plastic bags are stuffed into a grate door in Little India, Singapore. Only 6 per cent of the city-state's plastic waste was recycled last year. Image: Michael Coghlan/Flickr

News / Waste

Singapore’s battle with disposable plastic addiction

...that about 10 per cent of orders have opted out of receiving plastic cutlery from 30 participating restaurants. The company admits that “there is still a long way to go,” but estimates that the initia...

17 Jul 2018

Singapore’s battle with disposable plastic addiction

Press Releases / IE expo China

Chinese version of IFAT continues its expansion

...ttee office will help engage more cooperation partners in the environment industry and create a better platform for technology exchange, investment attraction and talent recruitment. To meet the ever...

7 Feb 2017

Chinese version of IFAT continues its expansion

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Opinion / Manufacturing