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Press Releases / EarthCheck

G20 Leaders Forum looks at role of sustainability in global tourism

...ts to host destinations. On the other hand it needs to be carefully managed to minimise its environmental footprint. “The tourism industry needs to adopt destination-wide management plans for t...

13 Oct 2014

G20 Leaders Forum looks at role of sustainability in global tourism

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

More women entrepreneurs needed to help tackle climate change

...tion. As a start, with less than one month to go to the close of this year's competition, I would urge all female entrepreneurs with sustainability ideas to enter and take up the opportunity that's on...

27 May 2014

More women entrepreneurs needed to help tackle climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Fracking should get public support, says David Cameron

...ties alone had found about 1,300 trillion cubic feet of shale gas "lying underneath Britain at the moment". "To put that in context, even if we just extract a tenth of that figure, that's still the eq...

12 Aug 2013

Fracking should get public support, says David Cameron

News / Transport

Tesla expects big investment on charging stations in China

...t infrastructure for Tesla drivers, although charging stations could also be built independently if needed. "My instructions to the team are to spend money as fast as they can spend it without wasting...

23 Apr 2014

Tesla expects big investment on charging stations in China

News / Energy

Japan's nuclear clean-up: costly, complex and at risk of failing

...tribution from the authorities. "It's so unfair to say that. It's not that simple." In Tomioka, a coastal ghost town north of the Fukushima plant, ambient radiation remains at 10 times the government'...

16 Aug 2013

Japan's nuclear clean-up: costly, complex and at risk of failing

News / Waste

UK government urges citizens to cut waste over Christmas

...to do their bit over the holidays and help make a real difference to the environment," the minister added. The amount of wrapping paper thrown away at Christmas in Britain alone would stretch to the m...

25 Dec 2013

UK government urges citizens to cut waste over Christmas

News / Manufacturing

The rise of the circular economy in Asia

...to Create Value in a World without Limits to Growth. Image: Accenture The underlying strategy requires product vendors to think of the resources in their products as assets rather than inputs and the...

10 Mar 2015

The rise of the circular economy in Asia

News / Energy

Japan's solar dream shatters as projects fail

...ttered public confidence in nuclear energy. The country's reactors are shut while the government struggles to convince the population the plants are safe to restart. To encourage solar investment Toky...

19 Nov 2013

Japan's solar dream shatters as projects fail

News / Cities

Why Singaporeans can't say "No" to plastic bags

...tes they earn." At FairPrice Finest in Zhongshan Park, shoppers also get their own checkout counter which means getting to beat long queues. The supermarket is one of only three outlets that is a test...

6 Jun 2013

Why Singaporeans can't say "No" to plastic bags

News / Green Buildings

Awards scheme highlights female vision of architecture in today's world

...tecture, Portuguese architect Ines Lobo, designed her building to match the location and used natural materials to fit in with the environment. In this year's competition, 21 female architects from 15...

14 Mar 2014

Awards scheme highlights female vision of architecture in today's world

News / Energy

Japan may restart reactors in a year; Fukushima situation worsens

...t know what the outcome will be at the moment." He did not identify the reactors that are likely to restart. Situation worsens Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the Fukushima station, hit by th...

10 Jul 2013

Japan may restart reactors in a year; Fukushima situation worsens

Press Releases / Redress

Hong Kong drives future of sustainable fashion

...ted with the theory and techniques to enable them to create sustainable clothing via zero-waste, up-cycling and reconstruction. The competition puts emerging sustainable design talent in the spotlight...

21 Jan 2014

Hong Kong drives future of sustainable fashion

News / Water

Creating water out of thin air - ingenious billboard helps alleviate drinking water shortages

...to create the first water-generating billboard. Built in Lima, Peru, the innovative structure pulls moisture from the air and condenses it into clean, potable water. One of the driest places on Earth,...

30 Dec 2013

Creating water out of thin air - ingenious billboard helps alleviate drinking water shortages

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

We need to accelerate the development of sustainability metrics

...tainability within organizations. In that piece, the authors identified what they called the "five basic indicators of sustainability": Material intensity Energy intensity Water consumption Toxic emi...

15 Oct 2013

We need to accelerate the development of sustainability metrics

News / Cities

Climate leadership from mayors of the world

...the strategies and actions to take for reducing their vulnerability. Some important indicators are also related to the ability of a city to react to climate disasters, the investments on infrastructur...

18 Feb 2014

Climate leadership from mayors of the world

News / Energy

Fukushima clean-up turns toxic for Japan's Tepco

...the tanks will hold. It reckons it would need to more than double the current capacity over the next three years to contain all the water. It has no plan for after that. Instead, the utility wants to ...

31 Jul 2013

Fukushima clean-up turns toxic for Japan's Tepco

Press Releases / Carbon Trade Exchange

Baden Wright appointed as new CEO for Carbon Trade Exchange

...ting national and international strategic developments. He founded the exchange in 2007, designing the technology and infrastructure and leading the development of the innovative platform, as the firs...

6 Mar 2014

Baden Wright appointed as new CEO for Carbon Trade Exchange

News / Energy

Miele makes world’s first solar-powered tumble dryer

...to operate. The EcoComfort works in tandem with a home’s central heating system, connected to a storage tank with four lines. Miele explained that the first line transfers the heated water – due to th...

5 Sep 2013

Miele makes world’s first solar-powered tumble dryer

News / Transport

Observers call for more safety measures ahead of island-wide cycling path network

...thought this is quite a good suggestion, perhaps we can do this with a tweak. “Before they are given licences, perhaps LTA (Land Transport Authority) can ask cyclists to go for lessons to understand t...

11 Oct 2013

Observers call for more safety measures ahead of island-wide cycling path network

Opinion / Transport

Study ranks greenest airlines

...t the bottom of the pack in terms of its long-term impact on the climate. United has led the charge in lobbying against action to cap pollution, both at the international level through the Internation...

24 Sep 2013

Study ranks greenest airlines

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