One World – One Environment – One Network
Scientists, engineers and others are working hard to reduce pollution that poisons the planet and contributes to climate change. But psychologists might be better suited to tackling how and why consumers spend their money...
Smartphones can quickly become obsolete, leading to criticism of their environmental impact. However, increased repairability is less important than the psychology of the brand name when it comes to device sustainability, says a new...
Last week, the European Union, Canada, China, Denmark, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Russia, South Korea and the US signed a historic international agreement banning unregulated commercial fishing in the Arctic high seas. Together, they represent...
Until now, the Arctic tundra has been the domain of low-growing grasses and dwarf shrubs. But new, taller plant species have been slowly taking over this chilly neighbourhood, report an international group of nearly...
Major multinationals such as Unilever, Coca-Cola and Volvo pledged to reduce marine plastic week when they signed the G7 Ocean Plastics Charter at a meeting of G7 environment ministers, businesses and NGOs in Halifax,...
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals aim to halve food loss and waste by 2030, but a new study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that this ambitious goal is becoming increasingly distant. However,...
China is attempting a shift from coal to natural gas in an effort to address the country’s severe air pollution. A new study shows that although such a switch generally has benefits for air...
The second Swiss Resources Forum (rf-ch 2018) will take place on October 25, 2018 at the Empa Academy in Dübendorf near Zürich under the title “Science, business and cities together for more resource efficiency“....
Thanks to financial support provided to the International Biochar Initiative from the Biochar for Sustainable Soils Project, the 2015 white paper The Potential for Biochar to Improve Sustainability in Coffee Cultivation and Processing has...
Dutch non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup has developed a massive floating barrier designed to remove plastic pollution from the world’s oceans. The system was launched over the weekend from the San Francisco Bay, where...
Luxury fashion brand Burberry announced last week that it will stop its practice of destroying unsold products with immediate effect in an effort to become more sustainable. According to the Guardian, British luxury fashion...
Deforestation is threatening the population of Virunga mountain gorillas in Rwanda with extinction. New, energy-efficient stoves, which reduce firewood consumption, can help protect their habitat. Of the 1,000 mountain gorillas worldwide, some 600 live...
Sustainable cosmetics, waste management and eco-tourism have sprung up across Latin America, reversing a history of human, economic and environmental exploitation. John Dyer reports. Cosmetics are not usually considered a sustainable business: petrochemicals are...
Investing in sustainability is looking more and more like a smart move. A new study found that air pollution lowers people’s intelligence. “Polluted air can cause everyone to reduce their level of education by...
Between April and August this year, Switzerland and central Europe experienced the driest summer season since 1864. Especially the forest seems to suffer from this dry spell: As early as August, trees began to...
A research team from the Zoological Institute of Kiel University (CAU) has succeeded in developing a new silicone coating with a specific microstructure which reduces the contact area of barnacles to ships hulls by...
The SAP.iO Foundry offers a no-equity ask program that provides access to SAP APIs, SAP technologies, and opportunities to meet SAP’s customers. The upcoming SAP.iO San Francisco fall cohort will be focused on Human...
The capital of Wales is the proud owner of four new benches made of recycled plastic waste collected from the Cardiff stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race earlier this summer. Over 280 kilograms of...
Nineteen global cities have signed a declaration to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from their cities by making all new buildings net-zero carbon by 2030. The mayors of global cities such as London, New...
Nearly every construction project uses cement. But cement manufacturing consumes the third-most energy among industries worldwide. It’s the second-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, producing around 6 per cent of the primary greenhouse gas causing...
