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Tag: Sustainability
Climate Change And Transportation
With Record breaking heatwaves and blazing wildfires, there is no denying climate change. How is climate change affecting transportation systems and what can we do about it?
6 Simple Sustainability Tips That Save You Money
These simple sustainability tips not only will help better the planet, they’ll save you money in the long run!
Number Of Sustainable Investment Funds Growing But So Are Concerns Over Profits
The investment firm Thornburg Investment Management recently launched the Thornburg Better World International Fund. The primary investment objective is obviously to earn money for its clients, and the Fund plans to earn solid returns by […]
JFK Airport Creating Its Own Farm To The Delight Of Commuters
JetBlue Airways, which knows all about transporting people from the city to the country and vice versa, is now embarking on a project which will quite literally bring a little bit of the country to […]
Urban Agriculture Brightens Cities And Promotes Sustainability
The latest trend in real estate combines urban development with agriculture. Real estate developers are joining forces with small-scale growers to appeal to the trendy homebuyer. Many urban developments are featuring vertical farming projects, in […]
Crowdfunding Kingpin Decides To Reorganize Into Socially Responsible Business Structure
Kickstarter, the popular crowdfunding platform, has changed its name and has reincorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation. The announcement that it is changing its business model was made on its blog. From now on Kickstarter […]
Commuters In The Netherlands Will Soon Have The First 100% Green Rail System
Dutch commuters will soon have the ability to use one of the most environmentally friendly rail systems in Europe, which will use only electricity generated by wind farms. A new contract between Eneco and VIVENS […]
Study Finds Countries Gaming Carbon Credit Schemes To Actually Create More Pollution
A new study has revealed that a majority carbon credits generated by Russia and its neighbor Ukraine were not actual carbon emission cuts, instead represented an increase in emissions by up to 600 million tons. […]
Coca Cola Announces Its Entire Operations Will Be ‘Water Neutral’ By The End Of The Year
Coca-Cola Co. and its partners announced they expect to be restoring 100 percent of the water utilized in their plants by the end of this year, reaching an old conservation objective five years ahead of […]
Ikea Is Banning All Traditional Light Bulbs From Its Stores In Favor Of LEDs
For a long time, corporations dealing with lighting have been forecasting a time when the standard bulbs will be LED, taking the place of the conventional incandescent lights, the compact fluorescents and the halogen lights. […]
World Takes Note As Fully One Third of Europe’s Electric Energy is Now Renewable
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) reports that fully one-third of last year’s electricity in Europe came from renewable energy. At 24% four years prior, this means fewer fossil fuels are […]
Toymaker Lego Will Invest Over $170 Million To Find Sustainable Alternative To Plastic
Going green and using sustainable production methods and materials is creeping into every part of society – from hybrid cars, to LEED buildings and even now children’s toys. Famed Danish toymaker Lego announced on Tuesday […]
The Largest Pension Fund In The World Will No Longer Invest In Coal Companies
Norway’s mammoth $890 billion government-pension fund, the largest sovereign-wealth fund in the world, is known for its world-leading oversight. Every investment decision is reviewed not only for its potential profits, but also for a large […]
Organic Food Found To Be More Profitable For Farmers
Whole Foods isn’t the only one selling organic fruits, vegetables and other products to hungry shoppers as it seems just about everywhere these days has shelves full of organic ingredients, even big corporations like Wal […]
Why It’s Wrong To Value The Ocean At $24 Trillion
An interesting piece of research came from one of Australia’s Queensland University. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, one of Australia’s leading marine scientists and director of the University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute in St Lucia, published a […]
E-waste Hits Record Highs In 2014, Leaves Horrific Legacy
The volume of global e-waste — discarded electrical and electronic equipment — reached 41.8 million tonnes in 2014, an all time high, according to a new United Nations University report. What’s worse is that the […]
McDonald’s To Stop Working With Suppliers Who Clearcut Forests
American and increasingly global fast food chain McDonald’s Corp is taking steps to end deforestation caused by its supply chain, focusing on beef, coffee, palm oil, poultry and packaging. The company promised on Tuesday not […]