In Ghana, support from a local business, Global Bamboo Product Limited (GBPL), is helping the INBAR project, ‘’Bamboo as sustainable biomass energy: A suitable alternative for firewood and charcoal production in Africa’’ guarantee the sustainability […]
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Sustainable Brands is an international community of learning and action focused on understanding and leveraging the role of brands in shaping a flourishing future. The Sustainable Brands Conference is ground zero for sustainability, […]
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Eva Malmstrom Shivdasani was born in Karlstad in Sweden and had a successful career as a model, and also had a company in Paris making evening gowns. Soneva Fushi, Maldives In 1986 she met Sonu […]
In Kenya, a small company called Chardust has developed a method for turning charcoal dust into fuel-efficient ‘briquettes’ for use in improved cooking stoves. The dust is sieved, milled, mixed with a small […]
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This video introduces the proposal for Project Mainstream, jointly launched by the WEF, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey & Company, aiming to achieve the tipping point to transform a series of key resources […]
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This press briefing addresses the best and worst performers on Yale and Columbia Universities’ 2014 Environmental Performance Index, a global ranking of national-level environmental performance, introduce a new Global Scorecard that gives insight […]
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Egyptian Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs Signs Agreement with Italy to Transform El Gouna into a Carbon-neutral City The Red Sea city of El Gouna signed an agreement between the Egyptian Ministry […]
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the WaterSense H2Otel Challenge as a way for agency partners and other organizations to encourage hotels to use best management practices that will save water […]
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The third annual World Waste to Energy City Summit, announced here on sustainapedia in January, will help you access the £6 billion global market opportunity offered by this exciting growth industry. 40+ renowned […]
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Cracking natural capital: making the case for corporate action to value nature’s assets Join this 2degrees webinar, in partnership with the Natural Capital Hub, to hear from top business leaders who will share […]
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