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Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals

GreenBiz

Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, the world, acting through the United Nations, set in place a system of 17 very ambitious goals to guide humanity’s development toward sustainability through 2030. Alan AtKisson. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:00. Now it is 2021.

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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

GreenBiz

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. While the ability of ecosystems to enhance value creation and amplify impact is well-regarded in business, their potential to drive public good is quickly coming into focus. Case in point: sustainability. Golnar Pooya. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 02:00.

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Air filters and opening windows can reduce classroom pollution by up to 36%, says Surrey study

Envirotec Magazine

Last month, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced that air purifiers would be installed in 200 of them. We hope our study can be used to design ways to make classrooms safer and pupils healthier.” To improve air quality in classrooms, schools should use air purifiers during the school day and open the windows after hours.

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Corporate philanthropy becomes a renewed focus for leadership companies

GreenBiz

As companies direct more of their money to external charitable causes, internally decision-makers are assessing how the companies' philanthropic efforts tie into their values, corporate responsibilities and sustainability strategies. For many, this includes weaving sustainability into their already established practices.

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5 Online Tools That Can Help You Lead A More Sustainable Life

The Environmental Blog

With problems like global warming and pollution becoming a bigger threat with every passing day, sustainability is the need of the hour. Living in the digital age, it can be quite the task to take some time out from a packed schedule and go out of your way to ensure that your lifestyle is a sustainable one. Loss Of the Night.

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Seaweed: a model solution for fighting climate change, says group

Envirotec Magazine

A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage. Our research consolidates seaweed farming as an underpinning of a sustainable future,” said lead author Professor Carlos Duarte. “It

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What I learned about water in 2020

GreenBiz

Digital transformation is about people: The digital transformation of water was well underway pre-pandemic and accelerated quickly during the past nine months. First, the critical importance of people in digital transformation cannot be underestimated. The competition is the status quo (the installed base).