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VOCs landmark: Firm marks 20 years of mobile carbon filter rentals

Envirotec Magazine

CPL had been selling carbon filters prior to this date, but 2003 was when they designed a genuinely portable unit and began the transition into a true ‘carbon & service’ business. The first rental filter was a 2m 3 VOCSorber® unit, supplied to a chemicals manufacturing site in West Yorkshire that is still a customer to this day!

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Addressing biodiversity authentically and effectively

GreenBiz

We later expanded our bird conservation activity by establishing the Suntory Fund for Bird Conservation in 1989 to directly support organizations protecting birds both in Japan and overseas. As of 2020, the Fund has granted a total of $4.87 million to 425 projects.

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Understand more about Disinfection at lesser hazard

Econaur

Dissolving the pathogenic micro-organism using strong solvents like alcohol or soap. Oxidising (much-localised burning / disintegrating) the pathogenic micro-organism. The first method of dissolving the outer walls of the pathogenic micro-organisms is well applicable and can be put to use by application of hand sanitizers, soaps, etc.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Fleet leaders are also facing increasing pressure.

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Join the Regiving Movement

Sustainability Consulting

Enter the practice known as Regiving — and we know just the organization with resources to get you on your way. Freecycle ,a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free, started in 2003 as an email network for 30-40 like-minded neighbors in Tucson, Arizona.

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Quality Counts – On the Road Towards Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

The QC team was born out of a vision to make data collection faster and more reliable, and they have been delivering on that vision since 2003. Initiatives for the future include a focus on the organization and offices themselves – hibernating computers, double-sided printing, and establishing a recycling program.

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Extreme heat is ramping up all over the world. So are solutions.

Grist

” Christopher Hewitt , director of climate services at the World Meteorological Organization The spotlight No matter where you live in the world, you’ve likely noticed that this summer has been abnormally hot. In 2003, a devastating European heat wave killed at least 15,000 seniors in France.

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