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How Going Refurbished Helps You Go Green As Well

Living Green Technology

Consider this: According to a study by the research firm Gartner, the number of personal computers in use around world surpassed 1 billion in 2008. Growing at the pace that it is, this figure will double every four years.A look at the statistics provided by EPA, in 2010 in the US alone, 1.375 million computer units and related hardware items (including CPUs, desktops, portables, monitors, hard copy devices, keyboards and mice) were disposed.

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What Does It Take to Successfully Implement Corporate Sustainability?

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Posted by Guest Contributor By Saskia Juretzek Sustainable development is becoming more and more an integral part of our daily life, and more companies are willing to incorporate sustainability into their daily business. Yet many businesses are still lacking when it comes to implementing sustainability. Why is this? We decided to take a look at this in a study at Leuphana University Lüneburg.