Tag: protecting the planet
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Carbon reporting mandatory for all large UK companies
According to a new framework announced by the UK government, . Every unlisted organisation with 250 or more employees, or an annual turnover over £36m and ... -
Mintel research: Key 2018 consumer trends relate to sustainability
Major European consumer trends, identified by research firm Mintel for 2018 and beyond, relate to sustainability. They include: Sea change: More and more companies will focus ... -
The sustainability challenge: The aspect environmental ratings fail to consider
According to an article by Auden Schendler and Michael Toffel in MIT Sloan Management Review environmental rankings of businesses often fail to take into account advocacy activities ... -
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts: United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13
, disrupting national economies and affecting lives. Rising sea level, changing weather patterns and extreme weather events are only some of its impacts, affecting mostly the ... -
Air pollution causes 1 in 8 deaths. It is the single biggest environmental health crisis we face: World Health Organization
In fact, although we do not see it, air pollution causes some of the most common illnesses. It is responsible for: 36 per cent of deaths ... -
London reaches air pollution limit for 2018 before end of January
, data shows. Brixton Road, in Lambeth, seems to be London’s most polluted street: levels of pollutant nitrogen dioxide exceeded average hourly limits 18 times thus far, ... -
Exposure to air pollution may result in infertility
48.5 million couples across the globe were estimated to be infertile in 2010, with exposure to air pollutants – especially PM, which affects more people than ... -
EasyJet gaining competitive advantage with electric aircraft
EasyJet is striving to promote sustainable aviation and minimize its environmental impact by putting its weight behind the development of electric passenger airplanes by the US ...