Most developed countries import a massive amount of food – especially animal feed. Under any circumstances, this is unsustainable. But a new report from a French research body asserts that if we take just a few simple steps, most developed regions could easily locally sustain their populations’ projected future food requirements – and in an organic way too.
EU Plastic Tax: Helping Beat Coronavirus
Swedish Smarts: Responsibility with Sustainability
Investment Fund to Prevent Plastic Pollution in Oceans
Gaia Discovery: Media Partner, Speaker & Moderator
WWF Launches Plastic Smart Cities in Southeast Asia
Waiving Waste: Bali Hotels Feed the Hungry
Millions of tourists visit Bali every year – and they waste hundreds of tonnes of food while they are there. Leftovers from spicy banquets, over-provisioned picnics and un-sampled buffet breakfasts all add to the waste. But one smart tech entrepreneur has swapped his skills in cash handling to food handling – and helped feed hungry villagers in the process.
GumDrop: Recycling Chewing Gum
FairBnB: the Sustainable Alternative
Doughnut Economics: Time to Dump GDP as a Benchmark?
Kate Raworth, an English economist, has reservations about using GDP as a continuing growth model. Her new theory, titled Doughnut Economics, highlights a need for balance between quality of life and environment for a thriving and inclusive economy.
Circular Surfing : Polluting Plastic to New Boards
Rethinking Models for Climate Financing
Effective climate action by multiple non-state actors, be they businesses, cities or regions, could make significant contributions to narrowing the global emissions gap, adapting to climate change, and demonstrating to governments that higher ambition is desirable and doable. Going beyond words, this 5-part series titled Beyond words: Climate Actions for a Green Economy show that these actors are hard at work and delivering.
World Tourism Day Marks Innovation & Startup Contest
Climate Action With Clean Energy Funding
Effective climate action by multiple non-state actors, be they businesses, cities or regions, could make significant contributions to narrowing the global emissions gap, adapting to climate change, and demonstrating to governments that higher ambition is desirable and doable. Going beyond words, this 5-part series titled Beyond words: Climate Actions for a Green Economy show that these actors are hard at work and delivering.
Reducing Food Waste Saves Hotels Money
Westin's Upcycled Pajamas to Promote Good Sleep
Hospitality’s wellness turns used bed linens to pajamas, helping children sleep and feel better. Mallika Naguran reports.
Plastic Bags: Reducing Pollution, Worldwide
Sustainable Business Grants: Funding Increases for 2018
Circular Economy – Using Waste to Make Biofuels
here has been plenty of controversy about the production of biofuels from plant sources, and the impact it has on food production and the environment. And recently, the blockage of sewage systems by waste fats has also been in the news. One smart Finnish company is applying its technology to both problems and making biofuels from food processing waste.
Singapore – Far from a Circular Economy?
Given Singapore’s capabilities in instituting judicious environmental regulations and embracing new technologies, it still lags behind in creating an economy that harnesses resources optimally while reducing wastage. Mallika Naguran reports on the discussions had during an MEM Alumni seminar on the circular economy.