by Admin | Sep 30, 2014 | Articles, Sustainability
Consider this: concrete is the most widely used construction material on the planet and its production accounts for roughly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, a fascinating new study from MIT reports that these carbon emissions could be cut in half while...
by Admin | Sep 24, 2014 | Conservation, Sustainability
Agribusiness, the high-tech industry concerned with agricultural produce and services required in farming, has been faced with a problem for years: how to effectively feed the increasing number of people around the globe in the future. The problem lies in the fact...
by Admin | Sep 23, 2014 | Conservation, Sustainability
Malaysia is currently pioneering incredibly successful innovations in the area of sustainability that we could all learn a thing or two from. Malaysian “smart villages” are incredibly cost-effective, easy to build, include many 21st century amenities, and are, of...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2014 | Sustainability
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) recommended that Western Australia’s controversial shark culling program should not be extended, citing that there is a “high degree of scientific uncertainty” about the impact of the drumlines on the great white shark...
by Admin | Aug 15, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is something that many major corporations have always put an enormous emphasis on, but CSR programs with a focus on the environment are relatively new. Happily, more big businesses are beginning to embrace environmentally...
by Admin | May 23, 2014 | Articles, Sustainability
We throw a lot of things away. We get tired of how an old desk or dresser or chair looks, and we replace it with something shiny and new. Sometimes we’ll sell or give away the old items, but other times they just end up going in the dumpster, especially if they’re...
