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Ecological Footprint highlights human pressures on biodiversity

The concept of the Ecological Footprint can be used to illustrate the balance between the use of a natural resource or an ecological service and its availability. According to a new study, the Ecological Footprint could be valuable as an indicator to help track progress towards the goals of the Convention on Biological ...

Feb. 20, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

UBC `ecological footprint` creators honoured at Rio+20

Two pioneering UBC researchers who developed the "ecological footprint" concept have won the prestigious Blue Planet Award for Sustainability, valued at nearly $645,000 CDN, at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil. The award, one of the world's premier environmental prizes, recognizes William Rees, a professor emeritus at the UBC School of Community and ...

Jun. 19, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

AngelPoints CEO Andy Mercy explains how CSR Programs create benefits in the Huffington post

The Huffington Post Article: "Green B2B: The Secret Sauce For Better Employees?" by Marc Stoiber is the second in a three part series exploring B2B sustainability issues. In the article, Angelpoints CEO Andy Mercy, explains how "employee CSR programs create benefits far beyond lessening the company's ecological footprint." Read The Huffington Post article in its entirety here. About AngelPoints ...

Jan. 25, 2011

By 3BL Media

Carbon and cities central to a sustainable China

Addressing carbon emissions and urban development will be crucial if China is to continue to improve well-being without costing the planet, says a new report launched today. The "China Ecological Footprint Report 2010", jointly published by WWF and China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), explores the country's challenges and opportunities in an ...

Nov. 15, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Cotton Made in Africa Conserves Water and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The small ecological footprint of African cotton SOURCE: Aid by Trade Foundation: Cotton Made in Africa Initiative SUMMARY:Cotton made in Africa cotton has a considerably smaller ecological footprint than conventionally grown cotton. The Initiative’s sustainable cultivation methods reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 70 percent and save around 18,000 litres of water per kilogram of cotton ...

Dec. 10, 2012

By 3BL Media

Measuring the environmental impacts of nations

A study released on January 22 suggests the environmental damage caused by rich nations on poor nations exceeds $1.8 trillion, while the impact of poor nations on their richer counterparts is less than one third of that amount. The study is the first-ever global accounting of the dollar costs of countries' ecological footprints. The study, led by former University of California, Berkeley, ...

Jan. 29, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Dr. Earl Mark recognized as educator of the year

EXTON, Pa. – At the Be Inspired Awards ceremony last week in Charlotte, N.C., Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, recognized professor Earl Mark, Ph.D., as this year’s recipient of the Be Inspired Educator of the Year Award. Dr. Mark is associate professor, director of ...

Oct. 22, 2009

By Bentley Systems Incorporated

Welsh households continue cutting waste

Wales is now producing less household waste and recycling more, according to Welsh Assembly Government Environment Minister Jane Davidson. The latest figures for the third quarter of 2008-09 show that households produced 4 per cent or 16,519 tonnes less waste than they did for the same period in 2007-08. The combined recycling and composting rate was up from 31 per cent to 35 per cent. The ...

Mar. 25, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Consumption patterns need to change to cope with growing cities

Urban areas are spreading, minimising the time and distances between and in-and-out of cities. The International Planning Congress in Dalian, China, addressed this ‘urban sprawl’ and sought ways to achieve sustainable urbanisation. The European Environment Agency contributed to this debate by urging policy makers to tackle underpinning consumption patterns. Urban sprawl is not driven principally ...

Sep. 22, 2008

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Sustainable consumption: Henkel CEO Kasper rorsted appeals for coordinated action

Today, at the World Conference on Detergents in Montreux, Switzerland, Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted appealed to all partners and participants in the value chain to commit to coordinated action. "Sustainable development is no fad of the moment, but rather a global task and a challenge for the entire industry that needs urgent attention," he stated. "The world population is growing, the average ...

Oct. 6, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Groundwater footprint reveals unsustainable water consumption

Reservoirs of water stored under the earth’s surface, otherwise known as groundwater, are a valuable resource. However, using a footprinting method, a new global study has indicated that about 1.7 billion people live in areas where groundwater is being used more quickly than it can be replenished. Groundwater supplies water to billions of people and is important for agricultural irrigation ...

Nov. 30, 2012

By European Commission, Environment DG

Introducing the Elusor Environmental Accounting Tools Network

Be part of a community at the cutting edge of environmental and sustainability performance 8 October, 2010 – Today sees the launch of the Elusor Environmental Accounting Tools Network – a dynamic online community created to educate, connect and equip people with a passion for improving the environmental and sustainability performance of organisations, large and small. This free and ...

Oct. 8, 2010

By Elusor Environmental Accounting Tools Network

Malaysian companies honoured at Frost & Sullivan green excellence awards banquet

Thirteen home-grown as well as Malaysian operations of large multinational companies were recognized for their excellence in sustainable products, services and strategies at the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Green Excellence Awards banquet. Co-located with Green Buildings Congress Malaysia 2010, the awards luncheon banquet was well attended by the who"s who of the recipient companies. ...

Jun. 9, 2010

By Frost & Sullivan

Danone adopts green packaging technology

Danone Canada has announced two innovations in packaging: a new ecologically-sensitive manufacturing process for its individual serving products, called "expansion," and use of a biodegradable high-density polyethylene for its yogurt packaging. These innovations are in direct response to Danone's corporate objective of reducing the company's carbon footprint by 30% by 2012. "These environmental ...

Apr. 19, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Endress+Hauser receives top rating for sustainability

Endress+Hauser has been placed in the top ranking of companies in the EcoVadis sustainability audit for the fourth time in a row. The Group again improved its overall result: with 72 points, Endress+Hauser is now among the leading two percent of all suppliers in the comparison group. Since 2013 Endress+Hauser has been evaluated annually by EcoVadis with regards to sustainability; ...

Apr. 9, 2020

By Endress+Hauser AG

Mediterranean countries use more natural resources than their ecosystems provide

In the Mediterranean region the demand for natural resources and ecological services is two and half times greater than ecosystems’ capacity to provide them, recent research has found. To meet this demand, countries rely on imports, exposing themselves to price volatility and potential resource shortages. According to the authors, a 10% increase in global prices would particularly impact ...

Sep. 10, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

UNEP calls on experts to adopt environmental technologies and sustainable management practices

The impact of peacekeeping operations on critical natural resources is being highlighted this week at a gathering of military and civilian aid experts at the headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Studies from various post-conflict countries suggest that the demand for critical natural resources such as wood and water by peacekeepers can be significant. In vulnerable environments, ...

Mar. 12, 2009

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Strengthening the Business – Biodiversity Link in Lisbon

Last week, over 400 leaders from business, governments, the European Union and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) came together in a high-level event, to discuss the role of business in biodiversity conservation. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) was one of the organizers of this event which took place from 12–13 November. Over 20 WBCSD member companies – three ...

Nov. 22, 2007

By World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Bruker announces New ECO Line of X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Instruments

Bruker today announced the launch of the ECO series of instruments for X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction and chemical X-ray crystallography – specifically the S8 TIGER ECO, the D8 ADVANCE ECO and the D8 QUEST ECO instruments. The new ECO line features an innovative design enabling low cost of ownership (ECOnomical) and minimized consumption of resources (ECOlogical), while also ...

Jul. 16, 2013

By Bruker Corporation

Global Economy Inches Upward as Environmental and Social Concerns Mount

Nationalprogress is often measured almost exclusively by growth in the gross domestic product, or GDP. Yet as the global economy inches upward, actual social and environmental well-being lags. Alternative measures for gauging progress are needed to determine true prosperity, write Worldwatch’s Mark Konold and Climate and Jacqueline Espinal in the Institute’s latest Vital Signs ...

Oct. 22, 2014

By Worldwatch Institute

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