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Four sustainability trends to watch in 2012
The worldwide movement toward sustainability has made significant progress over the past half-dozen years as companies and cities have pursued strategies that balance future and current societal needs.
Now, sustainable development is entering a new phase, characterized by greater alignment within and between the public and private sectors.
Perhaps the greatest obstacle has been the lack of consistent and comparable standards for defining and measuring sustainability. Although these issues have ... |
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Barriers to GHS around the world
As an additional section of Enhesa’s GHS tracking service, Enhesa has added information related to barriers to chemical shipments presented by countries that have not yet implemented the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). Information spans the globe with data for Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Canada, India, Israel, and many more. Until now, Enhesa’s GHS tracking service focused on identifying progress towards GHS implementation, but information ... |
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Arjay Engineering Ltd.
Arjay Engineering has been designing and manufacturing process and environmental controls for over 20 years. Our main facilities are located in Oakville (Toronto), Canada. Support facilities are also located in Vancouver, Canada and Beijing, China. Arjay is also supported by a network of product representatives throughout North America and in various regions of the world. |
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