The United States generates almost 80 million tons of packaging waste each year, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. When landfilled or incinerated, this waste pollutes the environment and poses health risks (PDF) to humans and wildlife. Packaging is also the main source of the plastic pollution that is clogging the ocean and expected to exceed the weight of all fish by…
Etiket: döngüsel ekonomi
Redesigning for the circular economy means connecting more closely with your customers
Sustainability has become a more poignant topic in 2019 as a growing number of consumers voice concerns about the negative environmental impact derived from our continued dependence on the world around us. In fact, according to a recent Nielsen report, 48 percent of consumers in the United States claim they would modify their consumption habits to…
A circular city remains a destination of the future, but many are traveling there
Cities can be carbon-emitting beasts, but they’re also hotspots for innovation and political action. Efforts to create circular cities laser-focus systemic change at the local level, seeking to reinvent urban centers as living demonstration projects of sustainability at scale. A circular city, in a short definition, is one that eliminates waste, keeps goods and their…
How artificial intelligence helps recycling become more circular
Smart robots, sensors and vision systems fortified with machine learning software are creeping into production at recycling facilities in Colorado, Japan and Europe. The promise is twofold: Not only could these technologies help speed up the rate at which incoming items can be sorted, they could dramatically improve the accuracy with which operations can identify specific types…
Turkey Materials Marketplace (TMM) 5. Etkileşim Toplantısı’na gözlemci olarak katıldık…
İş Dünyası ve Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Derneği (SKD) tarafından Eski Büyükdere İskelesi‘nde gerçekleştirilen Turkey Materials Marketplace (TMM) 5. Etkileşim Toplantısı‘na gözlemci olarak katıldık; Döngüsel Ekonomi’nin oluşumundaki hızlanma ile vizyoner yaklaşımları içselleştirdik. SKD koordinasyon ekibine misafirperverliği için çok teşekkür ederiz. S.E.Ç. Sürdürülebilirlik Danışmanlığı
Reporting Matters Türkiye 2018 Raporu Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Derneği (SKD) tarafından yayımlandı
Yapılan araştırmalar yalnızca 2030 yılına kadar 4 trilyon dolar değerindeki varlığın, iklim değişikliği nedeniyle risk altında olduğunu gösteriyor. Öte yandan WBCSD’ye üye 115 şirket özelinde yapılan analizde şirketlerin %41’i iklim değişikliği risklerini açıkça raporlarında tartışırken, yalnızca %9’u iklim değişikliğinin yarattığı fırsatlara değindiği belirtiliyor. Raporu okumak için: http://www.skdturkiye.org/files/yayin/reporting_matters__2018_2.pdf Kaynak: http://www.skdturkiye.org/yayin/reporting-matters-2018
It’s time to include developing nations more holistically in circular economy discussions
We’ve all heard of the “circular economy,” but too often the narrative has been dominated by talk of high-tech innovations and redesigning business models to prevent excessive consumption. Those are the priorities in industrialized nations, but how should developing countries go about implementing a circular economy? That’s the question posed by a new research paper…
2018 yılının en hızlı büyüyen 10 yeşil girişimi
Sosyal girişimcilik, çevre sorunlarının yenilikçi çözümler geliştirerek çözülmesine yardımcı olan yeşil bir endüstri yaratıyor. Bazı şirketler, çevresel zararları azaltmak veya tüketici desteği kazanmak için yeşile dönüyor. Yeşil girişimler, doğaları gereği, sosyal sorumluluk, ekonomik değer ve çevresel etkiden kaynaklanan ek zorluklarla karşı karşıya. Bununla birlikte, bu girişimler genelde enerjisi yüksek ve tutkulu kuruculara sahip oluyorlar. Bu…
Pepsi, Nestlé Waters, Suntory to Add Support for Enzymatic Recycling Tech from Carbios
A handful of major brands have come together to help bring a new technology to market that the companies say will help increase the availability of high-quality recycled plastics. Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe have joined a consortium formed by Carbios and L’Oréal to use Carbios’s enzymatic technology for the recycling of plastics. This biological…
VF Corporation Signs UN Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter
VF Corporation became the latest apparel company to sign the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action this week. The UN charter aligned with the Paris Agreement launched in December and now has more than 40 signatories. The global apparel, footwear, and accessories company has nearly 70,000 associates and reports $12.4 billion in revenue. The North…
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