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Abu Dhabi initiative doles out awards for COVID-19-focused environmental work

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Covid - 19, Environment, sustainability / By / January 13, 2021

Across 9 different facilities, 14 roadshows have been conducted and 164 members of the Green Majlis, an intercollege youth-lead platform based in the UAE that aims to address environmental challenges both locally and globally, have joined since 2015. Picture: Sustainable Campus Initiative (SCI) Manager Aisha Al Mazrouei with Executive Director of the Environmental Science, Information …

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This company is making building tiles out of polluted air

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Climate Change, Innovation, Save Earth, sustainability, Technology / By / January 5, 2021

Carbon Craft Design’s floor tiles, made with black carbon extracted from dirty air, could help to combat India’s air pollution crisis. Picture Credit: Carbon Craft Design India has the world’s worst air pollution. Home to 21 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, its toxic air kills more than one million people each year. That’s partly because the South Asian …

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NIIST develops alternative to single-use plastic

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment, No Plastic, Save Earth, sustainability, Technology / By / January 1, 2021

Technology to manufacture biodegradable tableware from agricultural residues and byproducts The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has come up with an alternative to single-use plastics. NIIST scientists have developed a technology for manufacturing biodegradable tableware – including plates, cutleries and cups – from agricultural residues and byproducts. The know-how was licensed …

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For a sustainable future

Leave a Comment / CSR, CSR Reporting, sustainability / By / January 1, 2021

The need for professionals who can use available resources effectively while also protecting the environment has given rise to many new management courses Scarcity of resources, of energy, of space, food, water… the list goes on. Under such circumstances, the best way forward is to learn newer and innovative ways of conserving resources. One important …

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How Buying Stuff Drives Climate Change

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Save Earth, sustainability / By / December 17, 2020

Walmart on a Black Friday. Photo: Laurie Did you know that Americans produce 25 percent more waste than usual between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, sending an additional one million tons a week to landfills? This COVID-19 holiday season, with online shopping the preferred gift giving method for many, we will likely generate even more waste mailing packages …

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