Sustainability Consultant
Women are more suited to sustainability lead roles but only 25% of these positions might be occupied by women by 2030. What can businesses do to effectively bridge this gender gap that would ultimately help in achieving net-zero emissions?
Sustainability Consultant
Two hours after the official release of Threads, Meta's text-oriented alternative to Twitter, the app reached 2 million downloads. In a world full of social media, what are the potential environmental costs as we immerse ourselves further in the digital realm?
Sustainability Consultant
In September 2021, the European Commission tweeted ‘Let's pull the plug on electronic waste’. What was tweeted then will soon come into action— as a celebrated movement to eliminate unnecessary waste from chargers.
Sustainability Consultant
A study conducted in 2021 by researchers from University College London claimed that it is important to leave approximately 58% of oil, 56% of fossil methane gas and 89% of coal untouched in 2050 to stay within a 1.5°C temperature increase limit.
Renewable Energy Investment
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates significant growth for renewable energy from 2022 to 2027— approximately an 85% increase compared to the previous five years. This massive increase in our energy supply also means new employment opportunities.
Renewable Energy Investment
Renewable energy is derived from natural resources that can be replenished indefinitely without the risk of depletion and harmful emissions. These sources include solar power, wind, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal.
Climate Risk & Economics
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) are two different gases with different chemical compositions, and properties, as well as their effects on the environment and human health.
Climate Risk & Economics
As of writing this article, only 27 years are remaining to reach net zero emissions for the majority of the countries so that the global average temperature remains ideally below 1.5°C. Understanding carbon neutrality and net zero represent crucial pathways towards addressing this target.
Sustainability Consultant
The UNEP Food Waste Index 2021 states that in 2019, around 931 million tonnes of food waste were generated around the world – of which 61% came from households, 26% from food service and 13% from retail. Food is currently responsible for approximately 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Sustainability Consultant
Approximately 53% of the green claims made within the European Union (EU) are imprecise, deceitful, or unsupported, while 40% lack any corroborating evidence. The EU’s new green label criteria highlighted that a responsible company must ensure its brand is reliable, comparable, and verifiable.
Sustainability Consultant
The circular design process is a method of creating products and services that are sustainable, ethical, and socially responsible by using the principles of the circular economy that considers reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing, and recycling.
Sustainability Consultant
Cradle-to-grave is a model representing a product’s full life cycle journey, starting from raw material extraction, production, use, and disposal after the end of its life. At the end of the value chain, the current standard waste management practice is either landfill or incineration, or recycling.