Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

World Petrol Demand 'Likely to Peak by 2030 As Electric Car Sales Rise'

October 20, 2017

World petrol demand will peak within 13 years thanks to the impact of electric cars and more efficient engines, energy experts have predicted.

Ex-Asda Boss Declares War on Plastic Packaging

October 19, 2017

Supply Management

The former CEO of Asda has urged U.K. supermarkets to stop using plastic packaging, saying costly recycling initiatives had failed to halt the world's plastic pollution "crisis."

IoT Will Facilitate Speedier Farm to Fork, Research Suggests

October 18, 2017

Environmental Leader

With pressure on land and food resources set to increase, the Internet of Things (IoT) will play an increasingly important role in helping the sustainable agriculture sector become more efficient and productive.

Cosmetics Industry Urges Limit on Microbead Ban

October 17, 2017

Supply Management

Cosmetics industry representatives have urged the European Commission (EC) to limit an English ban on plastic microbeads.

Marine Insurers Join the Fight Against Illegal Fishing

October 17, 2017

Maritime Executive

Environmental NGO Oceana and a group of leading marine insurers have released a statement on safeguards to reduce the threat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The group has committed to implement and promote due-diligence processes that will make it harder for blacklisted fishing vessels to find insurance coverage.

Paris Wants to Ban the Combustion Engine by 2030

October 17, 2017

Fortune

Paris wants to ban all cars with traditional combustion engines from its streets by 2030, in the latest sign of how environmental concerns are increasingly dictating the rules of the game for the auto sector.

Hidden Cost of Feeding Grain to Farm Animals to Hit $1.32Tr a Year

October 16, 2017

The Guardian

Our habit of feeding human foods, such as grain and soya, to farm animals will cost us $1.32tr a year by 2050 globally, according to environmental campaigners.

Top Six Challenges Facing Procurement

October 13, 2017

Supply Management

The evolution of procurement means that the function's success is no longer just about sourcing services and reducing cost.

EPA Improves Its Water Pollutant Monitoring Tool

October 12, 2017

Environmental Leader

The EPA is improving access to the Water Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool; the tool allows users to determine who is discharging water pollutant, what (and how much) pollutants they are discharging, and where they are discharging.

China, the Biggest Buyer of America's Trash, Wants No More

October 12, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

There's one economic activity the U.S. does better than anyone. We're world champs in throwing stuff away.

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