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The Volvo Group Launches Green Finance Framework

Volvo Group launches a Green Finance Framework for the financing of investments and projects in the area of clean transportation.

5 Nov 2020

Ola’s Entry into Electric Scooter Segment Set to Boost Electric Mobility Business in India

Following the news that India-based shared mobility player Ola’s electric mobility arm, Ola Electric Mobility Pvt. Ltd, plans to foray into electric scooter manufacturing

5 Nov 2020

Pura on a Mission to Reduce Nappy Landfill with Launch of New Nappy Range and Nappy Recycling Partnership

Pura, the eco-friendly baby products company, is launching a two-pronged attack on the environmental impact of disposable nappies, by launching its own range of environmentally friendly nappies and by working with the UK’s only nappy recycling company – NappiCycle - to keep disposable nappies out of landfill and instead turn them into notice boards, road surfaces and materials for affordable houses.

From MyPura 3 Nov 2020

Dolphins Ride Out Dietary Ups and Downs

More evidence has emerged to support stricter coastal management, this time focusing on pollution and overfishing in the picturesque tourist waters off Auckland in New Zealand.

3 Nov 2020

Renewable Energy Targets may be a Blunt Tool for Achieving Sustainable Outcomes

Renewable energy targets may be too blunt a tool for ensuring a sustainable future, according to University of Queensland-led research.

29 Oct 2020

New Soil Microbial Fuel Cells for Economical, Sustainable Water Treatment

University of Bath engineers have demonstrated that it is feasible to trap and use the energy produced by the natural reactions taking place in microorganisms found in the soil.

29 Oct 2020

Brunel bags Euromillions to Cut Industrial Waste

Helping energy-hungry industries scoop back and reuse vast volumes of waste water and heat is the goal of an ambitious new project at Brunel University London.

29 Oct 2020

Study Requests Caution When Implementing Reforestation Plans Across Africa

According to geo-ecologist Julie Aleman, a visiting scientist in the department of geography at the Université de Montréal (UdeM), the state of mature ecosystems must be considered before huge reforestation plans can be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.

28 Oct 2020

WFW Advise Advertising Association on Industry’s First Sustainability Project

Watson Farley & Williams has advised the Advertising Association on the incorporation and funding of AdGreen, the first collaborative platform promoting sustainability within the advertising production industry.

27 Oct 2020

Public to Have Say on Climate Change Action Across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate, set up by James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has today launched a public survey on the most pressing issues of climate change across the region and what action should be taken.

27 Oct 2020