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Life Cycle Assessment of E-Crete
start2see has completed a life cycle study for Aurora Construction Materials (ACM) in Melbourne, comparing the greenhouse gas emissions from E-Crete - a geopolymer based concrete product manufactured by ACM …
The 2013 Sustainability Leaders
Another year has passed and the results of the latest GlobeScan / SustainAbility opinion survey on leadership look startlingly similar: Unilever on top. That's not the whole story of course …
Report warns of ways climate change threatens food security of urban poor
Increasing food production is the main policy prescription for addressing food security, but this neglects the crucial importance of access and affordability for low-income urban residents. This according to the …
Post-2015: framing a new approach to sustainable development
A new international alliance of research institutes has identified eight major shifts that must take place for humanity to achieve sustainable development.
Breakthrough: Business leaders, market revolutions
Business is increasingly critical in tackling the world’s great environmental, social and governance challenges. And at the heart of business sits the C-Suite, the grouping of senior executives who direct the enterprise. Breakthrough is addressed to...
Corporate Sustainability Korea: Performance & Trends 2013
The results of the 6th annual Korean ESG review show that management awareness for sustainability management has been further increasing, accelerated strongly since the financial crises of 2008/2009. However, certain …
The risks and opportunities of building a sustainable energy future
Swiss Re report investigates how the global energy mix will take shape and the impact of sustainable energy sources on climate change Report uses a scenario-based approach to outline possible energy futures and provides a framework for...
Agricultural insurance improves food security globally
One in eight people in emerging markets suffer from hunger and malnutrition. Agricultural insurance is an indispensable part of agricultural risk management and helps to smooth farm income as well as incentivise food investment. Agricultural insurance...
New investment in clean energy fell by 11 per cent in 2012
Clean energy investment declined 11 per cent in 2012, weighed down by regulatory uncertainty and policy changes in big markets such as the US, India, Spain and Italy. Sharply lower …
China set for renewable energy boom
China could soon be experiencing an energy boom as its energy consumption increases at a time when it needs to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets, said a new report issued …
Green game-changers: Insights for mainstreaming business innovation
WWF's new report features 10 larger businesses that draw from entrepreneurial activity and are taking innovation forward at a grand scale.
Small-scale farmers' decisions in globalised markets
There are some 435 million small-scale farmers in Asia, most of whom cultivate land parcels of less than 2 hectares for subsistence and require other livelihood activities to sustain themselves. …
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