The Sustainable Development Commission has been axed, the Food Standards Agency has had its powers stripped and DEFRA appears to be stalling. Where then does this leave planning for a national sustainable food strategy - and healthy eating plan - asks Nick Hughes?
… Sustainable food production and healthy eating … Tesco Supermarkets shopppppppingngigg.jpg The Sustainable Development Commission has been … then does this leave planning for a national sustainable food strategy - and healthy eating …
Obsessed with technology, we have overlooked something critical that lurks in our institutionalised notion of sustainability
… - are working day and night to develop 'sustainable' technologies. Our job is to … we devote tremendous resources to develop ‘sustainable’ technologies, ethics remains …
Education is the best start to a sustainable life.
… xryouth.jpg Education is the best start to a sustainable life. Sustainability and caring … it’s more important than ever to build sustainable practices in school, so kids can … their lives. One of the biggest reasons why a sustainable public begins with a sustainable …
Misguided images of sacrifice may be putting people off living more sustainable lifestyles. But reversing that may require policymakers to start encouraging wider metrics of success and happiness
… Do environmentalists and governments hold back sustainable lifestyles? Tom Levitt Kara Moses … Politics And Economics Society GDP sustainablelogo.jpg People often have misguided images of sustainable lifestyles involving sacrifice and …
How did BP and EDF ever become the London 2012 Olympics sustainability partners? Mark Gee says he is at a loss to understand
… thanks LOCOG. The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (CSL) oversees the … has been advertising its alleged use of sustainable fuel under the banner “Providing … finish, might be the best solution for future sustainable Games. Mark Gee is a …
Food scarcity is an issue that affects people around the world. Developing countries often struggle the most with food scarcity, but sustainable farming techniques could change their food system and lead to economic development and environmental protection. EMILY FOLK investigates
… How sustainable food production can change … countries Emily Folk | 12th June 2018 Comment Sustainable Agriculture Rural farming Food … struggle the most with food scarcity, but sustainable farming techniques could change …
Women, who have often not worked in fields like politics and energy, bring a unique, creative perspective that could better our world.
… Female empowerment and a sustainable future Emily Folk | 5th April 2019 News Women Sustainable Development X Women, who have … concerned about how to work hard towards a sustainable future. For some of them, that …
'Business' has to made sustainable - but how is the transformation to be achieved? Finn Jackson reviews a key book on the topic - but finds that amid the checklists of criteria, the authors have somehow missed the point of it all.
… making-sus-work.png 'Business' has to made sustainable - but how is the transformation to … track anyone wanting to make their business sustainable. And even if every item in its … useful focus for how to make my business more sustainable. There is too little description …
Official statistics suggest Europe is making progress on Sustainable Development Goals: the truth is we are falling seriously behind.
… October 2020 | Comment Sustainability SDGs Sustainable Development EU European Union … suggest Europe is making progress on Sustainable Development Goals: the truth is we … at the United Nations that led to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …
The President-elect may be determined to lead America down an environmentally damaging path, writes Andrew J. Hoffman. But he may find few in the corporate world, where a growing number of major players are committed to eliminating CO2 emissions and making sustainability a core element of their business systems and supply chains, leading to global green transformation.
… to be setting us on a path to becoming more sustainable. But not so fast. The world is still getting less sustainable As promising as these developments … our world continues to become less, not more, sustainable, and the nature of the problems we …
Building a new more sustainable future is surely best done by creating inspiring alternatives rather than criticising the old. DANIEL CHRISTIAN WAHL celebrates the work of Gaia Education - an educational NGO that is at the forefront of locally focused sustainability education on six continents
… Joanna Macy india.jpg Building a new more sustainable future is surely best done by … to the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development in 2005. After … moving beyond ecovillage design to supporting sustainable community development at village, …
Making Ghana’s cocoa sector more sustainable isn’t the easiest of tasks but for the Louis Bolk Institute’s Christian Mensah that’s all part of the job. Ruth Styles caught up with him to find out how he’s doing it
… Q&A: sustainable agriculture expert, Christian … Making Ghana’s cocoa sector more sustainable isn’t the easiest of tasks but for … Working with the RFA and its partners in the Sustainable Agriculture Network [SAN], he …
Getting rid of the Sustainable Development Commission was a 'transparently vacuous' decision that exposes the Government's opposition to true sustainable development
… Jonathon Porritt was chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) between 2000-2009 Getting rid of the Sustainable Development Commission was a … exposes the Government's opposition to true sustainable development The UK is in danger of …
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'Ecoliteracy' is urgent and necessary if we are going to build resilient and sustainable human communities.
… if we are going to build resilient and sustainable human communities. Today, it is … challenge of our time is to build and nurture sustainable communities, designed in such a … we need is solutions that are systemic and sustainable. Over the last few decades, the …
Global mining giant Rio Tinto markets itself as a 'sustainable company', writes Kemal Özkan. But serious failures in its reporting, and its attempt to hold an Australian indigenous group to ransom, reveal a very different truth: the company is driven by a reckless pursuit of profit at any cost.
… Rio Tinto's 'sustainable mining' claims exposed Kemal Özkan … mining giant Rio Tinto markets itself as a 'sustainable company', writes Kemal Özkan. But … Tinto employees. What's more, in its latest sustainable development report , Rio Tinto …
Sustainability is increasingly important for implementation in businesses. One of the industries that has been unsustainable since its inception is coffee. However, some major coffee producers have been working to make a more sustainable business model, and the question is: will these efforts be enough to reduce CO2 emissions and decrease waste? EMILY FOLK reports
… Making the coffee industry sustainable Emily Folk | 22nd May 2018 News Sustainable Businesses Coffee Fruit … One of the industries that has been unsustainable since its inception is coffee. …
Sustainability consultant Dr David Strong tells Pat Thomas why the way we think about sustainable building needs to be demolished and rebuilt
… Sustainable cities- rethinking sustainable building Pat Thomas | 1st June 2009 News Sustainable Cities Climate Change Waste And … tells Pat Thomas why the way we think about sustainable building needs to be demolished …
Italy's populist government recently called for migrant search and rescue boats to be pulled back. MARC BRIGHTMAN argues the country's social and economical problems are best addressed together as issues of sustainability
… on the circular economy, climate change and ‘sustainable mobility’ (green transport), and … also be thought of in relation to the unsustainable trend of widening global social … Meanwhile, continued growth is known to be unsustainable on a global scale . Global …
The new Index of Sustainable Economic Growth shows there is a shift to strike a healthier balance between support for the economy, and care for essential social and environmental systems. But can it ever replace GDP as a measure of progress? JAMES CURRAN explores the idea
… Getting the Measure of Sustainable Economic Growth James Curran | … Economics Growth Sustainability The Index Of Sustainable Economic Growth sustainability venn.jpg The new Index of Sustainable Economic Growth shows there is a …
In a second response to a recent article published in the Ecologist, "Are the UK 'biomass sustainability standards' legitimising forest destruction?", SBP Chief Executive Officer Carstem Huljus debunks the myths in a right of reply
… myths in a right of reply The acceptance of sustainable woody biomass by many European … particularly in relation to demonstrating the sustainable sourcing and production of a range … stipulated by either FSC, PEFC or SFI (Sustainable Forest Initiative) for undertaking …
This month wood pellet mills in the southern US that supply the UK's Drax power station were awarded 'sustainability' certificates under a voluntary scheme governed entirely by energy companies. The certificates provide no credible guarantee that the fuel does not come from ecologically valuable natural forests and wetlands, clear-cut and replaced by industrial plantations.
… According to official Guidance , the Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) is the … for sustainability certification from the Sustainable Biomass Partnership SBP … electricity being automatically deemed sustainable in the UK, however the latter is …
Sustainable fashion is the only option for the future. Consumers are ready for it - so why is the industry slowing down its efforts?
… Thought Leaders methodslowfashion_06.jpg Sustainable fashion is the only option for the … slowing down its efforts? Glamour and sustainable fashion are not natural … acclaimed, Ecoture™ collection that laid the sustainable ethos behind her business and …
We must accept the reality that human beings, nature and cosmos are interconnected in a vast circular system, writes Jane Cull. To sustain ourselves on this planet, we must sustain the web of life of which we are part, and construct another kind of world that based on that understanding.
… shift becomes the basis for living life in a sustainable manner. In sustaining the web of … what life is." Our present view of life is unsustainable Our present view of life is … shift becomes the basis for living life in a sustainable manner. We need to construct …