Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, together with Frans van Houten (CEO of Royal Philips Electronics), officially opened the Philips Museum in the city centre of Eindhoven. The queen symbolically switched on the lights in the museum by ...
A zero net energy (ZNE) building is one that is self-sustainable: achieved by reducing the structure's energy demand through energy-efficient building measures while producing renewable energy onsite. And Northern California's NECA - IBEW ...
MAS Holdings was declared winner of the prestigious Women’s Empowerment Corporate Leader 2012 award by The New Economy (TNE), a global multimedia platform that captures and commends the spirit of thought leadership. With the ...
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Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched today by the UN ...
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A global campaign designed to help retailers and consumers cut down on food waste has been launched by the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation and civil society partners. The 'Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Footprint' campaign, ...
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The latest issue of BASF’s Coatings Partner e-journal is devoted to the topic of sustainability and how to measure it. It also presents innovative products and coating processes. As of now, the German and English editions of the ...
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US-based bioscience social enterprise Green Dot has developed a bioplastic which is a better alternative to the petroleum based elastomeric packaging materials, which will be showcased on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Green ...
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A collaboration between Proviron and Reverdia has resulted in the introduction of Provichem 2511 Eco, a Di-Methyl-Succinate (DMS) that can be used as a solvent and a raw material for fine chemicals such as pigments and UV stabilizers. ...
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Australian Paper has launched an online campaign to gauge community and commercial support for the use of Australian recycled paper. "To help secure investment approval for a local deink (recycling) pulp plant at our Maryvale site, we ...
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