The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is an international sustainability organisation that was established in 2004 in response to the urgent call to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of conventional palm oil production. Today, the RSPO Standards are distinguished as one of the highest and strictest certification standards for agriculture as well as the leading standard for palm oil and palm kernel oil in the food and oleochemical sectors. RSPO’s membership and geographic coverage has expanded significantly over two decades since its foundation. Between 2009 and 2021, the n ..read more

Education is the most impactful tool we have to prepare our youngest generations for the single biggest challenge of their lifetime, and it must play a crucial role in the world’s response to climate change. Earth Warriors is a global social enterprise delivering climate education resources to young children around the world. We founded the business on our belief in the immense potential of climate education to help the next generation understand the climate crisis and take action.  With studies showing that 77% of children today worry about climate change more than anything else, it is ..read more

Energy production is one of the many contributors to climate change, but given the necessity for energy, there are more advancements required to make the process more sustainable – enter space- based energy. This isn’t a new concept, but recent developments are making it much more accessible as an option – and it could be the answer to cleaning up the planet. But what is space-based energy, and what does it mean for the future? Here, with the help of Northern Powergrid, we tell you everything you need to know. What exactly is space-based energy? Space-based energy is a way of sustainably sour ..read more

A Quick Response (QR) code provides countless benefits for businesses. They improve efficiency, increase client engagement, and help pave the road towards better prospects. This article will focus on how these solutions improve a company’s green credentials. After all, more companies are going green, and consumers are also checking that they’re telling the truth instead of paying lip service. So, there’s nowhere to hide any shortcomings anymore. It will take more than QR codes to establish a company-wide sustainability plan too. Still, these seismic efforts are an accumulation of smaller victo ..read more

Recycling and waste management company, Recycling Lives, has published its first ESG report, underpinning its commitment to Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and the circular economy. The report includes the firm’s sustainability results from the past Fiscal Year (1 March 2021 – 28 February 2022), demonstrating how Recycling Lives is responding to the challenges faced by climate change and its progress in environmental innovation and social impact, which sit at the heart of the firm’s purpose. The report references the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) core standards and against scope 1 ..read more

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Fairbnb.coop is a sustainable community-powered tourism solution that allows travellers to direct 50% of the platform standard commissions to social projects or charities in the community, through their accommodation and experience platform. Our people-over-profit concept has attracted many sustainably-minded hosts, local ambassadors and social projects across the globe, keen to help reinvest and promote regenerative tourism. Employers and organisations are now requesting partnerships with us, to improve their corporate social responsibility, as well as to benefit their communities of employe ..read more

Davis, California: A utility-scale vertical axis wind turbine company has launched a new capital campaign on the SEC-approved platform, PicMiicrowdfunding.com. After raising nearly $2 million from earlier campaigns, Wind Harvest has opened a new offering with the goal of raising an additional $1 million. “Our first Reg CF offerings funded us to move our Wind Harvester™ turbines through Technology Readiness Level 7 (full-scale testing in industrial conditions)” said CEO and Co- Founder Kevin Wolf. “With the value of our shares rising, this offering is a unique opportunity for non-accredited in ..read more

Sustainable business approaches are vital to tackling issues such as climate change and natural resource access. This has been acknowledged by many of the world’s largest companies, with more than 2000 companies having set science-based carbon reduction targets as of 2021. Doing business sustainably also makes sound financial sense. Recent reports indicate carbon reductions, combined with other sustainable practices, could generate up to $12 trillion in value by 2030. ECO Tiles staff Yet an increased focus on sustainability by the organisations dominating global markets does little to improve ..read more

Mother’s day is such a wonderful celebration for families, all over the world. The chance to treat and celebrate those special women in your life. As well as the celebrations, Mother’s Day is also a time to give gifts – but often this can be a tricky choice to make. We are celebrating mums this year with a gift guide full of fabulous gift ideas for mums, along with an amazing gift guide. It’s super easy to enter, all you need to do is scroll to the bottom of this article and enter the giveaway via the rafflecopter. There is a huge prize fund worth over £500 with lots of fantastic prizes to win ..read more