In an effort to improve sustainability practices and support local farming communities, Singapore Airlines has announced its new “Farm-to-Plane” initiative. The company will work with partners overseas to use local…
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What happens when you put an academic, a green celebrity, an NGO founder, and a private-sector sustainability practitioner together on a stage? City University of Hong Kong (CityU) Sustainability Lecture Series,…
How far can an electric vehicle (EV) go without recharging, and how much would such a car cost to build? More than 1,600 kilometres and less than US $14,000, according…
On October 5, 2017, H&M launched its fourth Close the Loop Denim Collection, a limited edition and online exclusive women’s wear line made of sustainable cotton, exclusively on its website.…
In an email to staff, Sir James Dyson announced that the company is investing £2 billion in a new electric vehicle (EV) model, to be launched in 2020. More than…
Celebrated in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Macau, Vietnam and Malaysia, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the second-grandest festival in China after Chinese New Year. Also called the “Harvest Moon…
On September 16, 2017, hundreds and thousands of volunteers in more than 100 countries participated in Ocean Conservancy’s 32nd International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)—the world’s largest single-day volunteer effort to remove trash…
Hurricane Harvey dumped 50-plus inches of rain—over 30 trillion gallons of water—across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana to Kentucky, and is estimated to cost up to US $180 billion. Less…
“Let’s Do It! World” is a civic-led mass movement that began in Estonia in 2008 when 50,000 people got together to clean up the entire country in just five hours. It…
On September 9 in Toronto, a third Tribute Mural was unveiled to honour the memory of the late conservationist, Rob Stewart. Canadian-born Stewart was a biologist, photographer and filmmaker who produced…