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,…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…