The latest sustainability news from the Green Elephant for 14th August 2020. Top stories: Extremes of weather in a single week as global warming predicted to cause more deaths than all infectious diseases Bribery by big pharma Sustainable Development Goal strategy and The unexpected consequences of Panda conservation Company News: Indian Start-up Uravu Producing Water …
Overview The UN recently released the UN Sustainable Development Report 2020. It’s principle co-ordinator was Guillame Lafortune. We are delighted that he has joined us to discuss the report and, given the current pandemic, his observations on what the data is telling us about how UN member states are coping with Covid-19. Timings 01:15 – …
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The latest sustainability news from the Green Elephant for 7th August 2020. Top stories: Turning ‘apathetic people into climate activists’ Ban ads for polluting large cars, report says Europe Leads North America in Implementing Sustainability and CO2 Reduction Measures Can a Cup of Coffee Change the World? Company news: The BMW Group Looks to Reduce …
Overview It is strange times in which we’re all living. None of us has ever experienced anything like this “Coronavirus normality”. This time we discuss the things that have changed, what will continue to be different and what we can learn from this new normal. Take away actions Think smarter about power usage, travel and …
The latest sustainability news from the Green Elephant for 31st July 2020. Top stories: Climate stories on social media – can they be believed? Nepals plans to turn fog into filtered water Plastic waste flows into the ocean set to triple by 2040 – is this as bad as it sounds or can something be …
Overview The last 50 years have seen a fundamental shift in the way we all shop for groceries. We used to go to the bakers, the butchers, the grocers, the chemists and the newsagents but instead we now go to Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainbury’s Walmart, Carrefour and Yonghui! In this episode Mike and Russell discuss …
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The latest sustainability news from the Green Elephant for 24th July 2020. Top stories: The entire world’s carbon emissions will finally be trackable in real time Reviews of hundreds of studies show that a growing number of chemicals—in pesticides, flame retardants, and certain plastics—are linked to widespread health problems, including infertility, diabetes, and impaired brain …
Overview Nearly everyone has their own or uses a website. But are these green websites? In this episode we delve into the world of internet and websites, discuss a little of what makes the internet function (and consume so much energy) before finally diving into individual websites. Sit back, listen and learn with us and …
003 Green Websites – Can a website ever be green? Read More »
Overview Which facts and figures can you believe? Russell and Mike dissect some “facts” which are not as they seem at first sight. As a show all about facts it’s important that we and our listeners understand the pitfalls in the facts that are out in the wild. Thinking for ourselves, considering others peoples agendas …
002 Fact or Fake News – 64% of statistics are wrong, 87% are right! Read More »
Overview In this episode Russell and Mike discuss the issue of the moment for many people – working from home! Between them your hosts already have 30 years of experience of working from home themselves and managing a home based/remote workforce. We discuss the implications for saving money, premises, flexibility and carbon reduction. However there …
001 Working from home – Going home, when it isn’t away from work Read More »
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