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Oman Shell to provide hydrogen car fleet to Oman Airports

Published on March 21, 2022

Shell Development Oman LLC (Oman Shell) announced its 6th Gift to the Nation — a Green Hydrogen for Mobility project. The announcement came during the Oman Sustainability Week (OSW) events on Tuesday. As part of the first phase of the project, Oman Shell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oman Airports that would […]

Smart system to optimize energy use of water heaters

Published on March 20, 2022

A pilot program that will use a smart system to help optimize the energy use of water heaters by having them run during off peak times is being introduced in California. The program is called WatterSaver and will be offered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). It will use a system by cloud-based service provider Virtual […]

French fashion house Chloé develops new tool to measure social impact

Published on March 19, 2022

The label aims to develop an open-source tool that will enable brands to measure performance on issues like gender equality, living wages and diversity and inclusion. After becoming luxury’s first major player to become B-Corp certified last year, Richemont-owned Chloé aims to take the lead in understanding fashion’s social impact. The company announced that it is working […]

VPI creates a 100% recycled polypropylene refill for L’Occitane

Published on March 19, 2022

Reusable or refillable solutions have been at the core of L’Occitane en Provence’s strategy ever since the brand launched its first eco-refill in 2008. For their latest project, L’Occitane entrusted VPI, a French specialist in injecting plastic parts for the luxury industry market, to make a refill from 100% PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) polypropylene (PP) material. The 100% […]

EU Environment Council adopts new rules for more sustainable batteries

Published on March 19, 2022

Yesterday in Brussels, EU environment ministers unanimously adopted the Council position on the EU batteries regulation. The regulation is intended to ensure more sustainable use of batteries along the entire value chain throughout the EU. To achieve this, a carbon footprint will be introduced for electric vehicle batteries and the replaceability of portable batteries improved. […]

UAE & Kenya complete mangrove reforestation partnership

Published on March 14, 2022

In cooperation between Aqdar, Blue Forest Company and Kenya’s forestry authorities, Khalifa Empowerment Program Aqdar has completed the first phase of the “Fifty Tree” initiative campaign, which was launched at Aqdar World Summit Dubai Expo 2020. It aims to plant 50,000 mangrove trees in the Republic of Kenya in celebration of the UAE’s Year of […]

Mandarin Oriental commits to responsible procurement across all F&B outlets

Published on March 14, 2022

This expansion of commitment reflects stepping away from serving a number of ‘luxury’ seafood items, including bluefin tuna, caviar and abalone, unless they can be certified to the robust standards of the Marine Stewardship Council or Aquaculture Stewardship Council. Hong Kong - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) has pledged to expand its responsible procurement efforts to […]

Report shows how Amazon drastically undercounts its carbon footprint

Published on March 12, 2022

This is how Amazon washes its hands of the climate impact of most of the things it sells: it simply decides to play by different rules than its peers. For example, for all the packs of Pampers parents grab off the shelf at Target, the big-box retailer tallies the emissions that go into making those […]

Mercedes-Benz to establish pilot lithium-ion battery recycling plan

Published on March 12, 2022

The construction of the plant, which will be located in Kuppenheim in southern Germany, will be in two stages. Initially, a plant for mechanical dismantling will be constructed by 2023. As a second step - subject to promising discussions with the public sector - the facilities for hydrometallurgical processing of the battery materials are to […]

Sheep fleeces offer a sustainable way to repair rural footpaths

Published on March 11, 2022

Sheep fleeces have been used to repair a footpath at a nature reserve in Skye in an attempt to move away from “unsustainable” plastic repair materials. The wool came from local crofts just six miles away and was packed into the ground and layered with stones. This allows the water underneath to drain away naturally. […]

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