The invisible cost of transportation emissions in product eco-footprints
Of all the sustainability areas that get the public’s hackles up, personal transportation is one of the biggest (as evidenced by the recent spate of flight-shaming). It’s an area we can make a difference on a day-to-day basis – by choosing public transport or our legs – but it’s also an easy target.
The future of Life-Cycle Analysis and why it’s critical
Currently, LCA is an expensive undertaking, both financially and in terms of time and resources, and it is undertaken by various different bodies – from governments and third party auditing companies to large corporations (studies in-house or outsourced).
Profit and sustainability: Uneasy companions?
The writing appears to be on the wall for the 4th Industrial Revolution: we can’t keep doing business the way we’ve been doing it for the past century. In the words of Johan Rockström (Stockholm Resilience Center), “We are hitting the ceiling of the biophysical capacity of planet earth to stay in its current, stable state.”
Sustainability Reporting and Consumer Behaviour
‘Sustainability reporting’ is a Thing these days, and forms a valuable part of company communication with customers, stakeholders and consumers.
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