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Workplace EV charging: Lessons from sustainability trailblazers

GreenBiz

Businesses are reaping the environmental and social benefits of providing electric vehicle charging for employees. Last fall, a research team from PGS conducted a study on workplace electric vehicle charging practices. Supporting EV commuting and investing in EV fleets help organizations meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets. .

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Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens

GreenBiz

Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), a Scotland-based vertical farm manufacturer, has started inching into this territory alongside its capabilities in helping organizations with traditional leafy green vertical farming. The farms are between six and 13 meters in height, with a footprint of 450 square feet. Courtesy of.

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Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity

GreenBiz

Each year, approximately 50 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) are produced, equivalent in weight to all commercial aircraft ever built; only 20 percent is formally recycled," write the authors of a report published by the World Economic Forum in 2019. More details in a moment. First, consider the problem.

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Green Realtor® Guide: Marketing Eco-Friendly Homes and Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

Realtors® and Home Buyers Going Green. With continued advances in energy efficiency, green technology and design, houses built today operate more sustainably than they did several decades ago. There is also a growing number of homebuyers desiring green homes. Why Green Homes Should Matter to Homebuyers and You.

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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. 1 This article explores the limitations of current analytical methods for POPs and discusses how trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS) is setting new standards in the field of POPs analysis.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

This is the second article in a series. Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity. Read part one here.

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Utilities plus telcos: The case for an arranged marriage

GreenBiz

The notion of power utilities and telecommunications companies combining or working together is not new. Telco plus utility = Energy savings and modernized infrastructure. Cooling existing equipment and adding new sites to cater for 5G wireless networks will add to burgeoning energy costs. Richelle Elberg. That needs to change.