Policy | SustainabilityX 10/12

Jun 9, 20224 min read

What Is Carbon Offsetting?

Despite 193 countries signing the Paris agreement, an international effort to reduce carbon emissions, many are still lagging behind...

Life Of Plastic: Produced In Five Seconds, Used For Five Minutes, Broken Down In 500 Years

Jun 5, 20224 min read

WASTE & POLLUTION

Life Of Plastic: Produced In Five Seconds, Used For Five Minutes, Broken Down In 500 Years

While policymakers, economists, and corporate leaders around the world try to grapple with brainstorming exactly how to transition away...

May 27, 20226 min read

MEDIA & JOURNALISM

The Future Of Sustainable Journalism

On 2-5 May 2022, UNESCO & the Republic of Uruguay hosted the annual #WorldPressFreedomDay Global Conference in a hybrid format in Punta...

Why Toronto Needs A Strong Resilience Strategy To Survive The Climate Crisis

May 26, 20225 min read

SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Why Toronto Needs A Strong Resilience Strategy To Survive The Climate Crisis

Why did it take a full-blown attack and heinous war crimes on civilians to speed up climate action? Where was this political will all...

8 Essential Components for Effective Sustainable Building Design

May 12, 20225 min read

ARCHITECTURE & BUILDINGS

8 Essential Components for Effective Sustainable Building Design

Sustainable building design is a significant trend to follow with the world becoming more aware of how important it is to be...

May 6, 20225 min read

ENTERTAINMENT

Netflix: A Leader In Sustainability?

Netflix stock took a hit on April 20, its biggest since 2004, after reporting that the company lost subscribers in Q1. Yet there are...

Three Ways Businesses Are Using Sustainable Technology To Fight Climate Change

May 4, 20223 min read

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Three Ways Businesses Are Using Sustainable Technology To Fight Climate Change

It’s becoming increasingly important for business leaders to be seen to be making a conscious effort when it comes to promoting eco...

Sustainability & Accessibility: Perfect Partners, Not Conflicting Aims

Apr 30, 20223 min read

ARCHITECTURE & BUILDINGS

Sustainability & Accessibility: Perfect Partners, Not Conflicting Aims

American buildings, both public and private, have a problem with accessibility. As The New York Times highlights, buildings that have...

Apr 27, 20228 min read

CIRCULARITY

The Business Case For Circularity & The Circular Economy

Today’s linear economic model is reaching a tipping point. Demand is increasing alongside the growing global population and expanding...

Apr 25, 20226 min read

SUSTAINABLE FASHION

How To Put The Brakes On Fast Fashion

Upcycling strongly supports circularity by supporting the transition away from the traditional waste-generating linear economy to a...

14 Must-Read Books To Help Save Planet Earth

Apr 21, 20226 min read

ENVIRONMENT

14 Must-Read Books To Help Save Planet Earth

From politics and public policy to social science, environmental science, and earth science, here are fourteen books to help tackle the...

How Jim Jenkins Develops Sustainable Agricultural Solutions At Nutrien

Apr 20, 20224 min read

#DECADEOFACTION INTERVIEW CAMPAIGN

How Jim Jenkins Develops Sustainable Agricultural Solutions At Nutrien

As part of SustainabilityX®’s #DecadeOfAction change-making campaign for 2020 to help achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...

The Case For Decarbonization: Biofuels To The Rescue?

Apr 13, 20227 min read

RENEWABLE & CLEAN ENERGY

The Case For Decarbonization: Biofuels To The Rescue?

With fossil fuel blackmail characterizing a new form of "energy warfare", the Ukraine-Russia crisis has shaken the roots of global energy...

Five Inspiring Women In The World Of Sustainability

Mar 29, 20227 min read

GENDER EQUALITY

Five Inspiring Women In The World Of Sustainability

According to Rachel Howell, a lecturer in sustainable development at the University of Edinburgh, "research suggests that women have...

How Belnor Engineering Builds Green & Resilient Cities Through Renewable Energy & Healthy Buildings

Mar 25, 20228 min read

#SUSTAINABLECITIES2030 CAMPAIGN

How Belnor Engineering Builds Green & Resilient Cities Through Renewable Energy & Healthy Buildings

As part of SustainabilityX®’s new #SustainableCities2030 campaign, we’re interviewing companies and individuals developing sustainable...

The World’s Looming Water Crisis: A Complex Challenge

Mar 23, 20225 min read

ENVIRONMENT

The World’s Looming Water Crisis: A Complex Challenge

The blame purely lies on us humans. Our blue planet is facing a water crisis. We have all seen photographs of women carrying buckets of...

Top Sustainability Resources & Ideas For Responsible Ecopreneurs

Mar 13, 20223 min read

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Top Sustainability Resources & Ideas For Responsible Ecopreneurs

Every aspiring entrepreneur should understand climate change and global warming. After all, climate change is already having an impact on...

How Dianne Saxe Fights Climate Change Through Green Policy

Mar 8, 20227 min read

#JUSTGOVERNANCE SPOTLIGHT SERIES

How Dianne Saxe Fights Climate Change Through Green Policy

As part of SustainabilityX®’s new #JustGovernance Spotlight Series, we’re interviewing trailblazing political leaders in their...

Mar 6, 20226 min read

SOCIETY

9 Ways You Can Support Ukraine

Many tech companies and startups having hundreds to thousands of employees in Ukraine are caught up in the complex tasks of redeploying...

Mar 2, 20226 min read

THE SUSTAINABILITYX® MAGAZINE

We Stand With Ukraine: Our Statement

I don't usually write such statements or letters - I'm usually bogged down with publishing and editorial duties - but what's happening in...

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