Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen
Asia’s plastic-polluted rivers pose a problem for Australia. So scientists are turning to drones
It’s one of 10 rivers in the world that collectively contribute up to 95 per cent of plastic in the ocean. Running for more than…
Markets not paying attention to climate crisis, IMF says
Equity markets have generally ignored the increasing number of natural disasters over the past 50 years and tougher rules are needed to make investors aware…
Dow adds to recycled plastic products
US chemicals firm Dow has developed and commercialized a formulated post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic resin in Asia-Pacific. Such initiatives threaten virgin plastic demand, but it…
Coronavirus Worsens Thailand’s Plastic Waste Crisis
Southeast Asia is one of the biggest sources of plastic waste from land to the ocean, and Thailand is among the top five contributors. In…
Nestlé Tests Out Refillable Food Dispensers in Switzerland
Nestlé put reusable and refillable dispensers to the test at three shops in Switzerland. The Swiss multinational food and beverage company called the pilot for…
From drink bottles to tobacco sachets, UN study traces plastic pollution hot spots in the Mekong and Ganges
Municipal trash dumped at an open landfill in Thailand risks filling a nearby tributary of the Mekong river with plastic waste whenever it is rainy…
NSW water officials knew decades of unmeasured floodplain harvesting by irrigators was illegal
New South Wales water officials have acknowledged that decades of unregulated and unmeasured floodplain harvesting by irrigators was illegal, the minutes of recent meetings show….
In the Amazon, a farmer practices the future of sustainable cattle ranching
Cattle farming is one of the drivers of Brazil’s economy, both for domestic consumption as well as for export. Cattle ranching in the Amazon, however,…
First poverty, now pandemic threatens access to electricity
One in 10 people lack electricity and the pandemic will likely make it harder still to meet a global goal of getting power to everyone…
Serbia’s new €370m waste-to-energy project reaches financial close despite pandemic
A new €370 million (£329m) waste-to-energy project in Belgrade, which will provide the 1.7 million citizens of the Serbian capital with a modern waste management…
Direct-selling helps Indian farmers swerve food waste under lockdown
The Vegetables Growers Association of India estimates that 30% of ready-to-harvest crops have been left to rot during the lockdown. That’s compared to around 5…
UK energy from waste capacity increased by 1.6Mt in 2019, new Tolvik report finds
Tolvik has published today (27 May) its annual UK Energy from Waste Statistics report which provides a comprehensive overview of data on the UK energy…
IEA: Coronavirus to cause largest ever drop in global energy investment
The world is on course to witness the largest ever drop in investment in global energy, with the coronavirus pandemic set to restrict spending across…
EU pledges 40 billion euros for ’just transition’ from fossil fuels
The European Commission has increased five-fold its proposed European Union fund to wean carbon-intensive regions off fossil fuels, with fresh cash from a new recovery…
Report Says 2019 Set Record for Supply Side Wind Turbine Capacity
A new report says that 22,893 wind turbines were installed globally in 2019, produced from 33 suppliers and accounting for more than 63 GW of…
Improve water supply in poorer nations to cut plastic use, say experts
Focusing on improving the water supply in developing nations could be a powerful way to fight the scourge of plastic waste in the oceans, experts…
”Monen tilanne mennyt koronaepidemian aikana huonompaan suuntaa” – Sininauhasäätiö avaa taas toimintojaan
Sininauhasäätiön ryhtyy avaamaan toimintojaan ensi maanantaista eli kesäkuun alusta alkaen. Koronaepidemian aikana ahdistus, yksinäisyys ja päihteiden käyttö on lisääntynyt asiakasryhmissä, Sininauhasäätiö tiedottaa. Siksi se alkaa…
Ensihoitajalle tai kioskinmyyjälle parempi turva uhkailua ja häirintää vastaan – laittomasta uhkauksesta tulossa virallisen syytteen alainen rikos
Oikeusministeri Anna-Maja Henriksson (r.) lähtee viemään eteenpäin maalitusta ja laitonta uhkailua paremmin torppaavaa lakia. – Suomessa ja myös muualla Euroopassa on huolestuttavasti lisääntynyt työtehtävissä olevien…
Markkinoinnin tehokkuutta mitataan monissa suomalaisyrityksissä väärin – asiakaslähtöisyys ei toteudu
Markkinoinnin tehostamiseksi yrityksissä on tehtävissä paljon. Markkinoinnin tehokkuutta voidaan mitata kolmella eri tavalla: mittaamalla markkinoinnin tuottavuutta, vaikuttavuutta tai yrityksen kykyä sopeutua markkinoilla tapahtuviin muutoksiin. ”Markkinoinnin…
Biosimilaareilla voidaan hillitä biologisten lääkkeiden kustannuksia
Kela lähettää toukokuun lopussa kiitoksen niille lääkäreille, joiden määräämällä tai uusimalla reseptillä on ostettu biosimilaaria sisältävää lääkevalmistetta vuonna 2019. Palautekirjeen saavat lääkärit on poimittu Kelan…
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