The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Stora Enso have entered into a unique public-private partnership to strengthen Stora Enso's global policy and efforts to promote decent work and progressively eliminate child labour in its value chain in Pakistan.
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Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Remain Focal Points at Giesecke & Devrient
As a participating company of the United Nations Global Compact, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has been documenting its activities and progress in the areas of human rights, labor standards, environmental protection, and the fight against corruption since September 2010. G&D has now published the fourth Communication on Progress in conjunction with the annual report 2014 for the first time.
UBM EMEA Wins UFI Sustainable Development Award
We are pleased to announce that UBM EMEA is the co-winner of the annual Sustainable Development Award competition for 2015 of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. This year's competition theme was Innovative cost-saving in the value chain.
African Ministers Unite in Calling for Strong Universal Climate Agreement and Sufficient Finance to Unlock Africa's potential
Ministers from governments across Africa have renewed their call for a strong and universal climate change agreement with increased flows of funds, including through market and finance opportunities, sufficient to fulfill Africa's development aspirations.
Alcantara -- A Brand Pledged To Improving The Environment
The Italian Firm's Lifestyle Brand Message Is Helping It Expand in the Automotive, Fashion, Consumer Electronics and Interior Design Industries
Implementation of Smart Grids Could Generate €3.5 Billion for the Netherlands
The implementation of smart energy grids in the consumer market is worth between 1 and 3.5 billion euros. This has been revealed by a study carried out in PowerMatching City, the first pilot project in the world to implement a smart energy grid in practice.
Portuguese Municipality Joins the SmartBin "Internet of Bins" Revolution
SmartBin, the leading provider of Intelligent Remote Monitoring solutions in the Waste Management and Recycling sectors, has announced that Portuguese municipality Cascais has deployed SmartBin's Intelligent Remote Monitoring as part of its Smart City initiatives, reducing collection costs and improving waste collection processes.
TCO Development: New Strategy for Phasing out Hazardous Chemicals from IT products
TCO Development has issued new draft criteria for the IT product sustainability certification TCO Certified. One of the major changes in the new generation criteria set is a new approach to reducing hazardous substance content in computers, displays and other electronic devices. Moving away from focusing on banned substances alone, the draft proposes the addition of a list of permitted substances that are declared safe for use. The draft is open for comments until May 19, 2015.
Earth Day 2015: The neglected issue of population growth!
In 1970, environmentalists celebrated the first Earth Day while simultaneously developing plans to protect the environment. Conservationists across the country noted, "Every environmental problem is a population problem."
SGP to Exhibit at INFO*FLEX 2015
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership is looking forward to exhibiting at Flexographic Technical Association's INFO*FLEX 2015. With more than 2,000 attendees, INFO*FLEX is the largest gathering of package printing and converting professionals. The event will be taking place on May 4-5 at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN.
SGP Patron PolyOne's Commitment to SGP and the Environment
PolyOne recently backed the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership for the second year in a row as a Silver Patron. Peter Juhl, senior industry manager for PolyOne Wilflex says "These days, the environment is playing heavily on the minds of businesses across the globe.