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- A better world requires sustainable and ethical packagingby Editorial Board on 23 Novembre 2024 at 23:01
The market for ethical packaging is growing rapidly. A trend due to the environmental and ethical revolution that is affecting economies around the world. Regarding packaging for example, the global sustainable packaging market size is expected to reach $476.28 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 7.70% during the forecast period (2023-2031), according to The post A better world requires sustainable and ethical packaging first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- From waste to resource: the patent revolutionising the recycling of photovoltaic panelsby Editorial Board on 2 Settembre 2024 at 23:01
Patents, innovative solutions and methodologies to maximize the recovery and valorization of materials in end-of-life photovoltaic panels and make them available to industry. These are some of ENEA’s achievements in the area of recovery of materials, including critical materials, from decommissioned photovoltaic panels, for the sustainable supply of raw materials with high added value for The post From waste to resource: the patent revolutionising the recycling of photovoltaic panels first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- World Earth Day, agro-ecological transition is keyby Editorial Board on 22 Aprile 2024 at 01:00
Organic farming, which does not use synthetic chemicals but relies on farming techniques that respect natural life cycles, helps improve the health and fertility of the earth, increase biological diversity and mitigate the increasingly extreme and frequent effects of climate change. “We are putting the survival of the Earth at risk for future generations,” stresses The post World Earth Day, agro-ecological transition is key first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- Black Friday: the Planet is not discountedby Editorial Board on 24 Novembre 2023 at 01:00
In the new WWF #ThePandaWeAreWe video, there is a scene of shopping sprees, reminiscent of Black Friday, the discount period. Some people are competing, literally tearing cheap clothes out of their hands, as if being able to grab them was a vital need, a necessity. The image is deliberately excessive, a symbol of the over-consumption The post Black Friday: the Planet is not discounted first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- EU Organic Day: organic farming increases biodiversityby Editorial Board on 23 Settembre 2023 at 01:00
The three-year campaign co-funded by the EU with the aim of transferring the benefits of organic food for people’s health and the environment, raising awareness of a more ethical and healthy consumption, supports the main events of the Festa del BIO (Organic Festival) that is animating Saturday 23 September, from 10.30 a.m., Palazzo Re Enzo The post EU Organic Day: organic farming increases biodiversity first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- Greenbickering, companies now fight over who is not so greenby Editorial Board on 13 Giugno 2023 at 01:00
It is greenbickering, or green squabbling, the new phenomenon with which companies, public opinion, administrators and especially judges and courts will have to become familiar. “That is,” explained Rita Santaniello, a lawyer with the multinational firm Rödl & Partner, in the conference organized by Economy magazine on the topic of greenwashing, “that practice whereby a The post Greenbickering, companies now fight over who is not so green first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- Smart working is good for your health, also for the Planetby Editorial Board on 18 Marzo 2023 at 01:00
“In our country, approximately one person in two owns a car, i.e. 666 cars for every 1,000 inhabitants, a figure that puts Italy in second place in Europe for the highest motorisation rate, after Luxembourg,” explains Roberta Roberto, ENEA researcher in the Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources Department and co-author of the survey, together with The post Smart working is good for your health, also for the Planet first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- The EU towards green and fair economic growthby Maria Concetta Rizzo on 27 Settembre 2022 at 02:00
The European Commission presented on 22nd June a new approach to EU trade agreements to promote green and fair growth; an important step towards making EU trade greener, fairer and more sustainable with a focus on climate protection, the environment and workers’ rights worldwide. The EU is firmly committed to ensuring that EU trade agreements The post The EU towards green and fair economic growth first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- Living in a healthy environment is a universal human rightby Maria Concetta Rizzo on 18 Agosto 2022 at 02:00
On 28th July, the UN General Assembly passed the resolution on the universal right to live in a healthy, clean and sustainable environment. The resolution states that ‘climate change and environmental degradation are some of the most urgent threats to the future of humanity‘ and calls on states to ‘intensify efforts to ensure that their The post Living in a healthy environment is a universal human right first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.
- The impact report, far beyond the sustainability reportby Maria Concetta Rizzo on 14 Luglio 2022 at 02:00
The report, in general, is a representation of what the company achieves. It is a tool for representing the virtuous actions/activities implemented by the company and should be seen as a new opportunity and way of doing business.Reputation, sustainability, socio-environmental impacts and intangible capital represent the new ‘productive elements’ that must be included in corporate The post The impact report, far beyond the sustainability report first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.