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Ceres invests in a sustainable future by contributing to plastic waste reduction efforts

Ceres invests in a sustainable future by contributing to plastic waste...

Johannesburg – Today, Ceres Fruit Juices announced the introduction of an initiative aimed at reducing plastic waste and has invited Craig Foster, award winning...
Shoprite Group recycles sanitising wipes

Shoprite Group recycles sanitising wipes

The Shoprite Group is the first retailer to recycle wipes from its 1 328 supermarkets nationwide. The wipes, which are green to identify them as...
A new partnership on protecting rainforests in the DRC could prove pivotal

A new partnership on protecting rainforests in the DRC could prove...

The planet has been losing its tropical forests at an alarming rate, but now and then there is a glimmer of good news. One...
Creating forest reserves in the US would do a world of good

Creating forest reserves in the US would do a world of...

“Forests in the Pacific Northwest have enormous carbon storage potential,” a scientist says. The United States should set about creating a collection of forest reserves...
Green payroll allows businesses to reduce their CO2 emissions

Green payroll allows businesses to reduce their CO2 emissions

Businesses utilizing green payroll systems have significantly smaller carbon footprints. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, environmentalists recognized the benefits of global digitization. As more employees adopted...
Chemistry has much to learn from indigenous insights on sustainability

Chemistry has much to learn from indigenous insights on sustainability

Chemists must learn from these past mistakes and humble themselves so that they can learn from other forms of science The realm of chemistry is...
Microplastics can enter our bloodstream, scientists find

Microplastics can enter our bloodstream, scientists find

“This is proof that we have plastics in our body — and we shouldn’t,” a scientist says. Microplastics have permeated the environment from mountain tops...

For climate action to take hold, activists need more than just...

A new study finds that people who do not have “biospheric concerns” are unconvinced by climate change arguments that hinge on such avatars as...
EaaS solutions can address the energy efficiency gap

EaaS solutions can address the energy efficiency gap

Research suggests that people often cannot get the same energy services that use less power while minimizing costs. The energy sector helps the world go...

In Bali fish die-offs, researchers spot a human hand

Mass fish die-offs are not uncommon in the volcanic lakes that dot Indonesia, including Bali’s Lake Batur, which sits in the crater of an...
Why it’s time to include fungi in global conservation goals

Why it’s time to include fungi in global conservation goals

If you enjoy bread, wine or soy sauce, or have taken penicillin or immunosuppressant drugs, thank fungi, which make all of these products possible. It’s no secret...

Greenpeace International ends its Forest Stewardship Council membership

Greenpeace International announced on March 26 that it would not renew its membership with the FSC.The environmental organization says the FSC is not meeting...