As new parents, we’ve many things to worry about. Creating a nursery room that is environmentally friendly shouldn’t be one of them. Once we plan ahead and do some research, designing an eco-friendly baby room should be easy. You just have to be smart about toys, materials, furniture, and other accessories. A lot of parents are now choosing environmentally sustainable projects when it comes to designing their toddlers’ bedroom.
Festivals and big events of any nature tend to leave a lot of waste in their wake, and use up a lot of resources of the local community. The amount of disposable material produced in these places is huge. There is a growing consciousness about a green lifestyle and people are practicing that on many levels, taking big and small steps, including celebrating in a green manner. If you’re a fan of festivals, and have a green attitude, here’s a list of the most eco-friendly festivals you can attend this year, and have a great time too, while keeping your eco-footprint low:
Change begins at home. This is true for everything. People might say that industries are the main cause of environmental degradation. Right, but for whom are these industries manufacturing these goods. They are doing it for people like us. Therefore, the only way we can bring about a change in the world is by making eco-friendly choices. We ought to know the difference between what is sustainable and what is not. For example, if you want to buy gadgets, here are 10 eco-friendly appliances for your green home that you can consider.
It is a misnomer to think that green living and luxury living is opposites. The latest home appliances are now flooding the market that will comfort you with their high-end technology and assuage your conscience with their green nature. Furthermore, they offer the best services and minimize the usage of electricity. They are made of green materials and have the least possible carbon footprint in their category. As well, take advantage of solar lights around your property with solar powered path lights. So, if you are used to a luxurious life, here are five eco friendly appliances for your green home.
One of the results of the Coronavirus pandemic is that there has been some reduction in air pollution levels and warming levels as travel has been impacted severely. Thousands of flights have been cancelled globally leading to cleaner skies. Governments have advised people to stay in their homes, and there has been lockdowns in many parts of the world. All this has had an unprecedented impact on the world’s economy and the lives of everyone. But what about the nature? Has coronavirus made the world eco-friendlier or is it the other way around? Let’s take a look.
There are millions of schools and millions of school children all over the world. Schools have to deal with many issues and the environment is not always at the top of the list of concerns. That has to change now, as authorities, teachers, students and parents have to understand the relationship of being environmentally friendly and being in good health. Good health physically of the students and the health of the planet. If you are a student, you should know how to transform your school into an environmentally friendly school. Here’s how to go about it:
The upcoming decade will witness all kinds of environmentally friendly home technology improvements. Some are already well known while others are not. Still again, some old favorites, like solar panels, have recently undergone drastic changes and can now deliver a much higher level of efficiency than they could just a decade ago. Here’s a summary of the four greenest changes coming to the residential upgrade space:
No matter whether it is our keyboard, mouse or even speakers, every part of the computer consists of plastic. However, keeping in mind the number of computers that we use and dispose of, this is an alarming fact. We need to find an alternative to this plastic if we want to make computing sustainable. Although we don’t have anything significant as such, nevertheless, even now there are choices. In fact, there are also computer accessories made using bamboo. These not only perfectly replace plastic, in addition, they also have that sleek wooden finish, which helps you a lot in flaunting your sustainability.
Bamboo is quickly becoming one of the buzzwords of the sustainable building trend. What a lot of people don’t realize is that bamboo is also infiltrating the world of electronics and is quickly replacing plastic outer shells of computer peripherals as well. Here are some of eh finest examples of computer accessories made using bamboo.
In business and investment sectors, sustainability is measured with the help of ESG ratings or ‘Environmental, Social and Governance’ ratings. The environmental disclosures of companies include GHG emissions, waste disposal, energy and water disposal. The social aspect is the labor relations, employee safety, health and product safety and so on. The Governance disclosure has to include board diversity, ethics, shareholder rights, etc. The reliability of ESG ratings is paramount, as investors invest on the basis of these ratings. So how is this sustainability rating generated and how reliable are these ratings? Let’s find out.
Every year, over 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted. This amount of food is more than enough to feed all the hungry people in the world. Moreover, this amount of waste also becomes a nuisance for the environment. One of the measures to transform the global food system is to cut down on food waste by 20 million tons by 2030, according to World Economic Forum. The world can learn from South Korea, which used to produce a huge amount of food waste. Now, the country recycles 95% of the food waste. We can all learn from South Korea’s food waste management methods. Read on to find out more about it.
Fully three-quarters of Americans say that they’re concerned about the toll that modern life is taking on the environment, according to Pew Research, but only 20% of us live in such a way that helps protect our natural resources “all of the time.”