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World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

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A humans well-being and socioeconomic progress are deeply connected to the environment. Peoples livelihoods, businesses, industries, and biodiversity depend on a stable and healthy environment. It contributes to a sustainable environment in several ways: Digital transformation. Circular economy and waste management.

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How to Get the Most Money from Your Junk or Used Car

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By choosing responsible buyers who recycle materials sustainably, you’ll not only maximize your earnings but also contribute to reducing environmental waste. If this applies to your situation, exercise caution and follow proper disposal guidelines to avoid environmental harm. What Factors Determine the Value of Your Car?

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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Comprehensive policies directed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from sources other than energy, for example waste, industrial emissions, fugitives, land-use change, deforestation and agriculture. UNEP FI works closely with more than 200 financial institutions who are signatories to the UNEP FI Statements.

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Empa researchers investigate release of micro-rubber particles from tires into environment

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Although the presence of microplastics in the environment is raising concerns, the amount of microplastics in air and water is small compared to another polymer that pollutes air and water: micro rubber. 22 kilotonnes of micro rubber have accumulated in the environment in Switzerland. —Christoph Hüglin. 2019.113573.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and hexavalent chrome) that pose a known threat to health or the environment. Its goal is to be solvent-free, not just to replace a given solvent with a slightly less toxic alternative, said Bob Proctor, Manager, Environment and Cost Planning, Honda North America. SOCs are chemical (e.g.,

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EU Launches 37M Next-Generation Integrated Biorefinery Project

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Finally, the plants should produce zero waste. The system’s social sustainability will be judged on the basis of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) guidelines for the social life cycle assessment of products.

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Volkswagen Group 2014 sustainability report shows progress on key environmental performance indicators; Strategy 2018 and leadership in e-mobility

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The report provides information on the progress achieved in economic, environmental and social sustainability in 2013, and was drawn up in accordance with the G3 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). This also had a positive impact on the volume of waste for disposal per vehicle. —Prof. By 2018, “Think Blue.

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