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Indian Designers Use Food Waste For Sustainable Fashion
Overcoming the tag of ‘contributors of global waste and climate change’ Indian brands take sustainability route. Turning food waste into sustainable eco-friendly fashion, designers try to lessen the overall carbon emission. From the luxury brand ‘World Of Mayu’ using fish scales and pineapple leather, a vegan alternative of animal leather, into their products, Label Asha Gautam uses different agro-based farm and other waste items in their… read-more
Tags: Sustainability, fashion, food, Waste management
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Nike Sells Refurbished Sneakers In Stores To Help Environment
In an environment-friendly move, sports brand Nike has announced to refurbish all old sneakers returned within 60 days of purchase. Nike, after inspecting the wear and tear, will sell them at a discounted price. Aiming to reduce landfill waste and use non-recyclable materials, Nike has rolled out this sustainable footwear production policy. Assigning a condition-grade for the hand refurbished shoes, Nike also applies a 60-day return policy on… read-more
Tags: Nike, Sustainability, environment, Sneakers
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ICLEI Invites Kerjiwal To Address On Sustainability And Climate Change Issues
'ICLEI - Local Government for Sustainability' has invited Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to speak about the measures taken regarding sustainability and climate change in the national capital. Kejriwal will attend 'Daring Cities 2020’ conference, wherein he will speak on how ‘Pusa Decomposer’ and indigenous 'electric vehicle policy' helped tackling air-pollution in Delhi. The conference, jointly hosted by ICLEI and Bonn City, is a forum on climate… read-more
Tags: Delhi Government , Pollution, Sustainability, Climate Change, Bonn, Arvind Kejriwal, Covid-19
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Environmentalists Protest Germany's Extension Of Coal Excavation policy
Anti-coal protestors in western Germany on September 26, surrounded a mine, criticising government's plan to extend coal mining. The agitation surfaced as Germany allowed extraction and burning of coal until 2038. Environmental activists stated that the extended deadline is too late to control climate change. Protestors also opposed levelling of some villages for coal mining near Cologne city. Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the … read-more
Tags: Germany, Sustainability, Coal, environment, fossil fuel, Protests
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UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook Report Leaked, Suggests 8 Reforms
UN's Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5) report, to be released on September 15, has been leaked. The leaked report showed that none of the 20 'Aichi Biodiversity Targets' have been achieved. The GBO-5 suggested 8 reforms to achieve 2050 Vision for Biodiversity. Restoration of forests, sustainable agriculture, climate change, cities and infrastructure development, sustainable management of fisheries and waterbodies are expected goals, … read-more
Tags: United Nations, biodiversity, environment, Sustainability, conservationists
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26,000 Participants from 149 Countries to Join ‘World Solar Technology Summit’
On September 8, around 26,000 participants from 149 countries will virtually join the 1st 'World Solar Technology Summit'. India’s New and Renewable Energy Minister, RK Singh, also president of International Solar Alliance, will connect to ministers from ISA member nations and other stakeholders. They will emphasize on affordable and sustainable clean-energy by discussing innovative next-gen solar technologies. During the summit, an… read-more
Tags: Solar Power, Green Energy, Sustainability
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