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How unchecked consumerism helps drive climate change

Corporate Knights

As extreme weather events in Canada and around the world are linked to human-made climate change , there is one story that continues to be left out: the connection between climate change and the products we purchase. times the product’s weight. Each step in a product’s life cycle has environmental consequences and a carbon footprint.

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Eliminating Plastic Pollution, Reflections From Tracey Campbell

3BL Media

A few weeks ago, experts from the LyondellBasell Government Relations team and I had the privilege of attending key events related to the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 2) on Plastic Pollution in Paris.

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Keysight Announces Winners of the 2022 Innovation Challenge

3BL Media

The world-class panel of judges for the 2022 Innovation Challenge event included: Juan Pablo Celis Garcia, Youth Engagement Specialist for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Mehdi Sadaghdar, Electrical Engineer and popular YouTube influencer known as ElectroBOOM. About Keysight Technologies.

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Accelerating the Decarbonization of the Latin America and Caribbean Transport Sector

Sustainable Development Network

The event, held both virtually and in person at the Marriott Panama Hotel in Panama City on October 26, brought together key stakeholders to explore innovative technological solutions aimed at accelerating the decarbonization of the region's transport sector.

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Industry Leaders Dare to Change for the Better

3BL Media

It brings together the CEOs and senior management of some 400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other stakeholders across 70 countries, and it reflects the diversity of the industry in geography, size, product category and format. Its member companies have combined sales of EUR 4.6