Tag: sustainable

UK Reclassifies Nuclear Power as Environmentally Sustainable

Nuclear energy is set to be classified as sustainable so the industry can have the same access to investment incentives as renewables, the UK chancellor has said. In his Spring Budget delivered on Wednesday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said the government will launch a Great British Nuclear scheme to “bring down costs” and…


Bulk of S&P 500 Embraces Sustainable Accounting Standard, Foundation Says

More than half of companies in the S&P 500 now use a common standard from the Value Reporting Foundation to report on topics like carbon emissions and energy management, indicating executives are paying more attention to an area likely to face new regulations soon, a foundation official said. “The market has already got a lot…


Eco-Luxury in the Realm of Watches

We rarely associate materials like recycled plastics and waste materials with luxury products, but the watch industry is working to change that. While we hid behind our masks and our front doors over the past 18 months, watch manufacturers were busy in the lab, and have emerged from the pandemic lockdown with a crop of…


Columbian Builder Creates Homes Literally Made of Coffee, Saves the Day After Hurricane Iota

More and more, home builders are looking into eco-friendly alternatives to the standard way of building homes. One new type of home in Colombia is being made from an unlikely and Earth-friendly building material: coffee. But this doesn’t mean perfectly good coffee beans are going to waste; these homes incorporate coffee husks, a disposable byproduct…