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Two key factors determine a product's lifetime: the way it is designed and built, and whether consumers choose to properly maintain (repair) or to replace it.
Manufacturers are in control of the
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A relatively new management role, sustainability officers are top executives who determine how a company or organisation can best address environmental sustainability issues. Specifically, they may be
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Baby clothes for the sharing generation
Innovative baby clothes subscription and sharing system saves resources
Reusing and ultimatley recycling clothes is at the heart of the circular economy
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Say cheese!
Cheese factory uses more sustainable filtration process
Results in better product quality, less costs and reduced chemical use
Immersion of cheese in brine is an important step in
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Environmental and social benefits rolled into one
Programme to recover used cooking oil and convert it to biodiesel saves resources and cuts CO2
Social enterprise running the operation creates new
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Waste-management pioneer markets its success
Waste-management footprint calculator offers valuable insight
The footprint tool SITA commissioned saves the company up to 20 % on transportation costs
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Investing in everyone's future
Tapping into a need for eco-responsible investment, Pictet developed a sustainable bond rating system
The system is gaining traction among pension funds
Pictet
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Businesses that look ahead and actively manage their ecological risks and opportunities can gain a strong competitive advantage. Ecological footprint calculation schemes are increasingly used to help
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Just take a CIP!
Project targets fresh water rationalisation in production processes
Case-by-case system design is critical to developing successful CIP solutions
The EU-funded AquaFit4Use
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'Una mas' benefit thanks to EMAS...
EMAS practices and eco-design principles delivered solid results for printer
Results included less toxic chemicals used, energy savings and huge increase in
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Glass-maker seeks transparency ... in environmental performance
A focus on EMAS boosted environmental transparency and delivered savings
Reduced water consumption by 48 % and energy consumption
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Computer comparison test
Energy efficient computer is 7 % cheaper in terms of overall procurement costs
Slightly higher investment costs are recuperated in one year
Energy efficient model reduces