Circular Economy can contribute to reducing emissions
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has presented a methodological approach which can help identify and prioritise circular efforts that can contribute to reducing emissions in any sector. For example – reducing the use of concrete, cement and steel in the building sector can cut materials-related greenhouse gas emissions by 61% over a building’s life cycle stages...
READ ARTICLE >Lean is Green
It can be said that lean is green. A lean organisation understands customer value and focuses its key processes to continuously increase it. The core idea is to maximise customer value while minimising waste. Lean means creating more value for customers with fewer resources. The ultimate goal is to provide perfect value to the customer...
READ ARTICLE >Rio+20 – time to rethink the way we use natural resources
In the 20-year gap between the two Rio summits (1992 – 2012), the earth’s population has grown from 5.4 billion to more than 7 billion – a leap of almost 30 %. This has had a knock-on effect on global use of natural resources, in tandem with increasing per capita consumption levels. Although greenhouse gas...
READ ARTICLE >Inefficient use of water resources threatens the economy, productivity and ecosystems
The European Environment Agency (EEA) report which was presented at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille stated that the continent’s water resources were under pressure, limited supplies were being wasted, and nations had to implement existing legislation more effectively. The EEA report is the first of five water-themed reports that the agency planned to...
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