Environmental Management

Sustainability

22 Apr 2020

How the COVID-19 pandemic shows that humanity can reverse climate change

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, smog disappears and waters run clearer. Not only does the prospect of our uncertain future reveal the roles humanity play in the planet’s environment, but our true power and resolve to finally reverse the course of what could one day become the worst pandemic we’ll ever face — climate change....
19 Apr 2020

Everyone Will Need to Compromise to Secure the Future of Food

“The Future of Food and Farming” study clearly shows that the next generation of consumers and farmers share many concerns about the future. Both feel strongly about wanting more of a voice in determining how food is grown, sold and consumed. They especially believe that the future of food and farming is in their hands,...
18 Apr 2020

Vodka distilled from crops grown in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth created a brand of artisan vodka. The Ukrainian mineral water and rye used to distil the beverage were taken from an area that has been abandoned since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The end result is aptly named Atomik. The first ever bottle of Atomik vodka has been triple distilled...
17 Apr 2020

Confronting Climate Change

While there is much alignment on the issue of climate change, there are also points of differentiation, illustrating the complexity of the challenges facing the farmers and consumers of the future. Overwhelmingly, next-gen farmers and consumers indicate they believe climate change is occurring, and the majority across markets believe that humans have contributed to it....
16 Apr 2020

Amplifying Farmer-Consumer Voices and Engagement

There is no doubt about who the next generation of farmers and consumers thinks is responsible for the future of food and farming — it’s themselves. However, both groups acknowledge there are many obstacles to being able to work together to solve the challenges facing food and farming. Importantly, both next-gen consumers and farmers feel...
14 Apr 2020

Protecting the Future of Food

Gen Z / millennial farmers and consumers in all countries believe the future of food and farming is under threat and that global food insecurity is likely within 20 years. Despite their concerns, next-gen farmers and consumers are realistic about the trade-offs involved in addressing the most pressing challenges facing food and farming and reject...
13 Apr 2020

The Future of Food and Farming

Corteva Agriscience was launched in 2019 to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume — for generations to come. This commitment to the future has put Corteva at the forefront of shaping the next generation of agriculture. To better understand those who will be centrally responsible for the future of farms...
04 Jun 2018

Is CEIBA the future of shipping?

Shani Meintjes is a young South African volunteering in Costa Rica on a project very close to her heart, a project aimed at decreasing the impact of the vastly polluting cargo shipping industry. You might ask how this is even possible given that 90% of all cargo globally is transported via cargo ship and that...
15 May 2018

Montecasino draws attention to the war on waste

With the first ever Global Recycling Day that was took place on 18 March 2018, Montecasino was heeding the call to improve waste management and increase the ratio of waste that is recycled or reused. With a new food waste system and efforts to raise awareness of the need to recycle and the availability of...
08 May 2018

New radio and TV adverts for Plastics|SA focus on marine litter

Plastics|SA has released a series of new radio and television adverts in which it addresses the issue of plastics litter found in the marine environment.

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