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With all the talk today about global warming, pollution and going green, most people are becoming overwhelmed with the vast amount of information out there about how to reduce what is known as your “carbon footprint.” Well, it’s not as complicated [...]  Read More

October is officially the Fair-trade month, so it is a good time to understand what the concept really means.

Fair trade is a financial relationship between producers, sellers, and consumers based on the principle of equity within the exchange of goods. [...]  Read More

The biodiversity of species is what creates a healthy ecosystem on our planet. If we lose this, we lose our life support system.

The Living Planet Report is also a survey of the ecological footprint of human populations across the world – how much [...]  Read More

Smart companies take advantage of a recession to sprint ahead of their competitors, while some competitors ‘hunker down’ and conserve their capital. The forward-thinking firms plan and install new capacity during the dullest of times. Then, when [...]  Read More

1. Change your light bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps. (They consume about 75 percent less electricity and last up to 10 times longer)
2. Use energy efficient [...]  Read More

Business and the environment are closely linked. Though some businesses have more obvious impacts on the environment than others, all businesses have some environmental impact, through the products they manufacture or purchase, the energy and water [...]  Read More