This Story’s Impact Broadcast on 477 radio stations On a brisk afternoon in mid-January, Eloy Ortiz is pacing the back alley behind a white house in Watsonville, California, in the heart of California’s strawberry industry. The house is under an evacuation warning after weeks of torrential rain, but that hasn’tContinue Reading
More than 60% of the banks Accenture has surveyed are planning to start a core replacement this year, says Mike Abbott, global banking lead at the firm. Transcription: Penny Crosman (00:03): Welcome to the American Banker Podcast, I’m Penny Crosman. What trends should banks be wary of and planning forContinue Reading
(CNN) — How do you turn a ski resort “green?” The easy answer is to wait until summer. But environmentally green? That’s more complicated, and the paradox facing the ski industry right now. Winter sports fans are drawn to the mountains for the pristine wild environments, energizing views, pure airContinue Reading
Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists Canada The federal government plans on banning some commonly used plastic items, including straws. Photo by fullempty /iStock / Getty Images Article content The Trudeau government’s plan to eliminate plastic waste in Canada by 2030 is underway in earnest with the gradual elimination of single useContinue Reading
Copper submersible salmon cage The aquaculture industry must learn to balance the trade-offs between environmentally sustainable production and fish welfare © EcoSea In parallel, recognition of the importance of securing good welfare for farmed fish is growing. The term “fish welfare” was rarely used in aquaculture or fisheries research beforeContinue Reading
The United Nations recently declared that access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a universal human right. The declaration was the result of a hard-fought global campaign, coming hot on the heels of the UN Human Rights Council’s recognition of the right last year. It’s been a longContinue Reading
Breadcrumb Trail Links FP Comment Ottawa’s single-use plastics ban will create twice as much new garbage as it will save Publishing date: Oct 12, 2022 • 15 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Join the conversation Plastics being gathered for recycling at a depot in North Vancouver. Photo by JonathanContinue Reading
Danielle Smith took to a stage in Calgary on Thursday after being elected the new leader of the United Conservative Party and proclaimed a new chapter for a province long-known for its testiness. “It is time for Alberta to take its place as a senior partner in building a strongContinue Reading
The plastics industry is showing up in a big way for Manufacturing Day 2022 on Friday, Oct. 7, with dozens of companies and the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) geared up to drive home the importance of plastics as a manufacturing force and leader in sustainability initiatives. Manufacturing Day “is theContinue Reading
Now more than ever, every company is a data company. By 2025, individuals and companies around the world will produce an estimated 463 exabytes of data each day, compared with less than three exabytes a decade ago. With thatContinue Reading
