From trash to cash: CA cleans up with new approach to socially responsible consumerism
Can you take socially responsible consumerism and turn it into a business? Naomi Ledoux, a working mom from PE with a CA(SA) background has by...
Category : Greening And Environment
Conservationists purchase rainforest to protecting the habitats of 40 At-Risk species in Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has achieved one of its highest conservation priorities: protecting a British Columbia watershed containing a rare temperate rainforest from...
Scientific study says reforestation may be the best method to combat climate change
The Crowther Lab of ETH Zurich has published a study in the journal Science that shows this would be the most effective method to combat climate change....
Alien vegetation offers opportunities for small businesses and creates local jobs
Whilst the widespread introduction of an alien plant, the Prosopis tree, has wreaked chaos on our country’s native plants and broader ecosystem, it, however, provides...
Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year
According to the UN, only 20% of global e-waste is recycled each year, which means that 40 million tonnes of e-waste is either placed in...
Scuba divers set Guinness World Record for the largest underwater cleanup.
A group of eco-friendly scuba divers recently set the Guinness World Record for the largest underwater cleanup in history. Over 633 divers donned their wetsuits...
Entries open for Eat Out Woolworths Sustainability Awards 2019
Entries for the 2019 Eat Out Woolworths Sustainability Award are officially open. In the build-up to the awards, Eat Out is hosting two workshops designed...
Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) kicks off ambitious ‘Forest Protea Glen’ project
Local non-profit organisation Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) has kicked off its ambitious ‘Forest Protea Glen’ project by planting 30 trees at SPARK Schools’...
Colgate answers call for first recyclable toothpaste
Colgate has finalized the design for a first-of-its-kind recyclable toothpaste tube that sets a new standard in the industry. The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)...
Canada on the road to ending dolphin and whale captivity
Canada has just passed legislation that bans keeping whales, dolphins, and porpoises in captivity for entertainment, as well as the trade, possession, capture and breeding...