Management, environment and sustainability news

Management Specialties

Environment

Urban Waste

Environmental emergency declared for beaches in Telde after fuel spill in Gran Canary Islands

Joshua Falcón · September 5, 2024

The Government of the Canary Islands has ordered the mobilization of the Local Police and the Telde Lifeguard Service to the scene.

Environment

Finland starts trials for safe disposal of nuclear fuel

Isbel Lázaro · September 4, 2024

Finland is the first country in the world to develop a solution for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel.

Environment

UBC engineers develop comprehensive solution for capturing and destroying “permanent chemicals”

Joshua Falcón · September 4, 2024

This integrated system could help in the fight against these persistent pollutants, which have been linked to various health problems, such as cancer and…

Environment

Eni and Snam announce Ravenna CCS, the first carbon capture and storage project in Italy

Joshua Falcón · September 3, 2024

The first CCS project in the country, with the objective of reaching an efficiency of up to 96%, only by implementing renewable energy.

Urban Waste

Egyptian startup turns non-recyclable plastic waste into tiles

Ruth Arteaga · September 3, 2024

Each tile manufactured by TileGreen removes about 125 bags of non-recyclable plastic from the environment.

Environment

LEGO to switch from petroleum in its bricks to renewable plastic by 2032

Ruth Arteaga · September 3, 2024

The iconic LEGO brick, designed in 1958, is so accurate that you can fit a new one with a brick made more than 60…

Environment

South Korea to require the use of SAF fuel on international flights starting in 2027

Joshua Falcón · September 2, 2024

This measure aims to reduce the environmental impact generated by commercial flights in the continent and to encourage other countries to adopt cleaner and…