Keyword: carbon footprint

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AkzoNobel and Photanol to Develop Green Building Blocks

18.09.2014 - AkzoNobel has teamed up with Dutch biotechnology specialist Photanol to develop a solar power route to green chemistry. In the partnership designed to be a stepping stone for...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Organic and Natural Ingredients

02.09.2014 - With increasing global environmental consciousness, sustainability is gaining focus across business practices. Europe, especially Western Europe, has positioned itself at the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemistry is ... In the Name of Sustainability

06.06.2014 - Controversy And Competition - The Soccer World Cup from June 12 to July 13 in Brazil will captivate millions of people. However, such a big event is not without controversy...

Strategy & Management

Sustainability through Supply Chain Optimization

06.06.2014 - Good for Environment, Good for Business - Reducing energy consumption and emissions with optimal supply-chain management is a commercial necessity for many manufacturers today...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

New Horizons in R&D for Bio-Based Plastics

04.02.2014 - Versatile Materials - Going beyond natural polymers, the use of bio-based monomers from biorefineries and "renewable oil," gained from plastics' and bio wastes, renders synthetic...

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CESIO Congress 2013 Will Focus on Worldwide Megatrends

12.06.2012 - A Growing Market - For the coming CESIO World Surfactants Congress in 2013 in Barcelona, sales of the 52 booths have started. The novel concept and the shorter biennial rotation of...

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Germany Puts Deeper Carbon Cut Back on EU Agenda

24.05.2012 - Germany has asked for discussion on deeper EU carbon emissions cuts to be put on the agenda at a meeting of environment ministers in June, EU sources said. If agreed, a more...

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Going Green, Big Business Hires Auditors For Proof

23.11.2011 - After Office Depot was picketed over its environmental practices in 2003, the big-box retailer made big changes. It cut off a paper supplier accused of illegal logging. It started...