Dublin City Council has launched its third annual Sustainability Report showing the steps the council are taking in the city to improve its performance on issues of energy, transport, waste, water, air, biodiversity, society and economy. It outlines the approaches the city council takes to sustainability and lists key initiatives and flagship projects that are … Read more
In a groundbreaking statement issued at the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, WWF has joined private and public sector leaders in calling for a new global seafood traceability system to give consumers, businesses, and governments full access to information about marine fishing practices. The statement is the first multi-stakeholder call for such … Read more
Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute. Regions with the largest certified organic agricultural land in 2010 were Oceania, including Australia, New Zeal and, and Pacific Island nations … Read more
Unilever has announced that more than 50 per cent of all of its factories have achieved the goal of sending no waste to landfill in 2012. This was achieved whilst the company reported annual sales of €51 billion – up from €40 billion when Unilever set out its new vision of doubling the size of … Read more
Application to ECO-UNESCO’s newest initiative, Green Pathways, is now open to all young, unemployed job seekers under the age of 25. The six month programme, which is part of the newly launched Momentum initiative, aims to train and progress participants onto employment in the green economy. Green industry is set to be a key growth … Read more
Ennis Town Council has signed a contract with Ward & Burke Construction. for Flood Relief Works to be carried out in the Watery Road/Elm Park area of the town. The need for flood alleviation works was identified in the Ennis Main Drainage & Flood Study Preliminary Report. The area experienced serious flooding in November 2009. … Read more
A new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has found that as much as 50% of all food produced around the world never reaches a human stomach due to issues as varied as inadequate infrastructure and storage facilities through to overly strict sell-by dates, buy-one-get-one free offers and consumers demanding cosmetically perfect food. With … Read more
According to the latest research, a majority (56 %) of Europeans believe that air quality has deteriorated in the last 10 years. In Italy, as many as 81 % hold this view, and in Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Spain, 70-75 % of survey participants believe that this is the case. The research – a Eurobarometer called … Read more
University College Cork (UCC) has been recognised once again by the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Greenmetric World University Ranking system for its exceptional work in the area of campus sustainability and environment-friendly university management. Emerging among the top three universities from a packed field of 215 global competitors, the award reaffirms the ongoing commitment of UCC … Read more
A novel method of getting community groups and the business community involved in keeping the roads and laneways of Ennis tidy is being rolled out by Ennis Town Council. Elected Members have approved the ‘Adopt a Roads Scheme’, which is aimed at reducing the amount of litter that resides on road verges and residential areas … Read more