The brand name items were chosen in collaboration with the experts at the International Chair in Life Cycle Assessment because they have
lower environmental impacts in one or more phases of their life cycle, while the RONA ECO products «have a smaller environmental footprint throughout their entire life cycle.»
Having a new rug shipped from halfway around the world uses up precious energy while buying something pre-owned from a local shop or neighbor will have
a lower environmental impact in the end.
Seen back in the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair via Inhabitat, the idea is to create an bio-based product that has
a low environmental impact in the long run, says the Unitika website:
Not exact matches
In an
environmental report... the U.S. State Department says the Keystone XL pipeline poses «no significant
impacts to most resources,» and risk of potential
environmental impacts are
low.
«We are not only creating a world - class work environment to help retain and attract the best and brightest global talent, but also building a campus that our neighbors can enjoy, and that we can build
in a fiscally smart way with
low environmental impact.»
In fact, graphene's
low environmental impact may turn out to be its true legacy.
«This investment
in Tesla semi-trucks helps us achieve these goals while improving road safety and
lowering our
environmental impact.»
Criteria: • Packaging must be for food products • Innovation must be seen
in terms of graphics, functionality, shape or structure • Shelf appeal — packaging should be different to other packaging available •
Environmental impact — the
lower the better • Product protection — the packaging should maintain the product well • Print & production quality should be extremely high Sponsored by Foxpak Flexibles Ltd..
According to the guidelines, a diet higher
in plant - based foods and
lower in animal - based foods is more health - promoting and «is associated with less
environmental impact than is the current U.S. diet.»
«We hope that by continuing to share our methodology and tools we can
lower the barrier for other institutions looking to incorporate social and
environmental indicators into their due diligence or impact measurement,» Root Capital Senior Associate for Environmental Performance Elizabeth Teague wrote in a March 3
environmental indicators into their due diligence or
impact measurement,» Root Capital Senior Associate for
Environmental Performance Elizabeth Teague wrote in a March 3
Environmental Performance Elizabeth Teague wrote
in a March 3 announcement.
Even if 60 % of agriculture would convert to organic farming, concentrated feed were reduced by 50 % and food waste by 50 %, it would result
in a food system with significantly decreased
environmental impacts, including
lower overall greenhouse gas emissions, and only a marginal increase
in agricultural land area.
These monitoring projects involve teams of experts, including scientists from some of Australia's leading regional universities and research institutions, and local land and water managers, assessing the
impacts of
environmental water use
in the Gwydir, Lachlan, Edward - Wakool, Murrumbidgee, Goulburn,
Lower Murray and the Junction of the Warrego and Darling rivers.
Released to the public
in June 2017, the latest corrugated industry life cycle assessment (LCA) confirms continued
environmental progress through increased efficiencies
in mill energy systems, increased use of
low -
impact fossil fuels, and increased recovery for recycling.
We source materials as close to Avery Island as possible (most within a 10 - hour delivery circle), resulting
in lower fuel and freight costs and reduced
environmental impact.
Emmi Roth has commissioned ADI Systems to design, build, and install an anaerobic system to pre-treat wastewater from its Wisconsin cheese operations
in an effort to
lower the cheese producer's operational costs and
environmental impact.
Highlights of these 2025 goals include McCormick's commitments to: — Source 100 percent of branded iconic ingredients sustainably; — Improve the livelihoods of 90 percent of smallholder farmers who grow McCormick's iconic herbs and spices; — Champion equality for women and people of color
in leadership, and empower women farmers across the company's supply chain; and — Reduce the company's
environmental impact by
lowering its carbon footprint, decreasing water use, reducing solid waste and developing sustainable packaging innovations.
They found that some of their decisions — living
in a smaller home, having one «family» car and one smaller car, using compact fluorescent bulbs and line - drying clothes — were effective ways to keep their
environmental impact low.
Three key proposals expected
in the plan envision ways to create more park and recreational space with a far
lower cost and
environmental impact than by extending landfill, Gordon said.
Apparently, this translates to «Comments of the Institute for Energy and
Environmental Research on the Department of Energy's Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal of Greater - Than - Class - C
Low - Level Radioactive Waste» (not much of an improvement, though it makes perfect sense for those
In The Know).
Ulster County residents want New York City to spend more money locally on dealing with flooding and muddy water, and New York State has promised to involve the public
in defining the scope of
environmental impact studies of the city's turbid water releases into the
lower Esopus.
According to guidelines based on several years — and $ 10 million — of
environmental -
impact research, the Navy is not permitted to use the
low - frequency sonar within 12 nautical miles of any coastline,
in any marine sanctuary, near any marine - mammal «biologically important area,» or
in polar seas.
This method may be more viable than edible vaccines for two reasons: The tobacco plants see no permanent genetic alteration, which means a much
lower risk of an
environmental impact, and the vaccines are extracted
in a liquid and then administered as injections, meaning no rotten potatoes or unpredictable vaccine doses.
They recommend keeping the initial metal concentration
in these products
low to help reduce their
environmental impact while still maintaining their ability to fight off microbes.
A team of
environmental scientists hired by New York City
in 2009 to evaluate fracking's
environmental impact concluded that the process could be «catastrophic» to the city's water supply because it degraded water quality and exposed residents to potentially «chronic
low levels of toxic chemicals.»
In the future, this discovery could
lower costs for patients and customers as well as minimising the
environmental impact during production processes of fine chemicals.»
the challenge of simultaneously maintaining
environmental and economic sustainability and how countries of the GCC are likely to be
impacted by shifting preferences for
low carbon energy resources
in the developed world, including the economic and geopolitical stresses that may follow (forthcoming).
I eat a lot (as
in every day) of Chilean farmed mussels, shrimp, scallops, squid, and Alaskan pollock, and one of the criteria for me choosing these foods was, apart from them being quite cheap
in the UK, the
low environmental impact,
low level of mercury, PCB's and dioxins.
Plants are an excellent choice for protein because they are
lower in fat, higher
in micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants), and usually have a
lower environmental impact than raising meat.
Although sustainability guidelines are unlikely to be included
in the final version of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Advisory Committee included the following statement
in their initial report: «Consistent evidence indicates that,
in general, a dietary pattern that is higher
in plant - based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and
lower in animal - based foods is more health promoting and is associated with lesser
environmental impact (greenhouse gas emissions and energy, land, and water use) than is the current average U.S. diet.
A key component
in its tender, Brett explains, was to
lower the school's printing costs and reduce its
environmental impact.
With the reduction
in printing and delivery costs and the
lower environmental impact, it seemed that digital newspapers were the wave of the future.
«Certainly today the fact that this is,
in a sense recycled goods, so has very
low environmental impact, is very appealing, particularly to younger people,» Wallner says.
In the context of agricultural use, spinetoram has a
lower environmental impact than do many current insecticides because both its use rate and toxicity to non-target species are
low.
We commend Batu Karang's
environmental policies using
low impact energy, water and waste systems as well as training and empowering locals through school programmes — it's great to see fancy resorts participating
in such practices.
His farm produces some amazing products and is able to sustain itself
in a
low environmental impact way.
Many of our guests are interested
in ride sharing to and from their kayak tours to
lower their
environmental impact, to save costs, and for the enjoyment of meeting other travellers.
Due to the direct
impact from Hurricane Irma on his home
in the
Lower Florida Keys, his recent projects are calling attention to the massive physical destruction and catastrophic
environmental damage left behind by increasingly powerful storms due to climate change.
The footprints of the stone walls, as a memorable photo you blurs progressively mediate the transition between the material and semantic «heavy» and indelible memory and the aspiration to a better future, translated
in the light of the «new» with safe technologies, efficient and
low environmental impact.
Kathy Kremer, architect of
low environmental impact houses since the 1970s, reflected that «I had been waiting for an all - electric car,
in my price range, that could go at least 200 miles on a charge.
A couple years ago we covered the proposed Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River
in Laos, to be located north of the capital Vientiane — specifically how the mega dam could disrupt the Mekong ecosystem, and how smaller dams on tributaries of the river could produce more power with
lower environmental impact.
If its growth
in services output this seems fine, as
environmental impacts are
low.
Julie Scelfo, who was aided by Dot Earth readers a year ago
in her exploration of
low - energy lighting, is now writing a regular column, The Green Home, looking at simple ways to cut
environmental impacts where you live.
The glaring gap between the yields of basic crops
in poor and rich countries offers huge
low - cost opportunities to improve people's lives and cut
environmental impacts from farming.
To find out how your dinner stacks up, visit the Good Guide's website and search food products that are vegan,
low in sugar,
low in sodium, have a
low environmental impact, are organic and so on.
«As I scratch my head
in an effort to figure out the AIG bonuses and wonder how the economic stimulus is going to
impact my life and business, I can't help but think about what makes real economic sense to me.Over the last 20 years, we have run an economy based upon who can supply the
lowest price, not considering social and
environmental impact.
At a high level, a number of factors should support a regional renewables drive, including
low electrification levels, a growing appreciation of the
environmental impact of fossil fuel independent power producers (IPPs) and the increasing difficulties a number of banks face
in financing them, and a growing recognition of the depth and breadth of renewable resources
in the region.
By proactively employing this measure to reduce our already
low environmental impacts further, consumers can have even more confidence
in buying clean, affordable, and carbon - free wind energy.»
Their
low running costs and efficiency can result
in heating bills being reduced by as much as 70 %, and also, crucially, reduce the
environmental impact considerably.
Get the answers
in this short 101 video and also find out how you can
lower your
environmental impact through transportation choices.
By the time the president made the decision, oil prices were so
low that the «unlikely»
low oil price scenario
in the State Department
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)-- where oil prices fell below $ 75 a barrel — had actually come to be and thus there was no shying away from the fact that the pipeline would cause the equivalent of over 6 million passengers cars worth of carbon pollution every year for at least 50 years.