FMCG producers: Achieving successful green transformation

Responding to a significant shift in consumer behaviour during the pandemic, many FMCG producers are exploring ways to develop greener processes and sourcing strategies. Over the past year, consumers have become more focused on buying green and concerned about the provenance of the goods they buy, sourcing locally where they can. Planning for a green […]

Asia’s richest man says ‘no option’ but to make businesses green

Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, plans to transform each of the units under his refining-to-retail conglomerate to create a sustainable business model as Reliance Industries Ltd. The pivot toward a greener, cleaner version of itself won’t be an easy one for India’s most valuable company, which got about 60% of revenue from its hydrocarbon-fueled energy […]

Green Bay’s Butz doubles up on Norway features

Meanwhile, Anthony Schiefelbein of Pembine, Wis., fought off late race pressure from point leader Joey Pontbriand to capture Friday’s super stock feature. With his battered machine, Pontbriand remained competitive and despite pitting a second time was able to thread his way through the field in the caution-plagued event. Hermansville’s Dean Bellmore dodged a late race […]

Urban green space brings happiness when money can’t buy it anymore

Urban green spaces, such as parks, backyards, riverbanks, and urban farmlands, are thought to contribute to citizen happiness by promoting physical and mental health. Various methods of measuring green space – questionnaires, qualitative interviews, satellite images, Google Street View images, and even smartphone technology still rely on individual-level measurements and hence are not scalable to […]

WorkWave acquires Real Green Systems

Just weeks after acquiring Slingshot, WorkWave, a Holmdel, N.J.-based provider of field service software solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Real Green Systems, a Walled Lake, Mich.-based provider of field service solutions in the green service industries. “It marks the beginning of a new chapter where WorkWave will help our customers focus on the […]

New energies: How the European Green Deal can save the EU’s relationship with Turkey

A decade ago, the country was generally regarded as a poster child for Europe’s powerful draw – a predominantly Muslim nation that was on the way to joining the European Union and was accelerating its economic and political reforms. Lately, it has been closer to a symbol of the failure of Europe’s transformative potential. Yet […]