A newly established South African dairy company has taken the lead in milk processing, and boasts the smallest carbon footprint of any dairy in the southern hemisphere. The idea to establish a dairy with green credentials came about in 2010, when a group of Eastern Cape dairy farmers decided that they wanted to create a [...]
Recycling just one glass bottle saves the same amount of energy required to keep a 100-watt light bulb powered up for an hour. This is one of the many facts I learned recently when I sat down with CEO of the Glass Recycling Company (TGRC), Shabeer Jhetam, and Kate Haupt, who handles the PR for [...]
THE Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Brunei hopes that local businesses and entrepreneurs will realise the significant potential of green businesses as a result of the upcoming National Environment Conference 2011 (NEC), said Lim Boon Teck, Manager Corporate Sustainability at HSBC Brunei. “Based on HSBC research, global Climate Change related business or Green [...]
If any further evidence was needed of the changing face of Australian business, this year’s Start-up 50 provides it in buckets. The 50 fastest-growing businesses in the 2011 StartupSmart Awards are bringing innovative ideas and niches to the marketplace, often inspired by the global economy, as well as re-defining the age, gender and working habits [...]
Following three turbulent yet encouraging years for the global cleantech industry, oscillating traction is now crystallizing across some of the more mature cleantech markets. Against this uncertain and shifting backdrop, Datamonitor makes its top five predictions for global green business in 2011 and beyond. Low-carbon power generation will grow at a tremendous pace The global [...]
As the low-carbon revolution gathers pace globally, Britain’s businesses have an unprecedented opportunity to profit from it. Already worth £3,000 billion annually, the world’s green economy is forecast to grow by a quarter over the next five years, outpacing overall growth. The early pioneers of this green business revolution are already profiting from the move [...]
New York City is the only city in the US that never sleeps. It is also one city that often smells, especially in the summer. One reason is the city’s aging sewage system, to which the city’s 8 million residents contribute 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater daily. All that wastewater goes through several processes until [...]
The world is in desperate need of a clean source of energy and a shift towards Solar seems to be the best solution, says Hari Kiran Chereddi, Managing Director, Sujana Energy Solar is the colour and mood of the moment. Solar has today become an important part of Going Green movements and has moved towards [...]
