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- Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:47 am
- Forum: Covid19 and sustainability
- Topic: Has Covid19 set us back?
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- Views: 96492
Has Covid19 set us back?
During the Covid19 Pandemic there has been a huge increase globally in the use of single-use items, with the attitude that throwing something away that may be contaminated is better than cleaning it and potentially getting infected. This includes single-use face masks not just in hospital but within...
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:37 am
- Forum: Brexit & Climate Change
- Topic: Brexit & the impact on Climate Change
- Replies: 0
- Views: 97103
Brexit & the impact on Climate Change
Will leaving the EU negatively impact the UK's action on Climate Change?
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:23 am
- Forum: The Paris Agreement
- Topic: What are the implications of a country dropping out of the Paris Agreement?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 97164
What are the implications of a country dropping out of the Paris Agreement?
In 2017, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would cease all participation in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation. The withdrawal took effect on November 4, 2020, one day after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. But what does it actually mean if a country drop...
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:12 am
- Forum: Can you measure sustainability?
- Topic: What are the different sustainability classifications?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 97590
What are the different sustainability classifications?
In the THRIVE platform, there are Classifications but what do they mean and where did they originate from?
They are:
They are:
- GRIS
MCS
SDGS
WSSI
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:11 am
- Forum: Can you measure sustainability?
- Topic: What are the different formula engines?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 42265
What are the different formula engines?
In the THRIVE platform, there are various formula engines but what do they actually mean and when would we need to use a different formula?
The formula engines are:
The formula engines are:
- Arithmetic
Geometric
Weighted Geometric
Multicapital
Seafood Stewardship
Normalized Multicapital
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:39 am
- Forum: What you can do to be sustainable in your everyday life - and measure it!
- Topic: Which tea brand is the most eco-friendly?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 94966
Which tea brand is the most eco-friendly?
I drink A LOT of tea and I usually have to empty the teabag into a compost and throw away the bag in the bin because I heard the bags are partially made out of plastic. I've seen a trend of tea companies producing "biodegradable tea bags" which are fully compostable. But are they? And if so, which b...
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:37 am
- Forum: What you can do to be sustainable in your everyday life - and measure it!
- Topic: What's the most sustainable option for women's sanitary products?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 40306
What's the most sustainable option for women's sanitary products?
There are so many options out there but which is actually the best overall? The options I've seen are: biodegradable tampon applicators, silicon menstrual cups, reusable pads, 100% cotton tampons.
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:31 am
- Forum: What you can do to be sustainable in your everyday life - and measure it!
- Topic: What's the best way to compost at home?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 40040
What's the best way to compost at home?
I live in a flat with no garden and I really want to compost. But what is the best way and what are the pros and cons?
Some options I've heard of are having a compost bin with worms or collecting my food waste in a bin and taking it to a arger community compost bin.
Some options I've heard of are having a compost bin with worms or collecting my food waste in a bin and taking it to a arger community compost bin.
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:49 am
- Forum: What is sustainability?
- Topic: What is sustainability?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 96337
Re: What is sustainability?
My interpretation on Sustainability is living in a particular way that could be repeated forever. Instead of diminishing resources, never to be used again, we are reusing resources in other ways so they have a shelf life of forever.