environmental sustainability Archives

Vermicomposting: Using the soil ecosystem in new places

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Jorge Domínguez analyses the main advances and current trends in vermicomposting after 18 years of continuous progress in scientific, technical, and commercial endeavours.

Vermicomposting has gained popularity as a sustainable, environmentally friendly method for waste disposal and fertiliser production. Earthworms and soil microbiota work together to break down and reshape solid organic waste into a fertile humus. From small-scale beginnings, much research has been done to scale up and optimise the physical and biological aspects of the system. Dr Jorge Domínguez, head of the […]

Sustainability asymmetries in buyer–supplier relationships

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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This is easy to say, but the reality is more complex. New research into sustainability and Strategic Supply Chain Management (SSCM) shows that buyer–supplier relationships are far from straightforward, and differences between buyers’ and suppliers’ approaches to sustainability can both positively and negatively affect buyers’ financial and market performance. Led […]

EngineeringUK and The Big Bang Fair: Inspiring the next generation of STEM researchers

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EngineeringUK seeks to promote engineering in all its facets. As part of this overarching mission, it runs the annual Big Bang Fair, a highly successful celebration of STEM research, aimed at 11–14 year-old students from across the UK. This year, thousands of young people gathered at the NEC in Birmingham, where they were presented with an array of installations, activities, […]

Diverse Horizons: Investing globally in social and environmental sustainability

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Tony Marshall has founded both Diverse Horizons, Inc. and The Diverse Horizon Foundations to provide multiuse community-based facilities to provide educational opportunities around environmental sustainability and social equality.

The issues of climate change, environmental degradation, and social inequality are growing ever more challenging. Considering these problems, global goals for sustainable development have encouraged treaties such as the Paris Agreement and the proposed Green New Deal. Mr Tony Marshall, the Founder, President, and CEO of his corporations Diverse Horizons, Inc. and The Diverse Horizons Foundation, has been diligent in […]