Earth Day is the day designated for appreciating the earth's environment and raising awareness of the issues that threaten it. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970 introduced by Senator Gaylord Nelson, a US senator, to bring environmental issues onto the national political agenda. Earth Day is observed in 175 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit organization Earth Day Network. The passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water…

For many years, a small handful of countries dominated growth in wind power, but this is changing as the industry goes global, with more than 70 countries now developing wind resources. Between 2000 and 2010, world wind electric generating capacity increased at a frenetic pace from 17,000 megawatts to nearly 200,000 megawatts.



Measured by share of…

With spring is around the corner, February is a great time to start thinking about the garden. One consideration as you are planning your garden is the importance of natives. According to National Arboretum, a native plant is one that occurs naturally in a particular region, ecosystem, or habitat without direct or indirect human intervention. Natives are important for a number of reasons.

Firstly local birds, butterflies and other wildlife depend on native plants for their diet. A fly…

Someone recently asked me what Consumer Change is trying to achieve and what I would define as a green business. While Consumer Change would love to see all businesses become green businesses as a long term goal, the truth is that getting there is a long road. What we are looking for is progress towards that end goal.

In my personal sustainability story, I started with recycling paper, plastic, glass and cans – that was easy because those facilities are offered with waste pickup. Then…

“New Year is a time to make resolutions,” I told my 8 year old son. As I went on to suggest what his 2011 resolutions should be (cleaning up after himself (there’s always hope)), he asked what mine were going to be. I have had the same resolutions for at least a decade, something about working…

Dit kan op donderdag 11 november van 11.00 tot 13.00 in Den Haag (het Magazijn) en van 16.00 tot 18.00 uur in Utrecht (Geertekerk).

In het kader van de Dag van de Duurzaamheid helpen de groene fashionshop watMooi en People 4 Earth mensen de overstap naar duurzame…

Sandra van Kampen, programma manager bij Urgenda is bezig met de uitdaging om 40 dagen alleen maar duurzaam te eten. Al haar ontdekkingen en belevenissen kan je lezen op haar blog. Erg vermakelijk, maar ook leerzaam: http://40dagenduurzaameten.blogspot.com/…

Joke Bom van watMooi heeft afgelopen vrijdag 8 oktober de prijs gewonnen voor beste vrouwelijke ondernemer van het jaar in de categorie ZZP. De FZ Award wordt toegekend door de Federatie Zakenvrouwen Nederland.

Joke Bom runt watMooi, een webshop met alleen maar duurzame kleding. watMooi verkoopt o.a. ook de kleding van een People 4 Earth Business Partner, Van Markoviec.

Goed om te zien dat duurzaamheid zelfs binnen business verkiezingen de…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) update of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims or Green Guides is due imminently. These Guides define terms such as "recyclable" and "biodegradable" and explain how businesses should back up environmental assertions. Although the FTC cannot force businesses to adopt greener practices, they can intervene…

The 107 million tons of grain that went to U.S. ethanol distilleries in 2009 was enough to feed 330 million people for one year at average world consumption levels.

More than a quarter of the total U.S. grain crop was turned into ethanol to

fuel cars last year. With 200 ethanol distilleries in the country set up to

transform food into fuel, the amount of grain processed has tripled since…

Deze maand geven we super comfortabele yoga broeken weg voor vrouwen - sorry mannen! Ze zijn gemaakt van bamboe en daarom heel zacht. Wist je dat Bamboe 60% meer vocht absorbeert dan katoen? Zo blijft de kleding niet aan je huid plakken als het te warm is, je lichaam blijft droog waardoor je niet oververhit raakt. Ideaal dus voor yoga!

Samen met webshop MyYoga…

SVN Brain Train…

Omzet biologische voeding stijgt eerste halfjaar 12 procent

20 aug 2010 13:57

De omzet van biologische voeding in Nederlandse supermarkten is het eerste halfjaar 12 procent gestegen tot 148 miljoen euro.

August, the shops are full of back to school supplies; the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts a record $55.12 billion will be spent on back-to-school merchandise this year. In fact, Back-to-School is second only to the holiday…

Looking east looking west: organic and quality food marketing in Asia and Europe

edited by: Rainer Haas, Maurizio Canavari, Bill Slee, Chen Tong and Bundit Anurugsa

Price is 46 euro (excl VAT) at Wageningen Academic Publishers

This book represents a unique collection of European and Asian perspectives on the production, trade and consumption of high quality food.



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The Global Compact has launched the UN Global Compact Management Model, which is designed to help participants…