Tag: Sustainability

Analysis

The risks and opportunities of the circular economy

14 Feb 2018

Is 2018 the year of the plastic revolution? It’s certainly starting to feel that way. The ‘Blue Planet II effect’ – what happens when the devastating impact of our plastic lifestyle is laid out in exquisitely shot detail to more than 10 million viewers – seems to have set in…

Analysis

Is technology the recipe for cutting food waste?

31 Oct 2017

Globally, about a third of all the food produced for human consumption every year is wasted – roughly 1.3 billion tonnes – according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Consumers in richer countries waste almost as much food (222 million tonnes) each year as the entire…

Analysis

Smart meters and home automation – should we believe the hype

10 Jul 2015

The UK Government has an ambitious target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 20501. Most consumers will be well aware of the need to reduce household energy consumption – either from rising energy household energy bills or the high-profile advertising campaigns around heating control technologies. One step to…