Pineapple leaf leather and carbon-capture clothing: Fashion is looking for sustainable alternatives https://t.co/0Kdfu0ekZW Pinatex and Yulex #Sustainability
While microplastics have previously been found in Arctic sea ice, new research has found that microplastic pollution is widespread near the surface of seawater across all regions of the Arctic, including the North Pole https://t.co/8gPTr8dsRk
A referendum in Switzerland on Sunday, if approved, would make Swiss companies liable for human rights violations and environmental damage by their subsidiaries abroad. https://t.co/HHg3hh4XE3
AIRS🛰 muestra pluma de monóxido de carbono resultante de intensa temporada de #IncendiosForestales en SudAmérica. A 5,5km de elevación, concentración alcanzó 160ppb. Vida media de este peligroso contaminante es suficiente para dar una vuelta completa al🌍https://t.co/QHGq6Qb4JP.
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@ShirazMaher Thanks for sharing. This is very eye-opening, especially for those in countries early in the "curve" (I have never hated so much my stats training - stats ignorance would be a blessing now)
Attention: launch of a new journal, Management and Business Review with Wally Hopp, Ross School of Business, Univ. of Michigan; Christopher Ittner, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania; and Kalyan Singhal, Merrick School of Business, Univ. of Baltimore as the editors-in-chief.
Researchers travel often for conferences, but it costs on our time, money, and carbon emissions. Our sustainability salon is experimenting how we can build a research community virtually. Join us.
I'm not an ag expert, but I always found odd those large areas with a single crop: no ecosystem. Maybe there's an alternative to make #food production w/ #Sustainability.
So cool, you can now listen to the sixth episode of the OSCM Division “Listen to the Editors” with editor-in-chief for the Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Christopher S. Tang. Check this out: https://t.co/csP0hIy7zu By @prof_iuri ! @AOMConnect