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Future talent: why graduates, apprentices and interns are so important to the public sector
Andy Lethbridge, Head of Consulting, central government, at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, discusses why graduates, apprentices and interns are critical for the public sector.
Global food security – Part 4; Enhancing a struggling food system
Professor Curtis R Youngs, the M.E. Ensminger Endowed Chair of International Animal Agriculture at Iowa State University, analyses the flaws of the food system in his fourth part analysis of global food security.
EU packaging laws and the digital barcode revolution
Why digital barcodes will revolutionise retail for brands and customers by helping them navigate EU packaging laws.
Calorimetric studies and safety tests on lithium-ion cells and post-lithium cells
Open Access Government interviews Dr Carlos Ziebert from KIT on the thermal and safety properties of batteries across calorimetric studies.
Making good go further in social value is vital: key trends for 2023
Here, Guy Battle the CEO at Social Value Portal identifies some key social value trends he expects to see during 2023
Credit and collateral: How central banks can spur a greening of finance
With calculations suggesting that the financial system is effectively funding temperature increases of over three degrees centigrade, how can central banks promote the greening of finance?
Digital solutions are key to delivering sustainable medicines
Dr Nazneen Rahman, Founder and CEO of YewMaker and Sustainable Medicines Partnership (SMP) Director describes why digital medicine information is essential for sustainable medicines.
Adaptation to climate change: Local & regional government perspective
Vasileios Latinos, Coordinator – Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, European Secretariat, examines the local and regional government perspective of the adaption to climate change.
Vasileios Latinos – ICLEI Europe
Vasileios is a climate adaptation and resilience expert, with 14+ years’ experience, working with local and regional governments throughout Europe. He is coordinating the resilience portfolio of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability for Europe, responsible for development, management and coordination of projects and services in the topical areas of...
Solutions to waste management in informal settlements in South Africa
Researchers look at the unfolding tragedy of waste management in informal settlements in South Africa and transferable models for community-based solutions.
Sustainable eyewear and eye care through procurement
Antonia Chitty, Head of Communications and IT at the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, provides insight into sustainable eyewear and eye care procurement.
Antonia Chitty – Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
Antonia Chitty is the lead on sustainability for the Association of British Dispensing Opticians. She has championed sustainability within ABDO and beyond. She has led ABDO’s carbon footprinting and overseen the appointment of Sustainability Champions for each department. Alongside this she developed the Sustainability Self Assessment tool and a...
Shatter the glass ceiling on your company’s ability to innovate through effective business-university collaborations
Dayna Arnold, Project Manager at Zest Consult, a leading digital technology consultancy, discusses the benefits of business-university collaborations to overcome barriers and boost their innovation capabilities.
A shot in the arm for supply chain emissions of CO2 (e)
Henry Waite, Managing Director of Blue Marble looks at strategies to reduce supply chain emissions.
Unlock sustainable heating in Europe now
Only 13% of thermal energy in Europe is produced by renewable energy sources and 40% from natural gas alone(1). Therefore, unlocking local, green produced, sustainable heating now is a must.
Sustainable development needs eco-engineering to help solve the water-food-energy nexus
Dr Rod Coogan, Agri-Food Expert at PA Consulting argues that sustainable development needs eco-engineering to help solve the water-food-energy nexus.
The cost of non-Europe: Impact on the internal market
Emilie Prouzet, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, Employers’ Group (Group I), discusses how the cost of non-Europe represents thousands of missed opportunities to deepen the internal market.
Tackling the whole-life emissions of the European built environment
Stephen Richardson, Director of European Regional Network at WorldGBC looks toward the built environment and its climate impacts across ten European Green Building Councils.
5G and net zero: can the two coincide?
ICT must play its role in decarbonisation, but is there already a link between 5G and net zero infrastructure?
Microbial electrosynthesis: The way forward for biomanufacturing
Aarthi JanakiRaman, Research Director, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, walks us through Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) and ponders whether it is the way forward for biomanufacturing in the chemical industry.
