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Practical Strategies To Design For The Planet

Allwork

Embodied Carbon & the Total Carbon Footprint The increasing emphasis on carbon has shed a large spotlight on the measurement and accounting of embodied carbon. Firstly, we need to know the carbon footprint of materials. Then comes the careful selection of materials.

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5 Powerful Sustainability Strategies To Help Coworking Centers Go Green

Allwork

Consider optimizing this with the amenities you offer, for instance, you could set up a tools library so the community shares equipment with one another. Collaboration is what makes coworking different from other working models. The community shares space and resources, including water and energy use. Souquet: Education and signage.

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Is Good CSR Important for Small Companies?

The Small Business Blog

Given the current interest in ecological products, for example, it’s no surprise that many large detergent companies offer more ecologically sound products to both increase their public imagine and their carbon footprint. • Support local football teams, or locally-based charities. It’s a good idea to cut ties to bad suppliers too.

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Green Manufacturing Helps Create More With Less Energy

Eco-Office Gals

And there is a lot to be gained from exploring this option, which can lead to significant reductions where both cost and carbon footprint are concerned. photo by: The Library of Congress. But there are plenty of businesses that are finding more innovative ways to meet their energy needs through sustainable options.

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Zoom opens new London ‘Engagement Hub’

Workplace Insight

” Welcoming modern work Split into different zones, Zoom’s London Engagement Hub includes 75 work points, ranging from library-style benches, touchdown spaces, agile tables for collaboration to traditional desks. All these offerings are bookable through Zoom’s workspace reservation tool.

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Ultrafabrics celebrates 25th anniversary with new and improved bio-based Volar Bio collection

Workplace Insight

Furniture: Ultrafabrics is honored to be named a Carbon Reduction Leader for Steelcase, who is “designing better futures for the wellbeing of the planet by reducing its carbon footprint, designing for circularity and choosing and using materials responsibly.”