Sustainable Futures: Possible Environmental & Sustainability Initiatives

In this post, we’re covering some of the most impactful environmental, recycling and sustainability initiatives in the business world.

Breathe Cities is an ambitious initiative supporting cities around the world to cut their air pollution and climate emissions.

Beeswax cloth presents a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to plastic film wraps. In contrast to plastic wraps that contribute to pollution and have a slow decomposition process lasting years, beeswax wraps naturally break down, mitigating their environmental impact.

China, the world leader in automobile production and sales, confronts the challenge of transportation emissions, which account for roughly 10% of its total carbon emissions. This study, utilizing real-world vehicle data from three major Chinese cities, assesses the impact of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) on air quality.

The Tom Yum project, named after the famous Thai soup, is a community-based conservation initiative that addresses human-elephant conflict and promotes elephant conservation in Thailand. By supporting farmers to grow natural elephant deterrent crops found in the spicy Tom Yum soup, the project aims to protect both local livelihoods and the ecosystems on which we all depend.

Under the UNESCO x Guerlain Women for Bees Program, a scientific pilot initiative on stingless beekeeping and awareness raising on native bee conservation at Phnom Kulen National Park, Siem Reap Province, were successfully implemented as the second phase of its activities in Cambodia.

Ecosia’s mission is to create simple ways for everyone to be climate active every day.

We dedicate 100% of our profits to the planet. That means you can plant trees, protect endangered animals, and uplift communities around the world simply by browsing.

Rooftop gardens answer a contemporary problem associated with cities growing denser. Urban green spaces are limited finding space for greenery can be a challenge. An innovative approach on a common practice has emerged. Green spaces where we reside, work, and frequent, are a key point of Rooftop gardens. These urban green spaces can transform underutilised rooftops into productive gardens and lush ecosystems. In turn this contributes to a more resilient and sustainable urban environment as a whole.

Sustainable life is increasingly becoming the everyday normality and there are so many sustainability initiatives around the world to help us live that sustainable life. We take a look at some of our top picks of the many sustainable initiatives around the world.

We develop and scale technologies to rid the oceans of plastic
Our cleaning technologies are deployed around the world as we conduct the largest cleanup in history. For over ten years, The Ocean Cleanup has been researching, extracting, and monitoring plastic pollution in oceans and rivers globally – with millions of kilograms removed to date.

Many of you might have noticed the alarming surge in plastic waste polluting our oceans in recent years. It’s hard to ignore the growing images of marine life tangled in plastic or beaches littered with debris.
But what if the solution to this crisis lies below the waves?

Problem: The waters south of Dondra Head, off southen Sri Lanka, are home to one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Right now, the lane runs right over a significant feeding area for blue whales. But if that lane were pushed south by just 15 miles, over time, hundreds of blue whales would be saved – and trade would never suffer.

The world's most endangered species are under threat from an unsuspecting source: the Internet.
Advances in technology and connectivity across the world, combined with rising buying power and demand for illegal wildlife and their products, have increased the ease of exchange from poacher to consumer. As a result, a largely unregulated online market allows criminals to sell illegally obtained wildlife and their products across the globe.

Soil is the skin of our planet. This thin layer of living material holds roots, water and nutrients, as well as a myriad of organisms and organic matter. To truly see the biodiversity it holds, one must look down; below the surface of the soil.