Sustainability

Products Sustainability

Bioethanol by Merck - initiative for green solvents

Merck's Bioethanol is the first product in the new green solvents product line. It is a high-quality, non-synthetic ethanol produced from sugar cane more

News Sustainability

• How sustainable is Switzerland?

  In 1998, researchers at the ETH Zurich developed an energy policy model that could provide energy for a growing world population and at the same time protect the environment. Through the use of efficient technologies and processes, the industrialised countries should reduce their energy consumption more

• Oleochemicals to Benefit from Demand for Sustainable Chemicals

  Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) regulations are playing a major role in driving the European oleochemicals market which has otherwise attained maturity. These regulations are encouraging customers to consider using sustainable and eco-friendly oleochemicals. Oleochem more

• AkzoNobel tops global sustainability ranking

  AkzoNobel has cemented its position as a global sustainability leader after being ranked in first place in the Chemicals supersector on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI)The latest listing reveals that AkzoNobel achieved a total score of 93, improving on last year's second more

White papers Sustainability

• Designing Sustainable Products
  

  All of the benefits of Product Lifecycle Management can be erased by significant non-compliance events that impact a company through fines, penalties, negative publicity, or prohibition to sell a new product in key markets. Without a sustainability strategy, the PLM value proposition is at risk more

Publications Sustainability

• Active Video Games and Health Indicators in Children and Youth: A Systematic Review

  by Allana G. LeBlanc, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Allison McFarlane, Rachel C. Colley, David Thivel, Stuart J. H. Biddle, Ralph Maddison, Scott T. Leatherdale, Mark S. Tremblay Background Active video games (AVGs) have gained interest as a way to increase physical activity in children and youth. The ef more

• Sustainability, Vol. 5, Pages 2609-2622: Adding the “e-” to Learning for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Innovation

  Education for sustainability (EfS) poses new challenges to higher education as it necessitates various shifts: from teacher- to learner-centered pedagogies, from input- to output-orientation and from a focus on content to problem-solving and process orientation. E-learning, which follows the princip more

• Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents as a New Extraction Media for Phenolic Metabolites in Carthamus tinctorius L.

  Developing green solvents with low toxicity and cost is an important issue for the biochemical industry. Synthetic ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents have received considerable attention due to their negligible volatility at room temperature, high solubilization ability, and tunable selectivit more

Market studies Sustainability

• Colombia Agribusiness Report Q3 2012

  BMI View: In May, the long-stalled free trade agreement (FTA) between Colombia and the US finally was put into action. The FTA was first signed in 2006 but had not been ratified owing to continuing concerns in the US over Colombia's human rights record. The pact eliminates tariffs on 77% of agricult more

• Monsanto India Limited (MONSANTO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Monsanto India Limited (MONSANTO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review Summary Monsanto India Limited (MIL) a subsidiary of the Monsanto Company (US) is an agricultural inputs company. It offers seeds and herbicides and works in the area of agricultural productivity and sustainability. T more

• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Global Market to 2020 - Growth from Asia-Pacific Construction, Packaging and Electrical Sectors Continues to Drive Demand

  “Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Global Market to 2020 - Growth from Asia-Pacific Construction, Packaging and Electrical Sectors Continues to Drive Demand” is an in-depth report from GBI Research, which is focused on the demand side of the global PVC industry. The report provides the reader with detailed a more

Websites Sustainability