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BSI publishes new natural capital guidelines
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched a novel natural capital framework, intended to help companies determine and address their environmental impact. The standard - titled BS 8632 Natural Capital Accounting for Organisations - sets out guidelines for delivering ‘transparent,…
Mushrooms as biofuel – Colombia’s untapped resource
The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, in partnership with the Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute in Bogotá Colombia have set up an online resource for collecting information on Colombia’s fungi. The initiative seeks to not only track and protect…
New partnership uses blockchain to track biofuel-producing trees
Agro-research company Investancia, in partnership with tree-planting tech firm EcoMatcher has embarked on a novel reforestation project that will harness blockchain technology to trace 50 million Pongamia trees. The trees will be planted in the Paraguayan Chaco - South America’s…
UK consumers back refillable schemes
A new poll from environmental NGO’s City to Sea and Friends of the Earth found eight out of 10 customers in the UK would support government action to roll out more refillable product schemes. Released on World Refill Day (16…
Sugar beets could be Scotland’s biofuel of the future
A sugar beet trial in Scotland has received new funding, in a promising move for the development of sustainable fuel supply chains in the country. Sugar beet-based bioethanol and other plant-based biotech products have been highlighted as a potential means…
Western Australia ramps up plastics ban
The Government of Western Australia (WA) announced over the weekend that it was fast-tracking its ban on single-use plastics, with the measure now set to roll out at the end of the year. The ban will commence in two stages,…