The question of 'environmental and social responsibility' is something that any business operating today needs to consider across a wide range of different scenarios. Not only are there governmental regulations to adhere to, there are also questions of public concern...

Recycling is a big movement at the moment and it’s set to grow as more governments around the world are setting targets to minimize and reduce waste generation and disposal. We can all play our part and move towards a zero waste existence. It may sound...

  Many countries in the world do not have the luxury of having clean water as we have here in the United States. Because of this, many individuals and companies have started clean water initiatives to get the kind of clean, safe water offered by ...

Since 2007, in Europe, there has been legislation to govern the practise of recycling electrical waste in the correct manner. This involves using machinery to recycle the equipment. However there have been high profile stories in the media where electrical waste has...

While many of us only consider how carbon dioxide emissions are impacting our home and work lives, scientists are now seeing that our oceans are suffering, too. According to recent research, carbon gases are wreaking havoc on our oceans, by making them more acidic and...

The principle of reciprocity is a powerful way to influence. It's one of the six psychological principles of persuasion. It's a means of give and take.  Sort of a "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" thinking. But there's another expression you're probably...

Deforestation is the rapid and almost total eradication of huge tracts of trees, both hardwoods and evergreens. Hardwood trees, which can be found in temperate regions in the northern, eastern and bottom-land regions of the United States, are a group of more than 50...

There’s been a huge increase in the number of chat rooms about responsible travel and volunteering. Even a perfunctory trawl through the mass of news and views now available shows that one of the biggest surprises to many volunteers is how little of the money they...

Have you ever had food poisoning and wondered why it’s so easy to get sick from food? The main cause of food poisoning comes from bacteria known as e-coli; this nasty little bug lives in the stomachs of cows and pigs and can find its way into meat. If the infected...