Dona Rufina Marca seeks to reinsert raw material into fashion and design markets Dona Rufina, a ‘slow-fashion’ company, founded and managed by designer Luciana Bulcão and participated mainly by local women, aims to preserve and enhance the Brazilian Pampa cultural tradition and protect the environment. Dona Rufina’s first collection of bags, shoes, and accessories was […]
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https://youtu.be/B7pjUAwTLiA Friend of the Earth WebinarHydroponics: leading the way towards a more sustainable agriculture CASE STUDY: H2orto Fri-EL. Tomato production in hydroponics. Featuring:Roel Klap Head of Grower at Fri-ELGreenHouse H2Ortoroel.klap@f-gh.it Presenter:Paolo BrayFounder and Director Friend of the Sea – Friend of the Earthpaolobray@friendofthesea.org Download presentation here https://mega.nz/file/5stzyS4I#XIAHMt-40bqiWLGssQBpU-cOM_gMSkxc7WCFEQagIJI Dear Madam/Sir, Friend of the Earth is pleased […]
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The World Sustainability Organization, in collaboration with Elaisian and Olio Roi, invite you to register to the online course on “Precision Agriculture. Methods and tools to increase your ROI and reduce your environmental impact.” This 4 hours course will cover the following subjects: – Agritech: history & evolution, from 1970 until nowadays. – Market: geography where […]
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The two organizations share a mutual aim of protecting the environment by promoting sustainable food The World Sustainability Organization (WSO) and The Good Food Institute (GFI) Sustainable Seafood Initiative today announced that the two organizations have initiated a joint certification program for plant-based seafood. The certification will be part of the WSO’s Friend of the […]
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Dairy Dialog podcast 80: Carbios, Chr Hansen, Choicelunch and Friend of the Earth.29-Apr-2020 By Jim Cornall The Dairy Dialog podcast this week features four guests: Martin Stephan, CEO of Carbios; Julien Biolley, director of business development and marketing at Chr Hansen; Keith Cosbey, COO and co-founder of Choicelunch; and founder and director of Friend of […]
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Friend of the Earth initiates effort to make North American and EU governments take steps to prevent further endangerment of giraffes Friend of the Earth, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that promotes sustainable agriculture and farming methods, has launched a petition on Change.org to encourage governments and retailers to curb commercial trade in Giraffe products. Giraffes are endangered, […]
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Friend of the Earth initiates petition to encourage the pet industry not to import endangered birds Friend of the Earth, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that promotes sustainable agriculture and farming methods, has initiated an online petition seeking to curb the illegal worldwide trade in wild parrots, which are popular as pets. The petition requests that the pet […]
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The fashion industry seems to be responsabile for 10% of CO2 emissions and 20% of global water waste. Cotton production alone consumes 24% of insecticides and 11% of pesticides used in agriculture, covering 3% of the global cultivate area. Poverty, unsustainable working conditions and gender issues are closely related to this industry, which employs 80 […]
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Friend of the Earth, lo standard di certificazione globale leader per prodotti e aziende che aderiscono a pratiche sostenibili, ha annunciato oggi di aver certificato i pomodori H2Orto, da coltivazione idroponica. Prodotto in Italia dall’azienda Agricola FRI-EL Green House, il pomodoro H2Orto coltivato in serre ad alta tecnologia ora può mostrare il logo di Friend of the Earth […]
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L’iniziativa di Friend of the Earth mira a rallentare la distruzione della seconda foresta pluviale più grande del mondo Friend of the Earth, l’Organizzazione non governativa (ONG) che promuove l’agricoltura e i metodi di coltivazione sostenibili, ha lanciato una petizione per fermare le attività di deforestazione delle società di gomma e olio di palma nella foresta […]
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