sustainability • ethics • climate • waste • renewables • ecology • poverty • equality
The transition to renewable energy is essential, but reducing carbon emissions alone does not necessarily make an energy technology sustainable. Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment can reveal the environmental, economic and social trade-offs across its entire life cycle.
Kaizen cannot replace an ESG strategy, but continuous improvement can help startups turn sustainability goals into measurable everyday practices.
As clean energy infrastructure is being built, what’s still missing is the workforce ready to install, maintain, and modernize it. Closing that gap isn’t a side issue for the clean energy transition; it’s the difference between failure and success.
Schools face soaring classroom temps but can’t afford HVAC retrofits. Discover affordable, sustainable cooling solutions.
This comparison reviews seven leading weather APIs for demand forecasting, renewable generation, outage prediction, and more.
Luxury retail reveals what makes sustainability claims credible: durability, provenance, repairability, material performance, and trust.
Local manufacturing can shorten supply chains and support skills, but distance alone does not determine sustainability. Here’s what really matters.
Smart equipment selection cuts costs and emissions. Modern machinery delivers fuel savings, lower maintenance, and reduced carbon impact.
In rural Malawi, a new bridge is helping women dairy farmers reach markets year-round, cutting milk losses and strengthening household incomes.
In Malawi, farmers hit by Cyclone Freddy are using swales, rain gauges, weather stations, radio and SMS forecasts to adapt to erratic rains.
Climate disasters can leave people feeling constantly on alert. Here’s why resilience must include mental health, safe housing and community support.
Durable steel buildings can spread embodied carbon over decades. Here’s why lifespan, reuse, and verified data matter in climate accounting.
By Jack Shaw, senior writer and editor at Modded Heat pumps have become one of the clearest paths to cutting fossil fuel use in buildings, and business owners across the sustainability space are watching adoption climb. But the same shift that makes heating and cooling more efficient is also putting new pressure on electrical grids that were … Read more
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles have become one of the defining concepts of modern business.
A vehicle’s environmental impact includes both manufacturing emissions and the emissions produced during its use.
Why Your Efficient Air Conditioner Still Wastes Energy in Humidity (and How to Fix It Without Buying Anything New)
Rail can move grain and other heavy food commodities using far less fuel per tonne than trucks, helping cut emissions across long-distance supply chains.
Putting solar on superstores is great for everyone. It’s beneficial for businesses, electricity customers, the grid, and the environment.
The greatest advantages of heat pumps are that they save consumers money while also creating a safer, more comfortable home and protecting the environment.
Searching for a greener city? You can look for several key principles driving sustainable city planning wherever you decide to live. Let’s discuss the details.
Can energy-efficient homes alone make a significant impact on reducing the planet’s carbon footprint? Evelyn Long breaks down the facts and explores in detail.
It’s important to discuss sustainability with children. Let’s take a look at some tips on how best to approach the topic and the benefits of doing so.
One critical area where you can make a significant impact is in how you keep your home warm. Here are 10 facts you should know about sustainable home heating.
This article explores some insights into the environmental cost of death, and presents a guide to creating an ethical and eco-friendly end-of-life plan.
When paired with circular economic principles, sustainable modular housing becomes a sophisticated framework for closed-loop resource management.
Emerging studies on the environmental and human health impacts of gas stoves have caused some concern, with bans now being discussed. Let’s take a closer look.
The way we produce and use materials affects the world’s biggest challenges: climate change, waste pollution, biodiversity loss, and social inequality.
It’s an issue along the lines of “breathe the air and die prematurely.” There’s a serious problem around fine particulate pollution in Europe. Let’s discuss.
Canada’s electrical grid is under growing strain from aging infrastructure and extreme weather, and the costs of getting emergency response wrong keep climbing. This article breaks down what actually separates fast, effective power restoration from inadequate preparation.
Carbon management has shifted from a reporting line item to an operational discipline. Regulators want auditable data, finance teams want it tied to numbers they recognize, and operations teams want it close enough to procurement and supply chain decisions to actually be useful. The platforms that have grown up around this shift now look less … Read more
Why Your ‘Authentic’ Travel Plans May Be Harming Indigenous Communities” / As Tourism To Indigenous Communities Surges, Experts Warn Of Unintended Consequences
The Sahara has immense solar potential, but climate effects, transmission, storage, ecology, and politics make the dream far more complex.
Not only will minimalist travel knock some weight off your luggage, but it can be better for the environment, too. Pack light and leave nothing but footprints.
How early environmental review can reduce risk, improve site decisions, and support more responsible development from the start.
The development of rust poses multiple environmental challenges despite its perception as a mere unsightly annoyance. Let’s look at the details.
The Great Pivot: After 16 Years, DOE Quietly Abandons Yucca Mountain and Starts Fresh