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Circular economy
30 January, 2019
Blog,
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Smoke and Mirrors
I was recently asked to present at the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (formerly BIFM) AGM about the plastic’s ‘crisis’. A subject that I had written about for World Environment day…
26 October, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Decent Work and Economic Growth
My time at CivTech®
Where in Scotland does the public sector, private sector, community, investors and third sector come together to build innovative, industry defining ideas? The answer is CivTech®. A unique…
24 October, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Ditto Sustainability thrilled to win CivTech® 3.0's Challenge 6
Ditto Sustainability has been chosen to transform the re-use of products for NHS Scotland. Reducing waste, providing cost savings, and developing skilled jobs; stimulating the Scottish circular…
15 October, 2018
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Corporate Sustainability,
Safety,
Social and Governance (ESG),
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Environmental,
and Wellbeing,
Health,
Environmental Law and Compliance
Going circular with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
Dan Botterill, CEO of Ditto Sustainability, explains how Artificial intelligence (AI) can help towards achieving a more circular economy. The 4th Industrial revolution conjures imagery of all kinds…
19 September, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Food Waste,
Social and Governance (ESG),
Circular Economy,
Plastics,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Learning,
Environmental
The evolving role of the waste contractor
For those of us who’ve worked in or with the waste industry for a while, it certainly feels like times are changing. A public obsession with single use plastics, rallying cries for better food waste…
21 August, 2018
Waste,
Corporate Sustainability,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Peace,
Industry,
Justice and Strong Institutions,
Events,
Environmental Law and Compliance
RWM: Is my waste contractor ripping me off?!
Around 20,000 recycling, waste, resources and sustainability professionals will head to Birmingham’s NEC for RWM Exhibition on 12-13 September 2018. The industry’s most influential names and…
09 August, 2018
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Blog,
Life Below Water,
Clean Water and Sanitation,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Corporate Sustainability,
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Safety,
Reduced Inequalities,
No Poverty,
Life on Land,
Responsible Consumption and Production,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
and Infrastructure,
Peace,
Gender Equality,
Industry,
Learning,
Justice and Strong Institutions,
Affordable and Clean Energy,
Climate Action,
and Wellbeing,
Zero Hunger,
Health,
Decent Work and Economic Growth,
Environmental Law and Compliance
WHITEPAPER: Achieving the SDGs: A Blueprint for Business Leadership
This edie insight report, produced in collaboration with Ditto Sustainability, provides clear, practical steps that can be taken by sustainability and CSR professionals to embed the Sustainable…
03 August, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Food Waste,
Circular Economy,
Climate Action
Why don’t we have food waste collections across the UK?
The recent report from the Renewable Energy Association (REA) that Defra was not considering mandatory food waste collections in England will disappoint many and make others happy. The losers will be…
01 August, 2018
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Learning
The role of AI in sustainability
People have a perception of AI (Artificial Intelligence) which is negative – they are afraid of what robots and the invasion of privacy through technologies will do to our lives. They fear jobs will…