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Research and Markets: Big Picture Sustainability in Hygiene Products

Posted by admin on January 27th, 2012

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a314f/big_picture_sustai)
has announced the addition of the “Big
Picture Sustainability in Hygiene Products” report to their offering.

Although green products account for only a small share of even the most
developed hygiene markets, environmental issues now permeate the whole
chain, from raw material extraction, manufacturing and on to disposal.
The sustainability debate has been in constant development and the
inclusion of the Triple Bottom Line into corporate culture has heralded
an era of accelerated development in the way that companies now look at
sustainability across their operations.

The Big
Picture Sustainability in Hygiene Products global briefing offers an
insight into to the size and shape of the tissue and hygiene market,
highlights buzz topics, emerging regions, countries and categories as
well as pressing industry issues and white spaces. It identifies the
opportunity zones within tissue and hygiene, analyses leading companies
and brands, assesses the importance of private label and offers
strategic analysis of major factors influencing the market – be they new
product developments, economic/lifestyle/environmental influences,
distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is
set to change and criteria for success.

Product coverage:

Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene
Hygiene
Retail Tissue and Hygiene
Tissue

Why buy this report?

Get a detailed picture of the Tissue and Hygiene market;
Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and
leading brands;
Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to
develop.

Key Topics Covered:

Future Threat

Green Development

Full Spectrum Sustainability

The Environment and Sustainability

Society and Sustainability

The Economy and Sustainability

Conclusions

Definitions

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2a314f/big_picture_sustai

Source: Euromonitor International

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Sony Launches Its Latest Digital Camera Campaign, The “7 Picture…

Posted by admin on January 13th, 2012

(PRWEB) January 13, 2012

Supported by an integrated digital marketing campaign featuring exclusive video, online and social media content; the Cyber-shot TX55’s launch highlights its profile as the world’s slimmest* compact digital camera at just 12.2mm thin, as well as its range of diverse functions such as the unique “Picture Effects” feature.

At the heart of the campaign is the “7 Picture Effects Challenge” Facebook application, which not only just provides a quick introduction of the exciting new feature, but also showcases how easily accessible it is to anyone. Digital Photos can be instantly uploaded from one’s computer or your Facebook albums, allowing for creative enhancement of your most precious memories with just a few simple clicks.

Kicking off with a 3-minute video profiling the creative journey of the brilliant minds behind the trendy handbag label “BOYY” – the “7 Picture Effects Challenge” campaign will showcase how this digital camera’s 7 cool picture effects similarly inspires and fosters a sense of ingenious creativity.

The Challenge

From now until 18 January 2012, participation in the challenge is open to anyone who simply creates an imaginative work of art with Picture Effects through the Facebook app, shares the app with 7 friends, and garners 7 for the entry. All entries will then be entered for a chance to win a Cyber-shot TX55 digital camera and an exquisite BOYY bag (total worth of up to SGD $ 1,500), with the winner selected by Sony based on the relevance of the photo to the type of picture effects applied, and the accompanying caption submitted.

The campaign will be rolled out in Singapore and Thailand, where it will be promoted via traditional, web, and viral marketing elements across a wide range of digital platforms; as well as display ads on a variety of popular portals such as Yahoo!, MSN and Sanook.

Developed by Inet Channel Co., Ltd, more information about the “7 Picture Effects Challenge” can be found on http://www.7pfx.com, and Sony’s Facebook pages at http://www.facebook.com/SonySingapore and http://www.facebook.com/SonyThai.

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WorldBirds database is building the bigger picture from birder’s notes

Posted by admin on December 16th, 2011

Photo, Mark O’Brien

WorldBirds, the birdwatching database set up by BirdLife to record the observations of professional and citizen scientists all over the world, has passed the three million records milestone.

Most birders keep notes on what they have seen, and these notes can be extremely valuable for conservation at all levels, from local site protection to national and international policy-making. It is impossible for conservation organisations to visit all areas for all species, and what may seem like an unimportant sighting of a common species can be used to build up a bigger picture by the WorldBirds project.

WorldBirds is used not only to compile bird watching data, but to provide Birdlife Partners with a tool for monitoring Important Bird Areas, and to record data collected during formal structured surveys, such as the Wintering Birds Atlas, Breeding Birds Atlas and Bird Population Monitoring (or Common Bird Monitoring).

Broadly accessible and with a strong community structure, this global initiative by BirdLife International, the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) and Audubon (BirdLife in the USA) is establishing a vast database of bird and environmental information generated by birdwatchers and professionals.

Currently around 160 countries are involved, and over time more will be brought on-line as BirdLife Partners implement new systems, leading to better coverage. Some of these databases will be developed independently, but many will be based on a core system, developed with the intention of bringing on-line as many countries as possible quickly and with minimal expense.

“We installed the first system eight years ago, and the rest followed”, said Loraiza Davies, International Data Officer at BirdLife and the RSPB. “Collectively we have involved over 16,000 regular users worldwide, who have provided data from more than 200,000 site visits, and over three million individual records.”

“If you add in all the other databases that link to WorldBirds, there are many millions more records”, explained Ian Fisher, Manager of the WorldBirds project at the RSPB. “The three million mark is for the core model systems only, most of which are in countries where there is little data available for conservation.”

Birdwatchers and conservationists from all over the world use the database to find the species present at a specific location, or the last locations where species of interest have been recorded.

“Recent analysis of WorldBird’s data has revealed that our databases can act as an early warning system of the change in species populations”, said Loraiza Davies. “In many countries there are birdwatchers or birds enthusiasts tapping data in almost every day. In other places people are making more official use of WorldBirds, mainly using the system to report on structured surveys organised by the Birdlife Partner.

“In Portugal, they are using the WorldBird approach to record not only marine birds but also other marine species such as cetaceans (whales and dolphins), which once developed can be implemented by other countries as well. In Turkey, conservationists are analysing the data to see coverage of species of interest, and designing surveys to study the gaps where they have not been reported, because people have not visited.”

Worldbirds provides each country with its own system linked to the map portal at www.worldbirds.org. This portal allows you to choose a country and submit your bird observations, so making a valuable contribution to bird conservation on a local, national and international scale.

The Global Procellariiform Tracking Database World Seabird Conference poster abstract by Phil Taylor – BirdLife International….
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New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

Posted by admin on June 12th, 2011

New online maps published today by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, in close cooperation with the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) of the Joint Research Centre, allow citizens to pinpoint the main diffuse sources of air pollution, such as transport and aviation. The new set of 32 maps shows where certain pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter are released. It complements existing data on emissions from individual industrial plants from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). The Europe-wide register aims to help Europeans actively engage in decisions affecting the environment.

Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: “These maps give Europeans important information about the sources of air pollution. It shows a genuine commitment to share information with citizens and increase their understanding of where pollution in their neighbourhood is coming from.”

Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, added: “Air pollution is a serious health threat, especially to risk-prone groups such as children and people with respiratory diseases. By informing citizens about air pollution from transport, households and other sources where they live, these maps empower them to take action and urge authorities to make improvements.”

The E-PRTR, launched in 2009 to improve access to environmental information, contains data reported by individual industrial facilities (point sources) and, as of today, information on emissions from road transport, shipping, aviation, heating of buildings, agriculture and small businesses (diffuse sources).

Diffuse sources of pollution are widespread and/or concentrated in highly populated areas. A large number of many tiny emissions from houses and vehicles represent collectively a large, diffuse source of pollution, in particular in cities.

The new, comprehensive set of 32 maps allows Europeans to see on a scale of 5 km by 5 km where pollutants are released. They include details of nitrogen oxides (NO_X), sulphur oxides (SO_X), carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH₃) and particulate matter (PM₁₀).

What do the maps show?

While air quality data are publicly available from both national and European data providers, these data do not provide information concerning the various sources of pollution. The new maps raise awareness about local releases of air pollutants, and allow citizens to zoom in on their own neighbourhood. In addition, air quality experts can use the data for modelling, thereby assessing the environmental consequences of local emissions.

The spatial distribution maps reveal, for example, large hotspots for emissions of ammonia (NH₃) from agriculture in the Po Valley in Italy, in Brittany in France, and the Benelux countries. High levels of ammonia emissions harm the environment by contributing to soil and freshwater acidification and eutrophication.

They also show the extent to which NO_X and PM₁₀emissions from road transport occur in large urban areas and along the main road networks. In cities road transport in particular contributes significantly to the levels of PM₁₀ in the air we breathe.

Background

In 2003, parties to the Aarhus Convention – including the EU – adopted the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR), which entered into force on 8 October 2009. The EU has gone beyond the PRTR Protocol by requiring Member States to report information on an additional five pollutants to the 85 substances listed, and imposing more stringent reporting thresholds for another six.

Information in the E-PRTR is updated in May each year. In addition to the 27 Member States of the European Union, it also includes data from Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Serbia started reporting to the E-PRTR in 2011. The website now includes the new information on diffuse source releases into air for 2008 covering key pollutants. Further information on diffuse source releases into water and soil will be included in coming years.

About the European Environment Agency (EEA)

The EEA is based in Copenhagen. The Agency helps achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe’s environment by providing timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-makers and the public.

About the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)

IES is based in Ispra and it is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). Its mission is to provide scientific and technical support to EU policies for the protection of the European and global environment. The Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) activity of IES provides trends in anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants globally on a scale of about 10 km by 10 km.

Links:

For example, EEA Ozone web and list of local and national near real time air quality data providers.

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Green Deal lacks big picture plan to ensure no one lives in a cold home

Posted by admin on June 11th, 2011

2 June 2011

Commenting on today’s Government announcement of how its Green Deal home insulation plan will work for consumers, Friends of the Earth’s Economics Campaigner David Powell said:

“Taking the hassle out of energy efficiency refurbs is crucial – but there’s a lot more the Government needs to get right for its Green Deal to really transform the nation’s cold homes.

“Its current plan won’t do enough for people who can’t afford to heat their homes properly or those in hard-to-treat houses – and without legal protection from eviction vulnerable tenants will be reluctant to ask landlords for improvements.

“The Government’s Energy Bill must deliver a big-picture plan to ensure that everyone lives in a warm home – and meet our legal commitments to wipe out fuel poverty and fight climate change.”

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Notes to editors

Friends of the Earth is calling for the new Energy Bill to include a Warm Homes Amendment to make sure the Government produces a strategy to insulate enough UK homes to meet our legal commitments to wipe out fuel poverty and tackle climate change. More than a quarter [27 per cent] of the UK’s carbon emissions come from our homes.
To protect tenants in cold homes, Friends of the Earth – and a coalition including children’s and health organisations and businesses - wants the Government to bring forward the minimum energy efficiency standard for cold rented homes to 2016 and raise it over time – and give tenants who ask landlords to improve their homes legal protection from eviction. The green campaigning charity also wants councils to have the power to step in and insulate rented homes if landlords refuse to act – and a bigger tax break to encourage landlords to act early to help households facing fuel poverty next winter.

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The carbon cycle before humans: New studies provide clearer picture of how carbon cycle was dramatically affected long ago

Posted by admin on February 21st, 2010

Two new studies contribute new clues as to what drove large-scale changes to the carbon cycle nearly 100 million years ago. Both research teams conclude that a massive amount of volcanic activity introduced carbon dioxide and sulfur into the atmosphere, which in turn had a significant impact on the carbon cycle, oxygen levels in the oceans and marine plants and animals. Oxygen levels dropped so low that one-third of marine life died.

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