Sustainability

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Reliable Reporting Rules Rule

June 27, 2022

On June 21, 2022, MEPs and European Union governments struck a provisional agreement on new reporting rules fo ...

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Nuclear and Gas Not Sustainable say MEPs

June 21, 2022

Members of the European Parliament said no to the inclusion of nuclear and natural gas the Taxonomy Regulation. On Tuesd ...

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Discover Droughtland!

June 17, 2022

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought highlights the yearly 2 million square kilometers of land degraded beyon ...

Happy Blogiversary! One Year of Sustainability Posts

Happy Blogiversary! One Year of Sustainability Posts

June 10, 2022

Contributing editor Apu Gosalia reviews the last 12 months of sustainability and offers guidance for companies' future a ...

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Only One Earth – World Environment Day 2022

June 6, 2022

Sweden hosted yesterday’s World Environment Day (WED), 50 years after its concept was established there ...

Industry Lacking Sustainability Standardization

Industry Lacking Sustainability Standardization

June 6, 2022

The industry needs a unified approach to sustainability standards, panelists said at the UKLA sustainability conference.

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Industry too Late to Sustainability

May 27, 2022

The lubricants industry is too late to sustainability, said the keynote speaker during a lively panel discussion at the ...

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Big Oil or Big Spoil?

May 26, 2022

Despite a series of new “net zero” commitments over the past two years, climate pledges by major American and Europe ...

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Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Europe’s Climate Goals

May 26, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, that started on February 24, is not only unleashing devastation and misery on the Ukrai ...

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Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

May 24, 2022

The European Commission yesterday closed the eight-week feedback period for its proposed Directive on Corporate Sus ...

TotalEnergies, New Hope Partner on Recycling Plant

TotalEnergies, New Hope Partner on Recycling Plant

May 23, 2022

A key challenge for recycled plastics companies is finding customers and putting the material back into commercial use.

Infineum Releases Second Sustainability Report

Infineum Releases Second Sustainability Report

May 19, 2022

Infineum’s carbon emissions target is on track, says its second sustainability report. The United Kingdom-based co ...

Heat of the Moment – 50:50 for 1.5 in 5

Heat of the Moment – 50:50 for 1.5 in 5

May 13, 2022

For weeks, blistering heat has swept across India, Pakistan and other parts of South Asia, leaving millions of people st ...

Live Long and Neutral – Offsetting CO2 Emissions Retroactively

Live Long and Neutral – Offsetting CO2 Emissions Retroactively

May 5, 2022

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions cannot be achieved at the political level. It must also include offsetting CO2 emissio ...

Sustainability Is Social

Sustainability Is Social

May 2, 2022

Global executive search firm ABN Resource discusses what social sustainability is and how it can be applied to the lubri ...

Bio-based and Sustainable: When They’re Synonyms and When They’re Not

Bio-based and Sustainable: When They’re Synonyms and When They’re Not

May 2, 2022

Bio-based and sustainable lubricants are not always one and the same. What are the nuanced differences between them?

Accounting for Sustainability

Accounting for Sustainability

May 2, 2022

The American Petroleum Institute’s newly formed sustainability task force is working to create a recommended practice ...

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Linking Chemical Disarmament with Sustainable Chemistry

April 29, 2022

The Chemical Weapons Convention has almost eradicated stockpiles of chemical weapons. It's also had a hand promoting sus ...