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7 Easy Solutions to Make Your Business Green
Going green benefits the environment, saves money, and strengthens a company's reputation as a socially responsible organization. This article will look at seven actual and measurable initiatives that businesses may take to become more sustainable.
7 Sustainable Solutions to Water Scarcity
As the world's most precious resource, water scarcity poses a significant challenge to the sustainability of our planet's ecosystems, economies, and human health.
This article sheds more light on seven sustainable solutions to alleviate water scarcity and its far-reaching consequences.
5 Ways Hotels Can Become More Eco-Friendly
Many guests now expect hotels to have environmentally friendly policies in place and are willing to pay a premium for those who do.
As a business owner or operator in the hospitality industry, you can play an important role in preserving the planet's resources by taking green initiatives at your hotel. Here are five eco-friendly hotel ideas to help your property become more sustainable.
How much water do we actually use?
We live on a planet that is two-thirds water and one-third land. The weather delivers us rain on what feels too regular and turning on the tap delivers us as many gallons of the wet stuff we desire. This begs the question, why are we so bothered about water consumption?
And the answer? There are plenty of reasons to want to save water.
The Sustainability Potential of Water Filtration for Your Tourism Business
Fresh, potable water is an essential resource. The good news is that there are ways to use water filtration systems in your tourism business for both increased sustainability and lower costs.
A Guide For Eco-Conscious Homeowners in 2021
Everyone is aware of climate change and how important it is to reduce our carbon footprint. It’s becoming increasingly evident that if we do not start doing things to lower our carbon emissions, we will have caused irreversible damage to our planet. Although many of us are unsure of what changes we can make, there are some that have already started looking into ways to be more eco-friendly. In fact, the current generation – Generation Z – are some of the most eco-conscious people in 2021, being dubbed as ‘generation green’.
So, if you’re looking to become an eco-conscious homeowner or even a renter, then this guide will help you out.
What will sustainability look like in 10 years?
What do you think the world will look like 10 years from now? Do you think it will be more or less sustainable?
While for now, we can only take a wild guess at what our society will look like then, it can't hurt to find out ourselves what we can change right now to shape the future!
Today’s blog highlights 8 changes that our society must make to develop long-term sustainable solutions through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.
3 Causes of Ocean Plastic Pollution
World Water Day is a time to celebrate the beauty of our marine environment, its biodiversity and all of nature surrounded by water. It's also a time to reflect and give back to the planet. Individuals and corporations are contributing to climate change and pollution every day, whether it's through car emissions, factory waste or fossil fuels. Plastic pollution is something that's also harming the environment — specifically, our oceans.
In celebration of World Water Day, this blog will reflect and demystify the 3 main causes of ocean plastic pollution and provide solutions for how we can cut down our plastic footprint.
Taking Drinking Water to the Next Level: Introducing Aquablu
This week, we’re excited to announce Sea Going Green’s partnership with Aquablu, an innovative water filtration system looking to change the way that we access clean drinking water, leaving bottled water behind in the dust.
Aquablu allows for customers to tap into polluted or otherwise non-drinkable water and filter out micro-plastics, chemicals, antibiotics, heavy metals and more. This technology can even be used on board marine vessels such as cruise ships and luxury boats, which by using this product helps lower their CO2 footprint and mitigates the risk of plastic bottles (and caps) ending up overboard!
Read more about Aquablu in our interview with the founder, Marnix, and see for yourself how this could be a great addition to your home, office or boat!
PLA “Biodegradable” Plastics: Too Good To Be True
PLAs have been heralded around the world as a renewable, plant based, biodegradable alternative to petroleum based plastics. Made from fermented plant starch, the plastic is said to be “carbon neutral” and “non-toxic.” However, this is far from the truth. Critics and experts around the world have brought to light that the renewable alternative is not as environmentally friendly as one might have thought.
In this week’s post, we reveal the hidden reality of PLA plastics. Read to find out the truth!
Sustainability is Business & Business is Sustainability
The future of the oceans is in our hands; here are some of the biggest takeaways from the Volvo Ocean Summit. If you follow our instagram @seagoinggreen, you will know that our team here at Sea Going Green was fortunate enough to attend the final and capstone Volvo Ocean Summit in Den Haag. Alongside industry experts, academics, and the racers them selves, we participated in the world’s premier platform to bring about action regarding ocean health.
How Does Tourism Impact the Ocean: Water Pollution
Tourism has a huge influence on water pollution. But do you know where that pollution comes from or how it impacts the environment? Here we try to answer those questions and more