Time (July 18)
We’ve been catching about 90 million tons of fish, the last great wild food, since the mid-90s and that’s simply “not enough to keep up with global seafood consumption, which has risen from 22 lb. per person per year in the 1960s to nearly 38 lb. today.” Worse yet, the U.N. reports that already “32% of global fish stocks are overexploited” so catches may decrease. Aquaculture and fish farms “might represent the last, best chance for fish to have a future.” Aquaculture is growing “faster than any other form of food production,” and now provides over 50 million tons of fish annually. Time believes, “if we’re all going to survive and thrive in a crowded world, we’ll need to cultivate the seas just as we do the land.”
We’ve been catching about 90 million tons of fish, the last great wild food, since the mid-90s and that’s simply “not enough to keep up with global seafood consumption, which has risen from 22 lb. per person per year in the 1960s to nearly 38 lb. today.” Worse yet, the U.N. reports that already “32% of global fish stocks are overexploited” so catches may decrease. Aquaculture and fish farms “might represent the last, best chance for fish to have a future.” Aquaculture is growing “faster than any other form of food production,” and now provides over 50 million tons annually. Time believes, “if we’re all going to survive and thrive in a crowded world, we’ll need to cultivate the seas just as we do the land.”
Tags: Aquaculture, Diet, Fish, Global population, Sustainability, U.N.
Boston Globe (July 13)
Lucky for Massachusetts’ rivers that this summer’s wet. Many go dry in August because of unreasonable demands made on them by cities and residents. The Globe urges lawmakers to pass the Sustainable Water Resources Act which would restrict the amount of water that can be removed from rivers, keeping them at safe levels for the fish and other aquatic denizens, as well as humans.
Lucky for Massachusetts’ rivers that this summer’s wet. Many go dry in August because of unreasonable demands made on them by cities and residents. The Globe urges lawmakers to pass the Sustainable Water Resources Act which would restrict the amount of water that can be removed from rivers, keeping them at safe levels for the fish and other aquatic denizens, as well as humans.
Tags: Massachusetts, Rivers, Sustainability, U.S., Water
BBC (November 15)
Unilever unveiled its Sustainable Living Plan. With this business model, the company aims to double sales in 10 years while cutting the environmental impact of its products in half. The company will produce an annual report to document progress on these and other sustainability goals. Unilever’s Chief Executive Paul Polman said a sustainable model is “the only way to do business long term.” Rather than viewing sustainability as conflicting with business growth, he notes “there is a compelling case for sustainable growth—retailers and consumers demand it and it saves us money.” On top of that, “there is no way of arriving at a sustainable world that does not involve businesses making money.” The BBC notes that while many leading multinationals are reducing their environmental impact few “have made such concrete commitments on environmental policy as Unilever.”
Unilever unveiled its Sustainable Living Plan. With this business model, the company aims to double sales in 10 years while cutting the environmental impact of its products in half. The company will produce an annual report to document progress on these and other sustainability goals. Unilever’s Chief Executive Paul Polman said a sustainable model is “the only way to do business long term.” Rather than viewing sustainability as conflicting with business growth, he notes “there is a compelling case for sustainable growth—retailers and consumers demand it and it saves us money.” On top of that, “there is no way of arrive at a sustainable world that does not involve businesses making money.” The BBC notes that while many leading multinationals are reducing their environmental impact few “have made such concrete commitments on environmental policy as Unilever.”
Tags: Annual report, Environment, Sustainability, Unilever
