https://www.scmp.com/rss/512581/feed Global materials science leader Dow is working towards goals of achieving net-zero emissions, ending plastic waste, and transitioning into a circular economy. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored article] It takes an arduous eight-hour bus ride along winding, undulating roads from Chengdu, capital of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, to reach the remote Yilong County Yinshan Primary School, where a sports playground has been built in the mountains. Yet this sports area created for the use of the 120 children and wider community in the city of Nanchong, is not an ordinary playground; instead of its surface made of the usual hardwood and rubber, it has been layered with... https://www.scmp.com/native/better-life/environment/topics/sustainability-solutions-based-science/article/3203009/why-was-sustainable-playground-built-chinese-mountain-out-old-bicycle-tyres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/better-life/environment/topics/sustainability-solutions-based-science/article/3203009/why-was-sustainable-playground-built-chinese-mountain-out-old-bicycle-tyres?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Dec 2022 03:00:20 +0000 [Sponsored article] For years, the issue of sustainability has been on a steady climb towards the top of the global business agenda, but discussions are now accelerating as extreme climate events continue to unfold. Raging wildfires are hitting the western US again this year, while in Australia, torrential downpours are causing such severe flooding that they have been nicknamed “rain bombs”. It is undisputed that Asia has the potential to play a big role in environmental sustainability. An... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/sustainability-solutions-based-science/article/3178744/why-sustainability?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/sustainability-solutions-based-science/article/3178744/why-sustainability?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 May 2022 07:42:14 +0000