EPIC News

  • Marks & Spencer Extends Warangal Cotton Project

    Project extended to 2015 to include 20,000 farmers

    Marks & Spencer (M&S) today announces phase two of its 'Better Cotton' project in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India which aims to deliver an extra 21,000 tonnes of 'Better Cotton' fibre and help improve the lives of 20,000 farmers and their families over the next three and a half years.

  • Cutting food waste

    Most people have been brought up not to waste food - I guess few of us haven't.

  • Toilet chemicals and the environment

    Our toilets become dumping (excuse the pun) grounds for more than our own waste. In our efforts to create a hygienic environment, we're often killing not only the bacterial nasties, but beneficial organisms and poisoning our waterways.

  • Dealing with Cockroaches

    The sight of a cockroach would have my mother calling the exterminators post-haste. In fact, I don't even remember seeing a cockroach in the house we lived in for over a decade, although I'm sure they were there - just scared to death of my mother.

  • 10 Simple Actions that Reduce Your Environmental Impact

    There is a big difference between knowing how to live green and actually living green.  Being green isn't always easy and it isn't always cheap but the world you live in becomes a better place for your efforts.

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE

EPIC Climate Legacy

Hosting EPIC green conusmer show generates greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change. Sources of emissions include transportation of participants to and from the event, electricity consumption at the event venue and the production of print publications.

The EPIC Climate Legacy seeks to make EPIC a carbon neutral event through emission reduction strategies and the purchase of carbon offset credits. Making EPIC carbon neutral means the amount of greenhouse gases generated as a result of the event will be calculated and offset accordingly.

Greenhouse gas emissions can be neutralized by reducing or avoiding an equivalent amount of emissions elsewhere - for example, through energy efficiency, renewable energy or forestation projects. By supporting the EPIC Climate Legacy, you will be contributing to renewable energy projects that neutralize event related emissions.

You can support the EPIC Climate Legacy by:

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