San Miguel Corp (SMC) is looking to start a mangrove plantation on an 80-hectare site in Paombong, Bulacan as part of its nationwide reforestation initiatives, that includes expanding the Bulakan Mangrove Ecopark in Barangay Taliptip—where it is set to build the New Manila International Airport project—and the planting of 7 million trees in at least […]
Rolls-Royce recently conducted the first 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tests in a business jet engine, as part of the company’s ongoing ambition to play a leading role in enabling the sectors in which it operates to reach net-zero carbon by 2050. The tests on its latest business aviation engine in development, the Pearl 700,
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(Editor’s note: This article has been updated as of August 24, 2021) CoViD-19 crisis or not, one of the critical goals of the aviation industry has been environmental sustainability. Truth be told, the aviation industry is one of the few businesses to have established agreed-upon carbon-emission-reduction standards for both equipment and operators internationally. Three goals
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated as of August 23, 2021) Even if it was already expected that nationwide lockdowns would greatly impact aviation emissions, nobody had foreseen the magnitude of the reduction. Yes, the pandemic has created an enormous drawback in the airline industry. Never-before-seen situations around the world, wherein thousands of planes
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated as of August 21, 2021) With public transport still difficult to access during this extended period of community quarantines to prevent the further spread of the deadly novel Coronavirus and its more transmissible Delta variant, much of the country’s workforce who still need to travel from their homes
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General Motors (GM) recently announced its ambitious plans to become carbon neutral in its global products and operations by 2040. Also, it has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality. The American automaker has also signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5⁰C, an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN
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TessDrive PH presents Nona “Nanay Nona” Andaya-Castillo’s 30-year journey into veganism. Nanay Nona is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, and among the staunchest advocates of veganism in the Philippines. In this video feature, Nanay Nona narrates her life transition from a sickly, meat-eating youngster to a healthy vegan who was able to stave off a
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(Editor’s note: This article has been updated as of August 16, 2021) The Philippines, like most countries, has been under a prolonged state of community quarantine that aimed to prevent the further spread of the CoViD-19 pandemic. Now, nearly 18 months into various levels of quarantine and a slowdown in nearly all business operations, the
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Global leading automaker Volkswagen, whose headquarters are based in Germany—a country world-famous for its meat sausages (called Bratwursts)—is making a potentially game-changing maneuver, this time in its kitchen. Vegan sausage will replace Volkswagen’s currywurst, its own sausage brand, supposedly to help in the company’s sustainability efforts. In fact, the carmaker will no longer offer meat
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Eco-Mobility and Empowered Sustenance / By TESSDRIVE PH / May 9, 2020 (Editor’s note: This story has been updated as of August 14, 2021) On May 7, 2020, two Representatives from the Philippine Congress aired their environmental concerns covering land and marine ecosystems, underscoring the need for society and the government to continue prioritizing the environment, as
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