The sustainability of tropical products can only be verified using reliable data on production practices. A new study, using cocoa as an example, shows that such data is frequently falsified by the auditing agents. However, a simple change to the way data is collected could significantly reduce manipulation.
It all kicks off on 22 August when over 1,000 researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich present their work at exhibition booths and in labs, lecture halls and shows. Start-ups will present their future projects, and the City of Zurich’s municipal enterprises will open their doors for an exclusive look behind the scenes.
The production of cement ranks as one of the world’s largest industrial sources of CO₂. A new study now shows how cement production could in future be used to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere – based on a technology utilising lime.