Tag: #earthday

Enjoy eco-friendly beats this earth day: Listen to your favourite music with JBL and Harman Kardon

 As we look to invest in our planet this Earth Day, why not take the first step by investing in planet-friendly audio? Made with sustainable materials, the JBL Go 3 Eco and JBL Clip 4 Eco, and Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 are a great solution.

The JBL Go 3 Eco and Clip 4 Eco are the latest iterations of the popular portable speakers, delivering the same great sound and features, sustainably. Built with 90% PCR (post-consumer recycled) plastic and a 100% recycled fabric grille, the new portables reduce plastic waste and the product’s overall carbon footprint, so you can take the party anywhere while reducing your environmental impact.

Make a beautiful impact in your home without dramatically impacting the environment or compromising on sound with the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8. Stylish and sustainable, this portable home speaker uses recycled aluminium for the handle and recycled polyester yarn for the grille for a premium yet eco-friendly finish.

The JBL Go 3 Eco, Clip 4 Eco and Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 are also packaged in eco-friendly FSC-certified paper-based packaging and printed with soy ink, so you can enjoy truly sustainable sound from packaging to product.

JBL Go 3 Eco / JBL Clip 4 Eco

£34.99 / £54.99 – uk.jbl.com

New innovative eco-friendly design. Same rich JBL Pro Sound performance. The pocket-size JBL Go 3 Eco is the ultra-portable speaker in the JBL range. Power it up and prepare to be surprised. This mini speaker plays on for five hours on one charge, delivering rich JBL Pro Sound and punchy bass. At the beach or in the park, the IP67 waterproof and dustproof JBL Go 3 Eco never fails to set the stage for fun. The compact JBL Clip 4 Eco packs 10 hours of playtime and big bass performance into a compact and convenient speaker. The integrated carabiner clip can take whatever life throws at it, so hook it onto a backpack or bike as the Clip 4 Eco supplies the soundtrack for your adventures. The JBL Go 3 Eco and JBL Clip 4 Eco will be available in Forest Green, Ocean Blue and Cloud White

Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8

£279.99 / harmankardon.co.uk

Stylish and sustainable, the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 speaker is crafted from recycled materials, combining eco-friendly choices and beautiful design. When moving the speaker from one room to another, the Onyx Studio 8 automatically calibrates itself to optimise the audio performance once turned on. Use Bluetooth to pair two devices and take turns playing your favourite music. Or, wirelessly pair two Onyx Studio 8 speakers together for a wider, more detailed stereo sound experience. Whether you’re conferencing with clear, hands-free calls or unwinding to your favourite playlist, never miss a beat with 8 hours of battery life.

Bolt, the mobility super-app, has pledged to plant a tree every time the Bolt app is used on Earth Day

Bolt, the mobility super-app, has pledged to plant a tree every time the Bolt app is used on Earth Day this Friday. The global initiative will be live across all Bolt products in Ireland and will result in millions of trees being planted.

The pledge will be delivered in partnership with Seedballs, a reforestation project in Kenya.

Seedballs Kenya is the first in a series of nature-based solutions Bolt is investing in to generate better impacts for the environment as part of the company’s commitment to neutralise the impact of its own operations.

Working closely with Seedballs Kenya, Bolt will facilitate the spread of 25 Tons of indigenous seeds to damaged land across Kenya where natural reforestation is unlikely to occur, the equivalent to planting 11.25 million trees. The Earth Day initiative will result in millions more trees being planted.

Seedballs

James Bowpitt – Ireland Country Manager – Bolt, said: “Having a positive environmental impact is a core part of Bolt’s mission: to build cities for people, not cars. In addition to helping reduce emissions in cities by providing alternatives to private car ownership, we are committed to alleviating the environmental impact of our operations through projects like Seedballs and are pleased to go one step further to mark Earth Day with this new initiative.”

Teddy Kinyanjui, Co-founder – Seedballs said: “In Kenya, like many other countries, the forests and grasslands are under great pressure. One of the many challenges of landscape scale restoration is that indigenous seeds are often food for different types of animals like mice and birds. That’s where we come in. The Seedballs program overcomes this challenge by coating native seeds in waste charcoal dust which prevents the seeds from being eaten. This means that the native grass and tree seeds can be planted year round rather than waiting for the rainy season. When it rains enough, the charcoal dust dissolves and the seed sinks into the ground back to its natural state, ready to grow.”

For Bolt, this project is the latest example of the business’ commitment to reducing its overall impact on the environment which started with the launch of its Green Plan in 2019. By investing millions into the Green Plan, Bolt has adapted its operations to minimise its impact on the environment, neutralising over 4.5 billion km of rides; becoming the first e-scooter platform to operate climate positive e-scooters in December 2020; and launching e-bikes across Europe in 2021.

Empowering the Sustainable Cities of the Future with Technology

By Jason Ward, Jason Ward, Vice-President and Managing Director, Dell Technologies Ireland

Data has quickly become one of the most critical elements to enable the success of not just businesses, but society as a whole. Envision a carbon-negative urban environment, with a population consuming less than what is generated, from energy and water to household efficiency through to efficient green buildings. All thanks to data.

On Earth Day, we can imagine this future and work towards realising it. As we reflect on the current environmental challenges facing our planet, data and technology have a crucial part to play in tackling climate change.

Current Challenges

By 2050, the United Nations predicts that 68% of the world’s population will be concentrated in urban centres, as compared with 54% in 2014 and 30% in 1950[1]. Such a rapid shift in the rural-urban population distribution, along with a rise in information and communication technology (ICT), is driving the social and economic transformation of cities. To continue to flourish, cities will need to address and manage population growth, safety, traffic, pollution, commerce and economic growth in a sustainable way.

As local authorities, government agencies, and urban planners set out to digitally transform urban landscapes and systems to address these challenges, technology innovations and data should be the driving force behind their vision.

Sustainable Digital Cities

Data will be central in our drive towards more sustainable cities, by revolutionising the way cities are managed – allowing us to use resources more efficiently. Thanks to hybrid cloud capabilities, IoT sensors, and edge computing, we can now analyse data in real-time and take immediate actions.

Recent studies suggest that cities are responsible for up to 72% of global greenhouse gas emissions[2], with transport and buildings being among the largest contributors. Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), city and police force officials are now adopting smart traffic management with intelligent traffic lights that can optimise traffic flows to save drivers’ time and reduce CO2 emissions.

Managing air pollution can be achieved with smart beacons in real-time. These can have health as well as sustainability benefits as they could be used to alert people with asthma to dangerous levels of pollution.

Today’s cities produce vast amounts of data. As 5G advances, edge computing will leap into action transforming what is possible, as data grows exponentially. The deployment of edge computing will for example reduce the flow of unnecessary data which will cut down on resources used to cool storage units and enable more sustainable data management.

In the context of commercial developments within our cities, AI is the tool of choice for operators to help drive energy efficiency in most factories and production facilities. By forecasting energy demand and consumption and scheduling power-intensive tasks accordingly, this solution is driving the sustainable factories of the future.

Driving Sustainability at Dell

Curbing climate change and carbon emissions requires a multifaceted and societal approach. Technology and digital innovation are however important tools that can play a crucial role in supporting sustainable societal ambitions. This process starts with us.

At Dell Technologies, sustainable operations are at the core of our business. We are particularly focused on accelerating the circular economy, protecting the planet, and championing the people who make our products. To ensure everyone benefits from the sustainable cities we are all building, we have committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2030 as part of our Progress Made Real goals, in line with Ireland’s own Climate Action journey.

As part of these commitments, we have set out to push the boundaries of sustainable design for our PCs and combat e-waste, the fastest growing domestic waste stream in the world. With Concept Luna, a pioneering initiative developed in collaboration with Intel, we are exploring design ideas to make components immediately accessible, replaceable and reusable—reducing resource use and keeping even more circular materials in the economy. If all the design ideas in Concept Luna were realized, we are expecting to see an estimated 50% reduction in the overall product carbon footprint.

Here in Ireland, we recently announced the expansion of our Asset Recovery Services. This programme supports any brand of laptop, desktop, server, peripheral or accessory, helping businesses receive value from their existing devices and implement sustainable recycling. It is thanks to schemes like this that have made it possible for Dell to recover more than 2.5 billion electronics since 2008.

Committing to Earth Day

This Earth Day, Dell, together with our partners, is continuing to work to harness the power of technology and achieve our shared vision of a sustainable future. To reach this goal, we must strengthen our capabilities to measure our progress, ensure accountability and further invest in collaboration.

While no one person or company can solve climate change and tackle e-waste, we understand the deep impact that technological

House of Marley offering 25% off all day today. #EarthDay2020 #Tech

Today marks Earth Day 2020 and to celebrate, the House of Marley, the sustainable audio brand created by Bob Marley’s children, are offering 25% off all products on https://www.thehouseofmarley.co.uk/ for the whole day – just use discount code EARTH25 at check out.

The brand is built on the principles of superior quality, earth-friendliness and a commitment to global charitable causes. All House of Marley products are consciously crafted from mindfully sourced materials, including FSC certified woods, solid bamboo, consciously harvested cork, non-toxic silicone and Marley’s own signature blend of REWIND™ up-cycled fabrics made from organic cotton, reclaimed hemp and recycled plastic bottles.

In an effort to spread awareness of global reforestation needs and corporate social responsibility, House of Marley set up Project Marley, a charitable initiative contributing to the planting of trees through non-profit organisation, One Tree Planted. Through the Project Marley initiative, over 223,000 trees have been planted to date across the globe.