Eileen Fisher, who was born on June 6, 1951, is an American fashion designer and business owner. She started the women’s clothing brand Eileen Fisher Inc.
Organic cotton is cotton that is grown in subtropical countries, such as India, Turkey, China, and parts of the USA. It comes from plants that are not genetically modified and is grown without using synthetic agricultural chemicals, like fertilizers or pesticides, except for those approved by certified organic labeling. The production of organic cotton aims to support biodiversity and natural cycles.
The fashion industry, especially the making and use of clothing and shoes, has a major impact on the environment. It contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, water use, and the creation of textile waste. In the 19th century, industrialization led to the large-scale production of textiles, which worsened environmental harm.
Sustainable fashion refers to actions taken in the fashion industry to lower harm to the environment, protect workers who make clothing, and care for animals. Sustainability in fashion includes many areas, such as reducing carbon dioxide emissions, solving overproduction, lessening pollution and waste, helping protect plants and animals, and making sure workers receive fair pay and work in safe conditions. In 2020, it was discovered that efforts by large companies to improve textile manufacturing supply chains on their own to reduce environmental harm were mostly not effective.
Power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a way to measure how efficiently a data center uses energy. It compares the energy used by computing equipment to the energy used for cooling and other support systems. PUE is calculated by dividing the total energy used by a data center by the energy delivered directly to computing equipment.
Renewable energy, also called green energy, is energy made from natural resources that are naturally replaced over time. The most common types of renewable energy are solar energy, wind power, and hydropower. Bioenergy and geothermal power are also important in some countries.
The Climate Pledge Fund is a part of Amazon, created to help support and manage projects related to climate technology as part of its Climate Pledge initiative. It is a corporate venture capital fund.
Google Energy LLC is a company that is part of Alphabet Inc. It was created to help lower the energy costs for the Google Group. Later, the company began making and selling clean energy.
A carbon footprint (or greenhouse gas footprint) is a number that helps compare how much greenhouse gas an activity, product, company, or country adds to the air. These footprints are usually measured in tonnes of emissions (CO₂-equivalent) for each unit being compared. Units might include tonnes of CO₂-equivalent per year, per kilogram of protein eaten, per kilometer traveled, per piece of clothing, or other examples.
Green building, also called green construction, sustainable building, or eco-friendly building, is a method of creating structures and using processes that protect the environment and save resources throughout a building’s life. This includes planning, designing, building, operating, maintaining, repairing, and tearing down a building. It requires teamwork between contractors, architects, engineers, and the building owner at every stage.