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CEES Director, Professor Lenny Koh, guest on podcast for the Foundation for Science and Technology

In this podcast Professor Lenny Koh discusses the impact of the coronavirus on global supply chains for large businesses and what the “new normal” for supply chains might look like post-coronavirus.
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CEES director, Professor Lenny Koh, guest expert on 'Coronavirus, Examined' podcast

Director of the Centre for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Professor Lenny Koh, joined the podcast to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on current and future supply chains.
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Millions of old gadgets 'stockpiled in drawers'

A study has estimated that as many as 40 million unused gadgets are in UK homes. Professor Lenny Koh spoke to the BBC about how we can recycle our old technology in a sustainable way.
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Solving the e-waste challenge requires global action

An international team of experts has highlighted the urgent need for global cooperation to reform the e-waste recycling industry and counteract the harm it poses, to both human health and the environment.
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AREC Sustainability Workshop

Professor Lenny Koh welcomed a team of visitors and representatives from the Management School to a Sustainability workshop on Monday 22nd October 2018.
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Research Away Day

Together with the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Centre and the Centre for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES), AREC organised a Research Away Day in March 2017.
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£10 million Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation at University of Sheffield announced

A new £10million Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, led by the University of Sheffield, has been announced, in a bid to address one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century.
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Sustainability expert to drive forward city's low-carbon sector

A renowned expert on sustainability, and Director of CEES, has been chosen to help drive forward Sheffield’s low-carbon sector.