eco-friendly
The ad will be an environmentally friendly reminder to switch lights and appliances off.
They use environmentally-friendly fabrics in their clothing made from recycled plastic bottles.
The government's emphasis is on acquiring more environmentally-friendly technologies.
He says that nations must adopt environmentally friendly development policies.
How environmentally friendly is the recycling scheme?

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Environmental issues
agroecology
air pollution
anoxia
anoxic
anti-conservation
deforestation
dumping ground
eco-audit
eco-footprint
efficiency
energy conservation
energy security
environmental justice
environmentalism
reduce, reuse, recycleidiom
rewilding
runoff
scrapyard
scrubber
sequester

environmentally-friendly | Business English

environmentally-friendly
adjective
 ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYukus(alsoenvironment-friendly)
designed or operating in a way that does not harm the environment:
There are a growing number of investors backing firms that are environmentally-friendly.
an environmentally-friendly business/company/corporation
an environmentally-friendly building/car/fuel
environmentally-friendly practices/techniques/technologies
Carpet companies are competing to provide the most environmentally-friendly products and packaging.

Examples of environmentally friendly

environmentally friendly
This suggests that agriculture has measured societal support provided it develops more environmentallyfriendly management practices.
On the other hand, vertical coordination may result in inducements to adopt environmentallyfriendly processes in order to get premium prices.
These environmentallyfriendly options are also much more likely to improve the welfare of far m families.
Operationalising sustainability: exploring options for environmentallyfriendly flower bulb production systems.
The revenue is refunded irrespective of whether producers engage in certain environmentallyfriendly activities or not.
Local suppliers and distributors feared the loss of markets to large utilities and the endangering of environmentallyfriendly combined heat and power schemes.
With the aid of an environmentallyfriendly plasma technology, the hydrophilic characteristics of the membrane's surface are improved.
Also, public sector spending for research and development on environmentallyfriendly technology need not necessarily lead to spending on environmental protection.
Similarly, by imposing impediments to foreign investment in countries with poor environmental records, the developed countries might delay the introduction of more environmentallyfriendly technologies.
Also, it is incorrect to ascribe all ills of the present to modern science and technology and regard all traditional practices as environmentallyfriendly.
Local contentment with democratic forestry processes and practices should be incentive enough to carry out fair and environmentallyfriendly logging activities.
Organic food was commonly perceived as a healthy and environmentallyfriendly option.
They claim that if successful it will not only save billions of dollars in space launches but will also prove to be more environmentallyfriendly.
These improvements should result in expending fewer resources on the design process while achieving better quality and more environmentallyfriendly products.
Under such circumstances, the desirability of alternative, environmentallyfriendly technology, such as immunological control, is clear.
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