{"id":35407,"date":"2021-02-10T09:41:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T09:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.matis.is\/?page_id=35407"},"modified":"2023-01-11T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T12:32:48","slug":"umhverfismal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matis.is\/en\/lausnir-og-radgjof\/umhverfismal\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New challenges and social responsibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Following the raising of environmental awareness, most companies are beginning to consider reforms in their production processes and product development. 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