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Embracing Complexity, Indigenous Wisdom and Regeneration for a Future-Proof Economy
Embracing Complexity, Indigenous Wisdom and Regeneration for a Future-Proof Economy

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Opening keynotes at SB’24 San Diego emphasized the need for interconnected action — from honoring Indigenous knowledge and leveraging complexity theory to leveraging business and technology to create resilience.

Bioengineering, Biomimicry Spawn Novel Solutions to Marine Plastic Pollution
Bioengineering, Biomimicry Spawn Novel Solutions to Marine Plastic Pollution

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Ingenuity from UK and US universities has led to the development of next-generation solutions to eliminating plastic waste — particularly, in tricky marine environments.

US Invests $2.2B Into Grid Upgrades for Climate Resilience
US Invests $2.2B Into Grid Upgrades for Climate Resilience

FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Projects will add nearly 13 GW of energy capacity to support more manufacturing, data centers and renewable power; catalyze nearly $10B in public-private investments and create thousands of jobs.

Nissan’s ‘Cool Paint’ Will Cut Car-Interior Heat, Energy Use
Nissan’s ‘Cool Paint’ Will Cut Car-Interior Heat, Energy Use

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - The paint's cooling performance is most noticeable when a vehicle is parked in the sun for an extended period. Keeping the interior cooler helps reduce load to the A/C — and in electric vehicles, draw on the battery.

Tech Partnerships Helping Walmart Optimize Food Value Chain
Tech Partnerships Helping Walmart Optimize Food Value Chain

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - The retail giant recently launched two partnerships aimed at recycling food waste and enabling better-informed food-sourcing decisions.

Purdue Researchers Aim to Prevent Wildfires by ‘Studying Every Tree’
Purdue Researchers Aim to Prevent Wildfires by ‘Studying Every Tree’

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Purdue University’s Institute for Digital Forestry is developing a variety of remote-sensing solutions that can enhance the ability to determine the probability and magnitude of wildfires at a given location.

4 Ways for Businesses to Consider the Planet in Every Product
4 Ways for Businesses to Consider the Planet in Every Product

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Sustainable product design is a business imperative. Here, we outline four ways for companies to bridge the intention-action gap and future-proof their business and supply chains through intentional design.

‘Enrich Life-in-Motion for Those We Serve’: How Mazda’s Values Fuel Its Innovations
‘Enrich Life-in-Motion for Those We Serve’: How Mazda’s Values Fuel Its Innovations

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Sustainable Brands Tokyo's Shigeki Aoki talks with Mazda President and CEO Masahiro Moro about how the 104-year-old auto manufacturer’s mission and strategies center around 'the joy of driving.'

This Startup Aims to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth, But at What Cost?
This Startup Aims to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth, But at What Cost?

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Colossal Biosciences says its work to revive keystone species such as the mammoth could be a boon for ecological restoration and biodiversity preservation, but conservationists say it could become a moral and ethical quagmire.

Free Course Aims to Train Advertisers to Combat Climate Change
Free Course Aims to Train Advertisers to Combat Climate Change

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - Good-Loop’s Good-Media Academy outlines how the ad industry impacts climate change and what advertisers can do to mitigate it.

Could Lab-Grown, Hybrid Foods Be the Future of Sustainable Protein?
Could Lab-Grown, Hybrid Foods Be the Future of Sustainable Protein?

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - While the plant-based protein industry deals with growing pains, cultivated meats — and even a combination of the two — are waiting in the wings to help future-proof our food system.

New Ways of Catching, Producing Seafood Could Boost Health of Aquatic Ecosystems
New Ways of Catching, Producing Seafood Could Boost Health of Aquatic Ecosystems

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - More conscientious catch methods and the rise of cultivated seafood could help take the pressure off of overfished marine ecosystems — whose health is critical for planetary health.

Hellmann’s AI-Enabled Tool Reveals Your Fridge’s Meal Potential
Hellmann’s AI-Enabled Tool Reveals Your Fridge’s Meal Potential

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY - Meal Reveal, developed in collaboration with Google Cloud, uses simple fridge scan to help consumers overcome ‘fridge blindness’ and reduce household food waste.

€30M & $50M Funds, Biodiversity Metrics Drive Continued Growth of Regenerative Ag
€30M & $50M Funds, Biodiversity Metrics Drive Continued Growth of Regenerative Ag

SUPPLY CHAIN - A €30M portfolio in Europe and a $50M fund in the US put much-needed capital behind cultivating regenerative-ag value chains, while a partnership with NatureMetrics supports Unilever's work to make farming its ingredients climate resilient.

Could Supercharging Starch Production Secure Our Food Future?
Could Supercharging Starch Production Secure Our Food Future?

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - ClimateCrop is boosting starch metabolism in plants through non-GMO gene editing — enhancing crop resilience to climate change, increasing yields, and offering a sustainable solution to future farming challenges.

Report: AI Fueling Climate Change, Energy Usage and Disinformation
Report: AI Fueling Climate Change, Energy Usage and Disinformation

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY - Coalition of over 50 tech accountability and environmental groups sound the alarm on the potential harms of AI to the planet, democracy and information ecosystems.

Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?
Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - There is immense potential for sustainable innovation in the ever-growing space economy — in ways that could bring the industry’s own impacts, and an infinite source of solar power, back down to Earth.

Lululemon’s Enzymatically Recycled Nylon 6,6 Advancing Circular Fashion
Lululemon’s Enzymatically Recycled Nylon 6,6 Advancing Circular Fashion

MATERIALS & PACKAGING - The brand has partnered with Samsara Eco to extract nylon 6,6 from end-of-life textiles, demonstrating the potential to create a fully circular ecosystem for apparel.

Relationality in AI: The Missing Link for Regenerative Sustainability
Relationality in AI: The Missing Link for Regenerative Sustainability

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY - Regenerative sustainability provides a pragmatic foundation to demonstrate caregiving and relationality to people and planet. It shouldn’t be a ‘battle against climate change;’ it should be a ‘relationship we’re working to heal.’

How Singapore Became Asia's Launch Pad for Sustainable Innovation & Tech
How Singapore Became Asia's Launch Pad for Sustainable Innovation & Tech

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - We spoke with Damian Chan, EVP of the Singapore Economic Development Board, to learn more about how it is driving sustainability and the energy transition in the island nation.