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BMW, Volkswagen Eyeing Plant-Based Future for Car Interiors
BMW, Volkswagen Eyeing Plant-Based Future for Car Interiors

MATERIALS & PACKAGING - The auto giants are collaborating with makers of hemp- and flax-based materials that reduce weight and manufacturing emissions and enhance recyclability.

Bridgestone Partners to Create Closed-Loop Ecosystem for Tires
Bridgestone Partners to Create Closed-Loop Ecosystem for Tires

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - The collaboration will see end-of-life tires transformed through pyrolysis into elastomers, which Bridgestone can then use to produce new tires.

3D Printing Driving Rapid Development of Ford EVs
3D Printing Driving Rapid Development of Ford EVs

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Remaining competitive in the increasingly crowded EV market will require all automakers to continue integrating cutting-edge technologies and new materials, processes and machinery.

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.

‘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.'

Uber’s ‘Emissions Savings’ Feature Shows Benefits of Lower-Emission Transport
Uber’s ‘Emissions Savings’ Feature Shows Benefits of Lower-Emission Transport

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - Uber users will now see two ratings in the app — their 'Emission Savings' score, alongside their rider rating.

Automobili Lamborghini Pledges 40% CO2 Reduction Across Its Value Chain by 2030
Automobili Lamborghini Pledges 40% CO2 Reduction Across Its Value Chain by 2030

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - The luxury Italian carmaker extends its decarbonization program to its entire value chain, with the aim of reducing total enterprise emissions by 40% per car by 2030.

Parts of Future Fords Could Be Made from Olive Waste
Parts of Future Fords Could Be Made from Olive Waste

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - Ford engineers are conducting trials on parts made from 40% olive tree fibers and 60% recycled plastic — which is heated and injection-molded into the shape of the selected part.

Beyond Recycling: Report Highlights Need for Circular Approach to Critical Raw Materials
Beyond Recycling: Report Highlights Need for Circular Approach to Critical Raw Materials

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - The report from CISL's Corporate Leaders Group showcases the challenges, opportunities and business best practices of embracing more circular practices in CRM use through case studies from Ball, Volvo Cars and more.

How Transportation Partnerships Can Help Accelerate Scope 3 Emissions Reductions
How Transportation Partnerships Can Help Accelerate Scope 3 Emissions Reductions

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - It’s important for organizations to seek like-minded partners that understand their climate goals and are interested in working together to identify decarbonization strategies and solutions.

Report Shows Path to Zero-Emission Passenger Transport with 'More Mobility and Less Mining'
Report Shows Path to Zero-Emission Passenger Transport with 'More Mobility and Less Mining'

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - A new report shows a just pathway to zero-emission urban mobility. Simple changes such as smaller EV batteries can greatly improve resource-use efficiency; but holistically reducing car dependence will be paramount.

First Closed-Loop Metal-Recycling Technology Offers Sustainable Future for a Battery-Powered World
First Closed-Loop Metal-Recycling Technology Offers Sustainable Future for a Battery-Powered World

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Aqua Metals’ closed-loop metal-recycling process is revolutionizing metal sourcing and disposal — and eliminating the negative side effects of EV battery production.

Sobering Report Says Auto Industry Will Spend Remaining Carbon Budget Well Ahead of Schedule
Sobering Report Says Auto Industry Will Spend Remaining Carbon Budget Well Ahead of Schedule

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Commissioned by EV makers Polestar and Rivian, the report details three levers that need to be pulled in unison and at full tilt for the industry to meet critical climate-action targets.

Bridgestone Wins $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to Further Advance Guayule Natural Rubber Production
Bridgestone Wins $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to Further Advance Guayule Natural Rubber Production

MATERIALS & PACKAGING - The USDA has awarded Bridgestone $35M to grow its investment in desert shrub guayule to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a water-smart solution amid the ongoing drought in the Southwestern US.

Tyre Collective Stops Sneaky Source of Pollution on Road to True Zero-Emission Mobility
Tyre Collective Stops Sneaky Source of Pollution on Road to True Zero-Emission Mobility

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - EVs might mitigate tailpipe emissions; but cars emit another massive, overlooked form of pollution: Tire particles. The Tyre Collective is spearheading the monitor of tire wear and capturing tire particles at the source.

Businesses Can Chart a Course Toward Decarbonization, One Step at a Time
Businesses Can Chart a Course Toward Decarbonization, One Step at a Time

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - With a wealth of technologies and competing demands across sites, decarbonization can be a complex challenge for companies of all shapes and sizes. Taking a data-centric approach to building an energy roadmap — and letting the data point to what happens next — is key in supporting companies along the way.

Meet StoreDot: The Startup That Used Neuroscience to Revolutionize EV Batteries
Meet StoreDot: The Startup That Used Neuroscience to Revolutionize EV Batteries

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Thanks to a unique, interdisciplinary approach to addressing ‘range anxiety’ due to limited battery life, the Israeli startup has reinvented the EV battery with a breakthrough that could finally leapfrog EVs into the mainstream.

2022 ‘World-Changing Ideas’ Tease Sustainable Models for Building, Power, Finance, Animal-Free Protein
2022 ‘World-Changing Ideas’ Tease Sustainable Models for Building, Power, Finance, Animal-Free Protein

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - It’s that time of year, again — when we pore excitedly over Fast Company’s annual list of World-Changing Ideas. Here are a few of our favorites.

New Kia-Ocean Cleanup Partnership the Latest in Ongoing Effort to Rein in Our Global Plastic Footprint
New Kia-Ocean Cleanup Partnership the Latest in Ongoing Effort to Rein in Our Global Plastic Footprint

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - Through the seven-year partnership, Kia will support The Ocean Cleanup’s work and construction of new plastic-collection devices, and integrate portions of the harvested plastic into its value chain.

Trending: Luxury Carmakers Accelerate Sustainability Ambitions
Trending: Luxury Carmakers Accelerate Sustainability Ambitions

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Two of the UK’s most iconic names in luxury cars — Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover — are building on their efforts to ensure they’re soon known as much for being sustainable as they are sleek and stylish.