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Measurabl, Optoro Partner to Pilot Improved Sustainability Data Collection
This week, startup Measurabl, a provider of sustainability data management and analytics software, announced a partnership with Optoro, a technology company focused on supply chain sustainability for retailers. The “We Are Measurabl” pilot progra... View More
Meet 'Denise,' a Triple Threat That Just May Help Rid the World of Produce Waste
As we discuss all too often here at SB, food waste around the world is one of our most pressing issues; nearly a third of all food produced — over 1.3 billion tons per year — is wasted, according to the FAO. ... View More
Crowdsourcing Sustainable Solutions: Unilever Launches Foundry IDEAS Platform
Unilever unveiled a new initiative at the Cannes Lions festival on Friday that aims to put fresh momentum behind its Sustainable Living Plan with public input. The Foundry IDEAS platform will act as a hub for consumers and entrepreneurs to work toget... View More
Wearables, Startups, 3D Printing Helping Ford Drive Progress in Autonomous Vehicles Technology
Today, Ford announced progress on its commitment to developing autonomous vehicle technology, including innovations in wearable technology and collaborations with startups in Silicon Valley to make mobility solutions more accessible. The announcement... View More
How Digital Mapping Is Helping Detroit Fight Urban Blight
As previously functioning urban areas fall into disrepair, urban blight increasingly is afflicting cities across the United States. Characterized by high local unemployment and crime, political disenfranchisement and depopulation, in some of these ar... View More
Verb Secures $2.3M in Seed Funding to Help Social Entrepreneurs Solve 'Wicked' Problems
Social enterprise Verb has closed $2.3 million in series seed funding — one of the largest rounds ever for an Austin-based social enterprise, according to a recent announcement.The investment capital will be used to fund global expansion, platform ... View More
Thread Raises $3.5M to Scale Transformation of Trash Into Dignified Jobs, Useful Products
Pittsburgh-based startup Thread announced today it has closed a Series A Round of $2.8M, led by Draper Triangle Ventures, to create upcycled fabric from plastic waste collected in developing countries. The financing, which completes a $3.5M funding c... View More
Interface Set to Scale 'Net-Works' Program That Turns Fishing Nets Into Carpet
Net-Works, a social entrepreneurship initiative from carpet manufacturer Interface and conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL), has since 2012 collected more than 66,860 kilos of nets from residents in 14 collection sites in Danajon B... View More
Track Your Personal Impacts, Benefit the Greater Good: The 2015 SBIO Semi-Finalists, Part 2
With the SB Innovation Open finals taking place this week at SB ’15 San Diego, we wanted to give you a glimpse of some of the amazing sustainable startups competing this year. From cricket-powered cookies to an app that helps you get the most from ... View More
Solar-Powered UK Microbrewery Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Sustainable-minded beer lovers rejoice because a new UK-based microbrewery called Bucks Star plans to use solar power to make its beer.The startup says the ingredients, the brewing process and the energy source to run its machinery are all focused on... View More
This Year's Inspired Leadership Award Highlighting the New 'Breed of Leadership Business Needs'
Last week, seven young nominees were announced for the 2015 Inspired Leadership Award (ILA), an annual prize recognizing leaders with the potential to positively impact lives on a global scale for generations to come. ... View More
Latest Crop of Sustainable Startups Named Semi-Finalists in 2015 SB Innovation Open
It’s time once again for the Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO) — our annual competition for startups poised to make scalable, sustainable impacts. Each year, we receive submissions from hundreds of purpose-driven ventures innovating to sh... View More
Wells Fargo Launches $10 Million Initiative to Support Cleantech Startups
Today, Wells Fargo announced its selection of four clean technology startups for the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a five-year, $10 million program to foster leading-edge environmental technologies. The program is funded by the Wells Fargo ... View More
Londoners Will Soon Have a Freshwater Swimming Pool Cleaned by Plants, Not Chemicals
Looking for a clean place to swim in London? City dwellers will have a freshwater, natural pool at their disposal in King’s Cross beginning in May. Designed by Rotterdam Studio, Ooze architects and artist Marietica Potrč, the chemical-free outdoor... View More
Startup Hoping to Turn Computers Into Primary Source of Heat Generation
New York City-based tech startup Project Exergy is one step closer to developing a technology capable of heating smart homes using computers, following a successful crowdfunding campaign.The concept involves transferring the computation done in data ... View More
#ThrowBackThursday: Akwamag Moves Beyond Softening to Become One-Stop Shop for Water Purification
In the lead-up to this year’s Sustainable Brands Innovation Open — our competition for startups poised to make scalable, sustainable impacts — we’re catching up with some of our favorite game-changing solutions from past years. This week, we ... View More
MIT Climate CoLab Announces 22 Contests to Counter Climate Change
The Climate CoLab has announced twenty-two contests that seek high-impact ideas on how to tackle climate change.A project of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Collective Intelligence, the Climate CoLab seeks to harness the kn... View More
Back to the Roots Launches 100% Stoneground Organic Breakfast Cereal
Alternative food start-up Back to the Roots has launched its first U.S.-grown, 100 percent stoneground breakfast cereal, which is made with just 3 ingredients. The cereal product, called Stoneground Flakes, is made from 100 percent stoneground whole ... View More
Waste2Watergy Helping Beverage Companies Brew Power from Wastewater
Waste2Watergy, a Corvallis startup formed at Oregon State University, has secured a $225,000 federal grant to advance technology that cleans organics from brewery wastewater while producing electricity. The company says the technology could revolutio... View More
Startup Develops World’s Thinnest Speaker
A startup called Soundlazer claims to have developed the world’s thinnest speaker, made from a new class of plastic polymer. With the ability to reproduce a large range of audio frequencies, the company says it can be used to deliver audio in tight... View More
