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SPLC: How to Drive Human Health, Environmental and Social Impacts with Institutional Purchasing
What could be a dry technical presentation on supply chain metrics is immediately derailed, as presenter Scot Case, Training Developer for the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC), elects to depart from the predetermined slide show, and i... View More
Samsill Produces the World’s First Certified Bio-Based Ring Binder Using Braskem's Green Plastic
The company is incorporating bio-based plastics and post-consumer recycled paperboard into their new and improved Earth’s Choice product line ... View More
MIT Researchers Look to Bones, Sea Sponges as Blueprints for Stronger Concrete
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have proposed a new bio-inspired, “bottom-up” approach for designing cement paste – concrete’s binding ingredient. Led by Oral Buyukozturk, a professor in MIT’s Department of Ci... View More
Janine Benyus: What Businesses Can Learn from the 'Optimization Engine of Evolution'
I recently spoke with the biomimicry pioneer about some of her favorite biomimetic innovations, about asking more from our design interventions, and some of the yet untapped areas in which Nature’s genius could help solve our most intractable probl... View More
Closed-Loop System for Medical Devices Saves Utah Orgs $250K, Diverts 60K Lbs of Waste
From waste management to construction to apparel, circular economy models are gaining attention and proving effective in numerous industries. Even those in healthcare – an industry that requires the highest level of uncompromising performance – a... View More
Ford Turning Captured CO2 Into Car Parts, Expanding Healthcare Outreach in Africa
Ford Motor Company claims to be the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components using captured carbon dioxide (CO2) as feedstock. Within five years, the company expects to be using the new biomaterials in its vehicles. Foams... View More
Sustainability Delivering Ever Faster Growth for Unilever
Unilever’s Sustainable Living brands continue to show superior performance, as the company reports on the fifth year of progress of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. Consumers expect more of brands and businesses now — and they reward those t... View More
UPS Foundation, Zipline, Gavi Partner to Drone-Drop Medical Supplies in Rwanda
The UPS Foundation has partnered with drone manufacturer Zipline and leading vaccine alliance Gavi., to deliver blood, medicines, and vaccines to clinics across Rwanda via a fleet of Zipline drones. Drones can provide a faster, more reliable method o... View More
Bioplastic Advancements Show Promise for Biodegradable Milk, Juice, Food Packaging
Food packaging is one of the main generators of packaging waste in developed countries. In 2012, each person in the European Union (EU) countries generated an average of 156.8kg of packaging waste, and plastic containers accounted for 19 percent of i... View More
Trending: Buildings Inspired by Nature Absorb Pollutants, Collect Water, Keep You Cool
Nature has inspired all kinds of innovation – from Ford looking at geckos’ sticky toe pads to improve adhesives to Airbus building a stronger, lighter-weight galley partition that mimics cell structure and bone growth. Biomimicry is also influenc... View More
United Flights from LA to San Francisco Now Use Biofuel, Create 60% Less Emissions
Regularly scheduled United Airlines flights between Los Angeles and San Francisco will be fueled by a blend of 30 percent biofuel and 70 percent traditional fuel, reducing an estimated 60 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared with regula... View More
€700K in Postcode Lottery Prizes to Emissions-Reducing Products, Services
The ‘biggest international sustainable entrepreneurship competition’ is underway! The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is open to entrepreneurs and businesses who have a product or service which reduces CO2 emissions. Now in its 10th year, this a... View More
CVS Health Makes $50 Million Five-Year Commitment to Deliver the Nation's First Tobacco-Free Generation As Next Step Toward Smoke-Free Living
CVS Health, the nation's largest pharmacy innovation company, today announced Be The First, a five-year $50 million ... View More
Biomimicry Design Challenge Expands to Include $10K Living Product Prize
The annual competition from the Biomimicry Insititute is spreading its wings: The Biomimicry Global Design Challenge (BGDC) is expanding to include the Living Product Prize. ... View More
Trending: Reducing Waste With Chewing Gum Plastic, Innovative Design
Rather than creating more waste, two new plastic solutions are speaking to the eco-conscious: Gumdrop Ltd. is using chewing gum in a novel, closed-loop recycling solution, while a new container was designed for improved reusability and recyclability.... View More
Trending: Biomimetic Design Solutions Collecting Clean Water from the Air
According to the United Nations, 1.2 billion people live in areas of physical water scarcity and another 1.6 billion people face economic water shortage or lack the infrastructure to take water from rivers and aquifers, making water scarcity one of t... View More
Innovation Inspiration: What Bones Taught Airbus About Optimizing Strength
Airbus Group is taking innovation inspired by nature to the air by using 3D printing to help build a stronger, lighter-weight galley partition that mimics cells structure and bone growth. The design literally lightens each airplane’s load, allowing... View More
‘Vaseline Healing Project’ Inviting Consumers to Help Provide Relief to Disaster Victims, Syrian Refugees
Dermatologists Grace Bandow and Samar Jaber were surprised by the experience they had on their first mission to a Syrian refugee camp. They prepared for parasitic and bacterial infections associated with crowded living – minor diseases that flouris... View More
Johnson & Johnson Health and Wellness Solutions Teams with Plug and Play
Participation in the newly created Health and Wellness Technology Accelerator is open to companies that support human wellbeing through interventions that target nutrition, physical activity, stress, sleep, alcohol and smoking cessation. Companies wi... View More
Ford Testing Autonomous Hybrids in California, Sensors for Mobility Data in Rural Africa
The Ford Motor Company is ‘going further’ with its Smart Mobility Plan, which focuses on innovation in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience, and data and analytics. Two recent developments include the use of sensor... View More
