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French Study Uncovers Health Threats Hidden in Our Drinking Water
A Université de Toulouse study reveals 98% of microplastics present in the city’s drinking water are too small to be detected by current EU water-safety protocols, which considerably underestimate their presence and their health risks — not just... View More
Pursuing AI Responsibly: A Business Technologist Perspective
SustainableIT.org has developed a framework and set of principles to guide responsible AI application deployment. While the guidance is uniquely informed by the business technologist perspective, it is pertinent to leadership from the boardroom to th... View More
Protecting Water, Nature Is Critical for Effective Climate Action
Water and nature must be elevated to the same level of importance as carbon — corporate strategies that fail to account for these interdependencies will not have the necessary impacts. ... View More
Helios: An Out-of-This-World Solution for Decarbonizing Steelmaking
Inspired by work on lunar resource extraction, the Helios Cycle creates zero direct emissions and uses 30% less energy than traditional methods of extracting iron — offering transformational potential for the heavy-emitting steel industry. ... View More
These Startups Are Mycoremediating Impacts of the Building Industry
Mycocycle and Mogu are harnessing mycelium to transform industrial waste into resilient, circular materials for the construction sector. ... View More
BMW, Volkswagen Eyeing Plant-Based Future for Car Interiors
The auto giants are collaborating with makers of hemp- and flax-based materials that reduce weight and manufacturing emissions and enhance recyclability. ... View More
How Does Consumer Behavior Challenge the Circular Economy?
Economic models shift slowly, and consumer habits are hard to break. A shift from linearity to circularity won’t happen overnight, but there are tangible ways businesses can help consumers shift their behaviors today. ... View More
MIT Team Creates Clean Hydrogen with Seawater, Soda Cans, Caffeine
The engineers believe they have discovered the recipe for running a sustainable hydrogen reactor, which they plan to test first in marine and underwater vehicles. ... View More
Clif Outdoor Play Initiative Aims to Increase Access to Nature-Based Play Spaces
Clif's Zbar brand is working with the nonprofit KABOOM! to create modern, outdoor play spaces and increasing the organization's capacity to influence and build a more sustainable playground industry. ... View More
From Funding to Action: Empowering Farmers Through RCPP
The USDA's $1.5B investment in the RCPP will advance climate-smart agriculture in the US while expanding the number, reach and variety of conservation programs. Realizing the full potential of this funding requires intentional action and collaboratio... View More
Startup Using Biomimicry to Break Textile Dyeing Down to Its DNA
Colorifix's technology uses DNA sequencing to replicate nature's hues into sustainable pigments, curbing the industry's overreliance on water- and chemical-intensive dyeing processes. ... View More
Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?
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. ... View More
Promising Proteins Could Solve Many Food-Related Issues, If We Let Them
2 new studies examine the potential of edible insects and mycelium to boost both human and planetary health, and the barriers and systemic issues that must be overcome to realize that potential. ... View More
Startup on a Mission to UNDO Climate Change by ‘Putting Carbon in Its Place’
Using enhanced rock weathering to draw down carbon from the atmosphere, UNDO aims to spread enough crushed rock on farmlands by 2025 to permanently remove 1M tons of CO2. ... View More
Understanding Digestate: The Bounty from Anaerobic Digestion
Leveraging the potential of anaerobic digestion and utilizing digestate as a renewable soil amendment offers significant opportunities for sustainable and regenerative agriculture. ... View More
The Future — It’s Electric! But Are We Ready?
Reducing GHGs can’t be maximized by simply building solar arrays or windmills. While we upgrade our existing power grid, we must embrace and scale other clean-energy technologies — including renewable natural gas. ... View More
Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Accelerator Backing Seaweed to Replace Oil-Based Films
Convened by Lonely Whale, the program aims to accelerate scaling and market adoption of seaweed-based alternatives to thin-film plastics made from fossil fuels. ... View More
BODYHEAT: How SWG3 Is Heating Up the Dance Floor to Cool Down the Planet
In the Glasgow megavenue, BODYHEAT technology transforms the energy generated by visitors into sustainable power — utilizing a previously wasted, and readily available, power source. ... View More
Teeing Up a Transformation: How Golf Is Driving Inclusivity, Sustainability
Dow is partnering to elevate both gender and sustainability in golf to show how the sport can be an inspiring source of progress for people and planet alike. ... View More
Nestlé, Cargill, CCm Upcycling Cocoa Shells into Low-Carbon Fertilizer
As part of Nestlé’s bid to source 50% of its key ingredients from regenerative-ag methods by 2030, the three are turning the waste steam into a win-win, circular solution for food companies and farmers alike. ... View More
