Circular Economy
The constant stream of new models, products and processes that are helping organizations extend the useful life of resources and materials while reducing, repurposing and ultimately eliminating waste in all its forms
NextGen Consortium Outlines Path Toward Circular Economy for Paper Cups in US
Insights include solutions for paper mills, materials-recovery facilities, brands, consumers and communities to increase recovery of paper cups and reduce waste to landfill. ... View More
Student Demand for Low-Impact Meals Increases After Climate-Labeled College Menus
Results from first year of Chartwells Higher Education’s exclusive partnership with HowGood show positive correlations between climate labels on menus and sustainable choices. ... View More
Molecular Recycling Could Be Crucial to Realizing a Circular Economy
We caught up with Eastman’s Plastics Division President, Scott Ballard, who explained the potential of molecular recycling as the company prepares to show the world what’s possible. ... View More
How the US’s Most Abundant Crop Is Changing the Way Plastic Is Produced
In a perfect example of the circular economy in action, corn stover — stalks and leaves left over from harvest — becomes a valuable cash crop for which farmers can get paid. ... View More
Venerable Japanese Company Goes Circular with Versatile, Upcycled Textile
Meet NUNOUS — a brand-new, radically versatile material made from fabric waste — developed by fabric-dyeing giant Seishoku Co., Ltd. ... View More
Summit Provides Ecosystem-wide Look at Groundwork for a Regenerative Food Future
SB’23 San Diego concluded with the inaugural Regenerative Agriculture Summit, in which players from the field explored the shared opportunities offered by regenerative ag — where sustainable practices intersect with economic growth. ... View More
New Book Serves Up Case Studies for Cultivating Local Food Economies
Centered around a rural region of lower Michigan, ‘Shared Abundance’ highlights the power of stakeholder collaboration in building more resilient communities. ... View More
Planting Seeds: Changing and Shaping the Minds of Today’s Consumers and Tomorrow's Changemakers
At SB’23 San Diego, several rich discussions centered on the growing number of efforts successfully educating and engaging various audiences on more sustainable behaviors, lifestyles and careers. ... View More
Microsoft, Twelve, Vertical Harvest Paint Powerful Picture of a Regenerative Near-Future
Day 3 keynotes regaled SB’23 San Diego attendees with a peek at regenerative, circular and win-win-win social-purpose business models. ... View More
New Frontiers in Sustainable Healthcare
Healthcare facilities are extremely complex physical environments. As such, sustainability initiatives will require more planning, research and pilots to ensure organizations are safely implementing initiatives without impacting the provision of pati... View More
4 Keys to Accurately Accounting for Your Company’s Impacts on Nature
This week at SB’23 San Diego, Context Nature shared guiding principles with which business can bridge nature and finance strategies; and three companies shared lessons learned from enacting their own biodiversity commitments. ... View More
How Circularity, AI Are Mending Cracks in Our Fractured Food System
Naturally, food and its many issues has been a major topic this week at SB’23 San Diego. Here, two panels of innovators share their approaches to filling in systemic gaps in our food system. ... View More
Cosmohub Opens Travelers’ Eyes to India's Skies While Supporting Local Communities
Astrostays launched in 2019 to promote tourism while training local youth in astronomy to show off the Himalayas’ night sky. Now, Cosmohub is a more scalable, sustainable model — a connected community space that highlights local folklore and trad... View More
Companies Designing out Waste Will Run Circles Around Those with Linear Business Models
This week at SB’23 San Diego, two illuminating panels featured experts from a variety of aspects of the emerging circular economy, who shared key insights and lessons learned in the pursuit of circularity. ... View More
Brands Putting Rubber to Road to Create a Regenerative Near-Future
Keynotes on day 2 of SB’23 San Diego touched on everything from optimizing global companies’ resource use, building regenerative supply chains, and partnerships addressing the environmental and human impacts of plastic pollution to standing firm ... View More
Animal-Free Egg Whites: The Next Frontier in Ethical, Sustainable Protein
No chickens were harmed in the making of Onego Bio’s Bioalbumen — which has a 90% lower carbon footprint than traditional egg production, 10 times better yields and at price parity. ... View More
Hilton, Oatly Advance Case for Carbon Labeling Food
The vocal oatmilk brand is calling for mandatory climate labeling of food in the UK; and the global hotel chain now has carbon-labeled menus at 30 UK properties. ... View More
Making Something Out of Nothing: Time for a Rethink About Waste
Excess is inevitable; and we should re-evaluate our understanding of what businesses do with it accordingly. Instead of thinking of excesses as the end of a story, recognize the potential of wastes as the start of something new. ... View More
EY, Microsoft Partner to Advance Sustainability Education Worldwide with ‘Green Skills Passport’
The program will position learners ages 16 and over to thrive in the evolving market for jobs related to sustainability and climate change; and provide NGOs a platform to empower underserved communities with new, employable skills. ... View More
Princeton, Microsoft Co-Develop Wireless Solution to Combat Produce Waste
High-frequency wireless tech will help suppliers sort fruit based on fine-grained ripeness measurements — enabling distributors and retailers to save good fruit and veg from being thrown out with the bad, and move ripe fruit to the front of the lin... View More
