Innovation & Technology
The latest products, services, design approaches and business models that are helping organizations of all sizes deliver on their sustainability ambitions and establish a new business as usual
First Liquid-Heat Engine Can Upcycle 70% of the World’s Waste Heat Into Clean Energy
Luminescent’s circular solution uses isothermal processes to capture and store waste heat, transforming a previously inaccessible resource into zero-waste power. ... View More
New Guide Details Tangible Solutions for Retailers to Move ‘Beyond the Bag’
Playbook highlights solutions from the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag that drive near-term, positive environmental impact and cost savings from eliminating single-use plastic bags. ... View More
For Climate Solutions to Cross the Chasm, Start with Customers Ready for Change
To avoid the worst climate impacts, we must prioritize the deployment of emerging climate solutions without delay. To do that, companies must overcome a common marketing challenge. ... View More
More Conscious Travelers, Climate Concerns Impacting Accommodation Design
Embodied carbon, clean energy, resource efficiency, and supporting local communities and biodiversity are among the many critical factors in making tourism fit to flourish in a climate-challenged future. ... View More
Glovo Impact Fund to Direct €5M Toward Socio-Environmental Challenges by End of 2023
A small amount from each Glovo order will now support local communities, climate-action initiatives, help in digitalization of small businesses, close the gender gap in tech and provide upskilling programs for couriers. ... View More
Will a Sustainable Future for Agriculture Take Us Underwater?
Nemo’s Garden is growing plants in underwater biospheres — a hydroponic, multi-beneficial ag solution that could provide coastal communities with fresh food and water, while promoting marine life. ... View More
New Coalition Hailing Blockchain as Linchpin of Successful Climate Action
The Blockchain x Climate Leadership Network is an activist-to-industry coalition of international stakeholders collaborating to define and create principles for meaningful blockchain initiatives to address the climate crisis. ... View More
The Ugly Company Raises $9M to Grow Market, Capacity for Upcycled Fruit Empire
The dried fruit snack maker is on a mission to put a dent in the massive produce waste issue on farms in California’s Central Valley, while teaching consumers the value in ‘food waste.’ ... View More
3 Energy and Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2023
With the year in full swing, we expect to see further innovations to increase energy efficiency, reduce water consumption; and overall, advance sustainability in the energy industry. ... View More
Sobering Report Says Auto Industry Will Spend Remaining Carbon Budget Well Ahead of Schedule
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. ... View More
Report: People in US More Concerned Over Climate Than Ever
Yale’s latest ‘Climate Change in the American Mind’ report reveals respondents’ feelings about climate change and the role of business and government in driving meaningful action — beginning with a transition to clean energy. ... View More
We Must Protect and Support Our Local Dairy Farms
In many parts of the US, the dairy farmer is a staple in the agricultural landscape; yet many multi-generational dairies are closing their barn doors. Solutions such as anaerobic digesters not only help farms mitigate their environmental impacts, the... View More
It’s in the Genes: Healthier Animals Anchor a Highly Sustainable Food System
As our population grows, we must keep innovating to provide ample, healthy food sources. The result? A more sustainable food system thanks to animals that are resilient to climate change and disease, and can produce healthy protein for our ever-grow... View More
Outdoor Apparel Brands Present Path to Lower-Impact Textile, Apparel Factories
Study by Burton, New Balance, Patagonia, REI, Gore and the Outdoor Industry Association reveal major CO2, cost and energy savings with decarbonized heating processes. ... View More
Struggling to Scale Up Sustainably? Ask Nature
I hope every entrepreneur and business leader takes a moment to see if Mother Nature has already created what they're trying to create or achieve in the marketplace. ... View More
CPG Giants Partner to Scale Captured Carbon in Consumer Products
Unilever, BASF, P&G and 12 other organizations have joined forces to scale carbon capture to help the UK reach net zero by 2050; and CCEP teams up with two more universities to continue its research into the technology and its many potential appl... View More
Brands Grapple with Sustainable Growth in Crowded, Stalling, Alternative-Protein Market
Industry players must keep making their products even more attractive, appeal to older generations and bring down costs. Only then can we address the significant environmental impacts of animal agriculture while satisfying the meat-loving masses. ... View More
Farming More Seaweed Could Be Sustainable Way Forward for Food, Feed, Fuel
Seaweed has great potential as a superfood and a building block for products including plastics, fibers and fuel. Expanding seaweed farming could help reduce demand for crops on land and global GHGs from agriculture by up to 2.6B tonnes of CO2e per y... View More
Could These Experimental Innovations Help Save Arctic Sea Ice?
Existing approaches to mitigating climate change and Arctic ice melt are proceeding too slowly. Therefore, scientists and innovators are crafting creative, unconventional ways to preserve and restore Arctic ice — here are two wildly different appro... View More
Will Mill Be a Game-Changing Solution to Home Food Waste?
The Mill system offers a practical, circular solution for reducing home food waste and the resulting, climate-changing greenhouse gases — with minimal effort on the part of users. ... View More
