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
Earthwards: Johnson & Johnson’s Drive Toward a Healthy Future
Sustainability is no longer a fleeting trend. It is becoming a standard practice of companies both large and small, across multiple industries here in the United States and around the world. The health care sector is no different. ... View More
Bringing Back the Bike: One Start-Up’s Plan To Forever Change the Commute
To prepare for this year's Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO) competition, we're catching up with some of our favorite entrepreneurial ventures from competitions past ... ... View More
Data Show Eco-Fashion a Smarter Choice for Conscious Consumers, Brands Alike
According to eMarketer, online apparel and accessories is the fastest growing category of online sales among nine major categories. ... View More
How Are Circular Economic Models Driving Innovation and Social Good?
Calling all innovators and implementers! In March 2013, Sustainable Brands will launch a new “Issues in Focus” editorial package, including daily features, interviews and case studies on the circular economy as a driver of business model innovati... View More
New Interface Competition Wants Design for Nature Lovers
Modular carpet company Interface launched a new competition this week inviting architects, designers and students to submit visions for how nature can influence the design of a new or existing space, both within built environments or outside. ... View More
Ellen MacArthur Foundation Aims To Create $10B of Value by 2015 With New Global Business Alliance
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation today launched the Circular Economy 100 (CE100), a three-year program aimed at bringing together a network of 100 leading companies globally to facilitate development and commitment to new circular economy projects. The... View More
Google, Verizon, 3M Join DOE’s Workplace EV Charging Initiative
Outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced 13 major U.S. employers and eight stakeholder groups have joined the Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge, which aims to increase workplace charging by tenfold over the next five ye... View More
Indigenous Revolutionizes Apparel Industry by Highlighting Social Impacts
Seventeen years ago, Indigenous cofounders Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds were picking burs out of hand-knit South American sweaters before delivering them to The Nature Company. ... View More
Facebook, Cleantech Group Launch Contest To Accelerate Environmental Solutions
Facebook and the Cleantech Group have asked contestants to submit concept pitches for products, applications or services that utilize the social network’s billion-person user base to reduce environmental impact and engage in conversation over susta... View More
Aspirational Consumers Unite Style, Sustainability To Shape Market Trends
Is there such a thing as sustainable consumption? A new study by BBMG, GlobeScan and SustainAbility finds that a majority of consumers across six international markets are seeking to reconcile their desire for shopping and style with responsibility t... View More
Unilever Redesigns Aerosol Deodorants For Smaller Environmental Impact
Unilever, the UK’s largest deodorant manufacturer, unveiled a new product design that could make the category significantly more sustainable. ... View More
Design Matters, for the Circular Economy
A team from Seymourpowell, one of the UK’s most established design and innovation consultancies, were thrilled to spend an evening in the company of a select group of motivated Design & Technology teachers, at the recent Tunbridge Wells Teardow... View More
Circular Economy Not 'Silver Bullet' for Resource Crunch, Paper Says
This article first appeared on edie.net on January 28, 2013.Industrial systems based on circular economy models will be constrained by end-of-life material availability, limiting future improvements in process efficiency, scientists claim. A wider ma... View More
Solar Power Plays Big at New 49ers Stadium
The new football stadium for the San Francisco 49ers will produce enough solar power to offset the energy demands created from home games, the team announced last week. ... View More
Patagonia Cultivating Sustainable Wool in Namesake Region
Outdoor apparel company Patagonia is working to restore grasslands in its namesake region of Argentina through a partnership with The Nature Conservancy and Ovis XXI, an Argentine company working to improve the economic, environmental, social and hum... View More
Daimler, Ford, Renault-Nissan To Co-Develop Fuel Cell Vehicles
Three global automakers have signed an agreement to jointly develop a fuel cell system to power zero-emissions vehicles. ... View More
Circular Economy Promises $700 Billion in Savings for Consumer Goods Industry, Report Says
The consumer goods industry could save $700 billion in materials alone through the adoption of a circular economy, according to a new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The report also details how land productivity and supply chain stabilityde... View More
Kendall-Jackson Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Commitment
The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced Wednesday that Kendall-Jackson and parent company Jackson Family Wines, based in Santa Rosa, CA, have joined Green-e® Marketplace after purchasing 36,000 megawatt-hours of Green‑e Energy-Certified ... View More
How Your Cotton T-Shirt Can Make a Difference
Your favorite t-shirt is made from more than cotton and memories.One key ingredient that doesn’t show up on your shirt’s label is water. Amazingly, it can take 2,700 liters to produce the cotton needed to make a single t-shirt. ... View More
Book Review: Zeronauts by John Elkington
Zeronauts: Breaking the Sustainability Barrier by John Elkington, EarthScan, London; Routledge, New York, 2012 ... View More
