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
4 Ways for Businesses to Consider the Planet in Every Product
Sustainable product design is a business imperative. Here, we outline four ways for companies to bridge the intention-action gap and future-proof their business and supply chains through intentional design. ... View More
Why Is Corporate Cleantech Adoption Lagging, and What Can Be Done About It?
Here are smart tools and strategies organizations can use to overcome three major barriers to cleantech adoption, to drive broader climate action and achieve their sustainability goals. ... View More
New Partnerships, Processes Aim to Slash Concrete’s Climate Impacts
UNIDO and the GCCA have partnered to decarbonize the cement and concrete industry, with a strong focus on the Global South; while Cambridge researchers have developed a potentially game-changing cement-recycling process. ... View More
How Whirlpool, Washing Machine Project Are Bridging ‘the Global Washing Divide’
The Washing Machine Project and the Whirlpool Foundation are scaling distribution of a hand-cranked washing machine to help women and girls in remote areas reclaim time for education, work and personal growth — ushering in a new era of laundry that... View More
‘Enrich Life-in-Motion for Those We Serve’: How Mazda’s Values Fuel Its Innovations
Sustainable Brands Tokyo's Shigeki Aoki talks with Mazda President and CEO Masahiro Moro about how the 104-year-old auto manufacturer’s mission and strategies center around 'the joy of driving.' ... View More
Turning the Tide: A Startup’s Mission to Restore Balance to Coastal Ecosystems
Thalasso’s technology harvests invasive sargassum seaweed, while its micro-biorefineries turn the ecosystem-disrupting material into a circular-economic revenue generator for affected communities. ... View More
Brands Are Shaping a Better Future by Designing for How People Live
SB Brand-Led Culture Change featured a host of insights into how brands are engaging customers and changing behaviors through circular design and making energy-efficient choices “normal;” and two new guides aim to equip businesses to meaningfully... View More
15 Startups in Mars’ 1st ‘Unreasonable Food’ Cohort Poised to Future-Proof Food
Mars Snacking and Unreasonable Group will work with the selected rapid-growth ventures to scale their sustainable solutions in the first year. ... View More
This Startup Aims to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth, But at What Cost?
Colossal Biosciences says its work to revive keystone species such as the mammoth could be a boon for ecological restoration and biodiversity preservation, but conservationists say it could become a moral and ethical quagmire. ... View More
Full Circle: Why Place-Making Strategies Are the Next Sustainable Innovation Frontier
To unlock a self-sustaining, regenerative local system, an ecosystem of co-beneficiaries invested in the place and bound by a system of co-benefits is required. ... View More
As Droughts Zap South America’s Hydroelectric Energy, What Can Be Done?
As our climate systems become more erratic, clean sources of energy will become ever more precious; and scaling and diversifying sustainable ways to harness it will be key to our survival. ... View More
Could Lab-Grown, Hybrid Foods Be the Future of Sustainable Protein?
While the plant-based protein industry deals with growing pains, cultivated meats — and even a combination of the two — are waiting in the wings to help future-proof our food system. ... View More
Cocktails for a Cause: Mission-Driven Distilleries Champion Conservation
Alma del Jaguar Tequila and Mutiny Island Vodka are using their small but growing footprint to protect jaguars in a volatile borderland and expand the potential of an underused superfood, respectively. ... View More
A Buzzworthy Solution: The World's First Government-Approved Bee Vaccine
Dalan Animal Health introduces the inaugural USDA conditionally licensed vaccine for honeybees, providing a prophylactic solution to safeguard the global honeybee population from lethal infectious diseases. ... View More
New Ways of Catching, Producing Seafood Could Boost Health of Aquatic Ecosystems
More conscientious catch methods and the rise of cultivated seafood could help take the pressure off of overfished marine ecosystems — whose health is critical for planetary health. ... View More
Kind Traveler Adds SLO to Destinations Where ‘Every Stay Gives Back’
Kind Traveler’s responsible-tourism model now helps San Luis Obispo, California further its tree-planting efforts and progress toward its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035. ... View More
Could Supercharging Starch Production Secure Our Food Future?
ClimateCrop is boosting starch metabolism in plants through non-GMO gene editing — enhancing crop resilience to climate change, increasing yields, and offering a sustainable solution to future farming challenges. ... View More
Earthshot Prize ‘Launchpad’ to Link Investors with Climate Innovators
New matchmaking platform highlights game-changing solutions from the Earthshot Prize nominations process and connects them with like-minded investors and philanthropists. ... View More
Report: AI Fueling Climate Change, Energy Usage and Disinformation
Coalition of over 50 tech accountability and environmental groups sound the alarm on the potential harms of AI to the planet, democracy and information ecosystems. ... View More
Lab-Grown Coffee: Sustainable Brew of the Future?
If researchers can bridge the gap in taste between coffee that was cultivated in the field and that cultivated in a lab, it could eventually be a win-win for coffee lovers and biodiversity alike. ... View More
