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

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Artificial Intelligence for SustainabilityInnovation & Technology
AI Helping to Ensure Clean Water, Improve Yields, Protect Forests
AI Helping to Ensure Clean Water, Improve Yields, Protect Forests
Published on June 17, 2019
About a 6 minute read

Computer scientists at Intel are protecting the earth and we humans on it through a dedicated unit called AI for Social Good. We caught up with Head Anna Bethke and several of Intel’s software innovators to learn more about their work. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
How Can Sustainability Be a Win for B2B Companies? Ask Flex
How Can Sustainability Be a Win for B2B Companies? Ask Flex
Published on June 12, 2019
About a 7 minute read

Consumer-facing companies get a lot of the attention for their sustainability efforts through great ads and campaigns. But there is a huge role for B2B companies to benefit from sustainability solutions, as well. Flex is one of these. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior ChangeInnovation & Technology
Impossible Foods Celebrates Consumer Paradigm Shift to Plant-Based Meat
Impossible Foods Celebrates Consumer Paradigm Shift to Plant-Based Meat
Published on June 12, 2019
About a 4 minute read

The report also offers a first look at soon-to-be-published research that helps quantify the ways that plant-based diets can literally turn back the clock on climate change. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
See Change: Real-Time Visibility Into Land Changes Key to Ending Deforestation
See Change: Real-Time Visibility Into Land Changes Key to Ending Deforestation
Published on May 27, 2019
About a 3 minute read

With technological advances in Earth observation, we may be only a few years away from screening commodity index funds for environmental risks the same way we account for other financially material risks in public equities today. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingInnovation & Technology
Nike’s Circular Design Workbook Offers Sustainability Guidelines for All Designers
Nike’s Circular Design Workbook Offers Sustainability Guidelines for All Designers
Published on May 21, 2019
About a 3 minute read

The company says it hopes that the workbook helps to inspire considered choices that will reshape the future of product design around the world. ... View More

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Circular EconomyInnovation & Technology
Coalition of CEOs Calls on Congress to Enact Market-Based Climate Strategy
Coalition of CEOs Calls on Congress to Enact Market-Based Climate Strategy
Published on May 20, 2019
About a 4 minute read

The CEOs of 13 US and Global Fortune 500 companies or their subsidiaries, in collaboration with four leading environmental groups, have issued a call for action on climate change — including an economy-wide carbon pricing policy to meet the climate... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Forum for the Future, Fashion for Good Examine Potential Futures for Fashion
Forum for the Future, Fashion for Good Examine Potential Futures for Fashion
Published on May 14, 2019
About a 7 minute read

New studies released today at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit dive into potential futures for the fashion industry — Forum for the Future examines four distinct, climate-changed scenarios; while Fashion for Good assesses the viability of three circul... View More

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Circular EconomyInnovation & Technology
Trending: Startups Fighting Food Waste Continue to Shape ‘Future of Snacking’
Trending: Startups Fighting Food Waste Continue to Shape ‘Future of Snacking’
Published on May 13, 2019
About a 6 minute read

Entrepreneurial innovators are still giving the big guys a run for their money — with new products and solutions making use of food waste or eliminating it completely — and also challenging each other to create winning new products with upcycled ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Of Plastics and People: Suzanne Shelton Shines Light into the Consumer Mind
Of Plastics and People: Suzanne Shelton Shines Light into the Consumer Mind
Published on May 1, 2019
About a 6 minute read

Through intensive research, Suzanne Shelton and her firm have gained insight into the ‘what next’ brands are looking for: less conversation, more action. And consumers are actively asking for more sustainable options — not alongside, but in pl... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Saskia Van Gendt: Her ‘Method’ for Optimism & Innovation
Saskia Van Gendt: Her ‘Method’ for Optimism & Innovation
Published on April 29, 2019
About a 4 minute read

How does Saskia Van Gendt, Method’s Senior Director of Greenskeeping, stay so positive facing the globally unsustainable manufacturing processes still in play today? She says it’s through science — that at Method, “the direction of sustainabi... View More

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Consumer Behavior ChangeInnovation & Technology
P&G Brands Aim to Expand Leadership in Responsible Consumption
P&G Brands Aim to Expand Leadership in Responsible Consumption
Published on April 26, 2019
About a 5 minute read

At SB’19 Paris this week, P&G presented a forward-looking framework, including innovation strategies that will inspire and enable responsible consumption for the five billion consumers served by the company’s many brands each day. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCircular Economy
Offset Your Coffee Habit with This Waste-Saving Soap
Offset Your Coffee Habit with This Waste-Saving Soap
Published on April 26, 2019
About a 6 minute read

Coffee lovers that hate waste and enjoy feeling fresh, clean and exfoliated — listen up: Grounded Upcycling makes a simple bar of soap that checks all three boxes. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & TechnologyGlobal Partners
SB’19 Paris, Day 3: Confidence, Cautionary Tales About a Tech-Driven Future
SB’19 Paris, Day 3: Confidence, Cautionary Tales About a Tech-Driven Future
Published on April 25, 2019
About a 5 minute read

As SB’19 Paris wound down to a close, two thought-provoking roundtables on Tech, Science and Ethics explored conflicting views regarding a rise in AI applications; and how, for the next generation of purpose-driven startups, not all investors are c... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Pond: Using Algae to Turn CO2 to Our Many Advantages
Pond: Using Algae to Turn CO2 to Our Many Advantages
Published on April 24, 2019
About a 6 minute read

Pond Technologies is a Canadian cleantech company using nature’s filters to combat climate change, while also providing a model to help existing industries join the shift towards a low-carbon economy via value-added, recycled-carbon products. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
The Allbirds Carbon Fund: We’re Changing, So the Climate Doesn’t
The Allbirds Carbon Fund: We’re Changing, So the Climate Doesn’t
Published on April 22, 2019
About a 2 minute read

We have a contract with our customers to continuously improve our products and business. We’ve relentlessly sought out new ways to lessen our environmental impact — and when we can’t find one, we invent it. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Microsoft Increases Carbon Fee, Doubles Down on AI for Sustainability
Microsoft Increases Carbon Fee, Doubles Down on AI for Sustainability
Published on April 17, 2019
About a 2 minute read

Informed by new research from PwC UK that shows AI can boost global GDP by up to 4.4% and reduce emissions by 4% by 2030, Microsoft commits to a tech-first approach to drive progress across operations, products, customers and data science. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Back to the Roots Reintroduces Misunderstood Hemp to Home Growers
Back to the Roots Reintroduces Misunderstood Hemp to Home Growers
Published on April 16, 2019
About a 3 minute read

Continuing its mission to “undo food” and recently named to Fast Company’s prestigious World’s Most Innovative Companies List for 2019, Back to the Roots today launched The Organic Hemp Starter Grow Kit, the first-ever hemp grow-at-home kit.... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Why We Built the World’s First Website Carbon Calculator
Why We Built the World’s First Website Carbon Calculator
Published on April 15, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Every time someone loads a web page, it emits an average of 6 grams of CO2. Collectively, this means the web accounts for 2% of all global GHG emissions — equivalent to the global aviation industry. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCollaboration & Co-Creation
Solar Mamas: Empowering Women to ‘Flip the Switch’ to Better Health, Renewable Energy
Solar Mamas: Empowering Women to ‘Flip the Switch’ to Better Health, Renewable Energy
Published on April 15, 2019
About a 5 minute read

Law firm Hogan Lovells has partnered with Barefoot College International to empower mostly illiterate women from off-grid areas around the world by training them as solar engineers, or “Solar Mamas.” ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Bright Ideas Will Usher in the Clean Energy Future
Bright Ideas Will Usher in the Clean Energy Future
Published on April 9, 2019
About a 3 minute read

A clean energy future will require innovation and creativity, including an increase in investment in high-efficiency energy solutions. But once we eliminate the kinks — and the misconceptions — it is a bright future. ... View More

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