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New Reports Highlight How AI, Circular Economy Can Save Us All
New Reports Highlight How AI, Circular Economy Can Save Us All
Published on January 23, 2019
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Circle Economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation release new findings in Davos ... View More

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2019 Circulars Honor 7 Disruptors Unlocking Value from $4.5T Circular Economy
2019 Circulars Honor 7 Disruptors Unlocking Value from $4.5T Circular Economy
Published on January 22, 2019
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5th annual awards received highest-ever number of applicants competing for circular economy recognition. ... View More

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Gap, Salesforce Sign Landmark Deal for Renewable Energy Aggregation
Gap, Salesforce Sign Landmark Deal for Renewable Energy Aggregation
Published on January 17, 2019
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Five global brands sign joint 42.5-MW energy deal, creating a new blueprint for renewable energy aggregation. ... View More

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Why Entrepreneurs, Not CPG Giants, Will Lead Us to ‘Earth-Functional Foods’
Why Entrepreneurs, Not CPG Giants, Will Lead Us to ‘Earth-Functional Foods’
Published on January 17, 2019
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New report uses the term “Earth-Functional Foods” to describe food that provides environmental benefits beyond health. ... View More

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CES Tech for a Better World: Insights on Innovation and Social Purpose
CES Tech for a Better World: Insights on Innovation and Social Purpose
Published on January 14, 2019
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With the 2019 Tech for a Better World honorees, CES makes the statement that technology should positively impact humanity and the natural world. ... View More

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How Smart Tech Is Bringing Toilets to the Masses Across the Developing World
How Smart Tech Is Bringing Toilets to the Masses Across the Developing World
Published on January 10, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Did you hear the story of the little girl in India who called the police to report her dad over a toilet? ... View More

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Trending: More Big Brands Get Behind Plant-Based Burger Bonanza
Trending: More Big Brands Get Behind Plant-Based Burger Bonanza
Published on January 2, 2019
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Two recent, industry-changing announcements from food giants Carl’s Jr. and Nestlé mean more dining options for health- and environment-conscious consumers that might not violate their New Year’s resolutions. ... View More

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Trending: BASF, Coca-Cola, EC Break New Ground on Plastics Recycling
Trending: BASF, Coca-Cola, EC Break New Ground on Plastics Recycling
Published on December 18, 2018
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Continuing this year’s wave of near-constant innovations aimed at responsible management of post-consumer plastics are new advancements from both the private and public sector. BASF making products with chemically recycled plastics BASF announced i... View More

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Give More This Season: The 2018 SB Holiday Gift Guide
Give More This Season: The 2018 SB Holiday Gift Guide
Published on December 14, 2018
About a 6 minute read

What better way to commemorate the season of giving than with gifts that really give more? ... View More

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Plastic, Be Gone! Unilever, Stora Enso Developing Better Sachets, Straws
Plastic, Be Gone! Unilever, Stora Enso Developing Better Sachets, Straws
Published on December 7, 2018
About a 6 minute read

This week, more momentum on the anti-plastic front: Unilever will develop a crowdsourced, plastic-free laundry solution to combat single-use sachets; while Stora Enso and Sulapac are developing renewable drinking straws. Unilever to invest €100K in... View More

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World's First Carbon-Negative Fuel to be Unveiled at COP24
World's First Carbon-Negative Fuel to be Unveiled at COP24
Published on December 6, 2018
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Next week, at the COP24 climate summit in Poland, a Swedish startup is set to unveil what it hails as the world's first carbon-negative fuel. NextFuel briquettes   ... View More

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All New 3M Products to Include Sustainability Value
All New 3M Products to Include Sustainability Value
Published on December 5, 2018
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US-based multinational 3M launches approximately 1,000 new products each year; starting in 2019, 100 percent of them will have sustainability built in: Today, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24), 3M announced its first formal requ... View More

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Could Doubling Down on Geomimicry Save Us from Climate Disaster?
Could Doubling Down on Geomimicry Save Us from Climate Disaster?
Published on November 27, 2018
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This is the final post in a four-part series on geomimicry by renowned author and George Mason University professor Dr. Gregory C. Unruh. Read parts one, two and three. ... View More

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Kickstarter, EDF Partner to Push for Better Product Development
Kickstarter, EDF Partner to Push for Better Product Development
Published on November 27, 2018
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Kickstarter PBC and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today unveiled new features on Kickstarter aimed at helping innovators evaluate and reduce the environmental impact of their products from the concept stage. Kickstarter and EDF worked together... View More

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Geomimicry: Reversing the Great Sequestration
Geomimicry: Reversing the Great Sequestration
Published on November 20, 2018
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This is the third in a four-part series on geomimicry by renowned author and George Mason University professor Dr. Gregory C. Unruh. Read parts one and two. ... View More

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Meet the Plant-Based Protein Poised to Sustainabilize the Food Industry
Meet the Plant-Based Protein Poised to Sustainabilize the Food Industry
Published on November 16, 2018
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Along with a wave of plant-based meat innovations from startups such as Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and Right Treat, which are giving the meat industry a run for its resource-intensive money, a new plant protein solution could further revolutionize... View More

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SAMBAZON, Ecology Center Seeking College Students with Purposeful Business Ideas
SAMBAZON, Ecology Center Seeking College Students with Purposeful Business Ideas
Published on November 12, 2018
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SAMBAZON — the first company to bring organic açaí to the U.S. — and The Ecology Center, a non-profit eco-educational center, have launched their second annual Greenhouse Initiative. ... View More

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sonnen, Pearl Homes Launch First Affordable, Carbon-Free Housing Community
sonnen, Pearl Homes Launch First Affordable, Carbon-Free Housing Community
Published on November 8, 2018
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sonnen, a global market leader in smart residential energy storage, has partnered with Pearl Homes — the US leader in LEED residential development — and Google Home to bring their vision of a 'Net-Zero-Plus and Climate-Positive' community to life... View More

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Targeting Energy Use Along Product Life Cycles: 4 Steps to Achieving SDG 7
Targeting Energy Use Along Product Life Cycles: 4 Steps to Achieving SDG 7
Published on November 7, 2018
About a 5 minute read

20 percent of the world population lacks access to modern electricity, but access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is crucial to achieving many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from poverty alleviation via ... View More

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Mimicking Nature, But Not as Nature Intended: An Introduction to Geomimicry
Mimicking Nature, But Not as Nature Intended: An Introduction to Geomimicry
Published on November 5, 2018
About a 8 minute read

This is the first in a series of posts by Dr. Gregory Unruh about geomimicry and its implications for sustainability. ... View More

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