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
Startup Using Biomimicry to Break Textile Dyeing Down to Its DNA
Colorifix's technology uses DNA sequencing to replicate nature's hues into sustainable pigments, curbing the industry's overreliance on water- and chemical-intensive dyeing processes. ... View More
‘Quantum Nose’ Could Be Key to Sniffing Out Food Waste
The University of Maryland’s NourishNet team has been awarded $5M from the NSF to develop its comprehensive, technology-based approach to tackling food waste and insecurity. ... View More
Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?
There is immense potential for sustainable innovation in the ever-growing space economy — in ways that could bring the industry’s own impacts, and an infinite source of solar power, back down to Earth. ... View More
Radical Sustainability Experimentation in Tourism Highlights Challenges, Opportunities
“We don’t need everyone to do it perfectly to change the world; we just need double-digit percentages from a heck of a lot of buy-in.” — Natural Habitat Adventures’ Court Whelan ... View More
How Singapore Became Asia's Launch Pad for Sustainable Innovation & Tech
We spoke with Damian Chan, EVP of the Singapore Economic Development Board, to learn more about how it is driving sustainability and the energy transition in the island nation. ... View More
Automobili Lamborghini Pledges 40% CO2 Reduction Across Its Value Chain by 2030
The luxury Italian carmaker extends its decarbonization program to its entire value chain, with the aim of reducing total enterprise emissions by 40% per car by 2030. ... View More
This 'SeaFeed' Could Be a Game-Changing Solution to Livestock Emissions
Australian startup Sea Forest’s seaweed-based feed supplements significantly reduce methane emissions from ruminant livestock. ... View More
This Technology May Tackle 2 Sustainability Challenges in One Fell Swoop
Anaerobic digestion offers a solution to two major challenges: food waste and transitioning to clean energy. We spoke with Shawn Kreloff, founder and CEO of Bioenergy Devco, to discuss the technology’s potential. ... View More
Eastern Innovators Showing Feasibility of Circular Social Enterprises
Southeast Asia and the Middle East are emerging as incubators for plastic-diversion innovations; and beyond putting a dent in plastic pollution, they are helping reduce poverty and making a circular economy the wave of the present. ... View More
Logitech Boosts Product Circularity, Shares Design Principles with Industry
To drive industry-wide carbon reduction, Logitech is sharing its design principles and tools with any organizations in the consumer-tech industry looking to boost their sustainability efforts. ... View More
Circular, Regenerative Innovations Advance in Big Food Redesign Challenge
Cactus cookies, banana-peel snacks, wrinkled-pea pasta are contenders in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Challenge for companies to design new products — or redesign existing ones — using circular principles that help address climate change an... View More
This Startup Could Spark a Revolution in Early-Wildfire Detection
“By detecting wildfires while they are still small, we stand a much better chance of stopping them before they cause too much damage — saving money, the environment and, ultimately, lives.” — Dryad Networks' Carsten Brinkschulte ... View More
This App Could Be Key to Securing Fisher Livelihoods, Restoring Fish Stocks
Abalobi's easily scalable app enables traceability previously unseen in small-scale fisheries and connects fishers directly with buyers — reducing dependency on middlemen, resulting in fairer prices and ethical produce for consumers. ... View More
Ecology Meets Circular Economy at Maryland's Bioenergy Center
By recycling organics, producing renewable natural gas, and yielding nutrient-rich soil amendments, it exemplifies a harmonious relationship between environmental responsibility and economic growth. ... View More
Latin Americans Are Embracing Plant-Based Foods — a Growing Opportunity for Investment
Food investors and entrepreneurs would do well to mark the major focus on plant-based protein innovation happening for our neighbors to the South. ... View More
Vivobarefoot & Balena Take Next Step Toward Regenerative Barefootwear
The footwear manufacturer and material-science company aim to deliver the world’s first 3D-printed, made-to-measure footwear that is fully compostable. ... View More
Promising Proteins Could Solve Many Food-Related Issues, If We Let Them
2 new studies examine the potential of edible insects and mycelium to boost both human and planetary health, and the barriers and systemic issues that must be overcome to realize that potential. ... View More
WEF: Disinformation, Societal Fragmentation Top Global Risks as Environmental Threats Intensify
'Global Risks Report 2024' calls for greater cooperation between the public and private sectors to focus global cooperation on rapidly building guardrails for the most disruptive emerging risks. ... View More
Coachtopia Docuseries Explores Challenges, Opportunities of Circular Fashion
'The Road to Circularity' takes a frank look at the problems facing the fashion industry and the mindset shifts required to pioneer circular solutions for the future. ... View More
How Netafim Is Helping Build Resilience in Rice Production
Through a partnership with Regrow Ag, precision-agriculture business Netafim is helping rice farmers worldwide to seamlessly adopt climate-smart farming practices. ... View More
