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Looking for a Circular Packaging Solution? Meet RePack
Looking for a Circular Packaging Solution? Meet RePack
Published on October 30, 2017
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Maybe you remember visiting a post office to pick up one of your online purchases and seeing the hundreds, even thousands, of packages going to other shoppers — to be used once and thrown away. Sure, online purchases need to be individually labelle... View More

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Hey, Logistics Sector – Let’s Talk About the Space Between Your Wheels
Hey, Logistics Sector – Let’s Talk About the Space Between Your Wheels
Published on October 23, 2017
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The genius physicist Albert Einstein once said, “If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.” This philosophy acts as a backbone of Pauline Dawes’ idea to truly revolutionise the trucking industry. It is very ... View More

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Trending: Spiders, Butterfly Wings Inspire New Solutions for Urban Ag, Renewables
Trending: Spiders, Butterfly Wings Inspire New Solutions for Urban Ag, Renewables
Published on October 23, 2017
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Innovators continue to look to nature to create new solutions to tackle everything from water scarcity and depletion to climate change. ... View More

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Wholesale Renewable Energy Procurement: What You Need to Know
Wholesale Renewable Energy Procurement: What You Need to Know
Published on October 18, 2017
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There’s no denying it: Clean energy is on the rise in America. Each year, investments in renewable sources of power continue to increase, bringing with it economic and job growth. In fact, it’s on track to deliver an increasing share of total ene... View More

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Target Commits to New Climate Policy, Science-Based Target-Aligned Sustainability Goals
Target Commits to New Climate Policy, Science-Based Target-Aligned Sustainability Goals
Published on October 18, 2017
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Following a recent commitment to source 100 percent sustainable cotton by 2020, Target has introduced a new climate policy and Science-Based Target Initiative-aligned goals aimed at reducing its carbon footprint. ... View More

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Designing a Sustainable Coffee Pod: Club Coffee’s PurPod100
Designing a Sustainable Coffee Pod: Club Coffee’s PurPod100
Published on October 17, 2017
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It’s Waste Reduction Week in Canada, and to celebrate, I spoke to some superstar companies reducing waste through product design that are featured in the National Zero Waste Council’s Design Portfolio. Previously, I interviewed the inventor of th... View More

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Coded Yarns Poised to Weave Transparency, Traceability into Textile Supply Chain
Coded Yarns Poised to Weave Transparency, Traceability into Textile Supply Chain
Published on October 13, 2017
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Traceability is an ongoing concern for the textile industry. Technologies such as barcodes, QR codes and RFID tags have been put in place to enhance supply chain transparency, but they often fail to provide complete traceability. Researchers at the U... View More

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Ford Refocusing Strategy to Drive Disruption in Auto Industry
Ford Refocusing Strategy to Drive Disruption in Auto Industry
Published on October 10, 2017
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Ford has announced a new strategy to investors that will see the auto giant leverage its unique product strengths, trusted brand and global scale to refocus and thrive in an evolving and disruptive period for the auto industry. The shift will include... View More

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7th Innovation Prize for Africa Seeks Solutions for Africa's Biggest Challenges
7th Innovation Prize for Africa Seeks Solutions for Africa's Biggest Challenges
Published on October 10, 2017
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The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the seventh edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), with this year’s theme focusing on “investing in inclusive innovation ecosystems.” The IPA seeks to celebrate outstanding breakt... View More

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#BusinessCase: Report Reveals 11:1 ROI for Remanufacturing-Focused Business Models
#BusinessCase: Report Reveals 11:1 ROI for Remanufacturing-Focused Business Models
Published on October 10, 2017
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Earthshine, a consultancy and think tank focused on business and economic transformation, and remanufacturing company Norsk Ombruk have released a new business case white paper demonstrating how remanufacturing within a circular economy can deliver a... View More

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Tesla in Talks with Puerto Rico to Rebuild Power Grid
Tesla in Talks with Puerto Rico to Rebuild Power Grid
Published on October 9, 2017
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Nearly three weeks after Puerto Rico was pummeled by Hurricane Maria, the island is still feeling the storm’s disastrous effects. The destruction of transmission lines across the island has left much of Puerto Rico’s population in darkness and wi... View More

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Larta Institute Scores Contract for DOE Commercialization Assistance Program
Larta Institute Scores Contract for DOE Commercialization Assistance Program
Published on October 3, 2017
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Earlier this week, the Larta Institute, an accelerator for small businesses and startups in science-based innovation, announced that its subsidiary, Larta Inc. has been awarded an exclusive contract by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to ... View More

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Trending: GM, Dyson Rev Up Efforts to Electrify the Future of Mobility
Trending: GM, Dyson Rev Up Efforts to Electrify the Future of Mobility
Published on October 3, 2017
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Following major electric vehicle announcements from Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Volkswagen last month, General Motors Co. (GM) and, unexpectedly, Dyson have joined the ever-expanding group of automakers and companies dedicated to ... View More

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Trending: Mezcal, Crab Shells Fuel Circular Solutions for Food Waste, Pollution, Packaging
Trending: Mezcal, Crab Shells Fuel Circular Solutions for Food Waste, Pollution, Packaging
Published on October 3, 2017
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Inventive circular solutions to the world’s most pressing problems continue to stream in, with entrepreneurs and researchers across North America uncovering creative new ways to transform food waste into drivers of sustainable change. ... View More

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Nissan Harnesses Power of Electricity to Improve Access to Energy, Mobility, Disaster Relief
Nissan Harnesses Power of Electricity to Improve Access to Energy, Mobility, Disaster Relief
Published on October 2, 2017
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The renewable and electric vehicle markets may be growing at an unprecedented rate, but approximately 1.3 billion people around the world still live in communities where power generation is restricted and access to electricity is virtually non-existe... View More

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EU Launches Tool to Embed Circularity, Sustainability into Built Environment
EU Launches Tool to Embed Circularity, Sustainability into Built Environment
Published on October 2, 2017
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The European Commission has launched the pilot of a new framework for sustainable buildings in partnership the World Green Building Council. ... View More

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Trending: Flyleather, ACR Advance Circular Textiles; But Is True Circularity a 'Fantasy'?
Trending: Flyleather, ACR Advance Circular Textiles; But Is True Circularity a 'Fantasy'?
Published on September 20, 2017
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Putting sustainability at the heart of the fashion industry is no easy feat, but key players across the value chain continue to demonstrate that they’re up to the task. Building on the success of its Flyknit process, which allows synthetic yarn to ... View More

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Discovery Leverages Vitality Shared-Value Insurance to Make 10M People Healthier by 2018
Discovery Leverages Vitality Shared-Value Insurance to Make 10M People Healthier by 2018
Published on September 20, 2017
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Earlier this week, financial services group Discovery outlined the growth in scale and impact of its Vitality Shared-Value Insurance model. Since launching Vitality 20 years ago, Discovery has invested considerably in building a platform that serves ... View More

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TechForGood: The Israeli Incubator Helping Investors ‘Get’ Social-Tech Startups
TechForGood: The Israeli Incubator Helping Investors ‘Get’ Social-Tech Startups
Published on September 19, 2017
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It’s easy to see why Israel refers to itself as the “startup nation.” With a population of just 8.4 million people, the success of its small-to-scale business landscape is widely acknowledged as something of a miracle, home to more startups tha... View More

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HP, IKEA, Unilever Among First to Commit to All-Electric Fleets by 2030
HP, IKEA, Unilever Among First to Commit to All-Electric Fleets by 2030
Published on September 18, 2017
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During Climate Week NYC, international nonprofit The Climate Group, a member of the We Mean Business coalition of nonprofits working with global businesses to take action on climate change, announced the launch of a new business campaign designed to ... View More

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