A different kind of solar technology is poised to go big
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WHITEPAPER | It's time to consider Sustainable Packaging
Intengine's Sustainable Packaging Whitepaper offers easy, actionable information about current innovations and the innovators leading the way. Consider this: Your products are being evaluated at every touchpoint, and the opportunities to be recognized for providing sustainable packaging materials beyond recyclable plastics is becoming an
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Eco-Innovation, Industry & Packaging, Waste Management & Recycling
Airgarden brings space gardening down to earth
A vertical, soilless gardening system that uses revolutionary NASA-developed technology is putting farms into the hands of urban dwellers for the first time. Airgarden allows anyone, from novice to green thumb, to sprout five times more home-grown produce, three times faster, with 95% less water, taking up just 1 m2 of space. Inspired by their passion for sustainably grown produce that doesn’t
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Benioff-backed software startup helps companies get smarter about climate risk
Will that new $50 million factory be threatened by flooding or wildfires? How many buildings in your company’s real-estate portfolio might require climate-adaption retrofits? Questions such as these are fueling a flood of early-stage investment in climate tech that crosses over into the enterprise software realm, as companies seek to integrate data about emissions, resource consumption
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: How businesses can transform their industry to be more sustainable
The post SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: How businesses can transform their industry to be more sustainable appeared first on Green Business Bureau.
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Gord Heyting: Replacing Petroleum-based Packaging with Moulded Fiber
What if packaging was appreciated for its environmental contributions instead of today's flashy painted designs over-commercialized and easily overlooked vacuum form inserts. “We're at the spot where the world has grown up. They realize plastics waste can’t go on. We want growth and success to be reflected at the enterprise level to deliver value and be a
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Eco-Innovation, Sustainability, Waste Management & Recycling
Building Energy Engineering Adds "Green" To Residential Construction Practices
Homes and larger structures contribute significantly to global warming. According to a recent US EPA report, the commercial and residential building sector generated 11% of the total US greenhouse gas emissions in 2016. A Canadian government paper cited 2015 statistics showing buildings contributed 12% of Canada’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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Construction, Development & Real Estate, Eco-Innovation, Environment & Climate
Top Reasons to Go Solar in 2021
In the modern era, solar panels are increasingly more affordable and they save you money, protect the environment, and increase home value. This blog post goes over the top reasons to invest in solar in detail.
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INFOGRAPHIC: The SME: Sizeable Sustainable Outcomes from Small and Medium Businesses
Don't overlook SMEs, small and medium enterprises, which use business decisions to shape the direction of environmental sustainability and human rights. These leaders and entrepreneurs are embedded in the communities they serve and help form the foundation of our society. If we do not take care to protect SMEs through just policies and legislation, the negative effects trickle down
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Eco-Innovation, Fair Trade, Finance & The Social Economy, Investment
Who gets to decide whether we study solar geoengineering?
Facing backlash, a landmark experiment in Sweden has been put on hold.