The NYC Curb-To-Market Challenge: an opportunity for a better circular economy
The deadline to submit your proposal for the NYC Curb-To-Market Challenge is coming up very fast: the last day will be June 1st at 11:59pm ET via www.curbtomarket.com . The NYC Curb-To-Market Challenge aims to create market opportunities for recyclable waste that
Pot Luck: The Altered State of Colorado Movie Preview – Should Cannabis Become Legal?
Impakter had the opportunity to have a pre-release viewing of the film Pot Luck: The Altered State of Colorado, by the British filmmaker Jane Wells. Jane, who is well known for her documentaries and films, has spent several years in
Learn Better With Rekindle Learning
Rekindle Learning is an innovative company founded by Rapelang Rabana in South Africa. She is a successful entrepreneur, and also been named a "Global Shaper" by the World Economic Forum. Rapelang Rabana believes it needs to be taken a radically different
Creating Eco-Friendly Businesses: Interview with Anousha Junggee
Anousha Junggee is a leader in creating Eco-friendly businesses in Africa: she is the co-founder and director at 1950 Design & Print and founder of Eco Hustle Co Ltd , a company that has two Eco-friendly brands: Sakili (up-cycled bags
Drones Planting Trees: An interview with BioCarbon Engineering
Deforestation, whether it is consequence of a catastrophe or directly done by humans, is one the greatest problems for our planet and it can, of course, affect our future. BioCarbon Engineering aims to be the solution against deforestation and to
Char.gy: an Electric Vehicles Charger in Every Lamppost
One of the main issues for people thinking about buying an electric vehicle is whether they have access or not to a spot to re-charge it. In cities like Paris or Rome, where the average citizen lives in a building
Envelio: Helping to Integrate Renewable Energy Sources into the Grid
Envelio is an innovative software for energy grids. It has been developed to help better integrate renewable energy sources, and new request for energy supply into the energy grid. It is a very interesting project, started in Germany, but that could
Oco Life: The Innovative Healthcare Products from South Africa
Would you be willing to give up a corporate job to pursue your dreams and create a revolutionary product? This is exactly what Annabel Biggar-David did to create her very own project: Oco Life. Oco Life is a South African brand
Power OffGrid: Innovating the Energy Market in Somalia
Allowing people to access the energy grid could be crucial for Africa's development. Unfortunately, due to its vast extension in some areas of the continent being connected to the grid is either very complicated or quite expensive. For the most
Farmcrowdy: the app helping agriculture in Africa
Agriculture needs to be developed in a better way in Africa: there are farmers and there is land available; if developed in the right way, agriculture is the way to fight hunger in the continent as well as a huge
ASX: Building the Next Generation of Sustainable VTOLs
ASX is a startup aviation company based in Michigan developing a new Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicle -VTOL. ASX's VTOL is innovative as it is designed to be a zero emissions vehicle and to considerably reduce the noise compared to
Quicargo: No More Empty Trucks On the Road
Quicargo, the startup company that helps to connect businesses to trucks with empty space in real-time matching, was born when the founder Avishai Trabelsi was managing his family transport company in Israel. They were struggling with very low margins due to