Facebook: Sustainability Redemption?
Our daily lives are constantly consumed by various social networking sites. Whether through platforms such as Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger or the app itself, it’s fair to say that Facebook plays an indispensable role in how society operates. Facebook obviously makes
Fashion Gets an Eco Conscious Makeover
As COVID-19 restrictions ease in the United States and other parts of the world it has suddenly become important to consider how we present ourselves. From work clothes to evening wear, and how our living rooms look to the first
Germany And Israel Unite To Make The First Ever Circular Textiles Event
On the 17th of June, the first-ever Circular Textiles Business Matchmaking Showroom took place in a hybrid format, both online and at Expo Tel-Aviv. Organized by Re-Fresh Global in partnership with Circular Berlin, the event was the first of its
The First Ever Circular Textiles Business Matchmaking Showroom: Tackling Waste Management Solutions in the Fashion Industry
Organized by Re-Fresh Global and Circular Berlin, the first-ever German-Israeli Circular Textiles Business Matchmaking Showroom will take place in a hybrid format: online and at Expo Tel Aviv on the 17th of June 2021. Nowadays, the fashion industry is facing three considerable
Why We Need Circular Food Systems and What Cities Can Do About It
Global food systems account for a third of total GHG emissions and drive environmental degradation and socio-economic inequalities all along the value chain. The resilience of current food systems is also increasingly challenged by environmental, climate and health crises. Linear Food
5 Opportunities of a Circular Economy
More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year – everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Just 8.6% gets recycled and used again. Use of resources has tripled since 1970 and could double
How Youth Can Reshape Our Unequal World: An interview With Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus
Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel peace prize (2006) for his groundbreaking work on microcredit and author of “Banker to the Poor”, was in Assisi, Italy, on the 3rd of September to take part in a new kind of business school, created
Choose Sustainability, Not the Trash, for Your Old Cell Phone
Whether upgrading or cleaning out the junk drawer, millions of Americans dispose of old cell phones each year. Every cell phone neglectfully thrown into the trash represents both lost opportunities and a negative impact on the environment and sustainability of
Najture, A Startup Dedicated to Circular Economy
Consider the rubbish we churn out, the frightening scale of our global self-indulgence. We see it mostly through social media: the viral image of trash islands floating in the ocean or dolphins caught in plastic mesh circulate Instagram, Facebook, and
Leveraging Networks to Accelerate Progress on the SDGs
Editor's Note: This article is by Leila Yim Surratt the Director of Strategy and Engagement at P4G. P4G is a global initiative that accelerates pioneering market-based partnerships to unlock investment opportunities that can advance progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Progress
MIWA’s Circular Economy: Reusable Food Packaging
Food packaging waste is one of the most pervasive, yet unavoidable, forms of waste. MIWA has created a reusable food packaging and dispensing products with a data-driven processing system. We have reached to MIWA’s founder and CEO, Petr Baca, to
FLOOW2’s Circular Economy: Asset Sharing
Asset sharing is a rising solution to waste created by businesses. But, how does it work? FLOOW2, located in The Netherlands, has the answer. I spoke to FLOOW2’s Laury Zwart to learn more about this revolutionary business to business solution. A