The island nation of Dominica has announced a single-use plastic ban that will come into effect in 2019. This will make Dominica the nation with the strictest plastic laws in the world. Sign this petition to applaud Dominica for its decision to create legislation that supports our environment.
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Staying ahead of the technology curve means strengthening your competitive advantage. That is why we give you data-driven innovation insights based on our analysis of 4.000+ circular economy startups & technologies. This time, you get to discover the 15 hand-picked startups enabling the circular economy. Innovation Map highlights 15 Industries & Startups enabling the Circular Economy. For this in-depth research on the top circular economy startups, we analyzed a sample of 4.000+ global startups and scaleups. These insights are derived by working with our Big Data & Artificial Intelligence-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering 2.093.000+ startups & scaleups globally.
Some inspiration on how to improve your organization’s sustainability and social responsibility efforts and create a better place for employees to work.
Fashion brands are increasingly working with sustainable influencers to promote responsible consumption—a concept some find hypocritical.
Currently, most of the world’s countries base their economic systems on a traditional linear consumption model. This entails extraction, production, usage, and disposal of products, which we know is unsustainable. The current system is designed with the untrue assumption that there are infinite resources on planet Earth. Take, for example, the amount of global electronic waste. Almost 76% of e-waste is undocumented for, which means we have no means of tracing or repurposing these valuable materials. So, what are our other options? Circular Economy (CE) is a concept currently promoted by several national governments including China, Japan, UK, France, Canada, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, and the EU, as well as by several businesses around the world. CE provides an alternative model for the flow of materials
Campus senior Sage Lenier is reframing the way students learn about the environment and sustainability with her award-winning zero waste DeCal.