I’ve worked for more than a decade in the circular economy and realised a startling fact: 500 million tonnes of construction waste is produced every year in the EU. This is enough waste to fill up the entire nation of The Netherlands. It motivated me to find greener construction methods and eco-friendly materials. One solution is an …
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Making the world greener and making society more sustainable requires collective action. We each play a part, but we each play a part in a wider puzzle. One way that better practices are being achieved is through collaborations between multinational corporations and innovators. Taking this approach to tackling e-waste, Vodafone Germany is now working with… …
The European Green Deal sets out the aim for Europe to reach net-zero by 2050 – which would make Europe the first climate-neutral continent. The European Green Deal also includes the Circular Economy Action Plan. Transitioning Europe towards a circular economy will reduce pressure on natural resources and create sustainable economic growth and jobs. Europe… …
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Signing of MoU with CREDUCE New Delhi, India – June 6th, 2022. The International Council for Circular Economy’s (ICCE) first edition of the India Circular Economy Forum on June 2nd and 3rd, set the stage for India’s most impactful circular economy event to date. A platform for stakeholders to share insights, network, and learn from …
Electric mobility is one of the fastest-growing trends across Europe. From the Nordics to the Mediterranean, more and more of us are now zooming around on environmentally friendly, electricity-fuelled forms of transport, bikes and scooters being two of the more popular and accessible choices. Aiming to bring the emobility revolution to everyone, Paris-based Upway runs… …
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Drinking vodka made using CO2 emissions could be just about the perfect way to toast the prospects of what many expect to be a multi-trillion dollar future for the carbontech sector. According to Carbon180, an NGO on a mission to deliver a ‘carbon-removing world’, carbontech products made with waste carbon can help generate a near …
‘Have an innovation ready to supercharge?’ is the big question Regeneration.VC is asking innovators worldwide. And if your company is pioneering circular solutions that can tackle the climate emergency then you should seriously think about giving Leonardo Di Caprio and the team at Regeneration.VC a call. The fund, which recently brought down the gavel on …
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With the vision to bring sustainability into the fashion sector and clean up the industry’s reputation for waste, London-based Sojo has just raised €2.2 million in pre-seed funding for its pioneering app. The round was led by CapitalT and leading seed investors Ascension with participation from Mustard Seed MAZE and Vertex Albion Capital. Sojo was… …
Fashion Revolution Week got underway on Monday with a rallying call for citizens worldwide to “rise up together for a regenerative, restorative and revolutionary new fashion system”. Running until 24 April, the annual campaign led by the world’s largest fashion activism movement is urging people, brands, retailers and producers to ‘collectively reimagine a just and equitable …
Europe’s leading consumer-tech subscription platform, Grover, has raised over €303 million in a combination of equity and debt funding, at a valuation of over $1 billion. It consolidates its position as a pioneer of the circular economy in Europe. The funding round was led by Energy Impact Partners, who were joined amongst others by Co-Investor… …