Louise Kjellerup Roper is my guest today on Inside Ideas. Louise is CEO of Volans, which became the first British company to certify as a B Corporation nearly a decade ago. And it has a storied history stretching back further than that, to its initial launch at the 2008 WEF Annual Summit in Davos, where 3,000 copies of …
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The ocean accumulates waste in all forms. Much of the waste does not break down, which presumably makes the ocean the world’s largest landfill. Plastic from the fishing industry is a disaster. Discarded nets and ropes end up in landfills or incinerators instead of being reused or recycled. Or even worse – it ends up …
Finnish startup Rentle has just raised €3.79 million to fuel the transition to a circular economy, reflecting consumers’ new desire to access goods rather than purchase them. The SaaS startup is now planning to expand to meet growing demand. Moving to a circular economy is a major behavioural shift that is picking up steam. Taking… …
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Munich-based tozero has just raised €3.5 million for its innovative plans to help Europe decarbonize. The women-led startup has developed a pioneering way to recycle lithium-ion batteries – a first for Europe and a game-changer in the sector. While achieving Net Zero and decarbonising the continent is crucial for political, environmental, financial and societal sustainability,… …
Berlin-based fintech topi is empowering retailers and manufacturers to access subscription-based transactions and helping to fuel the shift to a circular economy. The startup has just secured €44.8 million and announced a strategic partnership with GRAVIS, a leading electronic retailer in Germany. Shifting to a circular economy is one of the cornerstones of creating a… …
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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A headline on these pages last year proclaimed wishcycling won’t protect the planet but a new innovation being pioneered in Finland might just put plastics on the road to a circular future. In developing a ‘process that can affordably convert most of the world’s waste plastics back to usable virgin grade materials an infinite number …
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Bringing the increasingly popular subscription model to retailers, London-based startup Raylo has just raised €7.5 million. The fintech firm is reimaging payment options in a way that enables people to get access to the tech they need in a sustainable way. With the cost of living rising across Europe, consumers are finding it more difficult… …
Helping businesses transition to and thrive in the circular economy, Portuguese startup Flecto has just secured €1.2 million for its all-in-one platform helping companies manage rental operations. The circular economy is the future. It’s a system that will enable society and businesses to grow more sustainably, and there is a big opportunity to make 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… …