The iconic line from Back to the Future would be a fitting strapline for the new urban development being developed in Saudi Arabia’s $500B NEOM future city. Called THE LINE, it is being ‘designed around people, not roads’. NEOM, championed as a ‘roadmap for the future of civilisation’, is the city being built in northwest …
It’s the start of a new year, and there’s no better way to kick things off than by developing some new, positive habits to see us into 2021. Luckily, you needn’t look further than the world of startups for inspiration. Despite the rollercoaster of the last 12 months, 2020 was the year that saw growth… …
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Blaine Box, which offers a subscription service for artificial flower bouquets, has landed its first round of funding at €300K. The round was led by Succesfull Ventures, and had participation by other strategic investors, such as the CEO of Aquaservice; Alma Ventures; and the Family Office Boyser, among others. The Barcelona-based startup aims to use… …
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Serge de Gheldere is my guest today on this special Hogmanay edition of Inside Ideas. Serge is the CEO and co-founder of Futureproofed, a company driven by the belief that a sustainable, fossil-free future is a better, more attractive future. It provides cities and businesses with the digital tools they need to collaborate, develop, monitor, and implement …
Every year, the world loses billions of euros a year through poor waste management. Recycling rates vary significantly by country and region; while in the EU, rates average around 30%, only 14-18% of total waste globally is thought to be recycled according to the OECD. And the rates vary by polymer too, with polyethylene terephthalate …
Majbritt Kristensen is my guest today on Inside Ideas. The co-founder of ACT, which started out in 2018 when a group of friends came together and united on a goal to implement positive change in Malta, Majbritt has been heavily influenced by both her Mediterranean and Scandinavian upbringing. Majbritt’s background has been the trigger for …
The 12th European Innovation Summit will take place in Brussels from 7-11 December. This is our fifth year as media partners with the summit, organised by Knowledge4Innovation (K4I), which takes place annually in the European Parliament. Nonprofit K4I, which has the support of dozens of MEPs, sits at the crossroads between businesses, startups, academia and wider …
Felix Dodds is my guest today on Inside Ideas. A leading thinker in the area of global governance for 30 years, he is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina, where he is the Principal Investigator for the Belmont Forum funded project: Governance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience for Sustainable Development. He is secretary to the government Friends of …
A new €11m project funded by the European Commission will apply novel solutions such as urban nature-based interventions, big data analysis and citizen science to investigate the links between green spaces and human health and well-being – a topic that has gained worldwide attention in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a network of almost …
Today Grover, the German tech subscription company, is launching its service in the Netherlands, bringing flexible tech subscriptions to Dutch gadget lovers and those looking for an on-demand alternative to purchasing and financing consumer tech. Dutch customers can rent more than 1,300 products from Grover’s portfolio, at Grover’s customary rental periods of 1, 3, 6… …