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 …
Innovate4Climate (I4C) is an annual conference from the World Bank Group that focuses on boosting innovation and investment opportunities linked to ‘low-carbon, resilient and inclusive development’. Taking place entirely online between 24-26 May, the three-day event has a programme of sessions and workshops that will showcase the systems and innovations that can help shift the …
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‘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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Coldplay will hop between dates on its new Music Of The Spheres World Tour on planes that run on cooking oil. It is the latest move by a band which continues to hit the high notes when it comes to touring sustainably. Making it possible is Neste, and its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel, which …
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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… …
The fashion industry has a shocking record when it comes to exploiting workers and damaging the environment. Responsible for up to 10% of global emissions, it is a major polluter in need of an urgent makeover. And while this won’t happen overnight, there are some really positive signs – from all across the supply chain – …
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Fashion for Good has revealed the seven new innovators that will join its 2022 Asia Innovation Programme. All of them are pioneering within the processing space, converting waste products using technologies including bioprocessing and microorganisms, to create dynamic solutions in dyeing, pretreatment and finishing. “We are extremely excited to kick off our third year in …
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And that’s a wrap! A happy team (pictured) after a successful closing conference of the BCE-project in Ålesund on March 29th (fotograf: Børge Sandnes) The post Conference Close for the BCE-project appeared first on Blue Circular Economy.