… perfect sense to hire world-class scholars to teach cutting-edge courses, invite leading practitioners to headline conferences, and build state-of-the-art buildings to facilitate … not just react to current ones. This past year, conversations covered everything from the future of food sovereignty and designing new commons to disrupting traditional … if we don’t first trust each other. In order to face the needs of our communities - from New Haven to Hong Kong - we realized that we must first know those we are working with. …
… sculpture was created by Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea) In June, 1,400 professionals from industry, government, and NGOs convened in Seattle for Circularity ‘23. The three-day … speaker, Mesbah Sabur, is the founder of Circularise . Its blockchain system allows various actors to verify product data throughout the supply chain. Thus, digital product passports … pollution and tackles issues such as harmful polymer compounds, microplastics, and the clean-up of existing plastic in the environment. The agreement was compared in significance …
… needed to produce one cotton t-shirt is equal to one human’s drinking supply for 900 days. Facts like this are daunting, combined with atrocious working conditions like those of the … is at its core, an extension of our self-expression, an extension of us. This session paired well with another on what we can take away from fast fashion strategy. Perhaps the future of sustainable fashion requires help from …
… involved in the industry - many face poor working conditions and low wages. Given these facts, it is needless to say that we must start looking at sustainable alternatives as a way … in the fashion industry is challenging. Brands face significant price pressure to keep costs low, making it difficult to use sustainable materials and to employ ethical labor … of transparency in supply chains can also make it challenging to trace where materials come from and how they are produced. Furthermore, bulk order quantities make it challenging for …
… Carbon Loop : Creates a circular economy by cheaply sequestering carbon at low-temperatures from industry and produces high-value byproducts General Biological : Makes mass-market … Development Corporation (BNYDC), overseeing a 300-acre economic hub for innovative manufacturers and creative makers shaping the future of the industry and tackling big problems of … to the President at the Connecticut Green Bank, where she designs new programs to deploy clean infrastructure throughout the state. Related Programs Sustainable Venture Prize …
… judges, CBEY awarded over $19,000 in grants to seven environmentally-focused ventures. From here, ventures will continue to receive support from CBEY to bring ideas to reality. … infrastructure applications. BlueGreen Materials slashes the embodied carbon and repaircosts for seaports, offshore wind, and shoreline protection by accelerating microalgae's … climate risk in financial terms. Kathryn Wright : (MEM): is a Senior Program Officer in Clean Energy at the Barr Foundation. Ariana Day Yuen (MBA ‘19): is the Founder of Forested, …
… chain for Lo & Sons’ bags. The process will be student-driven, with advice and guidance from CBEY staff and staff at Lo & Sons. The research will culminate in a presentation to Lo … that’s on a mission to inspire and empower people to go places, while leaving a positive impact on people's lives and the planet. They create thoughtfully and sustainably designed … supply chain for upcycling this solution, and creating a supply of components like zippers from other brands, especially within the US. The students will engage with Lo and Sons …
… journey as a trailblazer in circularity originated as a one-man operation making fertilizer from kitchen scraps and worms behind the Princeton dining halls. Founder Tom Szaky was … to provide in-house R&D waste stream innovation, marketing, and recycling capabilities. The costs associated with running a waste collection program translate into positive PR, awards, … marketing platforms for consumer product companies, increased foot traffic for retailers, cleaner streets for cities, and charitable donations through Sponsored Waste programs. …
… continue through 2030, the lithium-ion battery market is projected to grow rapidly by 2030, from US $46 billion to US $197 billion. Demand for EVs will drive the majority of this … Investment Group, and Orange Wings Capital). The high upfront capital cost and energy costs associated with controlled environment agriculture pose a risk, but these are expected … this transition, as they emphasize forward-looking financial projections, allowing young clean energy technologies to articulate multi-year and even decade-long visions for their …
… it would not hurt to “just send it.” Turns out, their recyclable EcoRain Poncho, sourced from 100% Brazilian sugarcane and made through a process that also sequesters carbon, took the $25,000 prize. The Impact According to the United Nations Environment Programme , people around the world produce … just displacing traditional single-use plastics. The process itself absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, resulting in a product with a lifecycle that removes more carbon from …