Designing for the circular economy with Bruce Smith from Steelcase

Hear from Steelcase Director of Design Bruce Smith about how to push limits, explore edges, and prototype quickly, and the benefits of applying design thinking to developing sustainable systems.

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Designing for the circular economy with Bruce Smith from Steelcase

From idea to open source: a sustainable packaging journey with Candela Montero

From Idea to Open Source: A Sustainable Packaging Journey with Candela Montero, Director of Corporate Citizenship at Disney Consumer Products and Interactive.

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From idea to open source: a sustainable packaging journey with Candela Montero

How to get your board to prize sustainability

MGM Resorts and UPS shed insight about how company boards may be open to hearing the business case.

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How to get your board to prize sustainability

Big ag plays chicken with antibiotics use

An interview with journalist Maryn McKenna about how antibiotics created modern agriculture — and a modern health crisis.

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Big ag plays chicken with antibiotics use

Surprising Ways Today’s Trends Affect Paper Recyclers

Think about how many things have changed in the past … The post Surprising Ways Today’s Trends Affect Paper Recyclers appeared first on Earth911.com.

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Surprising Ways Today’s Trends Affect Paper Recyclers

The three ‘trip factors’ of climate risk

Companies need to spend more time thinking about how climate and environment are going to affect the financial performance of the company, says Lucy Nottingham, director of Marsh & McLennan’s global risk center.

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The three ‘trip factors’ of climate risk

Mark Hatch on how the maker movement democratizes innovation

It’s not just about “doing it yourself,” or about how things get made. The maker movement is about revolutionizing how we reimagine things, prototype them and distribute them to the world. Here’s what it means to the manufacturing, tech and retail sectors.

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Mark Hatch on how the maker movement democratizes innovation

How technology accelerates resilient cities

In the new, resilient city, the role of technology is everywhere, from traffic sensors and smart lighting systems to apps providing access to city services to the broad populace. What does it take to deploy technology and harness data in a way that enhances city services and serves all residents, all while saving money?

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How technology accelerates resilient cities

Lessons in sustainability storytelling from the Pacific

A swell of messages rose at VERGE Hawaii about how to fine-tune your sustainability vision and messaging.

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Lessons in sustainability storytelling from the Pacific

Energy meets security: Can the military scale clean power?

The state of Hawaii, famous for its large military presence, is at the center of a much bigger conversation about how national security intersects with climate adaptation.

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Energy meets security: Can the military scale clean power?

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