To manage plastic waste, you first have to measure it — here’s how we did it for one Caribbean country

Measuring the problem is often challenging for plastics, due to lack of data on where they come from and end up.

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To manage plastic waste, you first have to measure it — here’s how we did it for one Caribbean country

Cool through community — a climate action moonshot

Can systems change come from the bottom up? These neighbors believe it can.

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Cool through community — a climate action moonshot

Carbon capture: a life-affirming force of action

Soil restoration. Wetland protection. Systems change.

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Carbon capture: a life-affirming force of action

Meet the startup behind Hilton’s recipe for curbing food waste

FoodMaven aspires to offer nationwide coverage within the next five years, after starting out in Colorado and Texas.

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Meet the startup behind Hilton’s recipe for curbing food waste

What will it take to finance the circular economy?

How much capital do we need to make the transition to a circular economy? And where is the capital going to come from?

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What will it take to finance the circular economy?

Private investment buffers COP21 money battles

With lots of private investment flowing into clean energy innovation, maybe climate negotiators can stop arguing about where the money will come from.

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Private investment buffers COP21 money battles

Next Form of Renewable Energy Could Be Up In the Air

Could our next big source of renewable energy come from thin air? Well, not exactly — but moist, dense air holds a great deal of promise. While researching how water droplets interact with water-repellent or “hydrophobic” surfaces, engineers…

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Next Form of Renewable Energy Could Be Up In the Air

The New Metrics: Clues for making sense of sustainability ratings

How can you measure a sustainable business? These examples from Microsoft, Nike and SAP come from the latest Sustainable Brands event.

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Half of U.K. Consumers Don’t Know Wood Purchases Could be Illegal

 Half of U.K. residents surveyed don’t realize that the paper and wood products they buy could come from unsustainable or illegal sources, according to WWF-UK

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Half of U.K. Consumers Don’t Know Wood Purchases Could be Illegal

EPEAT Continues Its Expansion Around the Globe

The latest report from the Green Electronics Council shows rapid growth in participation and purchases for its certification scheme, with almost 32 million EPEAT-certified electronics sold outside the U.S. since August 2009.

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EPEAT Continues Its Expansion Around the Globe

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