Tag: Call To Action
Ireland: reforesting the Emerald Isle: a charity’s efforts to reintroduce woodlands
Between 2015 and 2020, the deforestation rate worldwide has been ten million hectares per year. In Ireland, Hometree charity has partnered with L’Occitane Foundation to build back what went lost
Slow fashion and electronic e-waste – an endeavor towards the jewelry industry
Ashley Heather, founder of AuTerra, walks us through the philosophy behind a model of jewelry production that aims to return to a concept of ‘slow fashion’
Range of biosynthetic expands to microbially fermented protein materials – Spiber yarn
Spiber Inc. is a Japanese biotechnology company developing synthetic protein material via a microbial fermentation process, that uses sugars
Dutch couple creates first of its kind in-home water recycling system: Hydraloop
An awarding winning, in-home water recycling system featured in the new Netflix documentary Brave Blue World, is reshaping and reducing domestic water consumption
Forest Stewardship Council looking into the supply chain — from fiber to fashion
The other side of the environmental aspect, in which FSC is looking into if the forest is safeguarding biodiversity and protecting water resources connected to the forest
Greenland: Speleologist Gina Moseley’s into the planet’s northernmost caves
Among the speleologist and climate expert's future plans is an expedition to Wulff's Land cave, unexplored since the 1960s
Lara Fluxà that interweaves glass and water, Venice’s present and past substrates
Through the deposit of water, this interaction brought a rediscovery of the silt, the material from the Canal di San Pietro
End-of-life materials: the case of Rester recovery fiber plant
Rester’s recovered fiber plant might not have created 100% biodegradable fibers for every fiber type it produces, but it has prolonged the life of textile and lessen its emissions
As Do-it-yourself advances, could consumerism recede? DIY trends
In conversation with trend forecasters Anna Maroncelli and Harleen Sabharwal on exploring the antidote to consumerism
Chlorine has to disappear from drinking water. Why it matters for the fashion industry?
How chemicals are managed by suppliers makes the difference in an item's sustainability level. Reporting Water Team and ZDHC to understand some good practices
Nature’s shield – Deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, pandemics: it’s all linked
Increased contact with different animals and ecosystems has created opportunities for illnesses to be transmitted to humans, and global trade has magnified the scale of the outbreaks
Water temperature – seventy-one percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water
Water is the thermometer of a warming planet Earth: our world is dealing with water scarcity, as our freshwater resources are declining
Freitag proves that completely compostable clothing is not a myth
Exploring two diverse approaches to circularity through end-of-life value chains in recycling and composting models by Swiss brand Freitag
Hooked Foods – Overfishing and Aquaculture: demanding for seafood, an alternative is needed
Vega tuna and fish imitation. The Swedish-based start-up has come up with an idea to make a plant-based fish to tackle the issue of overfishing - Hooked Foods introduction
Migrants are still drowning in the Mediterranean: the European border control policies
By its nature, the sea is a hard place to collect data. Using surveillance data with an inverted logic and data technology, Forensic Architecture denounces the human rights violations in...
Architecture, design, community: improving access to school in Madagascar with 3D printing
Locals were involved, from work to sharing knowledge and design. Architecture must start from togetherness and can help improve access to education globally
Pollution has reached the highest region on Earth – the garbage crisis in Tibet
Mass tourism, urbanization, and the absence of governance on waste management in rural areas have transformed Tibet, which has been dealing with a garbage crisis
«We cannot produce natural resources, but we use them better» – AMF Neccessories
AMF Necessories’ sustainable core strategy. «We create luxury items as a vehicle for giving people a better job, making the air cleaner, and contributing to a better future»
How to dispose of nuclear energy waste efficiently to make it never come back
Dr. Henry Crichlow, CEO of Nuclear SAFE, on the patented technology he invented: he believes it could bring the nuclear industry forward on the disposal side
Over one billion people worldwide have no identification – blockchain as proof of identity?
Migrations are ever more frequent, but guaranteeing identity when moving to a new country is not easy. Blockchain can help, according to Monique Morrow
Distribution giants sign coZEV agreement to decarbonize deep maritime voyages
On the electrification of deep maritime shipping, the cost and implications of the green transition. An interview with Ingrid Irigoyen of The Aspen Institute coZEV (Cargo owners for zero emissions...
Dirty money – Banking on Climate Chaos 2022: listing the banks that are financing fossil fuel companies
In the six years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, fossil fuel financing from the world's sixty largest banks has reached four-point-six trillion USD
Droughts, water scarcity and air pollution – how are these issues interconnected?
According to a World Meteorological Organization report, by 2050 more than five billion people will face inadequate access to water at least one month each year
Why should Singapore amp up water conservation efforts to green 80% of its buildings?
Ravinder Sajwan, CEO of Renew Group, talks about why greening 80% of Singapore’s buildings by 2030 should start with water conservation
25 million families growing greens at home: Hedera tackles indoor gardening
80% of people's exposure to pesticides happens indoors, but with vertical gardens it’s possible to grow organic greens at home
Safety and Shelter: addressing the basic necessity that has turned to a global crisis
In the era of a radical change, ICON’s Director of Building Design and Performance, Melodie Yashar sheds light on breaking the stigma of conventional building techniques with 3D printing
«Regenerative farming doesn’t matter on its own» – Dan Colen in the Hudson Valley, with Ora Wise
Using regenerative farming techniques to cultivate the land sustainably, while also ensuring that all fresh produce and meat yielded from the farm go directly to people
Louis Vuitton helping to polish the tarnished illegal exotic animal trade
Dissecting the exotic skin trade: are luxury brands still responsible for the abuse of endangered species and what are they doing to counteract the global footprint?
Making a city green – Tallinn, the first European capital with free public transport
Since January 1, 2013, after a city-wide free public transit referendum, Tallinn has provided its citizens with free public transport, becoming the first European capital to do so
Another-1 and DRIP-LAB – Democratizing the access to hype fashion wearables
DRIP-LAB, Another-1’s latest project, brings the art of four international writers in the digital world turning their graffiti into NFTs
Hot Heart in Helsinki, a combination of thermal energy storage and recreation center
Islands designed by Carlo Ratti Associati won the Helsinki Energy Challenge for their contributing to the thermal heating system while avoiding the use of coal
Heating is the main polluter: Max Fordham and a Net Zero Carbon home in UK
Lead engineer Ali Shaw told us about the journey. From the idea to design and choosing materials. Sharing performance data and costs, he says, is a must to reach climate...
The message by Joshua James Small: a collection of ten looks, opposed to sixty
«I can tell a story about every piece of clothing I’ve ever made or bought» - Joshua James Small discusses the narrative behind his collection, Thru These Tears
A holistic design approach to operate the first climate neutral airport terminal
«Airports are no longer just about travels; they are civic hubs», says CallisonRTKL, building the first net-zero airport
Henry Glogau makes self-sufficient, sun-powered water distillers in Chile and beyond
Glogau’s structure can be built with local waste: communities can use seawater, rainwater or water from polluted sources. Leftovers become a source of power for LED lights
Fossil fuel reduction, energy efficiency improvement, electrification – IPCC WG III AR6
Lifestyles and behavior changes enabled by having the right infrastructure, policies and technology could lead to a sizable reduction of GHG emissions by 2050
«99% of the population breathes air that exceeds World Health Organization air quality limits»
By now, the damage caused by air pollution to human health is obvious, in particular when it comes to lung or circulatory system diseases
Golden Goose and Coronet merge to create Yatay
Golden Goose plans investment of 1.2 million euro with Coronet to create Yatay, the first Made in Italy co-action platform for sustainable innovation
Checking rainwear’s carbon footprint – the Maium case
The planet-conscious know that rainwear often consists of harmful fluoro-chemicals. In conversation with Anita Palacios, founder of brand Maium, who is changing that notion
Extreme weather – the heatwave that impacted Indian and Pakistan in 2022
The impact of climate change on people and the planet - Analysis found that climate change has made the heatwave that hit India and Pakistan thirty times more likely
Garogosi, wearable sculptures leading the way on sustainable practice in jewelry making
Capturing a moment in glacier history: British artist Sevan Garo Nigogosian brings together man and glacier in his one-off wearable sculptures
On global supply chain disruption: Cold War expert Sergey Radchenko weighs in
«The cooperation implies they are aligned and share common interests, but don’t always have to act together». In conversation with Professor Sergey Radchenko
A fair and just transition to renewable energy – The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Phasing out and leaving no one behind - The three pillars of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation treaty are non-proliferation, a fair phase-out, and a just transition
Synthetic fur vs. natural fur debate: the industries reached an aggregated value of $25 billion
While animal fur shows biodegradation, polyester-made fake fur can be down-cycled, but consumer opinion is divided with 47% adults in US deeming fur inappropriate
Recycling feces: the business case for elephant dung paper
Elephant dung is the raw material for this low-impact paper production unit based in remote villages of the island nation, Sri Lanka
Milano Ocean Week: Cyrill Gutsch in conversation with Xerxes Cook about plastic in our oceans
Every second breath we take is generated by the oceans – we need to start having blue dreams: a dialogue between creatives on plastic pollution
