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Innovations in Sustainable Packaging

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Waste Not: Today's Most Innovative Approaches to Achieving Net Positivity

Calling all innovators and implementers! During February 2013, Sustainable Brands will be publishing a new “Issues in Focus” editorial package, including daily features, interviews and case studies on how businesses are “Striving for Net Positivity.”

Interface To Recycle Discarded Fishing Nets Into Carpet

Global carpet tile manufacturer Interface, Inc. will soon begin using discarded fishing nets to make carpets, bringing both conservation and socioeconomic benefits to some of the world's poorest coastal communities.

European Leaders Call for Wasteful Goods To Be 'Taken Off Market'

This post first appeared on edie.net on December 17, 2012.

Building a Futureproof Brand? What You’ll Need in 2013

I help clients build futureproof brands, so a predictions article seems a natural fit. And because collaboration with my network of global experts is part of building those brands, I’m blessed to stand on the shoulders of giants when looking ahead.

NBS Highlights 39 Practices for Fostering Sustainable Innovation

A new report released by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS), a research group based at the Ivey Business School, describes 39 practices businesses can use to foster innovation. 

Audi Building Commercial Plant for Sustainable Automotive Fuel

Audi is building a first-of-its-kind plant in Werlte, Germany that will produce sustainable transportation fuel from CO2 and renewable electricity. The plant will generate synthetic methane from CO2 and renewable electricity that will be fed into the natural-gas network and used to power natural gas vehicles, such as the forthcoming Audi A3 Sportback TCNG

DHL Designs Reusable Shipping Containers for Fujitsu Servers

International logistics company DHL announced that its supply chain division in Japan has developed multipurpose returnable containers that can significantly reduce the environmental footprint associated with shipping precision equipment. 

Vancouver, BC Paving New Streets with Recycled Plastic

Vancouver, British Columbia is experimenting with a cleaner, more efficient way to pave its streets. In a new trial program, the Canadian city is using an asphalt mix that contains a wax derived from plastic trash.

Boeing, BMW Partner on Carbon Fiber Recycling, Research

Boeing and the BMW Group signed a collaboration agreement to participate in joint research on carbon fiber recycling and share knowledge about carbon fiber materials and manufacturing.

Dow Continues Rollout of Innovative POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingles

The Dow Chemical Company last week announced a major expansion of the availability of its POWERHOUSE™Solar Shingle, an award-winning residential roofing system powered by embedded solar cells.

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