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This LA startup turns spoiled milk into biodegradable T-shirts

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LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts. Related: This biodegradable T-shirt is made from trees and algae <img src="//inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2020/07/Mi-Terro-6-889×661.jpg"

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Carbon 'rainbow': Unilever pledges $1.2B to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products

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Unilever's Clean Future program specifically will focus on funding biotechnology research, CO2 use and low-carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations. Innovation. The materials innovation laboratory at the University of Liverpool. Corporate Strategy. Bio Economy. BusinessGreen.

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Top brands strengthen links between net zero goals and supply chain innovation

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The declaration tucks into the Exponential Roadmap Initiative , which appeals to "innovators, transformers and disrupters" aligning their business with the Paris Agreement aspiration of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 VMware has long viewed sustainability as core to its long-term innovation strategy.

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Unilever pledges to invest €1bn in eliminating fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030

Business Green

Unilever said the €1bn of funding will specifically finance biotechnology research, CO2 utilisation technologies, low carbon chemistry research, and biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations, while also helping the firm halve its use of virgin plastic by 2025.

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Lamps by Biohm are made from coffee and orange peel

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Their approach is to apply principles of biomimetics, or systematically applying the ecological laws of nature , to create products and manufacturing approaches that innovate across the entire manufacturing life cycle. And, therefore, to create ethically-sourced and locally-fabricated high-performance sustainable products.

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GreenTech Painting: Eco-Painting Services for the Home, Business and More

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For instance, their business cards are made from recycled and biodegradable seed paper. Their dedicated teamwork sparks the innovation and ambition needed to create solutions and drive change in the painting industry. Like pieces to a puzzle, GreenTech Painting recognizes how essential each person is in creating positive change.

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Carbon ‘rainbow’: Unilever pledges $1.2B to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products

AGreenLiving

.” Unilever’s Clean Future program specifically will focus on funding biotechnology research, CO2 use and low-carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations. And in Southern India, Unilever is sourcing soda ash — an ingredient in laundry powders — from CO2 capture technology.