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Impact unicorns: Green firms dominate list of UK's most valuable tech start-ups

Business Green

These companies sit at the top of almost 900 impact start-ups and scale-ups that are using technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), bid data, and blockchain to try and tackle global problems. At the heart of this is technology, as the way to scale social impact is by applying science and technology.

Biotech 100
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This wallet can tell you about its carbon impact

GreenBiz

In early January, I covered personal care products company Aveda’s project to trace and verify the provenance of its vanilla supply using blockchain — and to allow consumers to peek into that information by later this year. Recycler Plastic Bank is also using IBM blockchain services to verify its claims. Blockchain.

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Alphabet moonshot Tidal heralds the age of precision aquaculture

Business Green

Plus, don't forget what's showing up on-board vessels, like the blockchain-enabled traceability system being used by Raw Seafoods to keep tabs on wild-caught scallops. While fishing companies, regulators and environmentalists now apply these tools, their use is typically limited to small-scale pilots," notes McKinsey & Co.,

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This wallet can tell you about its carbon impact

Business Green

Covalent reveals how Blockchain technology is offering a consumers a peek at its environmental footprint. In early January, I covered personal care products company Aveda's project to trace and verify the provenance of its vanilla supply using blockchain - and to allow consumers to peek into that information by later this year.

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This wallet can tell you about its carbon impact

AGreenLiving

In early January, I covered personal care products company Aveda’s project to trace and verify the provenance of its vanilla supply using blockchain — and to allow consumers to peek into that information by later this year. Recycler Plastic Bank is also using IBM blockchain services to verify its claims.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. Beth Ford; President & CEO; Land O’Lakes; Arden Hills, Minnesota.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos.