AFN Sustainable Protein

JANUARY 25, 2023

This includes many categories in agtech, from ag biotech and alternative protein to novel farming systems and like vertical farms. In agrifood, climate tech startups raised $3 billion in VC deals, according to AgFunder data. Disclosure: AFN’s parent company is AgFunder.]

Startups 112

Startups Biotech Investment Climate change 112

AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 25, 2022

Indian insect biotech startup Loopworm has raised $3.4 From waste to protein and micronutrient-rich animal feed. Loopworm grows insects on food waste and processes them into value-added products for the animal feed industry. The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that India wastes around 68.7

Startups 119

Startups Biotech Waste Waste 119

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

The investment builds on the £850k of grant funding recently secured from Zero Waste Scotland and Scottish Enterprise. Having already previously invested, Equity Gap, Old College Capital and Scottish Enterprise all committed to additional funding, totalling over £1m.

Biotechnology 246

Biotechnology Sustainability Biotech Investment 246

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. Such plastics make up 23 percent of marine waste. Toraphene can be optimized to mostly produce CO2 along with mulch that can be used to fortify topsoil.

Biodegradable 246

Biodegradable Plastics Packaging Biotech 246

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

There is also a nice revenue stream from recycling used cooking oil.”. . You are moving from a waste logistics position to a waste refining position, which will valorise this sector, meet carbon targets and create the circular economy that everyone is striving for.”. . The next panel focused on cross-sector collaboration.

Retail 264

Retail Carbon-neutral Biotech Waste 264

Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

Global packaging producer working with biotech companies to explore the use of seaweed fibre as alternative to wood and paper in packaging. Other materials being explored include straw, hemp, and cotton, as well as more unusual waste products such as cocoa shells or the pulp from processed sugar cane.

Packaging 38

Packaging Biotech Sustainability Recycling 38

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Biohm, a London biotech and biomanufacturing startup, has created a line of sustainable lampshades called Obscure that are made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. They regularly use excess resources/wastes and byproducts, aiming to reduce use of plastics by replacing them in various products they create. Biohm Images via Biohm.

Biodegradable 36

Biodegradable Biotechnology Biotech Waste 36

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 14, 2022

She is also Founder and President of Technica Communications, where she handles marketing, social media, content production and public relations for cleantech and biotech startups. With over 10 years of experience in the Waste and Recycling Industry, Sara is a leader in abating waste.

Earth Day 52

Earth Day Waste Waste Biotech 52

Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

From biotech to nanotech, cleantech, computer science and medicine, technology is not only improving our lives but finding solutions to these pressing problems that only entrepreneurs, with the right source of financing, can dare to solve.".

Biotech 100

Biotech Government Medicine Blockchain 100

Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

French biotech start-up Carbios is making rapid progress working with some of the world's biggest fashion brands to deliver a new approach to polyester recycling. This is the future a biotech startup called Carbios and a group of well-known sportswear brands are working toward. Which, incidentally, is a lot of stuff.

Fashion 69

Fashion Recycling Recycling Plastics 69

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

Sustainability 520

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 520

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Redwood Materials raised $1bn to build its US battery materials and recycling facility. Despite traditional venture’s focus on software and asset-light business models, half of the deal activity in climate tech goes towards sectors requiring physical assets such as hardware, deeptech, biotech, consumables, or project development. 

Building Energy Monitoring 144

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 144

GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2021

At universities and corporations alike, addressing emissions and waste in labs can significantly drive down costs and further sustainability commitments. My Green Lab's 15 partners and sponsors include biotech giant Genentech, MilliporeSigma and USA Scientific. According to the U.S. Projects and progress. AstraZeneca. to adapt locally.

Plastics 417

Plastics Sustainability Waste Waste 417

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rubi endeavors to repurpose CO2 emitted from manufacturing and convert the waste stream back into commodity inputs, all while avoiding the green premium. Our big innovations are in the enzymatic pathway, including how we smartly recycle intermediates and how we deliver energy into the system so that we can actually build up molecules.

Building Energy Monitoring 86

Building Energy Monitoring Fashion Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 86

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 19, 2021

At universities and corporations alike, addressing emissions and waste in labs can significantly drive down costs and further sustainability commitments. Projects and progress My Green Lab’s 15 partners and sponsors include biotech giant Genentech, MilliporeSigma and USA Scientific. According to the U.S. to adapt locally.

Plastics 28

Plastics Sustainability Recycling Recycling 28

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 29, 2024

🐄 PhageLab , a Santiago, Chile-based bacteriophage-based biotech solutions developer, raised $11m in Series A funding from Collaborative Fund, Nazca Ventures, and Water Lemon Ventures.

Business Energy Monitoring 61

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 61

GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." But he also sees ample opportunity for reducing it, and for redistributing this "waste" to hundreds of millions of malnourished people worldwide. LinkedIn . LinkedIn | Twitter. Deonna Anderson.

Sustainability 109

Sustainability Carbon-neutral Waste Waste 109