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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

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Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2021

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These groundbreaking members are working on solutions ranging from a screen that removes dust from solar panels, to reusable N95 respirators, to blockchain for ESG initiatives, and more. Matterworks has designed a next-gen metabolomics platform to accelerate synthetic biology research and reduce hazardous waste through biological synthesis.

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Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters

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Using blockchain and cloud-based technology, a number of startups are already laying the groundwork. . For example, blockchain platform Provenance helps trace and certify supply chains to enable ethical procurement decisions. Private equity investors are also paying attention to startup fashion brands.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

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The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. I am witnessing the increase in education ignite behavior changes in some communities: less meat; less waste; more conscious decisions. .

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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

AGreenLiving

Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling.

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

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That is somewhere we are working right now, with all kinds of tools — AI, blockchain, what we call material passports and buildings as material banks — we coined terms for all this. So, the values are "good" and "bad," "right" and "wrong," "moral/immoral," "ethical/unethical." So, when you asked, "What is the next big opportunity?"

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Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters

AGreenLiving

Using blockchain and cloud-based technology, a number of startups are already laying the groundwork. For example, blockchain platform Provenance helps trace and certify supply chains to enable ethical procurement decisions. Private equity investors are also paying attention to startup fashion brands.

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