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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways. COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. The second edition of the Circular Fashion Summit bears fruit of this new socially distanced reality. The world’s first virtual reality (VR) fashion summit Oct.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

AGreenLiving

Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways Lilian Liu Wed, 10/14/2020 – 01:30 COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. The second edition of the Circular Fashion Summit bears fruit of this new socially distanced reality. Attendee avatars can be seen.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Electricity.

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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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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers. It helped define fast fashion, yet is in the vanguard of circular innovations in apparel.

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These recycled plastic tracksuits are naturally dyed with plants

AGreenLiving

Environmentally conscious clothing companies are few and far between, with the fashion industry as a whole being one of the top polluters on Earth. Instead of contributing to the waste, PANGAIA turns discarded plastic, mostly from single-use water bottles, into yarn and then into long-lasting clothing. PANGAIA Images via PANGAIA.

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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.