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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

GreenBiz

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

GreenBiz

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. All comments expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their organizations.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2023

Greentown Labs

Agriculture Clean Crop Technologies ’s proprietary Clean Current technology combines food-grade gasses and electricity to remove contaminants from seed and food surfaces, improving food safety and reducing food waste. based on thousands of sources. The startup is part of the Go Make 2023 cohort.

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

Greentown Labs

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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Go Make 2023 Startups and Shell Collaborate to Advance Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Traceability Technologies

Greentown Labs

” Circularise Technology at a glance: Circularise (Den Haag, Netherlands) develops a blockchain platform that provides digital product passports for end-to-end traceability and secure data exchange for industrial supply chains.

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The risky business of climate risk: 'Stop predicting the future'

GreenBiz

That's despite this being the second pandemic in 10 years, the fourth respiratory illness in 18 years, and numerous warnings from the World Health Organization, he added at the February virtual event. Let's stop predicting the future because we've proven we're incapable of doing it," Irwin said.

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This unisex T-shirt is naturally dyed with Japanese cherry blossoms

AGreenLiving

Acutely aware of the massive waste in the textile industry, material development company PANGAIA (pronounced Pan-guy-ya) uses plants to make natural fabric dyes, skipping the need for harsh, synthetic additives. The result is a gorgeous, light pink T-shirt made from organic cotton and dyed from the discarded cherry blossoms.