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Greentown Go Build 2023 with Saint-Gobain Announces Startup Cohort

Greentown Labs

Innovation in the building sector is critical to achieving decarbonization, as the sector is responsible for 40 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions. To change this, we need innovations that reinvent how buildings and their materials are planned, built, sourced, and managed. and Houston, Texas, Jan.

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BIPOC Entrepreneurs Present their Climatetech Solutions at ACCEL Showcase

Greentown Labs

Active Surfaces is working to make these innovations possible. Greentown partner ENGIE North America was a sponsor of the sneaker drive , which brought together local nonprofits, business owners, educators, and many climate champions. gigatons of carbon by 2050 (through supporting the use of renewables) and can sequester 2.2

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How to Create a Sustainability Program: A 10 Step Guide To Creating a Purpose-Driven Business

Green Business Bureau

Sustainability is a business opportunity to be captured through innovation and testing new ideas. Environmental and social disruptions cause a negative brand reputation (note BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill ). Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. If not, how can we offset our carbon emissions?

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Brewery Sustainability: Getting Started Guide for Business

Green Business Bureau

For instance, a single pint of beer can have a carbon footprint as high as 900g CO 2e (for bottled beer that’s been extensively transported). This is ~14% of the daily average carbon footprint from meals per US citizen – having 2 to 3 pints ramps that percentage up to 42%. Sustainable Brewing Tip #4: Reduce your carbon footprint.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

AGreenLiving

Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink.