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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2022

Greentown Labs

Conduit Tech builds software and machine learning technologies that integrate home-specific insights and data into the HVAC sales process. Electricity. Alma Energy leverages geothermal exploration to deliver scaled renewable energy production at economic levels. Manufacturing. Resiliency + Adaptation.

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EU recovery package: Net zero launch pad or missed opportunity?

Business Green

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sought to press home that climate and the environment were top priorities, marking the beginnings of an ambitious green recovery plan for the EU Council to and Parliament to scrap over.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

Turning mycelium into packaging that’s 'compatible with the planet'. The company’s first technology, MycoComposite, precipitated the subsidiary Mushroom Packaging , which I discussed with Ecovative’s business development lead, Meghan Olson. Turning algae into straws that are 'designed to disappear'.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. and globally by 2040.

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Retail Business Sustainability Guide: Retail Sustainability Initiatives and Trends

Green Business Bureau

Retail business sustainability trend #1: Rising fossil fuel prices call for energy-efficient retail. The average price of fossil fuel energy – oil, natural gas, and coal – has increased since 1976 , with a very recent surge in gasoline prices hitting record highs in 2022. ” – Target CEO Brian Cornell.

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Sustainability Guide for Food and Dining in the Workplace: Creating the Right Policies, Programs and Culture

Green Business Bureau

Green company kitchens, lunchrooms and cafeterias should include sustainable food choices, eco-friendly food packaging and serving containers, proper waste management, employee training on sustainability and green purchasing policies. and these travel miles add up to huge amounts of carbon emissions. Sustainable Food Choices.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

AGreenLiving

Turning mycelium into packaging that’s ‘compatible with the planet’ Founded in 2007, New York based Ecovative Design leverages the naturally binding properties of mycelium — mushroom’s root structure — in several sustainable materials.