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PANGEA Movement’s Eco-jacket uses 100% recycled materials

AGreenLiving

of carbon dioxide are offset from the environment. Related: Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution PANGEA’s Eco-Jacket is made from 100% recycled materials. Rather than requiring virgin plastics, the garment uses 56 recycled plastic bottles. Even the zipper pulls are made from recycled materials.

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Sport Industry Sustainability: 5 Simple Steps to Kick-Start Your Sustainability Program

Green Business Bureau

To give you some perspective on the importance of sustainability in the sports industry we consider the carbon footprint of the 2010 South Africa World Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and the 2016 Rio Olympics together. Tip #3: Reduce the carbon footprint associated with sport-related travel. million tonnes of CO 2e.

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BIPOC Entrepreneurs Present their Climatetech Solutions at ACCEL Showcase

Greentown Labs

Active Surfaces is working to make these innovations possible. DRINKICKS DrinKicks is developing sneakers made from food waste and recycled materials in an effort to engage the sneaker-enthusiast community in circularity. gigatons of carbon by 2050 (through supporting the use of renewables) and can sequester 2.2

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Amazon announces second Sustainability Accelerator competition

Business Green

The programme is run by Amazon alongside the European climate innovation hub EIT Climate-KIC and UK-based climate NGO WRAP. The Accelerator is open to entrepreneurs across Europe and I'd love to see the UK's talent and innovation represented amongst the shortlist."

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Eco-friendly Everlasting Forest Pavilion champions circular living in Bangkok

AGreenLiving

Each zone is a showcase of innovative products and ideas and seamlessly connects to the next space. The second zone is the Circular Economy , where examples of plastic waste upcycled into new, value-added products are showcased. Examples of uses for biodegradable and eco-friendly bioplastics are shown in the third zone, Bio Economy.

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XpreSole Panto waterproof boots are made from coffee grounds

AGreenLiving

Scientists recognize that while coffee grounds seem harmless, when in the landfill they actually release methane gas, which has a greenhouse effect 28 times higher than carbon dioxide. Called XpreSole Panto, the boots are available in high-top or low-top options made with upcycled coffee grounds collected from local coffee shops in Taiwan.

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How companies can source leather more sustainably

Business Green

Rearing livestock has water, land use and carbon impacts, and the leather tanning process can be polluting. Invest in innovation. Top performers in the leather category see the power of innovation and have taken meaningful steps to foster a culture of "thinking outside the box" within their organizations.