GreenBiz

JANUARY 15, 2021

Agtech is often associated with highly efficient yet unsustainable practices, but the same tech can benefit sustainable approaches. Many visions are either explicitly or implicitly pitched in opposition to Big Ag. But Big Ag is more than that. The result is a food desert surrounded by fertile land. Food & Agriculture.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

The billions of dollars flowing into indoor ag, followed by news of a big announcement in regenerative farming, is yet more evidence of the furious pace of change we’re seeing in food production. On the indoor side, the update comes in the form of details on a big vertical farm that the startup Plenty is building in Compton, California.

Agriculture 441

Agriculture Soil Fossil fuels Investment 441

GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

More tech companies should ask themselves that question. The disclosure caught my attention not just because it’s a relatively unusual move but because it’s the second company from the tech world that has made such a gesture: WeTransfer, the well-known file sharing service, also has adopted similar changes to its business model. .

Real Estate 523

Real Estate Technology Policy Sustainability 523

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 23, 2020

A lot of big industrial companies and oil majors are taking another serious look at hydrogen. This week, we talk with Ben Gallagher, an expert on emerging tech at Wood Mackenzie. Want to share your opinion about the topic? Less than one percent of all hydrogen produced today comes from renewables. Is that about to change?

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Hydrogen Solar Power Energy Energy 189

GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

To enable this type of dynamic smart-charging ecosystem, the automakers, utilities, tech providers, charging companies and drivers need data to optimize the systems. This is a big year for infrastructure. It's all about data. That's where EVs can discharge electricity back onto the power grid in an exchange with utilities. Pull Quote.

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Resilience Power grid North America Electric vehicle 441

GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

Not-so-spoiler alert: The fact that I’m bringing it up should be a big hint that the company has delivered. In fact, AMD overachieved the goal, delivering a 31.7 times improvement with its new Ryzen 7 4800H processor. The specific reduction you’d see by upgrading 50,000 laptops would be 1.4 million kilowatt-hours.). Information Technology.

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Energy Energy Technology Organic 401

GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

The company jumped out at me because its tech ties in with Singapore’s bid to meet 30 percent of its inhabitants’ nutritional needs using local food by 2030 — a threefold increase on current local supply. Hoxton’s big idea is to grow animal fat from animal cells , which would avoid the need to rear and slaughter actual animals.

Waste 359

Waste Waste Startups Incubators 359

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Carbontech, a category of climate tech I’d love to see break through next year. Lest I forget, another well-known commerce player, Shopify, last month picked carbon removal and carbontech as a focus for its Sustainability Fund, which commits $5 million annually to climate-tech solutions. Wed, 10/28/2020 - 01:30. What’s on my mind?

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Carbon-negative Startups Carbon Aviation 543

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The initiative, like others emerging in the past several years from Cargill , General Mills, Danone and other big companies in the food system, is aimed at promoting natural carbon sequestration practices — and it is piloting ways farmers can be rewarded for embracing them. Climate Tech. Food & Agriculture. Information Technology.

Agriculture 540

Agriculture Soil Sustainability Organic 540

GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

This is climate tech. EDT May 28 about compelling solutions and startups that address the climate crisis — and how big companies can play a role in scaling them. Experts from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, ChargePoint, Smart City Columbus and the city of Oakland, California share tips at 1 p.m. EDT May 26. .

Biodiversity 361

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 361

GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

This is climate tech. EDT May 28 about compelling solutions and startups that address the climate crisis — and how big companies can play a role in scaling them. Experts from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, ChargePoint, Smart City Columbus and the city of Oakland, California share tips at 1 p.m. EDT May 26. .

Real Estate 420

Real Estate Smart Cities Earth Day Packaging 420

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 9, 2022

Big Tech platforms are spreading climate disinformation “with impunity” but have the tools to solve this crisis, a new report has said today. Repeat-offender climate sceptics were found to often spread misinformation on multiple topics, sharing misleading information on COVID-19 as well as conspiracy theories such as QAnon.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Climate change Fossil fuels 89

GreenBiz

AUGUST 3, 2020

Margins are so important, and there's not a lot of R&D budget — it's not even 1 percent of [apparel] companies' budgets that go to R&D — and big brands are risk-averse. The fit is so difficult on woven products, so if you can make something to someone's actual dimensions and it's a woven, then you've really tackled that big problem.

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Fashion Startups Waste Waste 446

GreenBiz

JULY 16, 2020

Quite simply, I had become obsessed with the tech industry’s then-blasé attitude about the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste. . One big wildcard is how the COVID-19 economic crisis — and potentially permanent new habits in remote working and education — might affect demand for personal computers and tablets. Pull Quote.

Waste 517

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 517

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The benefits of reduced office costs — and the realization that staff are actually fairly productive at home — has led to many big tech firms encouraging their employees to keep working from home, perhaps indefinitely. Contributors. Emmanouil Tranos. Lee Chapman. Transportation & Mobility. The Conversation. Sponsored Article.

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Transportation Logging Retail Carbon 533

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meta-Headlines of 2023 As our beloved industry matures, our hope for when climate tech grows up is for it to “become boring.” But we’re not there yet, with some big steps forward and big slides backwards in headlines this year.  🧑‍💻 COP28 was climate tech-ier than ever.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

Better Ventures

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our case for the magnetic force of purpose leading to a sustained competitive advantage is as follows: Founders are intrinsically motivated to succeed because they care deeply about solving a big problem. Thanks to these tailwinds, climate tech remains strong despite the recent downturn in the venture market.

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Startups Investment Sustainability Biotech 52

Greentown Labs

MARCH 4, 2022

The event explored three dimensions of this topic and featured pitches from Greentown startups working in each: Planning and financing retrofit projects: Zero develops automation software that enables hassle-free home retrofits to improve comfort and eliminate emissions. Check out all of our building tech members here !

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

Pamani: What’s the next big sustainability challenge in the circular fashion industry? The whole world — but especially the tech, style and fashion industry — is collapsing in on itself right now because it's unbalanced and totally unprepared for what's to come. Pull Quote. Contributors. Katie Ellman. Circular Economy. Food Waste.

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Fashion Innovation Recycling Recycling 433

Andrew Winston

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The budget bill, with massive and needed investment in climate action, is still being held up, in part because it pays for it by rolling back tax breaks to companies — so many of our climate leaders, including tech giants, are staying silent and watching as the U.S. Any specific stories or big themes grab you this year?

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Policy Climate change Government Fossil fuels 145

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Back in my former life as a tech journo, my coverage was informed by the infamous " hype cycle " phrase coined by research firm Gartner to describe the arc of emerging technology adoption from the spark of innovation to mainstream adoption. As I reported back in February, big business has a terrible track record on deforestation.

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North America Climate change Carbon Innovation 281

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Of course, this is a big ask. Although private players are increasingly taking responsibility for their emissions (tech companies such as Shopify, Square and Microsoft were mentioned) the public sector must move to put a price on carbon to drive change on a larger scale. Pull Quote. Carbon Removal. Innovation. Carbon Capture.

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Innovation Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 518

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2020

Innovation in this area is already happening — combining smart scanning technologies , drone-enabled deliveries and artificial intelligence — but such high tech-high cost innovations will not be accessible to all companies. . Workplace risk mitigation will be a priority for companies as economic reopening starts. Corporate Strategy.

Sustainability 354

Sustainability Innovation Cooling Climate change 354

Climate Tech VC

MARCH 8, 2024

The state of your tech will determine what you can do. Start with the technology – how de-risked is the tech, how long has the pilot been running? Nine figure equity investment into your startup / growth company The eligible  Actually kind of a big deal. Are you a disruptive tech that they need to monitor?

Business Energy Monitoring 74

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 74

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The new industry could mean big benefits for businesses that pay attention to these trends and work to take advantage of the new category. This includes tech and offerings like electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, sustainable travel programs, as well as clean energy solutions — like wind, solar and geothermal. About the Author.

Business Energy Monitoring 107

Business Energy Monitoring Technology Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 107

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The list includes public agencies, big corporations, small companies, school districts, utilities — it runs the gamut. . Of course, all that trucking delivers a big greenhouse gas footprint: 10 percent of Anheuser-Busch's carbon emissions come from transportation. It's not just about cool tech, though.

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Sustainability Scooters Electric vehicle Natural gas 545

Better Ventures

APRIL 21, 2020

Episode 5 with Nan Li of Obvious Ventures “What’s happening in biology is a great case study of what we’re excited by at Obvious broadly, which is the influence of technology in a new space that’s very important for society that happens to be disassociated with the tech industry, but the dynamics of that are quickly changing”?—?Nan

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Blockchain Investment Innovation Technology 52

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Big Rig Wraps, a Green Business Bureau member, provides a section of their site to discuss how serious they are about sustainability. These employees create a green culture that leads to an authentic engagement with customers about sustainable topics. It includes a quote and mantra from the CEO: “Sustainability is more than recycling.

Sustainability 111

Sustainability Retail Startups Electric vehicle 111

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Over the past two months, I reached outside my usual network to discuss this topic via email with six fellow honorees from the 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 , to which I was named in June. Food loss and waste is another big environmental topic. However, this is a topic that brings great economic and social opportunities.

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Health Sustainability Agriculture Organic 535

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Boston Consulting Group research points to gap between corporate commitments and readiness to act on climate change among major tech innovators. At the same time, investors, regulators, customers, and shareholders are all looking to big companies and their CEOs to take the lead in making real progress against global warming.".

Innovation 42

Innovation Automotive North America Sustainability 42

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This will have a big impact.". What will happen with these strategic partnerships is that you can identify which tech are going to be world-leading, and you can put investment into these in a way that a research council can't," he predicted. This is a chemical — or a series of chemicals — that goes into households around the world.

Fossil fuels 312

Fossil fuels Carbon Biotechnology Biodegradable 312

Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

In my annual review of big themes in sustainability and business — in other words, how companies manage environmental and social issues and opportunities — I’ve always included a changing climate as a big story. But companies also told CDP about an upside: trillions in potential markets for low-carbon tech.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Climate change 78

AGreenLiving

JUNE 3, 2021

Questions such as these are fueling a flood of early-stage investment in climate tech that crosses over into the enterprise software realm, as companies seek to integrate data about emissions, resource consumption — and risk — with more traditional measures of operational efficiency. Want more great analysis of climate tech and innovation?

Startups 36

Startups Real Estate Resilience Innovation 36

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

During the "Technology: The New Product Storytelling" panel, it was astoundingly clear that emerging digital technologies can make a big difference for fashion brands and their customers. Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… . Would I do it again? Circular Economy.

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Fashion Blockchain Carbon-neutral Soil 481

Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

[One of my recurring topics…how the demand for the “business case for sustainability” is perhaps holding us back now. Throughout 2023, tech companies have continually laid off workers. Particular initiatives would still face normal business scrutiny, but we could stop making the overall business case every time.

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Sustainability Packaging Fashion Demand 78

Charged

MAY 3, 2023

Frank Menchaca: I think the scale of what’s happening is a big factor. That’s another big area where we’re creating frameworks that we think will be the starting point for standards. Charged : Well, you just touched on a couple of topics that we could probably talk about for hours, because battery traceability is a huge topic too.

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Batteries Organic Automotive Recycling 138

Better Ventures

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Fostering a sense of community and connections amongst our founders is a big focus at our firm. We want them to come away with learnings on topics they’ve expressed a desire to learn about. Network is so important in the tech and venture ecosystem, so creating a space for these connections to happen is important.

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Organic Startups Demand 52