Discovering the Holy Grail of Green Chemistry
EASEL Biotechnologies is pioneering the discovery of breakthrough technologies which are not only green but also sustainable and competitive.
Creating a More Sustainable Transport Industry
IMPERIAL Logistics Refrigerated Services has embarked on a low carbon mobility proof of concept project (Katerva) that could lead to transformational innovation and sustainability solutions for the local and global transportation industry.
Stribrawpa Sustaining Community in Costa Rica
Sustainability is not just an idea for the women of Yorkin, Costa Rica. It is a guiding principle they have chosen for ensuring the well being of their families and community.
Analyzing Supply Chain Environmental Impacts
Funding Energy Innovation
The US Government’s ARPA-E program promotes innovation by funding projects that have the capacity to radically transform the energy industry.
Sustainability Challenge for the Building Sector
Architecture 2030 aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the building sector by changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed.
A Truly Nobel Initiative
The Nobel Women’s Initiative, formed in 2006 and led by female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, aims to enhance and expand the global movement to advance nonviolence, justice and equality by promoting work done by activists, researchers and global organizations.
Greening the City of Brotherly Love
The Greenworks Philadelphia initiative established 15 targets to improve the city’s environment, reduce energy use, create jobs, and enhance the quality of life in an effort to make Philadelphia the number one green city in America.
Using the WWW to Empower Women Globally
WomensWorldwideWeb.org is an online platform that empowers women, their families and communities, through microfinance, education, mentoring and social networking.
Bringing Surgical Services to Remote Areas
The Solarclave is a low-cost, solar-powered device used to safely and reliably sterilize surgical instruments in developing country clinics that lack the necessary infrastructure and tools to perform much-needed surgical procedures.
Mainstreaming Solar for the Future
Nanosolar is the leader in printing thin films for solar energy. Through its industrial printing process that coats CIGS (Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenium) and nanoparticle inks on low-cost aluminum foil, Nanosolar minimizes the need for expensive high-vacuum manufacturing equipment while using a low-cost roll-to-roll manufacturing process.
‘Renewable Plastic’: No Longer an Oxymoron
Sustainable chemical company Genomatica have developed a GREEN BDO in which living bacteria replace fossil fuels in the production of a common industrial chemical Butanediol (BDO). BDO is traditionally synthesized from acetylene (derived from crude oil or natural gas).
