Fragility in the Depths
The deep sea is only partially explored for less than 1% of its area, making it practically like another planet on Earth. Thousands of meters underwater, deep canyons, towering mountains and boundle...
Delicius, the Sustainable Anchovies
The sea is the only source of supply for the fishing industry, and its protection should be the core of any and all activity in this sector. Fish sampling methods and water health are among the fact...
From vision to reality: here is Ireland’s circular transition
Put public policies into practice, involve citizens, innovate but with responsibility. From the Circular Economy Hotspot 2023 in Dublin, held from 29 May to 1 June, comes a strong and clear message:...
Startup: on-demand clothing repair and home delivery with Sojo App
Sojo connects customers who need to make alterations or repairs to their garments with an in-house team of tailors.Customers can book the service through the website or the app, and the repaired or ...
Global Plastics Treaty: upsides and downsides of the second round of negotiations
The second round of negotiations (INC-2) for a Global Plastics Treaty, held from May 29 to June 2 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, concluded with the adoption of a mandate to create a “zero dr...
World Circular Economy Forum 2023: it's time to accelerate the transition
The transition towards a global circular economy is gaining more and more traction, but it’s not fast nor widespread enough yet. That’s what emerged from the first two days of the World ...
Startup: Resale as a Service for fashion with ReFlaunt
ReFlaunt is a company founded in 2018 for the resale of clothes and fashion items. Today, it is a leader in resale-as-a-service technology and the construction of digital resale ecosystems for fashi...
Global plastics treaty: the second round of negotiation is underway
The second round of negotiations (INC-2) for the development of a treaty on plastic pollution is being held between 29th May and 2nd June in Paris. Although the 2022 mandate defined by the United Na...
Decent Work in the Circular Economy: the Circle Economy Report
A new report by Circle Economy, presented on May 9th found that 84% of current studies on jobs in the circular economy has been developed in northern countries. Decent work in the circular economy:...
Startup: enhanced rock weathering for carbon sequestration with UnDo
UnDo helps individuals and companies reduce their carbon footprint by spreading basalt rock on farmland, thus accelerating the natural geologic process known as weather degradation or weathering. On...
Agromining: What if we Farmed Metals?
To pluck three golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides, Hercules had to hold the sky on his shoulders instead of Atlas. The pioneers of agromining, on the other hand, hope to have to go thro...
Startup: Eco-friendly and Recyclable Sneakers from Miret
Miret is a Croatian startup whose aim is to design and manufacture compostable and recyclable sneakers using natural, renewable, and sustainably-grown materials. Winner of the Sustainable Fashion Go...
Startup: Cocogreen, agricultural substrates from coconut fiber
Cocogreen is the British cultivation substrate company that utilizes coconut fiber as the main ingredient for intensive cultivation of berries, pharmaceutical marijuana, salad greens and fruit trees...
Startup: Recovering Silicon, Silver, and Copper from PV Panels with ROSI Solar
ROSI Solar is among the first companies in Europe to offer an industrial solution for the inexpensive recovery of high-purity silicon, silver, and copper from end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) modules. ...
Startup: Mycelium-based Furniture and Packaging from RongoDesign
RongoDesign combines mycelium technology and the recycling of agroindustrial waste to create safe and durable interior design products with biophilic characteristics, which help build healthy spaces...
Startup: FixFirst, an Operating System to Extend the Life of Products
Founded in 2019, German startup FixFirst offers companies a software as-a-service that aims to be the OS (operating system) for circular services and products, focusing especially on repair. A soft...
Sustainable Tourism and Green Certifications: an Overview
Tourism, like other sectors, is experiencing a boom in green certifications. Globally, there are 150 certificates assessing the sustainability of tourism activities such as hotels, resorts, res...
Startup: biobased and home compostable plastics with Traceless Materials
Germany-based Traceless Materials offers an alternative to single-use, fossil-based plastics thanks to its biobased and home compostable plastics. With special technology developed by the Hamburg-ba...
Hans Bruyninckx: beyond the green city, the future is in integrated cities
Innovation, creativity, cooperation, vision: cities have always been the place where change begins and future is built. The path mapped out by the European Green Deal, then, can only start in t...
Startup: Vertical Protein Production from Insects with Tebrito
Tebrito is the Swedish insect production company that uses the protein produced by the Tenebrio molitor, also known as the mealworm or miller's tenebrion, native to continental Europe, as an al...