To meet the growing global demand for metals – while also meeting sustainability goals and reducing the environmental impacts associated with use and production of metals – requires a rethink of product design and metal recycling practices. Theoretically, metals can be recycled almost indefinitely, thus presenting a valuable opportunity to reduce environmental degradation, energy [...]
Unreasonable at Sea is a radical experiment in transnational entrepreneurship, design-thinking, and education, designed to scale-up effective technological solutions to the greatest challenges of our time. Working directly with technology based companies and entrepreneurs who are passionate to tackle the world’s toughest problems, Unreasonable at Sea is a unique mentor-driven accelerator programme that will place [...]
Mozambikes est une nouvelle et innovante entreprise de vélo au Mozambique; elle soutient le cyclisme comme moyen de mobilité durable – tout en offrant aux entreprises une chance unique de se faire de la publicité sur les panneaux mobiles transportés par les vélos. Mozambikes contribue à créer une culture du cyclisme durable au Mozambique et [...]
Every year, Sustainia identifies innovative and groundbreaking solutions from around the world within 10 different sectors. The 100 most outstanding sustainable solutions are selected and published in the annual Sustainia100 list. From this list, a committee led by Arnold Schwarzenegger selects the solution of the year, which will receive the Sustainia Award. Corporations, organizations, researchers, community groups, [...]
Films For Action is a community-powered online library of eco documentaries and short films for people who want to change the world. Films For Action uses the power of film to raise awareness of important social, environmental, and media-related issues not covered by the mainstream news. Offering access to over 200 documentaries and 500 short films [...]
Solar lighting can provide an increasingly low-cost solution to reducing carbon emissions, indoor air pollution and health risks, as well as boosting green jobs, according to new country lighting assessments carried out by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which looks at replacing the millions of kerosene lamps, candles and flashlights used worldwide. UNEP [...]
According to the newly released SMARTer2020 report, increased use of information and communication technology (ICT) such as video conferencing and smart building management could cut global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 16.5% by 2020, amounting to $1.9 trillion in gross energy and fuel savings. SMARTer2020 shows that concerted action by policy-makers to encourage the use [...]
An innovative company in The Gambia has been working in collaboration with a range of partners to provide a sustainable and alternative cooking fuel for households, industries, restaurants, schools and other institutions that usually use firewood or charcoal for cooking, firing, or heating. GreenTech Environmental Solutions in The Gambia is a company that seeks to [...]
La consommation collaborative, définie par Wikipedia comme “ un modèle économique basé sur le partage, l’échange, le troc, la vente ou la location de produits plutôt que la propriété”, offre une opportunité pour l’amélioration de la durabilité en Afrique. La consommation collaborative bouleverse les anciens modèles économiques en Europe et en Amérique du nord et [...]
An innovative design company in New York has created an urban prototype for charging mobile devices on city streets using solar energy – an idea that could help to transform existing urban infrastructure and enhance social and environmental benefits. PENSA’s ‘street charge’ concept aims to integrate solar powered charging stations into city infrastructure – providing [...]
