Latest sustainable technology and innovation news

July 7, 2020

Sustainable supply chains

A transparent journey from crop to cup

The coffee industry’s fragmented nature is a big challenge to sustainability in supply chains. As pressure grows on the industry to incentivise sustainable farming, digital tools help achieve the transparency that is needed to develop a sustainable production process.

District heat networks

Private sector investments critically needed

Policy makers and property developers increasingly look at district heat networks for low-carbon heating and cooling. Achieving the scale-up that is needed to realise district heating’s full decarbonisation potential will require innovation and private sector investments.

Corporate sustainability

Preparing better for climate change impact

Companies with robust sustainability strategies are not just better prepared for emergencies like the COVID-19 crisis or the impact of climate change. Companies that have worked with sustainability for many years are also in a stronger position to move forward right after a crisis.

Workplaces of the future

Improving diversity, equity and inclusion for all

Technology can be biased. But it can also help companies to improve inclusion and diversity in their workplaces and boost their bottom lines. COVID-19 has given an opportunity to shape the workplace of the future by blending technological tools with human-centric approaches.

Find out how >

Source: World Economic Forum

ClimateHealth

June 25, 2020

Building back better

Five proposals to kickstart a green recovery

With a recession looming, there is no point in reinventing an outdated economic model. Research has shown how a green recovery could benefit the climate as well as prosperity and health. Quick wins are needed though, to build support among citizens and investors.

Check 5 quick wins >

Source: The Conversation

ClimateWater

June 23, 2020

Nature for life

Providing blueprints for nature-based recovery

The Equator Prize winning solutions provide blueprints for addressing the socio-economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Nature-based solutions proposed by indigenous communities in Thailand, Canada and Kenya show what green recovery can look like.

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Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development