Although there are new (some highly innovative) materials and products being developed and entering the market, a defined list of plastic substitutes does not exist (yet) The issue of plastic pollution is gaining momentum in the global effort to address climate change. And, while plastic substitutes are not an immediate solution at scale, the renewable …
Plastic pollution solution? UNCTAD says; make a list… Read More »
Separating Aspirations from Reality 360dialogues engaging graphic treatment examines circularity’s promise as a silver bullet for the planet’s problems and finds it wanting. With engaging visuals, it evaluates the claims from a scientifically informed perspective, illustrating the difference between possible and non-possible solutions for a more sustainable economy and provides a more pragmatic foundation on which …
Let’s face it, it’s not easy to learn about alternative-to-plastic materials – often cutting-edge innovations described in the impenetrable language of the lab and the academy. But what about how we think about innovation? As IP lawyer Sara Holland’s article The Inventions so enjoyably shows, art has often been our gateway to the future in …
Where experts answer twenty questions in thirty minutes about plastic, alternatives-to-plastic and all things circular. #3 Hair’s what’s happening! , Andrew and Zsofia Kollar – Founder of Human Material Loop – get into what is ‘waste’ and the benefits of hypo-allergic, strong as steel, climate-positive high-performance textiles from human hair! Listen on …
“A company with no positive intrinsic value that helps people, customers and users will not survive.” Michael Thiemann. Forbes Councils Member* If you’re as interested in ‘what a start-up needs’ as we are, try a little experiment. Do a web search on the topic. And? A business plan, a product, a market, marketing, finance… lots …
Investment – Is it still just ‘show me the money!’? Read More »
“We now live in a world of three dimensions in investing terms. We have lived, since the 1950s and [modern] portfolio theory, in a world that has worked with risk and return, but we are adding a third dimension of sustainability and responsibility, which is increasingly becoming a fiduciary duty to add to investment funds …
World leaders at COP26 will be looking at ways to reduce CO2 emissions to achieve their net carbon zero commitments with ambitious pathways across power generation, transport, agriculture, homes and heavy industry. However, the manufacturing sector – and particularly plastics manufacturing – seems to have been ignored. The production of plastics currently accounts for approximately …