Auchan Supply Chains: What a sustainable supply chain supporting local producers and the planet looks like
The Auchan Supply Chain Program was launched in 2019 and has been strengthened year after year. Today, behind every product labeled “We Cultivate What’s Best!” lies not only authentic taste and guaranteed quality, but also the story of a local farmer, a supported community, and a value chain built on mutual respect and care for […]
For every new phone sold in Germany, Vodafone will recycle a used one
One for One program recently launched in Germany is an intention of Vodafone Germany to move at least one million phones a year into secure waste streams. Weighing more than the Great Wall of China, the amount of electronic waste discarded in 2021 is estimated to be 57.4 metric tons. For every phone Vodafone sells […]
Time has come for green tech to be awarded
And now it is at Green Tech Festival, an event launched in Sept 2022 in New York and will tour in London, Singapore and Berlin by mid 2023. Big plans, big companies partnering up to empower changemakers and to foster innovative green technologies for a sustainable future. The festival welcomes visitors from all over the […]
Too Good To Go App is a community of Waste Warriors fighting food waste together.
As a user, save meals from stores and food professionals around you. As a professional, you contribute to a movement that values sustainability and prevention of food waste. More than 1/3 of food is thrown away in restaurants, supermarkets, schools or our homes. But this integrated solution helps saving the surplus food from all these […]
To provide sustainable alternative to chaotic airports and jam-packed trains, SailLink launches catamaran channel crossing between UK and France.
Offering a more tranquil mode of transport, especially after the crowded airports, SailLink aims to create a regular ferry route between the UK and France. Not by diesel-chugging ships but by wind-powered sailboats and catamarans. As the startup puts it, “Sailing the short distance between the UK and mainland Europe should be a normality and […]
NATO aims to reduce civilian and military greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050.
This is what Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg marked recently, when he also announced the first objectives of the alliance regarding emissions. “All allies have committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions as part of the Paris agreement,” he added.
The lowest AI energy-per-kilometer rail vehicle in the world, unveiled in Nancy, France
The UrbanLoop is a prototype electric public transport system focused on providing low-carbon mobility for individuals as a rival to the car in terms of speed and travel time. This rivalry is because the key concepts guiding the design were eliminating waiting times at stops and forcing passengers to use connecting lines. The UrbanLoop is […]
Keeping plastics in the economy and out of our ocean
HP, Ikea, Logitech, Humanscale, Trek, Intarface, Bontrager are only a few of the companies from the corporate coalition to recycle plastic by keeping it in the economy and out of the oceans. It is the first ever global network targeting multinational supply chains to keep plastic out of the ocean. Multi awarded internationally for their […]
Building a better future became mandatory, not a “nice to have” anymore
Start Social is a European initiative which supports social entrepreneurs to find solutions for today’s biggest social challenges through a 4-step-program of trainings and grants. Inclusion, sustainability and resiliency are the most important elements of a healthy society and for this, Start Social invites Europe in a systemic call to action. Acting within the triad […]
World Future Council is addressing climate change
50 eminent global change-makers from all the five continents from governments, parliaments, civil society, academia, the arts and business spotted urgent global themes and determine the agenda for our collective international work. They enter in their 15th year of existence and of addressing climate change, rights of children and youth, food and land, polity, peace.
