by Ryan Scott | Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism, Water
Water is one of those vital things, like air, that we take for granted until it’s in short supply. That’s why World Water Day was established, which this year falls on March 22nd. An international observance that dates back to the 1992 United Nations Conference on...
by Ray Podder | Energy, Featured, In Focus
In 1997, while rummaging through a bin of novelty items in a tiny sidewalk shop in San Francisco’s China Town, I stumbled upon an item that sounded too good to be true. It was a shaving razor made of a self sharpening non-metallic material that was supposed to be good...
by Amy Seidman | Supply Chain, Sustainability
Scott Leonard is the co-founder and CEO of Indigenous Designs, a fashion company specializing in fair trade and organic apparel. They sell direct to consumer, but also white label their apparel to major brands such as Eileen Fisher. Their model is to alleviate poverty...
by Shana Rappaport | Agriculture, Sustainability, Verge
Sure, 2014 saw its share of forward-thinking business investments and new, collaborative models in sustainability fields ranging from advanced agriculture to renewable energy. The year ahead, too, is already shaping up to be momentous for technologies, new business...
by Shana Rappaport | Energy, Resilient Cities, Solar, Sustainability
From Google’s billion-dollar acquisition of smart energy pioneer Nest to the proliferation of sensors in “smart cities” around the world, 2014 was a big year for innovation in sustainability. All that adds up to massive opportunities at the...
by Shana Rappaport | Clean Tech, Economy, Energy, Innovation, Solar, Sustainability, Verge
‘Tis the season for year-end reflection. After all, what better way to celebrate the progress we’ve made and to begin envisioning what’s yet to come? The convergence of technologies — and of people from different sectors — is enabling and accelerating systemic...