One World – One Environment – One Network
Furniture giant Ikea will test renting furniture in 30 markets worldwide as part of its efforts to reduce waste and drive sustainability. Ikea has announced that it will test furniture leasing in 30 markets...
UN-Habitat convened a roundtable discussion on how floating cities could help solve urban challenges such as climate change and lack of affordable housing. Over 70 architects, designers, academics and entrepreneurs gathered at UN headquarters...
Seedstars World, the biggest startup competition focusing on emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, held its grand finale with the sixth edition of the Global Seedstars Summit on April 5th. Over 1000 people attended...
Refrigerators use more electricity than most other household devices. Now researchers believe they might have discovered how to make the appliances more energy efficient. Writing in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, the...
This year’s Global SDG Awards went to 17 companies around the world. The awards celebrate private-sector leadership in advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. John Dyer reports. Women and children in Africa...
Royal Mail is conducting its first ever trial of zero-emission e-trikes for mail and parcel delivery. The new vehicles are powered by a combination of solar, battery, pedal and brake technology. Royal Mail has...
Mayors, ministers, private sector leaders and civil society representatives came together at the first Cities Summit during the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It focused on how issues such as circularity, good governance community...
The 89th edition of the Geneva International Motor Show took place from 7-17 March, 2019 at the Palexpo. Recent years have seen many motor shows promising electric concepts, but the range of electric production...
Greater use of 3D printing in cities has the potential to drive innovation and sustainability by putting manufacturing back in the hands of communities, reducing transport and waste and increasing local jobs. The ‘fabrication...
A new type of solar panel has been developed at SINTEF, the first to store both electricity and heat. Moreover, researchers have succeeded in increasing its output dramatically by providing the panel with its...
The EU research project Be-Smart aims to make it easier and less expensive to integrate photovoltaic systems into buildings. The project is being coordinated by the Swiss institute for technology in Lausanne (EPFL). Be-Smart...
The world’s top consumer goods companies are innovating quickly to keep up with changing consumer preferences for plant-based products and less packaging, finds a new CDP report. Danone, Nestlé, Unilever and L’Oréal all stand...
Food giant Nestlé has joined an initiative to build a fully recyclable and compostable to-go cup. Its goal is to make 100 per cent of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. Nestlé has...
The Solar Impulse Foundation plans to expand the scope and impact of its work in 2019 with the aim of promoting high impact green technology solutions and scaling their deployment. This year, the Solar...
Asia Pacific is home to 19 of the 20 most dynamic cities in the world, according to JLL’s sixth City Momentum Index (CMI). The index identifies the most rapidly growing urban economies around the...
An international team of researchers have designed a device that converts energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity. Their ‘rectenna’ could one day power wearable electronics, medical devices and sensors for the Internet of Things...
Werner Hoyer, president of the European Investment Bank, has written an article for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, arguing that Europe is well poised to lead the green economy. John Dyer reports. Europe...
Global sporting goods manufacturer Adidas plans to make 11 million pairs of shoes containing recycled ocean plastic in 2019, double what it produced in 2018. Adidas has announced that it will produce more shoes...
The production of drugs, pesticides and smart phone displays often demands cost-intensive and wasteful processes. Now, scientists have developed a resource-saving green alternative based on the non-toxic metal manganese. For the production of...
Floating solar photovoltaics systems are a technology already in widespread use, especially in Japan. Installing them on more than 24,000 reservoirs in the United States could generate around 10 per cent of the nation’s...
