Fast-fashion posterchild H&M struggles with sustainability
In Sweden, H&M Group has launched a number of initiatives aimed at improving its sustainability profile, but the impact of those programs are limited...
Oregon startup developing dissolvable plastic made out of algae
In Oregon, a startup founded by three University of Oregon students is developing dissolvable plastic made from brown algae.
David Crinnion, Algotek’s cofounder and CEO,...
Seaweed an untapped resource for sustainable development challenges
In Malaysia, New Straits Times has published a comprehensive review of seaweed applications. NST contributor Oon Yeoh notes seaweed is a largely untapped resource...
Aalto University, VTT ink forest products pact
In Finland, Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have signed a collaboration agreement to develop materials from renewable resources. The Academy...
Glow-in-the-dark trees eyed for street lighting
In Denmark, a startup named Allumen is looking to turn trees into street lights by inserting genes for bioluminescence.
In theory, the trees could replace expensive...
Get boozy and be green: UK alcohol beverage company offering edible, flavored straws
In the United Kingdom, alcoholic beverage company Diageo is offering an innovative solution to the growing prevalence of plastic straw bans: edible, flavored straws...
Kombucha clothes could be next hipster trend
In Arizona, a designer is creating leather-like textiles from kombucha, a fermented tea beverage growing in popularity among trendy, health-conscious millennials.
“This is an old thing,”...
Apple mush: The latest straw replacement material
In Germany, a Langenbernsdorf-based startup is producing straws made from apple pomace, a solid mush left over from the apple juice production process.
Wisefood’s straws,...
Spit-activated, biobased batteries could improve humanitarian aid
In Binghampton, New York, researchers are have created paper-based, saliva-activated batteries that could help power medical tests and devices in remote or impoverished regions.
The...
Celebrity-backed, sustainably packaged water brand lands in the UK
In the United Kingdom, Red Star Brands is adding Just Water—Jaden Smith’s sustainable water brand—to its portfolio of available products.
Eighty-two percent of the Just...