Staying safe this summer with eco-friendly sun protection

In Germany, EcoSun Pass by BASF’s Care Creations is a new methodology especially developed for sun protection products – evaluating the environmental compatibility of...

The 3 P’s –Printing, Packaging and Paper get biobased innovations

In the Czech Republic, packaging industry leaders SOMA, Flint Group, Miller Graphics and Futamura joined forces to create sustainable biobased print samples on film....

World’s first headphones made from fungus, spider silk, protein foam and more

In Finland, headphones are no longer just made with plastic and metal, but now thanks to design studio Aivan, they are now made with...

Greener goblets of liquor thanks to biobased and recyclable packaging

In France, global packaged spirits company Pernod Ricard, which you may know as the company behind Absolut Vodka, Beefeater, Chivas Regal, and other liquor...

Bamboo based bandages offer eco-friendly booboo option

In Australia, PATCH has created bandages that are made from 100 percent organic bamboo fiber, and are completely compostable and plastic-free, including all packaging....

DSM and Chenyang launch eco-friendly paint solution with 49% bio-renewable content

In the Netherlands, Royal DSM and Chenyang Group, a global manufacturer of environmentally friendly paints and coatings, have plans to collaborate more extensively to...

Clean, green, grilling machine with new miscanthus BBQ fuel

In the United Kingdom, Waitrose introduced new eco-friendly 100% Natural Miscanthus Briquettes and Firstarters in 19 key stores after a successful trial. These innovative...

Too good to waste – cacao bean waste turned into beer, juice, and more

In Colombia, scientists at the Industrial University of Santander are creating new products like beer, juice, desserts and nutraceuticals from cacao beans waste material....

Soy based shoes get USDA biobased product label

In Georgia, family-owned company, Okabashi, earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label for their sustainable shoes. Okabashi’s Buford, Georgia factory...

Nike publishes circular design workbook for sustainable guidelines

In Oregon, Nike’s new guide, Circularity: Guiding the Future of Design, is intended to provide designers and product creators across the industry with a...

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Denim heavyweight Levi’s ramps up use of biobased black pigment

In Nevada, jeans giant Levi’s has boosted the use Nature Coating’s BioBlack in its denim manufacturing. Nature Coatings, which converts wood waste into high...

Hair today, enamel-repairing toothpaste tomorrow  

In London, scientists from King's College have found that keratin extracted from human hair creates a protective coating similar to tooth enamel when it...

Angel the still-living cow immortalized in world’s first cultivated leather jewelry

In North Carolina, researchers at Cultivated Biomaterials have created jewelry from leather grown in the lab from cells sourced from Angel, the cow.  They...