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...
ORNL and UMaine to work on $20M biobased 3D printing project
In Tennessee, a new research collaboration between the University of Maine and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will advance efforts...
Coffee waste upcycler and edible traceability markers are “SnackFutures” winners
In Italy, Mondelēz International’s global innovation and venture hub, SnackFutures, recognized two start-ups for their innovative snacking solutions to help support a healthier planet...
Renewable solvent wins environmental leader’s top product award
In Australia, Cyrene, a bio-based, renewable solvent produced by biotechnology company Circa Group, won Top Product 2019 at the Environmental Leader (EL) and Energy...
Carbon Footprint Challenge 2019 open for students and young professionals
In Germany, for the second year in a row, Covestro is a partner of the global Carbon Footprint Challenge, an international business idea competition...
Climbing GrowBot, a plant robot, paves the way of the future
In Italy, researcher Barbara Mazzolai with the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia’s Center for Micro-BioRobotics developed a plant robot or plantoid called GrowBot, which moves...
Sitting on some wood – Lenzing’s latest goes to automotive seat covers
In Austria, Lenzing partnered up with Swiss automaker Rinspeed to expand into automotive seat covers and upholstery. Lenzing produces Tencel, a brand of lyocell...
Regenerative fibers and water-based textile coatings make for sustainable shoes
In Germany, Covestro and the Austria-based Lenzing Group developed environmentally-compatible polyurethane (PU) synthetics for the shoe industry. It uses Tencel Lyocell fiber from Lenzing,...
Bringing to market new and innovative cup solutions
In California, the NextGen Circular Business Accelerator is taking selected winning ideas from the Cup Challenge to the next level. For six teams, the...