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Advertising & Marketing
Smart, green advertising in the sky
Computing & Tech
A circular economy marketplace for personal electronics
Sustainability
Clean cooking and female empowerment in Sierra Leone
Agriculture & Energy
Harnessing Kenya’s geothermal energy for direct air capture
Property & Construction
Smart windows control the sunlight and heat entering a home
Agriculture & Energy
Transforming old oil wells into energy storage assets
Sustainability
Mapping the seafloor in high-resolution
Agriculture & Energy
Simplified hydroponics systems
Manufacturing
Photocatalysts upcycle CO2 into commodity chemicals
Agriculture & Energy
Repurposing used EV batteries into off-grid solar energy systems
Food & Drink
An app lets supermarkets reduce waste by selling discounted food items
Features
Designing clothes for a waste-free future
Features
Planet Champions: Emily Stochl
Fashion & Beauty
AI recommends the right size for customers to reduce clothes returns
Features
Designing clothes for a waste-free future
One Belgian startup is making it easy to disassemble old clothes, helping to make clothes recycling efficient at scale
Features
Planet Champions: Emily Stochl
We spoke with Emily to find out more about the work of Remake – and the importance of rethinking our shopping habits
Features
Taking stock of climate innovation
The UN has released its latest stocktake report on progress against the Paris Climate Agreement. What are the key insights for innovation?
Features
Planet Champions: Dr Imogen Napper
We sat down with Imogen to discuss her inspiring work – which was instrumental in the banning of plastic microbeads in cosmetics
Innovation Snapshot
Training fungi to consume construction waste
One company has taken inspiration from the forest floor to tackle construction’s waste problem
Innovation Snapshot
The Springwise Top 5: How the Inflation Reduction Act is fuelling clean tech innovation
It has been a year since the US passed the landmark climate bill, how have innovators responded?
Innovation Snapshot
Keeping food fresh naturally
Harnessing the natural defence systems of fruit and vegetables to extend their shelf life
Innovation Snapshot
Vertical farming in the desert
Aerofarms’ cutting-edge technology promises greater food security in the Middle East
Enlightened Leaders
Enlightened leaders: Eleni Myrivili
Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili discusses her three-pillar strategy for coping with extreme heat in cities
Features
The Springwise top 5: takeaways from Bupa Eco-Disruptive Live 2023
Last week, we attended the Bupa eco-Disruptive Live event – take a look at our most important takeaways from the day
Features
Ten new leaders the world’s been waiting for
How are young people leading the way on environmental protection?
Innovation Snapshot
The potato farm of the future
The global company is working out how to reduce emissions and restore biodiversity while increasing yields
Innovation Snapshot
The Springwise Top 5: Plastic Replacements
To celebrate plastic-free July, discover some of our favourite innovative materials replacing packaging
Features
The Springwise Top 5: UK Climate Innovations
To celebrate London Climate Action Week, we take a look at the freshest UK climate innovations
Innovation Snapshot
The Springwise Top 5: Circular Food Innovations
The 2023 Ellen MacArthur Foundation got us thinking about circularity in food production – here are five of our favourite farming and food innovations
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Harnessing microorganisms for crop protection
A partnership aims to speed up the development of products that help plants grow and fight disease without chemicals
Smart, green advertising in the sky
One company combines drone technology, data analytics, and AI to make aerial ads both sustainable and effective
A circular economy marketplace for personal electronics
The platform prioritises data security as it connects buyers and sellers with certified product assessments
Clean cooking and female empowerment in Sierra Leone
This social enterprise was started to promote gender equality and energy access with its green cookstoves
Harnessing Kenya’s geothermal energy for direct air capture
A startup hopes to global warming by removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it underground in Kenya
Smart windows control the sunlight and heat entering a home
One company is giving people easy control of their windows, optimising energy usage, comfort, and desired privacy
Harnessing microorganisms for crop protection
A partnership aims to speed up the development of products that help plants grow and fight disease without chemicals
Smart, green advertising in the sky
One company combines drone technology, data analytics, and AI to make aerial ads both sustainable and effective
A circular economy marketplace for personal electronics
The platform prioritises data security as it connects buyers and sellers with certified product assessments
Clean cooking and female empowerment in Sierra Leone
This social enterprise was started to promote gender equality and energy access with its green cookstoves
Harnessing Kenya’s geothermal energy for direct air capture
A startup hopes to global warming by removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it underground in Kenya
Smart windows control the sunlight and heat entering a home
One company is giving people easy control of their windows, optimising energy usage, comfort, and desired privacy
Transforming old oil wells into energy storage assets
‘Gravity wells’ could provide the grid with cheap energy storage services
Mapping the seafloor in high-resolution
A combination of smart technologies come together to provide an accurate snapshot of the health of our oceans
Simplified hydroponics systems
The gardens grow animal feed as well as herbs and vegetables
Photocatalysts upcycle CO2 into commodity chemicals
A new process uses light instead of heat to produce chemicals – saving energy and using up captured CO2 in the process
Repurposing used EV batteries into off-grid solar energy systems
A Kenyan company is delivering cheap solar and water filtration systems by reusing e-waste to develop lithium batteries locally
An app lets supermarkets reduce waste by selling discounted food items
Shoppers can see real-time discounts at local stores
Designing clothes for a waste-free future
One Belgian startup is making it easy to disassemble old clothes, helping to make clothes recycling efficient at scale
Planet Champions: Emily Stochl
We spoke with Emily to find out more about the work of Remake – and the importance of rethinking our shopping habits
AI recommends the right size for customers to reduce clothes returns
The platform matches 3D models of customers to the most suitably sized product
A low-cost way to reduce space junk
The passive system rapidly clears debris in orbit around the Earth
Rent-to-own solar panels
The system is designed for smaller spaces, making renewable energy affordable for many
Drones boost biodiversity at scale
One early-stage startup uses innovative drone technology to revive biodiversity at a large scale
Reducing the cost of electrolysers for green hydrogen
A new electrolyser is reducing the energy needed to produce green hydrogen, bringing down the cost of this technology
Creating sustainable packaging with fungi
The process converts organic waste into usable biomaterials that can directly replace plastics