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FEATURE STORY
The environmental startups looking beyond carbon emissions
Although carbon footprint assessments are by now a familiar feature of company ESG filings, it is still rare to see biodiversity and ecosystem impacts included. For this to change, businesses need access to fast, accurate, and cheap assessment services that specialise in this area. The bioeconomy is especially crying out for sustainability assessments that account for the environment as a whole, being one of the sectors most directly dependent on the continued health of wild ecosystems.
Anton/Bauer announced the launch of Salt-E Dog, a sodium-based 9kWh mobile power source designed specifically for motion picture and television production.
REI Co-op introduced its REI Co-op Swiftland Multi-terrain (Swiftland MT). This versatile trail runner maximizes recycled and bio-based materials without compromising technical expectations
Southwest Airlines wins award for innovation in sustainability
Southwest Airlines has been named a 2023 SEALBusiness Awards winner in the Environmental Initiative category for its investment in SAFFiRE1, a pilot project supporting the development and production of SAF.
WNDR Alpine launches activewear line made from microalgae
The team has taken the microalgae oil used in WNDR Alpine skis’ and boards’ AlgalTech and worked with the Swiss green chemistry innovator Beyond Surface Technologies to create miDori® bioWick WA, a 100% petroleum-free textile finish, formulated with microalgae oil.
Modern Meadow joins forces with Navis TubeTex to revolutionize the textile industry
By leveraging Modern Meadow’s biofabrication expertise and Navis TubeTex’s deep knowledge of textile machinery, the companies are poised to revolutionize the industry and drive sustainable practices forward.
Toyoda Gosei invests in startup specializing in wastewater treatment tech
Toyoda Gosei invested around $900,000 USD in Friend Microbe Inc., a startup out of Nagoya University that is growing a wastewater treatment business that uses microorganisms to reduce the waste produced in manufacturing processes.
