Tag: Guardian sustainable business
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‘Big egos’ and inaction: whatever happened to the B Team?
Critics say Richard Branson’s sustainability initiative has made no real progress one year after launch, Jo Confino calls for fewer press releases and more fist bangingRead more stories like this:The B Team challenge leaders revealed: who are they? Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz launch the B Team challenge How Google’s Larry Page became a responsible…
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Biogas: can a green energy source be environmentally damaging?
Government efforts to protect sustainable agriculture may also cut off growth of the burgeoning British biogas industry
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Southwest Airlines upcycles 80,000 leather seats into bags, shoes and balls
From leather seats to tote bags and fish skin into luxury shoes, businesses are creating new value from waste streams
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From Parisian catwalks to your home, 3D printing is democratising fashion
The technology could reduce the fashion industry’s wasteful footprint, but materials must be improved if it’s to go mainstream
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The strange science behind design: materials from unusual sources
From clothing made from crab compounds to recycled blue jeans worked into your Ford Fusion, innovation in textile manufacture and design is getting weirder – and more sustainable
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Electric vehicles: how can brands get consumers behind the wheel?
The burgeoning network of electric vehicle charge points across the UK means it’s easier than ever to justify a purchase, but ‘range anxiety’ and cost are still deterring consumers