The Slow Food movement: the virtues of eating local foods
Cocina kilómetro 0 revamps forgotten ingredients and reduces the consumption of fossil fuels by highlighting the role of locally sourced food.
Recycling plastic and rubble into jobs thanks to USE-IT
Circular economy could provide the answers to South Africa’s chronic unemployment, if waste is turned into a resource it would create thousands of new job opportunities.
Bamboo shoots higher
After flooring, boat construction and other applications, environmentally friendly bamboo is now ready to debut in pipelines, thanks to new patented composite technologies by Zhejiang Xinzhou .
Blowing Hot and Cold
The Spanish market for small wind turbines is in the doldrums, stalled by declining government support and kilometers of red tape. Technological innovation is one way to get things moving again.
Self-service car sharing
After a successful pilot project in Casablanca in 2015, the service is rolling into cities across the nation. The name behind this alternative to car ownership is the start-up Carmine.
Democratization of the fight against waste and food spoilage
The new consumer tendency for bulk purchases in order to reduce the quantity of packaging has been reinforced through the creation of Bulk Network in France.
Energy compressed into ultra-dense wood
Spanish company Biomasa Forestal upcycles tree waste into small biofuel pellets to power both homes and factories.
iNex: getting connected to tap into the ‘hidden gold’ in our waste
iNex, the “tinder” for waste, is a web platform and set of experts that connects producers of waste with companies in need of raw materials.
A flower power detergent is cleaning up Russia’s dirty waters
A Russian startup has developed a new microgel-based technology for environmentally-friendly detergents for everything from washing-up to industrial oil spills.
Can Dandelions Bounce Back?
In the 1930s, Russia experimented with making rubber from dandelion roots. Now, environmental and economic factors are reviving interest in this alternative raw material.
One of the first éco-cité in Africa
Based in Morocco, Eco-cité Zenata aims to meet fundamental environmental, social and economic objectives in a sustainable and integrated way.
Zéro Mika or Zero Plastic
One year ago Morocco introduced a plastic bag ban. Despite challenges, Morocco is determined to reach its zero plastic bag goal.
