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🚯♻️ The average person generates 0.74 kilogrammes of waste a day, and modern waste management teams are struggling to keep up. Could AI change that? Using cutting-edge computer vision, Trashify Tech transforms the way teams collect data on waste materials, which could help boost revenue, maximise efficiency, and improve recycling rates. Take a look at the full story now ➡️ #Recycling #AI #Innovation #InnovationThatMatters

💡 Had an inspiring chat with a VC Founding Principal this morning about all things sustainability and the built environment. 🏫 Shortly after my inbox told me that Clean Growth Fund's article 'Concrete Steps to a Greener Planet' was just published in Science for Parliament (well worth a read by the by)... ☘ So I figured I'd share an article I put together recently, covering BIO-concrete, a fascinating new concrete material that combines bacteria with building materials. 💥 Not only does it avoid making CO2, it can actually capture and bind the greenhouse gas. It's a living, breathing next-gen building material! ℹ Even though it sounds like sci-fi, I got the real-life download from research project manager Matthias Ahlhelm working out of Fraunhofer IKTS. Read the full article below. ❓ Bonus fact: Did you know that concrete is the most widely used substance on Earth, after water? It is responsible for nearly 10% of global carbon emissions - double the amount from aviation - with this number is only set to rise. #sustainability #builtenvironment #greenconcrete

🍫 Cocoa is one of the world's favourite commodities, but growing it is proving more difficult with climate change. What if we could grow it in labs instead? Kokomodo is cultivating cocoa in bioreactors to create climate-resilient chocolate bars that require less resources and space to produce – without compromising on flavour and nutrients. Discover the full story over on Springwise now ➡️ #FoodSecurity #Chocolate #Innovation #InnovationThatMatters

🌍💚 #COP16Colombia is in full swing, and crucial biodiversity negotiations are well underway. Countries need to make – and stick to – extremely ambitious targets if we're going to prevent widespread ecosystem collapse. The solutions are out there, and for our latest Future Now report, we've taken a look at the top 10 innovations that are helping to protect the world's precious biodiversity. In the member-exclusive report, you'll find solutions on: 📈 Monitoring and reporting 💰 Funding 🌳 Ecosystem restoration Stay ahead of the nature tech curve and take a look at the report now ➡️ #NatureTech #Biodiversity #Innovation #InnovationThatMatters

🏛️🗞️ As the US presidential election nears, concerns are growing about the reliability of the things we read and hear online and in the media. Aptly, we're also in the middle of Global Media and Information Literacy Week (24-31 October), and this year's theme is ‘The New Digital Frontiers of Information: Media and Information Literacy for Public Interest Information’. To mark the occasion, we've compiled our top 5 innovations that are helping to protect and empower us online. Take a look ➡️ Ad Fontes Media proem Meedan Artefact Clarity #FakeNews #Media #InnovationThatMatters

🌱🌎 Monday marked the start of COP16 (the UN's biodiversity summit), which this year is being held in Cali, Colombia. At the opening ceremony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasised that countries must "make peace with nature (...) for humanity to survive, nature must flourish." Change requires unified action from governments across the globe, but it also needs groundbreaking solutions to bring us back from the brink of biodiversity collapse. In our latest Future Now report, we unpack three key trends in nature innovation and 10 cutting-edge solutions that are transforming the way we think about and preserve biodiversity. Take a sneak peek ➡️ #Biodiversity #COP16 #NatureTech #Innovation #InnovationThatMatters

🩸Did you know that the average period pad is 90 per cent plastic? For countries without adequate recycling infrastructure, that means huge amounts of these plastic-based products end up in landfill or in nature. Enter Sparśa, a Nepali non-profit that's creating fully biodegradable pads using waste banana stem fibres – and tackling period stigma at the same time.🍌 Discover the full story over on Springwise ➡️ #PlasticFree #EcoFriendly #Equality #Innovation #InnovationThatMatters Dipisha Bhujel NIDISI

🌱🌎 Monday marked the start of COP16 (the UN's biodiversity summit), which this year is being held in Cali, Colombia. At the opening ceremony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasised that countries must "make peace with nature (...) for humanity to survive, nature must flourish." Change requires unified action from governments across the globe, but it also needs groundbreaking solutions to bring us back from the brink of biodiversity collapse. In our latest Future Now report, we unpack three key trends in nature innovation and 10 cutting-edge solutions that are transforming the way we think about and preserve biodiversity. Take a sneak peek ➡️ #Biodiversity #COP16 #NatureTech #Innovation #InnovationThatMatters

🚨 edie 25 Audience Insights Report: What you need to know! 🚨 Our latest report, based on extensive qualitative and quantitative research, offers valuable insights into the sustainability and net-zero leaders you’ll meet at #edie25. It also highlights the challenges they’re facing—and how edie 25 is designed to help solve them. 🌍🔗 Key insights include: 📊 70% of sustainability decision-makers view industry collaboration as a business-critical priority—edie 25 is the platform to drive these partnerships. 🌱 43% of business leaders cite supplier engagement as their biggest challenge—edie 25 brings cross-sector partners together to tackle this head-on. 🤝 94% of past attendees made new connections—this year’s event will offer even more networking and collaboration opportunities. Ready to meet like-minded leaders and drive real change? 🌟 Access the full report here and join us at edie 25 for a truly impactful experience. 🙌 https://lnkd.in/evBcyD74 #Sustainability #NetZero #Collaboration #Networking #ClimateAction

🏭💨 Up to 70 per cent of a company's emissions come from its supply chain. How is one platform helping businesses combat these hidden emissions? Neutreeno uses cutting-edge engineering models to help companies quickly identify key levers for emissions reductions across thousands of suppliers, making it easier and faster to pinpoint decarbonisation strategies. Could Neutreeno help your company decarbonise? Discover the full story now ➡️ #Scope3 #CO2 #Innovation #InnovationThatMatters Jobey Meacham