How a Canadian app is helping refugees find food, clean water and medical care
A new web app called Services Advisor by a Canadian nonprofit can be accessed using a smartphone or computer, and is available in both English and Arabic
January 2016
California's massive gas leak prompts new interest in detection technology
The ongoing methane leak from an underground reservoir run by SoCalGas has spurred a new search for innovative ways to detect large scale gas leaks
December 2015
Technology and innovation
Top five sustainable technology trends of 2015
A cheap water filter and an energy-producing home are some of the most promising technologies we saw this year for reducing our carbon footprint
November 2015
Technology and innovation
Ford looks to geckos to boost the recyclability of its cars
A new partnership between the car maker and the Biomimicry Institute is a significant step forward in propelling the philosophy of nature-inspired sustainable design
September 2015
Bold bets
XPrize’s $20m carbon recycling award aims to cut fossil fuel emissions
Business sustainability: tales from the front lines
The race to remove toxic chemicals from 'mission critical' systems
Richard Murphy
August 2015
Business and wellbeing
Is there an app for loneliness?
Technology is often blamed for social isolation but chatbots, girlfriend apps, dating sites and parenting forums can help alleviate loneliness
Business sustainability: tales from the front lines
Businesses delivering the most coveted perk: a better commute
Everyone hates a rough commute. So why aren’t more companies helping their employees come up with better alternatives to driving?
Values-led business
Amazon, Best Buy and the free rider problem
Marc Gunther
What happens when a company embraces social responsibility, and a competitor does not?
July 2015
An apple a day
Ads can now tell how fast your heart is beating
Technology and innovation
Monsanto's new $1bn herbicide shows our bias towards hi-tech solutions
Andrew Simms
Technology and innovation
Startups have figured out how to remove carbon from the air. Will anyone pay them to do it?
Technology and innovation
Lab-grown leather is coming, but is the industry ready for it?
June 2015
Bold bets
Etsy may be taking a hit but can its new foundation shake up the meaning of business?
The craft site is having difficulties post-IPO but its new foundation, Etsy.org, is taking aim at finance, spirituality and the role of business in society
Technology and innovation
The streets were paved with algae: a greener material?
Standard asphalt is energy- and resource-intensive and is blamed for failing roads. The race is on to develop sustainable alternatives like algae and cooking oil
Technology and innovation
Startups are bringing mobile banking to remote villages
Mobile banking has provided financial inclusion for developing countries. A new wave of startups is now taking the tech beyond mobile wallets
May 2015
Bold bets
Drive your car, help fight climate change? The new biofuel that claims to be carbon negative
Technology and innovation
Sure, robots might kill us. They also could rescue us from land mines, natural disasters and collapsing buildings
The science behind sustainability solutions
Can high-tech photosynthesis turn CO2 into fuel for your car?
Technology and innovation
A new calculator aims to make business sustainability choices simpler
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