IKEA’s Massive New City Store In Copenhagen Will Have A Rooftop Park

IKEA’s Massive New City Store In Copenhagen Will Have A Rooftop Park

ByThe Circular Economy Team

When it opens in 2023, IKEA’s new store in Copenhagen, Denmark will be unlike any other IKEA you know. It will be located right in the lively heart of the city, add a pop of green to the signature blue and yellow—and, oh, have a public park on its rooftop. Poised to stick out like a green thumb, the warehouse aims to connect city-dwellers of the “extremely busy” Meatpacking district to nature, while giving them a space to rest their tired feet.

Michelin Develops Inflatable Sail System To Make Ships Less Dependent On Fuels

Michelin Develops Inflatable Sail System To Make Ships Less Dependent On Fuels

ByThe Circular Economy Team

While most of us may know Michelin for its tires, it’s thrown its hat into the shipping sector in the name of sustainable mobility. The company recently unveiled its ‘Wing Sail Mobility’ (WISAMO) project, which features an automated, telescopic, inflatable sail system that can be installed on most merchant ships and pleasure craft. Michelin designed and developed the sails as part of a partnership with two Swiss inventors.

How to govern a sustainable supply chain: Standards, standardizers, and the political ecology of (in)advertence

How to govern a sustainable supply chain: Standards, standardizers, and the political ecology of (in)advertence

ByThe Circular Economy Team

There is an ambivalence within political ecology about whether the unequal power relations that emerge from many development projects are intended or unintended. This ambivalence is a result of an …

Tobacco is a threat to a just and sustainable development – EURACTIV.com

Tobacco is a threat to a just and sustainable development – EURACTIV.com

ByThe Circular Economy Team

The EU is preparing a due diligence law by June 2021 to hold companies accountable for their impact on people and the planet. There is an urgent need to address the human rights violations, child labour, environmental impact, and disinformation of the tobacco industry, write Helen Stjerna, Farida…

Slash-and-burn clearing nears Indigenous park as Brazil’s fire season ignites

Slash-and-burn clearing nears Indigenous park as Brazil’s fire season ignites

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Situated deep in the middle of Brazil, Xingu Indigenous Park encompasses some of the most biodiverse rainforest in the country and is home to dozens of Indigenous communities and a multitude of wildlife. It also sits in the country’s infamous “Arc of Deforestation,” a vast swath of land heavily degraded by industrial agriculture that stretches […]

Sustainability Sessions: Retrofit #03 – Moonshine Retrofit with Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio

Sustainability Sessions: Retrofit #03 – Moonshine Retrofit with Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio

ByThe Circular Economy Team

The Sustainability Sessions are a series of talks that explore aspects of sustainability in the built environment. The first series will celebrate retrofit projects that aim to reduce carbon emissions while giving existing buildings new life. The third project of the series is the Moonshine retrofit. The project is presented by Piers Taylor, founder of Invisible Studio. The event will be chaired by Vanessa Norwood, creative director of the Building Centre.

Chemistry’s Feng Lin Will Use NSF CAREER Grant to Push Development of Sustainable Rechargeable Batteries

Chemistry’s Feng Lin Will Use NSF CAREER Grant to Push Development of Sustainable Rechargeable Batteries

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Feng Lin, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, will use a new National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award to develop rechargeable batteries that he hopes could one day impact the energy market.

World Environment Day: Brands and their sustainability initiatives

World Environment Day: Brands and their sustainability initiatives

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Environmental sustainability has become the buzzword now and everybody in the fashion industry is talking about reuse, reduce, rework and recycle. Fashion brands have initiated various projects making a commitment to move towards being more sustainable. IANSlife lists down some fashion and beauty brands to know about such initiatives:

CIOs should focus on using new tools, ‘not just adopting them’

CIOs should focus on using new tools, ‘not just adopting them’

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Kudelski Group’s chief information security officer (CISO), Jason Hicks, is a veteran information security and risk management executive with more than 17 years of global information risk experience, including deep technical and risk management expertise. Prior to Kudelski Security, Hicks served as global CISO at Ares Management, a multinational alternative asset manager with more than $140bn in assets under management.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids contributes to Sweden’s sustainable energy transition goals

Hitachi ABB Power Grids contributes to Sweden’s sustainable energy transition goals

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is contributing to Sweden’s sustainable energy transition with the installation of EconiQTM Live Tank Breaker (LTA) for 145-kilovolt (kV) at Vattenfall Distribution substation in Skövde, Sweden, a town situated between the country’s two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. Sweden is one of the nations that is leading the way in developing a sustainable low-carbon economy, with targets towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Building on almost 250 years of combined technology leadership, Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been consistently investing to address the growing demand for eco-efficient solutions.