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Can plastics achieve par with climate and biodiversity as critical issues worthy of a global treaty? We’re about to find out.
by Joel Makower
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Waste into materials not just once but continuously: It’s the brass ring of the circular economy. Can it work?
by Joel Makower
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A fierce competition is underway at stadiums and arenas to be seen as the sustainable cup of choice. A new life-cycle analysis could help clear things up.
by Joel Makower
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The best of live interviews from GreenBiz events. This episode: Can consumer goods companies and NGOs team up for material health and social good?
by Joel Makower
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The renewed focus on waste management represents the growing opportunity of the circular economy.
by Joel Makower
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Can $150 million jumpstart putting plastic waste back into productive use?
by Joel Makower
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Closed Loop Partners today is announcing a new venture, Circulate Capital, to invest in companies, innovation and projects that prevent marine plastic waste
by Joel Makower
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It takes more than reward points to lure a city's residents to recycle. It takes behavioral research and more than a little ingenuity.
by Joel Makower
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Interest in recycling is looping back around. Here's $100 million to make that happen.
by Joel Makower
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Nearly a year into her tenure, the efforts of Apple's environmental leader seem to be bearing fruit. And, along the way, garnering gushing praise from some of Apple's harshest critics.
by Joel Makower
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One year ago, a startup with a high-profile pedigree promised to disrupt retail by facilitating the sharing of stuff among friends, reducing the need to buy new things. So, how's it going?
by Joel Makower
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Famed designer and entrepreneur William McDonough says his latest projects "will blow your mind."
by Joel Makower
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eBay's statement on sustainability is heavy on storytelling and light on metrics. Will other companies rethink the way they do their own reporting?
by Joel Makower
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Can the famed sustainable designer and America's largest waste hauler help customers close the loop?
by Joel Makower
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Five years ago, Waste Management's CEO painted a portrait of a company mining landfills for materials, energy, and fuels. How's it going?
by Joel Makower
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The former president and CEO of Nestlé Waters North America talks about why we need more recycling, and what it will take.
by Joel Makower
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A new study aims to shed light on sustainable supply chain management across this value chain in the information and communications technology sector.
by Joel Makower
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A seven-year-old company, backed by some A-list venture capital firms, is hellbent on nudging millions of people along a greener path , and making a bundle along the way. It just may pull it off.
by Joel Makower
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The notion of factories without Dumpsters isn't new, but in recent years a number of companies across industries have put "zero waste" squarely in their sights.
by Joel Makower
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There’s a lot to be said for viewing the year just passed through the rear-view window, from runaway oil wells to crashing hybrids to political stalemate over climate change. Still, there’s much to be hopeful about. Here are 10 stories we published that represent significant, promising developments.<o p=''></o>
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by Joel Makower
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Procter & Gamble's announcement today of a new "sustainability vision" is a noteworthy moment — not just for the world's largest consumer packaged goods company, but for the world of sustainable business. It represents another yardstick of how major corporate players view their place on the sustainability landscape.
by Joel Makower
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A new book describes "the Mesh," a world where products are built to last, shared among both friends and strangers, made more affordable to all, support local communities, and are recycled back into more useful stuff. Best of all, it's a world that's already here, and is growing and thriving.
by Joel Makower