'Whole-system Thinking'

Fish food

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Fish food

Florida, US – Entelequia and craft brewer Saltwater Brewery have teamed up to help marine wildlife.
Saltwater Brewery : Entelequia Inc. : Six-pack Beer
Happy campers

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Happy campers

California – Camping reservation platform Hipcamp is expanding its service to include private land.
Hipcamp : The Sharing Economy : Staycation
Waste cuisine

Big Ideas

Waste cuisine

Amsterdam – The Unwanted Animal Kitchen is a meat-serving food truck that poses a serious dilemma to vegetarians everywhere.
The Unwanted Animal Kitchen : Food Truck : Meat Waste
McDonald’s serves up a net-zero restaurant

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McDonald’s serves up a net-zero restaurant

Fast food chain McDonald’s has opened a carbon-neutral restaurant at Disney World in Florida.
Food : Drinks : McDonald's
This recycling programme cuts hair extension waste

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This recycling programme cuts hair extension waste

Hair extensions brand Milk + Blush is launching a hair recycling programme to reduce the wastefulness of its current practices.
Hair : Salon : Beauty
Several fashion brands linked to polluting factories

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Several fashion brands linked to polluting factories

Global – Brands including H&M, Zara and ASOS have been named in a new report from the Changing Markets Foundation.
Fashion : Sustainability : Retail
How sustainable is fashion right now?

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How sustainable is fashion right now?

Copenhagen – The Global Fashion Agenda and The Boston Consulting Group have partnered to launch the first 'Pulse of the Fashion Industry' report.
Retail : Sustainability : Fashion
Well-trodden path

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Well-trodden path

London – Pavegen has released the latest version of its energy-generating flooring, the V3.
Pavegen : Renewable Energy : Footfall
Baby bites

Big Ideas

Baby bites

UK – Once considered too small for the market, miniature avocados are appearing on grocery shelves.
Avocados : Grocery : M&S
Elective energy

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Elective energy

New York – Energy company NRG is showing how two words can influence the way people see power.
NRG : Solar Power : Wind Power
Inconspicuous eco

Big Ideas

Inconspicuous eco

London – The turndown service at W Hotels just became a lot greener thanks to a new collaboration with sustainability group Ekocycle.
W Hotels : EKOCYCLE : Whole-systems Thinking
SXSW: Living circuits

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SXSW: Living circuits

Austin, Texas – Consumer biotechnology company Synbiota has launched DNA Tinker Studio, a kit that enables non-specialists to build working circu...
SXSW : Synthetic Biology : Synbiota
Podcast: PCH Innovations on Tools, Techniques and Transformational Tech

Podcasts

Podcast: PCH Innovations on Tools, Techniques and Transformational Tech

In the second Zoomcast and podcast, The Future Laboratory talks to Stefan Liske and Adrien Hobt from the PCH Innovations studio about Changing Matt...
Podcast : Back To The F**kture : PCH Innovations
Weather system

Big Ideas

Weather system

US – IBM’s weather forecasting software Deep Thunder is helping businesses to plan ahead in unparalleled detail.
IBM : Deep Thunder : Weather Forecasting
Regenerative consumerism

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Regenerative consumerism

South Dakota – Patagonia is on a mission to restore and conserve America’s mismanaged and overgrazed grasslands.
Patagonia Provisions : Wild Idea Buffalo : Buffalo Jerky
Carbon crafts

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Carbon crafts

Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 – The Invisible Store of Happiness installation by British designer Sebastian Cox and sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon repre...
Clerkenwell Design Week : The Invisible Store Of Happiness : Sebastian Cox
Take a risk

Big Ideas

Take a risk

Norway – A new global risk report examines how the sharing economy can be reframed to fight inequality.
United Nations : Global Risk Report : Sharing Economy
Trash-to-Table

Micro Trends

Trash-to-Table

Beyond the farm-to-table concept, restaurateurs are overhauling the dining out experience that reflects the whole agricultural system.
Brothl : WastED : Nutrients
Pee power

Big Ideas

Pee power

Bristol – Researchers at UWE Bristol have collaborated with Oxfam on a prototype toilet that converts urine into electricity, with the potential ...
Bioenergy : Microbial Fuel Cells : UWE Bristol
Spider’s silk finish

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Spider’s silk finish

Japan – The North Face has developed a prototype of the Moon Parka, a high-performance jacket made from synthetic spider silk.
The North Face : Spiber : Qmonos
Mums love Musk

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Mums love Musk

Global – Tesla is targeting mums with its family-friendly electric SUV, the Model X.
Tesla : Elon Musk : Model X
Hotel celebrates slow food and living with courtyard market

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Hotel celebrates slow food and living with courtyard market

The Rosewood London hotel is celebrating food, artisanal craft and community with a new market opening in March 2015.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts : Slow Food UK : Slow Food And Living
Closed-loop fashion

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Closed-loop fashion

Global – Retailer H&M has released a new aspirational video with a twist.
H&M : Forsman & Bodenfors : Close The Loop
Zoe Burgess: Creative cocktails

Viewpoints

Zoe Burgess: Creative cocktails

Consumers are increasingly open to new flavours, says Zoe Burgess, head of research and development at Drink Factory.
The Drink Factory : Magazines : 69 Colebrooke Row
Faster fashion

Big Ideas

Faster fashion

Global – The rising consumption of fast fashion across the globe is putting additional strain on the environment.
Fast Fashion : Apparel : Sustainability
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