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Solar plugin

US – The SunPort gives consumers access to solar power from any plug outlet.

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A public expedition to space and storing data under water

Axiom offers travellers a luxury experience to space, Hugo Boss’s new shoe collection is made from pineapple leather, Microsoft sinks data centre t...

Travel : Fashion : Technology

Design Directions

Dutch Design Week 2015

At this year’s Dutch Design Week, designers tested and challenged perceptions of the material world.

Design Academy Eindhoven : Materials : Virtual World

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Unwanted clothes can be turned into building materials

A team of researchers at the University of New South Wales have found a way to repurpose cheap garments into durable building materials.

Fashion : Sustainability : Construction

Big Ideas

Eco-friendly food

US – Budget supermarket group Aldi has announced it will soon remove a range of pesticides from its products in US stores.

Aldi : Whole-system Thinking : Pesticides

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New study highlights the negative aspects of fast fashion

Hamburg – The research, released by Greenpeace, says that we are caught in a ‘global virus of over-consumption’.

Fashion : Retail : Digital

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Transfats ban

US – Artificial transfats will be removed from the American diet thanks to a new ruling by the US Food and Drug Administration.

GMOs : U.S. Food And Drug Administration : Whole-system Thinking

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Drink responsibly

The Netherlands – Fitzroy has used discarded Coca-Cola bottle labels to produce sustainable packaging for its new rum product.

Whole-system Thinking : Sustainability : Packaging

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Google goes green

Global – Google has announced that it will be run on 100% renewable energy in 2017.

Google : Renewable Energy : Energy

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Feeling blue

Zurich – Sustainable clothing brand Freitag has launched a new bag collection that reflects on the colour blue.

Whole-system Thinking : Blue : Freitag

Big Ideas

Solar subscription

US – A clean energy start-up is applying the sharing economy model to renewable energy with a solar panel subscription scheme.

Arcadia Power : Whole-system Thinking : The Sharing Economy

Big Ideas

Breathless in Beijing

China – The health risks of airborne pollution are driving increased sales of air purifiers among Chinese consumers.

Air Pollution : China : Air Purifiers

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Arms race

Cupertino, California – Apple’s latest innovation is a 29-armed robot that deconstructs iPhones piece by piece.

Apple : Liam : Recycling

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Digital roots

London – Treehugger is a new virtual reality (VR) experience designed to change attitudes to conservation.

Virtual Reality : Marshmallow Laser Feast : Giant Sequoia

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Meat of the sea

London – Sea-Meat Seaweed is a Central Saint Martins graduate project that explores the art of butchery in a post-meat world.

London : Whole-system Thinking : Central Saint Martins

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Eco luxe

Miami – New brand 1 Hotel has introduced the possibility of a large-scale, eco-centric accommodation to the luxury sector.

1 Hotel : Whole-system Thinking : Starwood Hotels & Resorts

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Luxury waste

London – Coca-Cola and musician will.i.am have opened the EKOCYCLE sustainable fashion and design concession at luxury department store H...

Ekocycle At Harrods : Will.i.am : Whole-system Thinking

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DNA at play

San Jose – A new permanent exhibition at the Tech Museum of Innovation uses interactive installations to explain synthetic biology.

BioDesign Studio : San Jose : Local Projects

Big Ideas

Guardian Media Summit 2016: Review

The publishing industry is championing creative intuition and long-term brand-building to connect with consumers on a deeper level.

Guardian Media Summit : Ad-blocking : Audiences

Markets

Fashion Futures 2017: Strategies for change

From collaborating with innovators outside the industry to addressing the growing digital skills gap, innovative fashion brands are driving real ch...

Fashion : Digital : Sustainability

Design Directions

New Consciousness

Responsibility is being rebranded. As businesses apply long-term thinking, a vibrant visual landscape is emerging that inspires action and optimism.

Sustainability : Long Term Thinking : Visual Communication

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Imagining the sustainable future of port cities

Wärtsilä has announced An Oceanic Awakening, an initiative that wants to transform the world’s marine and energy industry into a sustainable ecosys...

Sustainability : Infrastructure : Future Cities

Big Ideas

Pollinator’s plight

Austin – A world without bees is a lot less tasty. A new campaign from Whole Foods Market is showing why we depend on our winged, six-leg...

Whole Foods Market : Share The Buzz : Pollinators

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Small packaging, big applications

US – Replenish is a packaging solution that saves on waste materials by using the consumer’s home resources.

Replenish : Water : Waste Material

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Follow the chain

UK – Marks & Spencer has created an interactive map to enable customers to see where its products are made.

Marks & Spencer : UK : Whole-system Thinking

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