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Big Ideas

Affluent agriculture

California – The Cannery introduces a farm-to-table residential community targeted at affluent consumers to the golden state.

Daily Signals

Sunroof to solar

San Francisco – Google’s latest project makes calculating solar panel costs easier for consumers.

Solar : Renewable Energy : Google

Daily Signals

Rethink recycling. Period

New York – Thinx has launched a re-usable tampon applicator designed to limit the quantity of plastic that ends up in landfill sites.

Thinx : Whole-system Thinking : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Luxury road maps

Paris – Kering has unveiled its sustainability strategy until 2025.

Kering : Whole-system Thinking : Luxury

Big Ideas

Good housekeeping

New York – Some 16 luxury hotels have joined forces in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30%.

Hospitality : Whole System Thinking : New York City

Viewpoints

FT Sharing Economy: Dax Lovegrove

Traditional businesses are integrating P2P platforms, says Dax Lovegrove, director of sustainability and innovation at Kingfisher

Dax Lovegrove : The New Value Economy : FT Sharing Economy European Summit

Daily Signals

The RUEI-01 shoe embeds ‘unmanufacture’ information

Product Design student Maxwell Ashford is challenging current systems around recycling with his robotically recyclable shoe.

Technology : Sustainability : Fashion

Daily Signals

Buffy launches breathable and biodegradable bedding

The bedding brand has released a duvet made entirely from eucalyptus fibres.

Retail : Material : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Volvo announces its move to electric

Global – All of the car manufacturer’s vehicles will be fully electric or hybrid from 2019.

Auto : Sustainability : Technology

Big Ideas

Sun sale

US – Etsy is offering its sellers the opportunity to install discounted solar panels in an effort to offset the company’s carbon footprint.

Etsy : Geostellar : Solar Power

Big Ideas

Building blocks

Billund, Denmark – Lego, the world’s biggest toy brand, has announced it will invest £95m ($150, €134m) into a Sustainable Materials Research Centre.

Lego : Sustainable Materials Research Centre : Billund

Daily Signals

Pollution-eating bridge

Barcelona – A bridge over a dual carriageway north of the city centre is being refurbished with pollution-eating concrete.

BCQ Architecture : Pollution-eating Bridge : Whole System Thinking

Micro Trends

Energetic Architecture

A new wave of architects is breaking down the walls and rethinking the relationship between energy and built environments.

Energy : Studio Roosegaarde : Whole-system Thinking

Daily Signals

Elevating excrement

Piacenza, Italy – It might not be glamorous, but a new exhibition reveals the many different uses of excrement.

The Shit Museum : Castelbosco : Whole-system Thinking

Daily Signals

Milan Salone 2017: Butchering the future

Milan – Designer Carolien Niebling has re-invented the humble sausage in a bid to prepare humanity for a future protein shortage.

Milan Salone 2017 : Food Futures : Whole-system Thinking

Daily Signals

Reclaim rubbish

Copenhagen – The Wasteland exhibition exhibition examines consumers’ perceptions of waste and its future applications.

Wasteland : Sustainability : Whole-system Thinking

Daily Signals

DIY merchandise

UK – Singer-songwriter MIA has created open-source designs that enable fans to create their own merchandise.

Whole-system Thinking : MIA : Merchandise

Daily Signals

Under one roof

Melbourne – The Craft & Co brings new meaning to the term provenance with its sustainability ethos and community spirit.

The Craft And Co : Provenance : Whole-system Thinking

Big Ideas

Solar plugin

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

Renewable : Clean Energy : Solar Energy

Daily Signals

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

Daily Signals

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

Big Ideas

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

Daily Signals

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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